Jody Anschutz
Professional golfer

Jody Anschutz

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10 October 1962
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Introduction

Jody Anschutz (born October 18, 1962) is an American professional golfer. She competed as Jody Rosenthal prior to marrying Fred Anschutz on October 14, 1989.
Rosenthal was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended the University of Tulsa. As an amateur she won the 1984 British Ladies Amateur and played for the United States in the 1984 Curtis Cup. Her debut season on the LPGA Tour was 1986 and she won Rookie of the Year honors. In her second season she won two tournaments including the du Maurier Classic, which was then one of the LPGA's major championships, and finished in the top ten in the other three majors on her way to fifth in the money list. From that time on however her career followed a downwards trajectory. She did not win again and did not make the top one hundred on the money list after 1992. She last played on the LPGA Tour in 2002.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 10, 1987 United Virginia Bank Golf Classic −7 (71-72-66=209) 1 stroke United States Cindy Hill
2 Jul 12, 1987 du Maurier Classic −16 (68-70-68-66=272) 2 strokes Japan Ayako Okamoto

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1991 Northgate Computer Classic United States Beth Daniel
United States Cindy Rarick
Rarick won with birdie on third extra hole
Anschutz eliminated with par on first hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
1987 du Maurier Classic −16 (68-70-68-66=272) 2 strokes Japan Ayako Okamoto

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1984 (winners)
  • Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1984 (winners)