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Australian professional golfer
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.
Career overview
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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)
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LPGA Tour wins (8)
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LPGA Tour playoff record (4?1)
Ladies European Tour wins (3)
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Other wins (1)
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1
Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Results in LPGA majors
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^ 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
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- Starts ? 48
- Wins ? 0
- 2nd-place finishes ? 2
- 3rd-place finishes ? 1
- Top 3 finishes ? 3
- Top 5 finishes ? 3
- Top 10 finishes ? 5
- Top 25 finishes ? 13
- Missed cuts ? 10
- Most consecutive cuts made ? 20
- Longest streak of top-10s ? 2
Team appearances
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Amateur
- Tasman Cup
(representing Australia): 1991, 1993 (winners)
Professional
- World Cup
(representing Australia): 2005, 2006
- The Queens
(representing Australia): 2015 (captain), 2016 (captain), 2017
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