Rachel Hetherington

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)

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1) 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

^ 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 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