Career overview

Hetherington was born in Port Macquarie, Australia. One of the greatest golfers to come out of Australia, she had a very impressive career as an amateur. She was the New South Wales Junior Champion from 1989-92. In 1992, she won the New South Wales Amateur Open and the Tasmanian Amateur Open.

Hetherington joined the LPGA Tour in 1997, making the cut in 25 of the 28 tournaments she played that year. Her greatest year to date was 2003, when she won twice (earning back-to-back titles for the second time in her career), finished in the top ten 11 times and earned over $900,000 in prize money. She has won 8 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the last coming in 2003.

Hetherington married former Australian Test cricketer Greg Ritchie in January 2009. Both Hetherington and Ritchie live in Florida, United States. She is active in promoting awareness for breast cancer research.

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Sep 1998	First Union Betsy King Classic	−14 (69-66-70-69=274)	Playoff	Annika Sörenstam
2	25 Apr 1999	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	−12 (67-67-70=204)	Playoff	Lorie Kane
3	2 May 1999	City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic	−7 (69-68=137)	1 stroke	Helen Alfredsson Leta Lindley Karrie Webb
4	16 Jun 2001	Evian Masters1	−15 (71-68-66-68=273)	1 stroke	Maria Hjorth
5	17 Mar 2002	PING Banner Health	−7 (70-69-71-71=281)	Playoff	Annika Sörenstam
6	14 Jul 2002	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	−14 (67-73-64-66=270)	2 strokes	Beth Bauer
7	15 Jun 2003	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	−12 (70-65-69=204)	Playoff	Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam
8	22 Jun 2003	Wegmans Rochester LPGA	−11 (69-68-72-68=277)	4 strokes	Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (4-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1998	First Union Betsy King Classic	Annika Sörenstam	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1999	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	Lori Kane	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2000	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	2002	PING Banner Health	Annika Sörenstam	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5	2003	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

• 1995 Maredo German Open, La Manga Spanish Open
• 2001 Evian Masters1

Other wins (1)

• 2000 Women's World Cup of Golf (with Karrie Webb)

1 Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

Team appearances

Professional

• World Cup (representing Australia): 2005, 2006
• The Queens (representing Australia): 2015

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