Anna Rawson
{{Short description|Australian model and golfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}
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| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
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| college = Immanuel College
University of Southern California
Columbia Business School
| yearpro = 2004
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| extour = Futures Tour (2005)
Ladies European Tour (2006–07)
LPGA Tour (2008–10)
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Anna Rawson (born 5 August 1981) is an Australian model and former professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.{{Cite web |title=Anna Rawson |url=https://www.pxg.com/en-au/pros/anna-rawson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718234736/https://www.pxg.com/en-au/pros/anna-rawson |archive-date=2020-07-18 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC}}
Amateur and modeling career
Rawson was born in Adelaide, 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 in Australia, Rawson was the South Australian and Victoria Junior Champion plus the winner of the Jack Newton International Junior Classic.{{cite web |title=Anna Rawson Player Profile |publisher=Ladies European Tour |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/101137.htm |accessdate=14 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814052955/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/101137.htm |archive-date=14 August 2007 |url-status=dead }} She was the leading qualifier for the 1999 and 2000 Australian Women's Amateur{{cite web |title=Anna Rawson Profile |publisher=University of Southern California |url=http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/rawson_anna00.html |accessdate=14 April 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504002757/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/rawson_anna00.html |archivedate=4 May 2007 | url-status=live}} and was a member of the 1999 Australian National Squad.{{cite web |title=Futures Tour Profile |publisher=Duramed Futures Tour |url=http://www.duramedfuturestour.com/PlayerBios/RawsonAnna.html |accessdate=14 April 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409133814/http://duramedfuturestour.com/PlayerBios/RawsonAnna.html |archivedate=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}
She played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California. She was named All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, 2002 and 2004.{{cite web |title=Pac-10 Names All-Academic Teams In Golf |publisher=PAC-10 Conference |date=28 May 2004 |url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/c-golf/spec-rel/052804aaa.html |accessdate=14 April 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211084838/http://www.pac-10.org/sports/c-golf/spec-rel/052804aaa.html |archivedate=11 February 2007}}
She also went to Immanuel College in Novar Gardens, South Australia and has a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School which she obtained in May 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/why-a-pro-golfer-chose-to-get-an-mba/article17423126/ |title=Why a pro golfer chose to get an MBA |last=Stanley |first=Adam |date=14 March 2014 |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=29 December 2014}}
Professional career
Rawson turned professional at the end of 2004, played a full season on the Future Tour and missed the cut at the 2004 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.{{cite web|title=2004 Results |publisher=Golfdata.se |url=http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/guidea.asp&nr=11608&year=2004 |accessdate=14 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024854/http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=%2Fguide%2Fguidea.asp&nr=11608&year=2004 |archivedate=27 September 2007 }} She finished third at the Ladies European Tour 2005 qualifying tournament and was a season 2006 LET rookie.{{cite web |title=Meet the 2006 LET Rookies |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=4 January 2006 |first=Bethan |last=Cutler |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4021 |accessdate=14 April 2007}} 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
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!! Tournament !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 |
| align=left|Kraft Nabisco Championship
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| align=left|LPGA Championship
|CUT |CUT |WD |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T55 |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
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! Year !! Events |
| 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 |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.annarawson.com}}
- [http://thegolfmap.com/blog/?p=11 Feature on thegolfmap.com/blog]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090615164223/http://www.ontgolf.ca/shagbag/2009/04/10/australian-lpga-star-anna-rawson/ Feature at OntGolf.ca]
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Category:Australian female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:USC Trojans women's golfers
Category:Australian expatriate golfers in the United States
Category:Golfers from Adelaide
Category:Australian female models
Category:Sportswomen from South Australia