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Elizabeth Bauer
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Birthdate:
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3-15-1980
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Birthplace:
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Largo, FL
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Residence:
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Tampa, FL
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Rookie Year:
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2002
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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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Top 10:
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1
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Earnings:
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$ 61,050.00
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Professional
2002 Highlights
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Won the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year by 155 points over
Natalie Gulbis with six top-10 and 15 top-20 finishes, including
a tie for eighth at the Weetabix Women's British Open, her best
finish in a major championship.
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Posted her career-best finish at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Presented by ALLTEL, where she finished second.
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Recorded a career-low 65 at the State Farm Classic, where she tied
for fourth.
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2002 Stats (rank)
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Rds under par: 48/89 (11)
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Rds in the 60s: 28/89 (11)
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Birdies: 290 (12)
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Eagles: 6 (17)
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Greens in reg: 65.8% (35)
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Driving accuracy: 75.3% (28)
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Sand saves: 47.4% (13)
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Putting avg: 29.59 (34)
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Driving avg: 250.6 (69)
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Career Highlights
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In 2001, competed on the SBC Futures Tour, where she won four tournaments,
was named the Player and Rookie of the Year and set a single-season
earnings record of $84,529; earned exempt status for the 2002 LPGA
Tour season after finishing first on the SBC Futures Tour money
list.
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In 2000, turned professional.
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Amateur
Bauer was an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American from
1993-98. She won 17 AJGA events and was named AJGA Player of the Year
from 1997-98. Bauer was a two-time member of the U.S. Curtis Cup Team,
in 1998 and 2000. She was a member of the 1999 NCAA Championship team
at Duke University and was named an All-American in 1999-2000.
Personal
5'8", blond hair, blue eyes…Started playing golf at the age of 3…Credits
her late father, John, who was a teaching professional and her first golf
coach, and her mother, Chris, as the individuals most influencing her
career…Hobbies include fishing, going to the movies, shopping and reading…After
one attempt at the LPGA Qualifying Tournaments (2000), qualified for the
LPGA Tour by placing first on the 2001 SBC Futures Tour money list…Represents
Cleveland Golf, Tommy Hilfiger Golf, Callaway Golf, Rolex Watch U.S.A.
and DASANI bottled water (Coca-Cola Company).
Victories, Awards, Etc.
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LPGA Awards (1):
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2002 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.
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Major Championship History
The U.S. Women's Open became an LPGA major in 1950; the McDonald's LPGA
Championship Presented by AIG became a major in 1955; the Kraft Nabisco
Championship became a major in 1983; and the Weetabix Women's British
Open became a major championship in 2001. From 1979-2000 the LPGA's fourth
major was the du Maurier Classic. The Weetabix Women's British Open replaced
the du Maurier Classic in 2001. (KNC, Kraft Nabisco Championship; LPGA,
McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG; OPEN, U.S. Women's Open;
DM, du Maurier Classic)
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