Rosie Jones (golfer)

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Rosie Jones
Personal information
Born (1959-11-13) November 13, 1959 (age 65)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseDeb Edgemon (2024)
Career
College Ohio State University
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s) Legends Tour (joined 2006)
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1982)
Professional wins25
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour13
Ladies European Tour2
Other10
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 2nd: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship 2nd: 1990
U.S. Women's Open 2nd: 1984
du Maurier Classic 2nd: 2000
Women's British Open T12: 2001
Achievements and awards
AIAW All-American 1981

Rosie Jones (born November 13, 1959) is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings. [1]

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Amateur career

Jones was born in Santa Ana, California. In her amateur career, she was a three time New Mexico Junior Champion (1974–76) and won the New Mexico State Championship in 1979.

Jones attended Ohio State University where in 1981 she was an AIAW All-American.

Professional career

Jones qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in July 1982.

Jones's best position on the LPGA money list was third in 1988, when she was tied as the winning-most player with three victories, including the LPGA World Championship; she won that championship with a one-shot victory over Liselotte Neumann, that year's U.S. Open champion. [2] She completed her career with thirteen LPGA Tour titles. She also played for the United States in the Solheim Cup seven times. She placed second in a major tournament four times (1984 U.S. Open; 1991 LPGA Championship; 2000 du Maurier Classic; 2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship), but never won a major tournament.

Jones achieved back-to-back wins in 1996-97 at the LPGA Corning Classic, earning her the nickname "Queen of Corning"; [3] she is also that tournament's all-time money leader "by a wide margin." [4]

I'm proud of my career. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I wish I'd won a major, but I gave it my whole heart on every shot. And I've gotten more from the game than I could ever give back.

Jones, upon her retirement from the LPGA tour [1]

At the conclusion of the 2006 U.S. Women's Open, in which she finished tied for 57th, she retired from competitive golf; [4] as a symbol of her departure she removed her golf shoes, visor, and glove and placed them on the side of the 18th green. [1]

Since retiring from full-time play, Jones has competed on the Legends Tour, winning two of the five non-team tournaments in 2007. She has also worked as a commentator for the Golf Channel. [5] She came out of retirement in 2008 [4] to play the Corning Classic on a sponsor's exemption. She missed the cut by four strokes. [3]

In 2009, she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open; she missed the cut at the tournament by three strokes.

In February 2010, Jones was named the captain of the U.S. team for the 2011 Solheim Cup. [6]

Personal life

In 2004, Jones came out publicly as lesbian, an announcement timed with her acceptance of a sponsorship from Olivia, a travel agency that targets lesbians. [7] Among people who knew her, she had been out since the late 1970s. [8]

Professional wins (25)

LPGA Tour wins (13)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 7, 1987 Rail Charity Golf Classic −8 (69-74-67-69=279)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
2Apr 24, 1988 USX Golf Classic −13 (67-69-69-70=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Postlewait
3Aug 28, 1988 Nestle World Championship −9 (70-69-66-74=279)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
4Sep 25, 1988 Santa Barbara Open −4 (70-70-72=212)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Missie McGeorge
5Jun 2, 1991 Rochester International −12 (69-69-72-66=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Ammaccapane
Flag of the United States.svg Brandie Burton
6Aug 30, 1995 Pinewild Women's Championship −5 (72-70-69=211)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Mochrie
7May 26, 1996 LPGA Corning Classic −12 (67-69-71-69=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Val Skinner
8Jun 25, 1997 LPGA Corning Classic −11 (72-69-71-65=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green
9Jun 1, 1998 Wegmans Rochester International −9 (74-69-64-72=279)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
10Aug 22, 1999 Firstar LPGA Classic −9 (72-67-68=207)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Becky Iverson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson
11Apr 29, 2001 Kathy Ireland Championship −12 (66-67-68-67=268)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim
12Jul 22, 2001 Sybase Big Apple Classic −12 (70-66-66-70=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Laura Diaz
13May 11, 2003 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship −15 (66-68-69-70=273)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Ward

LPGA Tour playoff record (5–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11984 Rochester International Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth Lost to par on first extra hole
21988 USX Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Postlewait Won with birdie on first extra hole
31992 Crestar Classic Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Inkster won with eagle on first extra hole
41991 Safeco Classic Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley Lost to birdie on second extra hole
51995 Pinewild Women's Championship Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Mochrie Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
61997 LPGA Corning Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green Won with birdie on first extra hole
71998 Standard Register PING Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann Lost to birdie on third extra hole
81999 Firstar LPGA Classic Flag of the United States.svg Becky Iverson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson
Won with par on fourth extra hole
Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
92001 Kathy Ireland Championship Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim Won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 14, 1982 United Friendly Worthing Open −2 (73-73-71=217)6 strokes Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker
2Jul 23, 1982 Ladies Spanish Open +8 (76-74-74=224)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith

Other wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (9)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989
Kraft Nabisco Championship T52T19T2443CUT
LPGA Championship T44T46T19T15T3T35T61
U.S. Women's Open T43T112T28T357T98
du Maurier Classic 4T28T297T98T46
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT6T23T32T62T52T10CUTT18T13T8
LPGA Championship2T11T35T17CUTT33T69CUTCUTT5T28
U.S. Women's OpenT16T62T25CUTCUTT5T29T33T19T25T4
du Maurier ClassicT61T6T50T25T16T16T10T7T22T92
Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT28T3T11T82CUT
LPGA ChampionshipT12CUTT3T31T49
U.S. Women's OpenT39T229T20T19T57CUT
Women's British Open T12CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 01248142219
U.S. Women's Open 01037152623
Women's PGA Championship 0124492319
Women's British Open 00000141
du Maurier Classic 01029131818
Totals0441328529380

LPGA Tour career summary

YearLPGA winsEarnings ($)Money list rankAverage
198202,86912774.5
198364,9552773.57
198481,7931973.27
198566,6653072.87
198671,3993372.72
19871188,0001071.91
19883323,392371.57
19890110,6713272.45
19900353,832671.48
19911281,0891271.87
19920204,0962571.64
19930320,9641171.85
19940123,6834272.22
19951426,9571071.64
19961275,5921871.76
19971381,2361571.77
19981395,2411871.51
19991583,796970.99
20000643,054971.21
20012785,010670.51
20020722,4121070.76
20031808,7851070.29
20040473,6162571.22
20050615,4992071.58

Team appearances

Professional

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