No. 5 – Anna Rawson

Anna Rawson bio

In 1999, the coach-less Rawson was the leading qualifier of the Australian Amateur. In early 2000, she competed in the Australian Open, where the University of Southern California recruited her for a golf scholarship.

Rawson turned professional at the end of 2004, and she finished third at the 2005 Ladies European Tour qualifying tournament. In 2008 she qualified for a full time LPGA tour card.

In two full seasons on the LPGA Tour, her best finish has been a T10 at the 2008 Bell Micro LPGA Classic. This past summer in Calgary an opening round 64 gave her the first-round lead at the CN Canadian Women’s Open. She finished T15.

More on Anna

– Graduated high school with a territory entrance rank of 94.05 out of a possible 99.95.

– In October 2003, she was invited to the White House where she met President George W. Bush, and found out first hand that his golf game was “very average.”

– Graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, a minor in Fine Arts, receiving the Pac 10 scholar athlete award for three straight years.

– Finished top 10 in her first professional event, 5th in the Orient Masters in China.

– Her interest in fashion has led her to become the spokeswoman and assistant creative director for the J. Lindeberg women’s golf line.

– She is also a syndicated columnist, producing her own content in monthly features for over 15 golf magazines in more than 20 different countries worldwide.

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