Anna Rawson
| Anna Rawson | |
|---|---|
 Rawson at the premiere ofStep Up 2 The Streets | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 August 1981 Adelaide,Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| College | Immanuel College University of Southern California Columbia Business School |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour(2005) Ladies European Tour(2006–07) LPGA Tour(2008–10) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2008, 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T55: 2010 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2009 |
Anna Rawson(born 5 August 1981) is an Australian model and formerprofessional golfer.She played on theLadies European Tourand theLPGA Tour.[1]
Amateur and modeling career
[edit]Rawson was born inAdelaide,Australia.She got her break into a modeling career at age 16, when she was a finalist in the Australian "Dolly" Magazine cover contest. This opened up modeling opportunities on the catwalk, in print ads, magazines, and on television. In 1999 as an amateur golfer inAustralia,Rawson was the South Australian and Victoria Junior Champion plus the winner of the Jack Newton International Junior Classic.[2]She was the leading qualifier for the 1999 and 2000Australian Women's Amateur[3]and was a member of the 1999Australian National Squad.[4]
She played collegiate golf at theUniversity of Southern California.She was named All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, 2002 and 2004.[4][5]
She also went toImmanuel CollegeinNovar Gardens, South Australiaand has aMaster of Business Administrationdegree fromColumbia Business Schoolwhich she obtained in May 2015.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Rawson turned professional at the end of 2004, played a full season on the Future Tour and missed the cut at the 2004LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[7]She finished third at theLadies European Tour2005 qualifying tournament and was a season 2006 LET rookie.[8]On 5 December 2007, Rawson notified fans via her Myspace page that she had been invited to join the LPGA Tour. In 2008, she qualified for a full-time tour card via Q school for the 2009 tour.
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | |||
| LPGA Championship | CUT | CUT | WD |
| U.S. Women's Open | T55 | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
[edit]| Year | Events played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 62,798 | 127 | 73.54 | 121 |
| 2009 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 86,103 | 95 | 73.00 | 94 |
| 2010 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 18,010 | 134 | 74.82 | 128 |
- Official as of 31 January 2011[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Anna Rawson".Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2020.Retrieved20 January2024.
- ^"Anna Rawson Player Profile".Ladies European Tour.Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^"Anna Rawson Profile".University of Southern California.Archivedfrom the original on 4 May 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^ab"Futures Tour Profile".Duramed Futures Tour. Archived fromthe originalon 9 April 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^"Pac-10 Names All-Academic Teams In Golf".PAC-10 Conference. 28 May 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 11 February 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^Stanley, Adam (14 March 2014)."Why a pro golfer chose to get an MBA".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved29 December2014.
- ^"2004 Results".Golfdata.se. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2007.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^Cutler, Bethan (4 January 2006)."Meet the 2006 LET Rookies".Ladies European Tour.Retrieved14 April2007.
- ^"Player Performance Record".LPGA.Retrieved31 January2011.