Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) College Ohio State University Dress size 8 Partner Carrie Sexton Role Model | Residence Atlanta, Georgia, USA Name Rosie Jones Nationality United States Turned professional 1982 | |
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Born November 13, 1959 (age 65) Santa Ana, California ( 1959-11-13 ) Similar People Holly Peers, India Reynolds, Lacey Banghard, Danielle Sharp, Danica Thrall Profiles | ||
International Glamour Model and Festival Goer Rosie Jones shares her festival tips
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.
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- International Glamour Model and Festival Goer Rosie Jones shares her festival tips
- Rosie jones model
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- LPGA Tour wins 13
- Ladies European Tour 2
- Other wins 1
- Legends Tour wins 8
- Results in LPGA majors
- Summary
- Team appearances
- References
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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. 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"; she is also that tournament's all-time money leader "by a wide margin."
At the conclusion of the 2006 U.S. Women's Open, in which she finished tied for 57th, she retired from competitive golf; as a symbol of her departure she removed her golf shoes, visor, and glove and placed them on the side of the 18th green.
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. She came out of retirement in 2008 to play the Corning Classic on a sponsor's exemption. She missed the cut by four strokes.
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.
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. Among people who knew her, she had been out since the late 1970s.
LPGA Tour wins (13)
LPGA Tour playoff record (5–4)
Ladies European Tour (2)
Other wins (1)
Legends Tour wins (8)
Results in LPGA majors
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
Team appearances
Professional