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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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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.


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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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.

Anna Rawson Wants You to Call Her

Posted: Sep 11th 2008 10:15AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, LPGA

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This seems like a great idea: Anna Rawson, runway model and member of the LPGA Tour, has decided to give out her cell phone number, presumably to make it easier for all the, ahem, wackjobs and would-be stalkers to pursue their creepy hobbies.



Through August 24, Rawson was 150th on the LPGA money list ($26,586). In case it's not clear: that's a lot of bad golf. For some perspective, Lorena Ochoa, the world No. 1, has earned nearly 100 times what Rawson's pulled down in '08, which explains why the Aussie is looking to market herself off the course as well.
And when [Rawson's] not at the course, she keeps tabs on the other part of her professional life, which has included a two-page spread in the current issue of "Men's Health" magazine and a new venture - cell phone messaging. Rawson is the first professional golfer to establish a cell phone number her fans can call and leave messages for her.

Only four weeks old, the number - 213-785-7675 - allows her fans to leave personal messages. She said she has started listening to the messages and is going to return some of the calls.
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Hey Maxim: Where All the Athlete Women At?

Posted: May 16th 2008 2:15AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Women's Sports, TV and Movies

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Generally, I think that women who are professional athletes and who are viewed as "sexy" in the public eye get more attention than other professional athletes. Sometimes, in fact, they get more attention than other women. Which makes the utter lack of female professional athletes on Maxim's Top 100 list both a little surprising, and given who did make the cut, a little appalling, honestly.

The merits (Marissa Miller at number one) and the demerits (Britney Spears at nineteen) have already been discussed, but seriously, where are the athletes here? The only two athletes that I counted, while doing detailed research that involved clicking on lots of photos, who could remotely qualify were Danica Patrick and Stacy Keibler-- a lady of the WWE -- unless you're willing to count Diora Baird because she decided to putt in a bikini.

These two ladies checked in at 91 and 89 overall, respectively. The problem with that? Well, besides the fact that they are the only athletes even remotely involved, there's also the issue of the ranking here. Because the difference between Danica and Jennifer Love Hewitt (20) is reversed and divisible by ten in non-crazy land.

I would also ask, if we're going to roll with early 90's throwbacks, where is Anna Kournikova? Britney and Christina Aguilera can make this list but not the Russian "tennis" "star"?
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Anna Rawson Loves Richard Branson, Roger Federer and Justin Timberlake

Posted: Feb 14th 2008 10:25PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, Women's Sports

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In a perfect world, the LPGA wouldn't need to glam up its image to lure viewers. And maybe we're not far off from that day, what with players like Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer attracting fans as much for their golfing abilities as their physical appearance. And who knows, maybe Anna Rawson is next.

Rawson, a professional model, earned her LPGA Tour card last December but has yet to tee it up this season. Anyway, here's a cream puff Q&A with ESPN First Take's Jay Crawford:



Amazingly, Crawford made it through the interview without uttering one sexist comment.*

* Allegations may not be true.

Get to Know the LPGA Tour's Newest Face: Anna Rawson

Posted: Dec 7th 2007 11:21PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, Women's Sports

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I mentioned earlier this week that Anna Rawson had earned her LPGA Tour card. In addition to being a professional golfer, Rawson is also a professional model, which should increase the number of men now attending LPGA Tour events by 3,000 percent. If this is the first you're hearing any of this, here's a little moving pictures bio to get you up to speed:


My favorite quote, via Par Golf Magazine: "Rawson is the best looking golfer since Nick Faldo exited the 18th hole for the last time." Um, okay. Whatever, as I wrote a few days ago, the LPGA has to be ecstatic about the possibility of drawing more fans to the game, and hopefully Rawson will be more than just a pretty face. Yeah, maybe she can combine stunning good looks and world class golf. You know, like that handsome devil, Faldo.
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