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Jennifer Rosales
2008 LPGA Championship - Jennifer Rosales 3.jpg
Jennifer Rosales at the 2008 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Nickname JRo
Born September 17, 1978 (1978-09-17) (age 31)
Manilla, Philippines
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  Philippines
Residence Rowland Heights, California USA
Career
College University of Southern California
(two years)
Turned professional 2000
Current tour(s) LPGA (joined 2000)
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 2
Other 1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T9: 2003
LPGA Championship T11: 2003
U.S. Women's Open 4: 2004
du Maurier Classic CUT: 2000
Women's British Open T4: 2002
Achievements and awards

Jennifer Rosales (born September 17 1978) is a Filipino professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

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Amateur career

Rosales was born in Manila, Philippines. She won the Philippine Ladies Amateur Golf Championship five times in a row from 1994 to 1998.[1] She played her collegiate golf at the University of Southern California winning the 1998 NCAA Championship as a freshman.[2] as well as the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational.[3] She was named First-Team All-American for 1998-1999.[4]

Professional career

Jennifer Rosales at the 2008 LPGA Championship.

Rosales gained exempt status for the 2000 LPGA Tour Season by finishing tied for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[5] She became the first golfer from the Philippines to win on the LPGA Tour when she won the 2004 Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship.[6] She gained her second win at the first official tournament of the 2005 season, the SBS Open in Turtle Bay, Hawaii.[7]

In 2005 she teamed up with Dorothy Delasin to represent the Philippines in the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf[8] where they finished second.[9] She played with Ana Larraneta in the 2006 Women's World Cup of Golf.[10] She also was part of Team Asia at the 2005 and 2006 Lexus Cup.[11] [12] Rosales and Delasin were teamed representing the Philippines again in the 2008 Women's World Cup of Golf, winning the tournament by two strokes over the team from Korea. On January 20, 2008, Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin of Team Philippines won the 4th Women's World Cup of golf in Sun City, South Africa, with 4 birdies in the last 4 holes. The duo had a final round of 7-under-par 65 in the best ball, for a 54-hole aggregate of 18-under-par 198.

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour (2)

Unofficial (1)

References

  1. ^ "Philippine Ladies Amateur Golf Championship". Women's Golf Association of the Philippines. http://www.wgapgolf.net/ploresults.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  2. ^ "Jennifer Rosales Captures Women's Golf Title". University of Southern California. 1998-05-23. http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/052498aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  3. ^ "1998-99 Final Stats". WakeForestSports.com. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/062000aae.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  4. ^ "Division I All-American Teams 1998 - 2006". NGCA (National Golf Coaches Association). http://ngca.com/files/public/DI_All_American_Teams_1998_Present.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  5. ^ "Jennifer Rosales Full Career Biography". LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association. http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Rosales-07.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  6. ^ "Rosales wins first title with 7-under at Chick-fil-A". Sports Illustrated. 2004-05-02. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/golf/05/02/bc.lga.lgns.chickfila.r/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-18.  
  7. ^ Ann Miller (2005-02-27). "Rosales bests wind, Wie to win SBS title". The Honolulu Advertiser. http://www.golfdigest.com/gfw/gfwfeatures/index.ssf?/gfw/gfwfeatures/gfw200509rallyforacure2.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  8. ^ Martin Park (2004-12-17). "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3647. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  9. ^ Martin Park (2005-02-13). "Japan survive scare to win World Cup". LET (Ladies European Tour). http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3716. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  10. ^ "Champions announced for Women’s World Cup of Golf". LET (Ladies European Tour). 2005-12-05. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4011. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  11. ^ "Internationals win The Lexus Cup". LET (Ladies European Tour). 2005-12-12. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=4014. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  
  12. ^ "Filipina golfer helps Team Asia win Lexus Cup". Good News Pilipinas. http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/docs/sporting_gold/archived/jennifer_rosales.html. Retrieved 2007-04-14.  

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