Anna Rawson

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Anna Rawson

Rawson at the premiere of Step Up 2 The Streets
Born August 5, 1981 (1981-08-05) (age 26)
Adelaide, Australia

Anna Rawson (born August 5, 1981) is an Australian professional golfer and model. She currently plays on the LPGA.

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[edit] 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.[1] She was the leading qualifier for the 1999 and 2000 Australian Amateur Championship.[2] and was a member of the 1999 Australian National Squad.[3]

She played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California. She was named All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, 2002 and 2004.[3] [4]

[edit] 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.[5] She finished third at the Ladies European Tour 2005 qualifying tournament and was a season 2006 LET rookie.[6] On December 5, 2007, Anna notified fans via her Myspace page that she had been invited to join the LPGA tour.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anna Rawson Player Profile. LET (Ladies European Tour). Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  2. ^ Anna Rawson Profile. University of Southern California. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  3. ^ a b Futures Tour Profile. Duramed Futures Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  4. ^ Pac-10 Names All-Academic Teams In Golf. PAC-10 Conference (2004-05-28). Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  5. ^ 2004 Results. Golfdata.se. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
  6. ^ Bethan Cutler (2006-01-04). Meet the 2006 LET Rookies. LET (Ladies European Tour). Retrieved on 2007-04-14.

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NAME Rawson, Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelaide, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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