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Christina Kim to Appear in ESPN the Mag's Body Issue

Posted: Sep 9th 2009 10:00AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Women's Sports

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Last month, rumors had Danica Patrick appearing in ESPN the Magazine's Oct. Body Issue, which would feature male and female athletes is various stages of undress. According to Danica's people (via CNBC.com's Darren Rovell), she's "NOT confirmed to appear in the issue, nor has she even been approached."

Still no word on Patrick's intentions, but yesterday, Golf Digest's Ron Sirak wrote that three LPGA players will appear in the magazine and, shockingly, one of them isn't Anna Rawson.

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Can LPGA Survive Without Marketing Sex Appeal?

Posted: Jul 29th 2009 12:55PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA

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Anna Rawson has outlined her five-point plan for saving the LPGA, and, frankly, I think she's onto something. The tour is struggling to keep sponsors and it's without a marquee player to market to the masses. The former is due primarily to poor management decisions, the latter is just bad luck.

So can women's professional golf survive without a bona fide star? Will they need to rely on other, less traditional means of attracting fans? Rawson's strategy weighs elements of both while Golfweek's Alistair Tait wonders if the LPGA's future hinges on Michelle Wie.

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Anna Rawson Can Fix the LPGA

Posted: Jul 28th 2009 6:30PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA, PGA, Golf Odds and Ends

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Anna Rawson earned her LPGA Tour card 18 months ago. She played in 13 events in 2008, made five cuts and cashed $62,798 worth of checks. This year, she's played the weekend just three times in 11 tries, and has made $36,337.

If not for her physical appearance, Rawson's a non-story. In general, nobody cares about a professional golfer whose average tournament round is north of 73. Well, unless they look like this.

Which is the only reason Rawson remains relevant. I suppose making inflammatory comments about lesbians and ugly people doesn't hurt, either. Whatever your thoughts on Rawson the golfer, she knows how to market herself. And for the women's tour, marketing is their biggest problem. (Former commissioner Carolyn Bivens can confirm as much.)

So while Rawson shouldn't be holding any pre-tournament clinics, she's perfectly qualified to weigh in on how to fix the tour's image problem. She gives ESPN her five-step plan:

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Anna Rawson, New GoDaddy.com Girl

Posted: Mar 24th 2009 12:00PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA

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I'm not sure if you knew this, but somehow, someway, having a really attractive woman as your spokesperson does wonders for your company. GoDaddy.com understands this, and plans on adding another pretty athlete to its arsenal this weekend at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International.

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Golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the 2007 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre on July 11, 2007 in Hollywood, California.

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Anna Rawson is one of the rising stars in women's golf. With a top-20 performance at Q-school, the Australian golfer and model qualified for a full-time LPGA Tour card in 2009.

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Model/golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the "Celebrate Like Royalty" party and ANKH fashion show held at Boulevard 3 on February 27, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

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Anna Rawson of Australia plays her third shot on the ninth hole during the ANZ Ladies Masters Pro-Am held on February 23, 2005 at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, Australia.

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Rawson got her break into a modeling career at age 16, when she was a finalist in the Australian "Dolly" Magazine cover contest. Her interest in fashion led her to become the spokeswoman and assistant creative director for the J. Lindeberg women's golf line.

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Model/golfer Anna Rawson attends the Arthur Mendonca 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at Exit Art on February 7, 2008 in New York City.

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Anna Rawson of Australia looks on during the first round of the Kapalua LPGA Classic on October 16, 2008 at the Bay Course in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.

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Professional golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the 9th annual American Film Institute Golf Classic at he Trump National Golf Club September 25, 2006 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

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Professional golfer Anna Rawson steers the golf cart at the 9th annual American Film Institute Golf Classic at he Trump National Golf Club September 25, 2006 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

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Anna Rawson of Australia smiles as she walks off the 14th green during the first round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning Country Club on May 22, 2008 in Corning, NY.

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Anna Rawson, as you might remember, has been in the headlines two times in the past four months, once for successfully meandering her way through LPGA Q-School alongside Michelle Wie to get full status on tour, and again for comments she made about the past image of the LPGA.

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Monday Pin Placement: It Ain't Easy Being Wie

Posted: Feb 17th 2009 11:26AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA, PGA

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Every Monday during the PGA Tour season (unless one of the tournaments you're writing about is postponed due to rain and concludes on a weekday), Monday Pin Placement will run as a wrap-up of the weekend's action, with a little commentary mixed in. We'll focus on what you may have missed while you were out grinding on the putting green.

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ALPG Chief: Anna Rawson 'Needs to Think Before She Opens Her Mouth'

Posted: Feb 8th 2009 9:45AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA

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Last we heard from Anna Rawson, she was waxing historical on an Australian radio station, explaining to the laypeople how far women's professional golf has come in the last quarter-century. Specifically, how the "tour has got so much better with so many young stars and great players," even though "the mentality unfortunately amongst the media and the industry hasn't changed."

And to prove her point, Rawson pointed out that the media still "think we're at 25 years ago when the tour was full of, you know, a lot of dykes and unattractive females nobody wanted to watch.'' If only English was Rawson's first language we could've avoided the cultural misunderstanding. Oh, wait.

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Anna Rawson: LPGA No Longer Full of 'D*kes, Unattractive Females'

Posted: Feb 6th 2009 3:00PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA

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Anna Rawson is a lot of things: runway model, professional golfer, writer, and now, golf historian. During a recent appearance on an Adelaide radio station, the 27-year-old Aussie offered her thoughts on how the LPGA has evolved over the last quarter-century.

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Golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the 2007 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre on July 11, 2007 in Hollywood, California.

Jason Merritt/, FilmMagic

Anna Rawson is one of the rising stars in women's golf. With a top-20 performance at Q-school, the Australian golfer and model qualified for a full-time LPGA Tour card in 2009.

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Model/golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the "Celebrate Like Royalty" party and ANKH fashion show held at Boulevard 3 on February 27, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

Michael Tran, FilmMagic

Anna Rawson of Australia plays her third shot on the ninth hole during the ANZ Ladies Masters Pro-Am held on February 23, 2005 at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Chris McGrath, Getty Images

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Model/golfer Anna Rawson attends the Arthur Mendonca 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at Exit Art on February 7, 2008 in New York City.

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Anna Rawson of Australia looks on during the first round of the Kapalua LPGA Classic on October 16, 2008 at the Bay Course in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.

Donald Miralle, Getty Images

Professional golfer Anna Rawson arrives at the 9th annual American Film Institute Golf Classic at he Trump National Golf Club September 25, 2006 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Stephen Shugerman, Getty Images

Professional golfer Anna Rawson steers the golf cart at the 9th annual American Film Institute Golf Classic at he Trump National Golf Club September 25, 2006 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Stephen Shugerman, Getty Images

Anna Rawson of Australia smiles as she walks off the 14th green during the first round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning Country Club on May 22, 2008 in Corning, NY.

Kyle Auclair, Getty Images

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Leryn Franco Lands Deal With Nike

Posted: Feb 3rd 2009 10:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Outdoor Sports, Track and Field, Women's Sports

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Leryn Franco is notable across the internet for two things: a poor 2008 Olympic performance and being attractive.

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The field clears a fence during the New Season Handicap Steeplechase during the at Ludlow Racecourse on September 16, 2008 in Ludlow, England.

Emanuele Canonica of Italy helps his caddie in the rescue of a pigeon from the water around the 18th green during the first round of the Portugal Masters at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course on October 16, 2008 in Vilamoura, Portugal.

A multiexposure image showing Britain's Andy Murray returning to Croatian Marin Cilic during a last sixteen tennis match at the Madrid Masters in Madrid on October 16, 2008. Andy Murray won 7-5, 7-6.

English football fans dressed in armours and tunics play in a friendly match against Belarus fans in Minsk on October 15, 2008 before the start of the Belarus vs. England 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier of European group 6 match.

Travis Brigley (R) of Hamburg fights with Matt Keith (L) of Ingolstadt during the DEL match between Hamburg Freezers and ERC Ingolstadt at the Color Line Arena on October 14, 2008 in Hamburg, Germany.

Russian Nikolay Davydenko returns a ball to US Robby Ginepri during a second round tennis match at the Masters in Madrid on October 15, 2008.

A golf ball which has been enveloped by the tree over many years is pictured during the pro-am for the Portugal Masters at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course on October 15, 2008 in Vilamoura, Portugal.

Andy Murray of Great Britain plays football during his training session prior to his thrid round match tomorrow at the Madrid Masters tennis tournament at the Madrid Arena on October 15, 2008 in Madrid, Spain.

Samuel Peter from Nigeria gets a punch from Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine during their WBC heavyweight boxing world championship fight in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Klitschko won the fight after round nine due to technical knock out.

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Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi (lower) fights with China's Hong Yan (red) during the semi-final of the 72kg class of the Women's Wrestling World Championships in Tokyo on October 13, 2008. Hong defeated Hamaguchi and will face Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva in the final.

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Fortunately for Ms. Franco, not being perfect at your job and being utterly and completely marketable are not mutually exclusive. And, as a result, she has reportedly landed a deal with Nike to represent the company's international interests while wearing their finest athletic apparel.

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FanHouse Talks to Anna Rawson About the LPGA and Jamming Out to Britney Spears

Posted: Dec 19th 2008 2:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA, PGA

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Anna Rawson, one of the LPGA's newest members, recently took time to sit down with FanHouse and talk about Q-school, playing on tour, her relationship status, and what's bumping on her iPod.

Will Brinson: First of all, Anna, thanks for taking the time out to talk to FanHouse.

Anna Rawson: No problem at all.

Brinson: And congratulations, of course, on picking up your Tour Card recently. You want to tell us a little bit about Q-school and that whole experience?

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Anna Rawson is one of the rising stars in women's golf. With a top-20 performance at Q-school, the Australian golfer and model qualified for a full-time LPGA Tour card in 2009.

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Anna Rawson is one of the rising stars in women's golf. With a top-20 performance at Q-school, the Australian golfer and model qualified for a full-time LPGA Tour card in 2009.

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Russia's Maria Verchenova (L) and Australia's Anna Rawson stand on the ninth tee during the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament December 12, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Crisp (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

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Australia's Anna Rawson follows the ball after taking her second shot on the 9th hole during the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament December 12, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Crisp (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

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Australia's Anna Rawson takes her tee shot on the 9th hole during the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament December 12, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Crisp (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 04: Anna Rawson lines up a birdie putt on the 2nd hole during the second round of the LPGA Qualifying School at LPGA International on December 4, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Rawson

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 04: Anna Rawson plays a shot on the 4th hole during the second round of the LPGA Qualifying School at LPGA International on December 4, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Rawson

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 04: Anna Rawson plays a shot on the 2nd hole during the second round of the LPGA Qualifying School at LPGA International on December 4, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anna Rawson

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Michelle Wie Off to Solid Start at Q-School, Opens With Three-Under 69

Posted: Dec 3rd 2008 4:06PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA

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As they say in the golf world, you can't win a tournament in the first day but you can sure lose it.

Michelle Wie went with the conservative approach to the first day of LPGA Qualifying School, shooting a three-under 69 that included a birdie on her final hole. Wie is joined by 140 players that will play five rounds to decide who will advance to the LPGA with full status, partial status or no status at all.

The five-day qualifier will be played on both the Legends and Champions courses at LPGA International, with a 72-hole cut to the low-70 players and ties. Those players will then compete on Sunday on the Champions course for the final 18 holes of play.

If you make the cut, you're guaranteed some exemption into the LPGA, with the top-20 getting full exemptions. Wie is currently t-6 which obviously has her well above the cut line. Like I've said in the past, golf is all about your comfort level and it appears at Q-School, Wie is as comfortable as ever.

Anna Rawson, the other big name in the field who you might remember gave out her phone number, fired a 1-under 71, good enough for a t-18. Shiho Oyama is the clubhouse leader after an 8-under 64.