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Rachel Hetherington
Australian professional golfer

Rachel Hetherington

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Australian professional golfer
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Place of birth
Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia
Age
52 years
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Biography

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

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 1998First Union Betsy King Classic−14 (69-66-70-69=274)Playoff Annika Sörenstam
225 Apr 1999Chick-fil-A Charity Championship−12 (67-67-70=204)Playoff Lorie Kane
32 May 1999City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic−7 (69-68=137)1 stroke Helen Alfredsson
Leta Lindley
Karrie Webb
416 Jun 2001Evian Masters−15 (71-68-66-68=273)1 stroke Maria Hjorth
517 Mar 2002PING Banner Health−7 (70-69-71-71=281)Playoff Annika Sörenstam
614 Jul 2002Jamie Farr Kroger Classic−14 (67-73-64-66=270)2 strokes Beth Bauer
715 Jun 2003Giant Eagle LPGA Classic−12 (70-65-69=204)Playoff Lorie Kane
Jennifer Rosales
Annika Sörenstam
822 Jun 2003Wegmans Rochester LPGA−11 (69-68-72-68=277)4 strokes Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

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

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

  • 1995 Maredo German Open, La Manga Spanish Open
  • 2001 Evian Masters

Other wins (1)

Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament1997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT59T21T62
LPGA ChampionshipT60T30T42CUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT53CUT
du Maurier ClassicT16T16
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT2T65T48T35T39T42CUTT31T56
LPGA ChampionshipT17T15T3T49T42T34T59T46CUTCUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT12T13T10T31T8CUTT42CUT
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

  • 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

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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