BETH BAUER

Birthdate: March 15, 1980

Birthplace: Largo, Fla.

Age: 26 Ht: 5'8"

Home: Tampa, Fla.

College: Duke

Turned Professional: 2000

Joined LPGA Tour: 2002

LPGA Tour Wins: None

Player Notes: Professional

2005 Highlights

• Best finish of the season was a tie for 19th at the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta.

• Carded a season-low 69 during the second round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic.

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 9/44 (110) Rds in the 60s: 1/44 (144) Birdies: 92 (136)

Eagles: 2 (61) Greens in reg: 58.5% (136) Driving accuracy: 69.1% (115)

Sand saves: 33.3 % (103) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (87) Driving avg: 236.3 (139)

2004 Highlights

• Posted her season-best finish at the State Farm Classic, where she tied for 24th.

• Carded a season-low 66 in the first round of the Longs Drugs Challenge.

• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament where she tied for 12th to earn exempt status for the 2005 season.

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 20/73 (93) Rds in the 60s: 8/73 (104) Birdies: 209 (59)

Eagles: 2 (109) Greens in reg: 62.9% (94) Driving accuracy: 69.7% (89)

Sand saves: 38.5% (53) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (53) Driving avg: 244 (124)

2003 Highlights

• Recorded her season-best finish at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, where she tied for fifth.

• Posted a career-low 62 during the third round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, tying the LPGA record for lowest third round in history.

2003 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 19/76 (99) Rds in the 60s: 7/76 (119) Birdies: 204 (55)

Eagles: 6 (20) Greens in reg: 59% (143) Driving accuracy: 63.7% (128)

Sand saves: 42% (34) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (37) Driving avg: 245.6 (111)

2002 Highlights

• 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.

• Posted her career-best finish at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, where she finished second.

• Recorded a career-low 65 at the State Farm Classic, where she tied for fourth.

2002 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 48/89 (11) Rds in the 60s: 28/89 (11) Birdies: 290 (12)

Eagles: 6 (17) Greens in reg: 65.8% (35) Driving accuracy: 75.3% (28)

Sand saves: 47.4% (13) Putting avg: 29.59 (34) Driving avg: 250.6 (69)

• 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.

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

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.