Rachel Hetherington

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Rachel Hetherington
Personal information
Born (1972-04-23) 23 April 1972 (age 51)
Port Macquarie, Australia
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Brisbane, Australia
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1997)
ALPG Tour (joined 1994)
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (1994–96)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour8
Ladies European Tour3
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T2: 2001
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 2003
U.S. Women's Open T8: 2006
du Maurier Classic T16: 1997, 2000
Women's British Open 2nd: 2004

Rachel Hetherington (born 23 April 1972) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour. Hetherington played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001 to 2004.

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Career overview

Hetherington was born in Port Macquarie, Australia. One of the greatest golfers to come out of Australia, she had a very impressive career as an amateur. She was the New South Wales Junior Champion from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, she won the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship and the Tasmanian Amateur Open.

Hetherington joined the LPGA Tour in 1997, making the cut in 25 of the 28 tournaments she played that year. Her greatest year to date was 2003, when she won twice (earning back-to-back titles for the second time in her career), finished in the top ten 11 times and earned over $900,000 in prize money. She has won 8 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the last coming in 2003.

Hetherington married former Australian Test cricketer Greg Ritchie in January 2009. Both Hetherington and Ritchie live in Florida, United States. She is active in promoting awareness for breast cancer research.

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
127 Sep 1998 First Union Betsy King Classic −14 (69-66-70-69=274)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
225 Apr 1999 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship −12 (67-67-70=204)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
32 May 1999 City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic −7 (69-68=137)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of the United States.svg Leta Lindley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
416 Jun 2001 Evian Masters 1−15 (71-68-66-68=273)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth
517 Mar 2002 PING Banner Health −7 (70-69-71-71=281)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
614 Jul 2002 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic −14 (67-73-64-66=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Beth Bauer
715 Jun 2003 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic −12 (70-65-69=204)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jennifer Rosales
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
822 Jun 2003 Wegmans Rochester LPGA −11 (69-68-72-68=277)4 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11998 First Union Betsy King Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Won with birdie on first extra hole
21999 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lori Kane Won with birdie on first extra hole
32000 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on second extra hole
42002 PING Banner Health Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Won with birdie on second extra hole
52003 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jennifer Rosales
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
Won with birdie on third extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

1 Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament1997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T59T21T62
LPGA Championship T60T30T42CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT53CUT
du Maurier Classic T16T16
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T2T65T48T35T39T42CUTT31T56
LPGA Championship T17T15T3T49T42T34T59T46CUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT12T13T10T31T8CUTT42CUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT18T462T4269T55T69

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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