Rosie Jones


Rosie Jones is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings.

Amateur career

Jones was born in Santa Ana, California. In her amateur career, she was a three time New Mexico Junior Champion 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, 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.

Professional wins (25)

LPGA Tour wins (13)

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11984Rochester International Kathy WhitworthLost to par on first extra hole
21988USX Golf Classic Kathy PostlewaitWon with birdie on first extra hole
31992Crestar Classic Juli Inkster
Betsy King
Nancy Lopez		Inkster won with eagle on first extra hole
41991Safeco Classic Pat BradleyLost to birdie on second extra hole
51995Pinewild Women's Championship Dottie MochrieWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
61997LPGA Corning Classic Tammie GreenWon with birdie on first extra hole
71998Standard Register PING Liselotte NeumannLost to birdie on third extra hole
81999Firstar LPGA Classic Becky Iverson
Jan Stephenson		Won with par on fourth extra hole
Stephenson eliminated with par on first hole
92001Kathy Ireland Championship Mi-Hyun KimWon with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour (2)

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Summary

Team appearances

Professional