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Beth Bader
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Height:
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5ft 10in
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Birthdate:
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8-30-1973
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Birthplace:
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Davenport, IA
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Residence:
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West Palm Beach, FL
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Rookie Year:
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2001
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Tour Status:
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Exempt
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2003 OVERVIEW
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Starts:
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13
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Earnings:
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$ 48,848.00
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Professional
2002 Highlights
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Posted a career-best finish at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, where
she tied for fifth and recorded a career-low 64 in the first round.
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2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 17/63 (100) Rds in the 60s: 8/63 (76) Birdies: 176 (72)
Eagles: 2 (89) Greens in reg: 56.9% (146) Driving accuracy: 60.9% (157)
Sand saves: 27.8% (147) Putting avg: 29.36 (19) Driving avg: 258.3 (26)
Career Highlights
• In 2001, best finish was a tie for 30th at the Williams Championship.
• In 2000, tied for ninth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn
exempt status for the 2001 season.
• From 1997-2000, competed on the Futures Tour, where she compiled three
top-10 finishes and 12 additional top-25 finishes.
• In 1997, turned professional..
Amateur
Bader began her golf career in Iowa, where she won the 1991 Iowa Junior
Open, 1991 Des Moines Open and 1992 Waterloo Junior Open. She continued
to build her resume with a win at the 1995 Quad City Women’s Amateur and
a runner-up finish at the Iowa Women’s Amateur. As a member and captain
of the Iowa State University (ISU) women’s golf team, Bader was a medalist
at the 1993 Northern Illinois Huskie Invitational and was the team’s most
valuable player in 1993-94. Bader also was a runner-up at the Big Eight
Championship and is the only player from ISU to earn All-Big Eight honors
for two years. In 1996, Bader was named ISU’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Personal
5’10", blondish-brown hair, blue eyes…Started playing golf at the
age of 12…Credits her mother and father as the individuals most influencing
her career…Enjoys mountain biking, reading and going to the beach… Qualified
for the Tour on her third attempt.
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