Who's who: Jody Rosenthal

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Who's who: Jody Rosenthal

  • Name:

    Jody Rosenthal
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    Oct 18, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer
  • Turned Pro:

    1985

Roll of Honour

MAJORS (1): du Maurier Classic (1987). Ladies British Amateur champion (1984). Curtis Cup player (1984). Total professional wins (3), including LPGA Tour wins (2) and LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1). LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year (1986).

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Former LPGA Tour player, who retired from the Tour in 2002. She competed as Jody Rosenthal until October 1989, and then under her married name of Jody Anschutz.

Top tournaments won by Jody Rosenthal

1987
America
Sleepy Hole, VA
209 (-7)
$37,500
Utd Virginia Bank

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Rosenthal, Jody

Venue

Sleepy Hole, VA

Score

209 (-7)

Prize money

$37,500

Title sponsor

Utd Virginia Bank

Played as the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed Cindy Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Rosenthal (USA). [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].

1987
Majors
Islesmere GC
272 (-16)
$60,000
du Maurier

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Rosenthal, Jody

Venue

Islesmere GC

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

$60,000

Title sponsor

du Maurier

Played as the du Maurier Classic (July 9-12). Second-placed Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Jody Rosenthal (USA), who claimed her first major championship title, and the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [GC Islesmere, Sainte-Dorothée Laval, Québec].

1986
Awards
x
$106,523
LPGA Tr

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Rosenthal, Jody

Venue

Score

x

Prize money

$106,523

Title sponsor

LPGA Tr

Rosenthal (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1986 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Rosenthal finished 18th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $106,523.

Category

Amateur

Winner (holder)

Rosenthal, Jody

Score

4 & 3

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

LGU

The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (81st). Rosenthal (USA) beat Julie Brown (Scot) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal Troon GC, Troon, Ayrshire].

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