Rosie Jones
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Rosie JonesCountry:
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Nov 13, 1959 in Santa Ana, California.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; TV commentator & analyst; golf travel operator.Turned Pro:
1982Solheim Cup player (1990, '96, '98, 2000, '02, '03, '05). Solheim Cup captain (2011). Total professional wins (20), including LPGA Tour (13).
Jones attended Ohio State University where in 1981 she was an AIAW All-American. She turned professional in 1982, gaining qualification to play on the LPGA Tour in the same year. Her 13 LPGA Tour wins, spanning from 1987 to 2003, were accompanied by four second-place finishes in LPGA major championships.
Jones retired from the main tour in 2006, which was marked by leaving her golf shoes, visor and glove alongside the 18th green at the conclusion of the U.S. Women's Open.
America
Asahi Ryokuken
Played as the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship (May 8-11). Wendy Ward (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jones (USA), who recorded the last of her 13 LPGA Tour wins. [Mount Vintage GC, North Augusta, South Carolina].
America
Sybase
Played as the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Golf Magazine (July 19-22). Second-placed Laura Diaz (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jones (USA). [Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, New York].
America
Kathy Ireland
Played as the Kathy Ireland Championship honoring Harvey Penick (April 26-29). Jones (USA) beat Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].
America
Firstar
Played as the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with The Children's Medical Centre (Aug 20-22). Jones (USA) beat Becky Iverson (USA) with a par at the fourth playoff hole, to claim her tenth LPGA Tour title. Jan Stephenson (Aus) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [CC of the North, Beavercreek, Dayton, Ohio].
America
Wegmans
Played as Wegmans Rochester International (May 28-31). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jones (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
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Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 22-25). Defending champion Jones (USA) beat Tammie Green (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 23-26). Second-placed Val Skinner (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jones (USA). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
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Played as the inaugural (and only) Pinewild Women's Championship (April 14-16). Jones (USA) beat Dottie Mochrie (USA, née Pepper) with a birdie at the fifth playoff hole. [Magnolia course, Pinewild CC, Pinehurst, NC].
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Played as the Rochester International. Second-placed Brandie Burton (USA) and Danielle Ammaccapane (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jones (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
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USX
Played as the USX Golf Classic. Jones (USA) beat Kathy Postlewait (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record her second LPGA Tour win. [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
Nestle
Played as the Nestle World Championship. Second-placed Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Jones (USA). [PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia; now called Legacy Course on Lake Lanier].
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Played as the Santa Barbara Open. Second-placed Missie McGeorge (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jones (USA). [Sandpiper GC, Goleta, nr Santa Barbara, California].
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Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Jones (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Spanish Ladies Open (WPGA Tr event). Won by Jones (USA). [Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain; at the time known as Las Aves GC].
Europe
Utd Friendly
Played as the United Friendly Worthing Open (May 12-14). Won by Jones (USA). [Hill Barn GC, Worthing, West Sussex, England].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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