Beth Bauer

Beth Bauer
Beth Bauer
Personal information
Full name	Beth Bauer Grace
Born	March 15, 1980 (age 43); Largo, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Andy Grace
Children	Courtney Lee
Career
College	Duke University
Turned professional	2000
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour ; LPGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour	4
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T16: 1998
Women's PGA C'ship	T52: 2002
U.S. Women's Open	T18: 2002
du Maurier Classic	DNP
Women's British Open	T8: 2002
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year
LPGA Rookie of the Year	2002
Futures Tour; Player of the Year	2001
Futures Tour; Rookie of the Year	2001

Last updated June 18, 2023

Beth Bauer Grace (born March 15, 1980) is an American former professional golfer.

A former student at Duke University, where she played on the golf team, she turned professional in 2000. At Duke, she was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Rookie of the Year in 1999, an honor that was later awarded to fellow Blue Devils Liz Janangelo (2003), Brittany Lang (2004), Amanda Blumenherst (2006), and Laetitia Beck.^[1]

She won the player and rookie of the year awards on the second tier Futures Tour in 2001 as she graduated to the LPGA Tour for 2002. She enjoyed further success in her first season on the main tour, finishing in 18th place on the money list and winning the rookie of the year award ahead of Natalie Gulbis.^[2] Her performances fell away over the following seasons, and she lost her place on the LPGA Tour at the end of the 2006 season.^[3] She quit playing professional golf at the end of 2007.^[4]

In March 2008, she met Andy Grace while working at the Heritage Harbor Golf and Country Club while finishing her college degree. They married in November 2010. As of April 2011, she was student-teaching in an elementary school in Florida.^[5] On December 20, 2011, she gave birth to a girl and after being the director of golf at Cypress Run Golf Club for over 5 years, her family has relocated to Birmingham, Alabama where she still enjoys playing and teaching the game.

Professional wins (4)

Futures Tour wins (4)

2001 California FUTURES Classic, Colorado Women's FUTURES Classic, Aurora Health Care SBC FUTURES Charity Golf Classic, York Newspaper Company FUTURES Classic

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T16LA	CUT	T35		T39	T45
LPGA Championship				T52	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	T18	T43	CUT		CUT
Women's British Open	–	–	–	T8	63	CUT	CUT

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

Top 10

Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" tied

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References

↑ "Beck, Duncan Take Top Honors for ACC Women's Golf". GoDuke.com. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
↑ Yoon, Peter (October 9, 2002). "Bauer Has a Rewarding First Season". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 4, 2010.
↑ Harig, Bob (July 1, 2006). "Confidence elusive for Bauer". St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved May 4, 2010.
↑ "Where are they now: Beth Bauer". December 30, 2011.
↑ Shefter, David (April 11, 2011). "Catching up with ... Beth Bauer Grace". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011.

External links

Beth Bauer at the LPGA Tour official site
Beth Bauer at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)

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[goduke2-1] "Beck, Duncan Take Top Honors for ACC Women's Golf". GoDuke.com. Retrieved September 17, 2013.

[2] Yoon, Peter (October 9, 2002). "Bauer Has a Rewarding First Season". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 4, 2010.

[3] Harig, Bob (July 1, 2006). "Confidence elusive for Bauer". St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved May 4, 2010.

[golfweek.com-4] "Where are they now: Beth Bauer". December 30, 2011.

[5] Shefter, David (April 11, 2011). "Catching up with ... Beth Bauer Grace". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011.

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