Rosie Jones
Rosie Jones | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born |
Santa Ana, California | November 13, 1959
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Partner | Carrie Sexton[1] |
Career | |
College | Ohio State University |
Turned professional | 1982 |
Retired | 2006[2] |
Current tour(s) | Legends Tour (joined 2006) |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1982) |
Professional wins | 23 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 13 |
Ladies European Tour | 2 |
Other | 8 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | 2nd: 2005 |
Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 1990 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1984 |
du Maurier Classic | 2nd: 2000 |
Women's British Open | T12: 2001 |
Achievements and awards | |
AIAW All-American | 1981 |
Rosie Jones (born November 13, 1959) is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings.[3]
Amateur career
Jones was born in Santa Ana, California. In her amateur career, she was a three time New Mexico Junior Champion (1974–76) and won the New Mexico State Championship in 1979.
Jones attended Ohio State University where in 1981 she was an AIAW All-American.
Professional career
Jones qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in July 1982.
Jones's best position on the LPGA money list was third in 1988, when she was tied as the winning-most player with three victories, including the LPGA World Championship; she won that championship with a one-shot victory over Liselotte Neumann, that year's U.S. Open champion.[4] She completed her career with thirteen LPGA Tour titles. She also played for the United States in the Solheim Cup seven times. She placed second in a major tournament four times (1984 U.S. Open; 1991 LPGA Championship; 2000 du Maurier Classic; 2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship), but never won a major tournament.
Jones achieved back-to-back wins in 1996-97 at the LPGA Corning Classic, earning her the nickname "Queen of Corning";[5] she is also that tournament's all-time money leader "by a wide margin."[2]
“ | I'm proud of my career. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I wish I'd won a major, but I gave it my whole heart on every shot. And I've gotten more from the game than I could ever give back. | ” |
— Jones, upon her retirement from the LPGA tour[3] |
At the conclusion of the 2006 U.S. Women's Open, in which she finished tied for 57th, she retired from competitive golf;[2] as a symbol of her departure she removed her golf shoes, visor, and glove and placed them on the side of the 18th green.[3]
Since retiring from full-time play, Jones has competed on the Legends Tour, winning two of the five non-team tournaments in 2007. She has also worked as a commentator for the Golf Channel.[6] She came out of retirement in 2008 [2] to play the Corning Classic on a sponsor's exemption. She missed the cut by four strokes.[5]
In 2009 she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open; she missed the cut at the tournament by three strokes.
In February 2010, Jones was named the captain of the U.S. team for the 2011 Solheim Cup.[7]
Personal life
In 2004, Jones came out publicly as lesbian, an announcement timed with her acceptance of a sponsorship from Olivia, a travel agency that targets lesbians.[8] Among people who knew her, she had been out since the late 1970s.[9]
Professional wins (22)
LPGA Tour wins (13)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 7, 1987 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | −8 (69-74-67-69=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | Apr 24, 1988 | USX Golf Classic | −13 (67-69-69-70=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | Aug 28, 1988 | Nestle World Championship | −9 (70-69-66-74=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | Sep 25, 1988 | Santa Barbara Open | −4 (70-70-72=212) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
5 | Jun 2, 1991 | Rochester International | −12 (69-69-72-66=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Aug 30, 1995 | Pinewild Women's Championship | −5 (72-70-69=211) | Playoff | ![]() |
7 | May 26, 1996 | LPGA Corning Classic | −12 (67-69-71-69=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | Jun 25, 1997 | LPGA Corning Classic | −11 (72-69-71-65=277) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | Jun 1, 1998 | Wegmans Rochester International | −9 (74-69-64-72=279) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10 | Aug 22, 1999 | Firstar LPGA Classic | −9 (72-67-68=207) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
11 | Apr 29, 2001 | Kathy Ireland Championship | −12 (66-67-68-67=268) | Playoff | ![]() |
12 | Jul 22, 2001 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | −12 (70-66-66-70=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
13 | May 11, 2003 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | −15 (66-68-69-70=273) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (5–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1984 | Rochester International | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1988 | USX Golf Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1992 | Crestar Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Inkster won with eagle on first extra hole |
4 | 1991 | Safeco Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
5 | 1995 | Pinewild Women's Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
6 | 1997 | LPGA Corning Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
7 | 1998 | Standard Register PING | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
8 | 1999 | Firstar LPGA Classic | ![]() ![]() |
Won with par on fourth extra hole Stephenson eliminated with par on first hole |
9 | 2001 | Kathy Ireland Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Ladies European Tour (2)
- 1982 (2) United Friendly Worthing Open, Open De España Femenino
Other wins (1)
- 1997 Gillette Tour Challenge (with Juli Inkster)
Legends Tour wins (7)
- 2007 Wendy's Charity Challenge, Legends Tour Open Championship
- 2009 Kinoshita Pearl Classic
- 2010 Legends Tour Open Championship
- 2012 Walgreens Charity Classic
- 2013 Harris Golf Charity Classic
- 2014 Wendy's Charity Challenge
Results in LPGA majors
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 | T24 | 4 | 3 | CUT |
LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T44 | T46 | T19 | T15 | T3 | T35 | T61 |
U.S. Women's Open | T43 | DNP | T11 | 2 | T28 | T29 | 7 | T9 | 8 |
du Maurier Classic | DNP | DNP | 4 | T28 | T29 | 7 | T9 | 8 | T46 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | T6 | T23 | T32 | T62 | DNP | T52 | T10 | CUT | T18 | T13 | T8 |
LPGA Championship | 2 | T11 | T35 | T17 | CUT | T33 | T69 | CUT | CUT | T5 | T28 |
U.S. Women's Open | T16 | T62 | T25 | CUT | CUT | T5 | T29 | T33 | T19 | T25 | T4 |
du Maurier Classic | T61 | T6 | T50 | T25 | T16 | T16 | T10 | T7 | T22 | T9 | 2 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraft Nabisco Championship | T28 | T3 | T11 | T8 | 2 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
LPGA Championship | T12 | CUT | T3 | DNP | T31 | T49 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Women's Open | T39 | T22 | 9 | T20 | T19 | T57 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
Women's British Open | T12 | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
- Starts – 92
- Wins – 0
- 2nd-place finishes – 4
- 3rd-place finishes – 4
- Top 3 finishes – 8
- Top 5 finishes – 13
- Top 10 finishes – 28
- Top 25 finishes – 52
- Missed cuts – 13
- Most consecutive cuts made – 23
- Longest streak of top-10s – 6
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | LPGA wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | 0 | 2,869 | 127 | 74.5 |
1983 | 64,955 | 27 | 73.57 | |
1984 | 81,793 | 19 | 73.27 | |
1985 | 66,665 | 30 | 72.87 | |
1986 | 71,399 | 33 | 72.72 | |
1987 | 1 | 188,000 | 10 | 71.91 |
1988 | 3 | 323,392 | 3 | 71.57 |
1989 | 0 | 110,671 | 32 | 72.45 |
1990 | 0 | 353,832 | 6 | 71.48 |
1991 | 1 | 281,089 | 12 | 71.87 |
1992 | 0 | 204,096 | 25 | 71.64 |
1993 | 0 | 320,964 | 11 | 71.85 |
1994 | 0 | 123,683 | 42 | 72.22 |
1995 | 1 | 426,957 | 10 | 71.64 |
1996 | 1 | 275,592 | 18 | 71.76 |
1997 | 1 | 381,236 | 15 | 71.77 |
1998 | 1 | 395,241 | 18 | 71.51 |
1999 | 1 | 583,796 | 9 | 70.99 |
2000 | 0 | 643,054 | 9 | 71.21 |
2001 | 2 | 785,010 | 6 | 70.51 |
2002 | 0 | 722,412 | 10 | 70.76 |
2003 | 1 | 808,785 | 10 | 70.29 |
2004 | 0 | 473,616 | 25 | 71.22 |
2005 | 0 | 615,499 | 20 | 71.58 |
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1990 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)
- Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)
See also
References
- ↑ Lavendar Magazine, Rosie Jones: LGPA Golfing 25 Years, and Still Going Strong Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- 1 2 3 4 Rosie Jones comes out of retirement to play Corning
- 1 2 3 After Women's Open, Jones calls it a career
- ↑ Jones Loses Lead, Then Wins
- 1 2 http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090420/NEWS01/90420077
- ↑ The Golf Channel Adds Rosie Jones to LPGA Coverage
- ↑ Jones named 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup team captain
- ↑ Rosie Jones is gay, so what?
- ↑ Interview With Rosie Jones
External links
- Official website
- Rosie Jones at the LPGA Tour official site
- Rosie Jones at the Legends Tour official site