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{{short description|Australian professional golfer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Rachel Hetherington
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|23|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales|Port Macquarie, Australia]]
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1972|4|23|df=y}} -->
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| nationality       = {{AUS}}
| residence         = [[Brisbane]], Australia
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| yearpro           = 1994
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[LPGA Tour]] (joined 1997)<br/>[[ALPG Tour]] (joined 1994)
| extour            = [[Ladies European Tour]] (1994–96)
| prowins           = 11
| lpgawins          = 8
| letwins           = 3<!-- 1 co-sanctioned with LPGA -->
| jlpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins -->
| klpgawins         = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins -->
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| alpgwins          = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins -->
| futwins           = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 1
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| nabisco           = T2: 2001
| lpga              = T3: 2003
| wusopen           = T8: 2006
| dumaurier         = T16: 1997, 2000
| wbritopen         = 2nd: 2004
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'''Rachel Hetherington''' (born 23 April 1972) is an Australian [[professional golfer]] playing on the American [[LPGA Tour]]. Hetherington played under her married name, '''Rachel Teske''', from 2001 to 2004.

==Career overview==
Hetherington was born in [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales|Port Macquarie, Australia]]. One of the greatest golfers to come out of Australia, she had a very impressive career as an amateur. She was the [[New South Wales]] Junior Champion from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, she won the [[New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship]] and the Tasmanian Amateur Open.

Hetherington joined the LPGA Tour in 1997, making the cut in 25 of the 28 tournaments she played that year. Her greatest year to date was 2003, when she won twice (earning back-to-back titles for the second time in her career), finished in the top ten 11 times and earned over $900,000 in prize money. She has won 8 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the last coming in 2003.

Hetherington married former Australian Test cricketer [[Greg Ritchie]] in January 2009. Both Hetherington and Ritchie live in Florida, United States. She is active in promoting awareness for breast cancer research.

==Professional wins (11)==

===LPGA Tour wins (8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|1
|27 Sep [[1998 LPGA Tour|1998]]
|[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]
|−14 (69-66-70-69=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-
|2
|25 Apr [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[Chick-fil-A Charity Championship]]
|−12 (67-67-70=204)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]
|-
|3
|2 May [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic]]
|−7 (69-68=137)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Leta Lindley]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]]
|-
|4
|16 Jun [[2001 LPGA Tour|2001]]
|[[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup>
|−15 (71-68-66-68=273)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Maria Hjorth]]
|-
|5
|17 Mar [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[PING Banner Health]]
|−7 (70-69-71-71=281)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-
|6
|14 Jul [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Jamie Farr Kroger Classic]]
|−14 (67-73-64-66=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Bauer]]
|-
|7
|15 Jun [[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]]
|[[Giant Eagle LPGA Classic]]
|−12 (70-65-69=204)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]<br>{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jennifer Rosales]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|-
|8
|22 Jun [[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]]
|[[Wegmans Rochester LPGA]]
|−11 (69-68-72-68=277)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|1
|1998
|[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|2
|1999
|[[Chick-fil-A Charity Championship]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lori Kane]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|3
|2000
|[[Jamie Farr Kroger Classic]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|4
|2002
|[[PING Banner Health]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|5
|2003
|[[Giant Eagle LPGA Classic]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]<br>{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jennifer Rosales]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|}

===Ladies European Tour wins (3)===
*[[1995 Ladies European Tour|1995]] [[Maredo German Open]], [[La Manga Spanish Open]]
*[[2001 Ladies European Tour|2001]] [[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup>

===Other wins (1)===
*2000 Women's World Cup of Golf (with [[Karrie Webb]])

<sup>1</sup> Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

==Results in LPGA majors==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T59
|T21
|T62
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T60
|T30
|T42
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T53
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] 
|T16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T65
|T48
|T35
|T39
|T42
|CUT
|T31
|T56
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|T17
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T49
|T42
|T34
|T59
|T46
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|T12
|T13
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T31
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|T42
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|CUT
|T18
|T46
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T42
|69
|T55
|T69
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
"T" = tied

===Summary===
*Starts – 48
*Wins – 0
*2nd-place finishes – 2
*3rd-place finishes – 1
*Top 3 finishes – 3
*Top 5 finishes – 3
*Top 10 finishes – 5
*Top 25 finishes – 13
*Missed cuts – 10
*Most consecutive cuts made – 20
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Tasman Cup]] (representing Australia): 1991, 1993 (winners)

'''Professional'''
*[[Women's World Cup of Golf|World Cup]] (representing Australia): 2005, 2006
*[[The Queens (golf)|The Queens]] (representing Australia): 2015 (captain), 2016 (captain), 2017

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.rachelhetherington.com}}
*{{LPGA player|rachel-hetherington/80819}}
*{{WPGA Tour Australasia player|hetherington-rachel}}
*{{ALPG Tour player|2199|archive=20200303192644}}

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