Rachel Hetherington

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.

Rachel Hetherington
Personal information
Born	(1972-04-23) 23 April 1972 Port Macquarie, Australia
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1997) ALPG Tour (joined 1994)
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (1994–96)
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
Ladies European Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T2: 2001
Women's PGA C'ship	T3: 2003
U.S. Women's Open	T8: 2006
du Maurier Classic	T16: 1997, 2000
Women's British Open	2nd: 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Sep 1998	First Union Betsy King Classic	−14 (69-66-70-69=274)	Playoff	Annika Sörenstam
2	25 Apr 1999	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	−12 (67-67-70=204)	Playoff	Lorie Kane
3	2 May 1999	City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic	−7 (69-68=137)	1 stroke	Helen Alfredsson Leta Lindley Karrie Webb
4	16 Jun 2001	Evian Masters1	−15 (71-68-66-68=273)	1 stroke	Maria Hjorth
5	17 Mar 2002	PING Banner Health	−7 (70-69-71-71=281)	Playoff	Annika Sörenstam
6	14 Jul 2002	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	−14 (67-73-64-66=270)	2 strokes	Beth Bauer
7	15 Jun 2003	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	−12 (70-65-69=204)	Playoff	Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam
8	22 Jun 2003	Wegmans Rochester LPGA	−11 (69-68-72-68=277)	4 strokes	Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1998	First Union Betsy King Classic	Annika Sörenstam	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1999	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	Lori Kane	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2000	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	2002	PING Banner Health	Annika Sörenstam	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5	2003	Giant 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 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	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship		T59	T21	T62
LPGA Championship	T60	T30	T42	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT		T53	CUT
du Maurier Classic	T16			T16

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T2	T65	T48	T35	T39	T42	CUT	T31	T56
LPGA Championship	T17	T15	T3	T49	T42	T34	T59	T46	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T12	T13	T10	T31	T8	CUT	T42	CUT
Women's British Open ^	CUT	T18	T46	2	T42	69	T55	T69

^ 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

External links

• Official website
• Rachel Hetherington at the LPGA Tour official site
• Rachel Hetherington at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site
• Rachel Hetherington at the ALPG Tour official site (archived)