Rachel Hetherington

Rachel Hetherington

Rachel Hetherington (born April 23, 1972 in Port Macquarie, Australia) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour.

Career overview

One of the greatest golfers to come out of Australia, Hetherington had a very impressive career as a junior golfer, and as an amateur. She was the New South Wales Junior Champion from 1989-1992. In 1992, she won the New South Wales Amateur Open and the Tasmanian Amateur Open.

She 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 played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001–2004. Hetherington, 36, split from husband Dean Teske in 2004 and immediatly moved in with boyfriend, former Australian Test cricketer Greg Ritchie, 48. The pair are engaged and rumoured to be marrying in January 2009. Both Hetherington and Ritchie live in Florida, United States. She is active in promoting awareness for breast Cancer research.

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour (8)

*1998 (1) First Union Betsy King Classic
*1999 (2) Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
*2001 (1) Evian Masters
*2002 (2) PING Banner Health, Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL
*2003 (2) Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, Wegmans Rochester LPGA

Other (2)

*1995: Maredo German Open, La Manga Club Spanish Open

References

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=192 Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site]


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