Rosie Jones
Rosie Jones was born November 13, 1959. Early in her amateur career, she won the New Mexico Junior Championship three consecutive years and in 1979 was the New Mexico State Champion. In 1981, while in her fourth year of varsity golf at Ohio State University she was honored as All-American.Her first professional win was at the Rail Charity Golf Classic in 1987. The following year she captured the USX Golf Classic Title, Nestle World Championship and the Santa Barbara Open. In 1990, she was on her first of seven U.S. Solheim Cup Teams, to date.
As Ms. Jones’ career continued to soar she won the Rochester International in 1991, the Pinewild Women’s Championship in 1995 and the LPGA Corning Classic in 1996 and 1997. Again in 1998, she won the Wegman’s Rochester International. In 1999, she was the Firstar LPGA Classic Champion and won the Kathy Ireland Championship in 2001.
While on the 2002 U.S. Solheim Cup Team, Ms. Jones was elated to sink the winning putt, securing a long overdue U.S. victory.
Her most recent win was in 2003, where she was the Asahi Ryokuken International Champion.Ms. Jones has been battling persistent back pain, caused by a herniated disc, leading her to announce her plans to retire. However, she experienced a very successful 2005 with 8 Top Ten finishes.
To date, Ms. Jones is 6th on the LPGA Career Money List, with 13 LPGA wins.