Rachel Hetherington (born 23 April 1972) is an Australian professional golfer who played 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 won eight 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 ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Sep 1998First Union Betsy King Classic−14 (69-66-70-69=274)Playoff Annika Sörenstam225 Apr 1999Chick-fil-A Charity Championship−12 (67-67-70=204)Playoff Lorie Kane32 May 1999City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic−7 (69-68=137)1 stroke Helen Alfredsson Leta Lindley Karrie Webb416 Jun 2001Evian Masters1−15 (71-68-66-68=273)1 stroke Maria Hjorth517 Mar 2002PING Banner Health−7 (70-69-71-71=281)Playoff Annika Sörenstam614 Jul 2002Jamie Farr Kroger Classic−14 (67-73-64-66=270)2 strokes Beth Bauer715 Jun 2003Giant Eagle LPGA Classic−12 (70-65-69=204)Playoff Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam822 Jun 2003Wegmans Rochester LPGA−11 (69-68-72-68=277)4 strokes Lorena Ochoa
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11998First Union Betsy King Classic Annika SörenstamWon with birdie on first extra hole21999Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Lori KaneWon with birdie on first extra hole32000Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Annika SörenstamLost to birdie on second extra hole42002PING Banner Health Annika SörenstamWon with birdie on second extra hole52003Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika SörenstamWon with birdie on third extra hole Source:
Ladies European Tour wins (3) 1995 Maredo German Open, La Manga Spanish Open 2001 Evian Masters1
Other wins (1) 2000 Women's World Cup of Golf (with Karrie Webb)
1 Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Results in LPGA majors Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT59T21T62LPGA ChampionshipT60T30T42CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT53CUTdu Maurier Classic T16T16
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT2T65T48T35T39T42CUTT31T56LPGA ChampionshipT17T15T3T49T42T34T59T46CUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT12T13T10T31T8CUTT42CUTWomen's British Open ^CUTT18T462T4269T55T69 ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 1 0 1 1 2 12 11LPGA Championship 0 0 1 1 1 3 14 11U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 2 4 12 7du Maurier Classic 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2Women's British Open 0 1 0 1 1 2 8 7Totals 0 2 1 3 5 13 48 38 Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (2002 Nabisco – 2006 British) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2004 U.S. Open – 2004 British) Source:
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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