Rachel Kuehn (born June 6, 2001) is an American amateur golfer.
| Rachel Kuehn | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | June 10, 2001 Asheville, North Carolina | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Wake Forest University | ||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||||
| Evian Championship | T58: 2024 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Early life and family
editKuehn was born 2001 in Asheville, North Carolina to an athletic family. Her grandfather Jack Corrie represented Venezuela in the 1958 Eisenhower Trophy and played golf and basketball at MIT. Her mother, Brenda Corrie-Kuehn, was a Hall of Fame golfer at Wake Forest and represented both her native Dominican Republic and the USA in the Espirito Santo Trophy a total of four times, as well as two Curtis Cups. Her father, Eric, and two uncles were Division I baseball players. Her brother Corrie played collegiate golf at Rhodes College.[1] Kuehn herself was a state champion in tennis before focusing on golf.[2]
Her mother, Brenda, had an accomplished amateur career and twice claimed medalist honors in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (1995 and 1996). She appeared in the U.S. Women's Amateur 16 times, in the U.S. Women's Open 9 times and was runner-up at the Women's Mid-Amateur in 1995. She secured the clinching point in the 1998 Curtis Cup.[3] She made headlines in the 2001 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles by playing while eight months pregnant with Rachel. Brenda felt a contraction while hitting her tee shot on the 11th hole during the opening round, and eight days later delivered her daughter.[4]
Amateur career
editKuehn appeared in the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy for the Dominican Republic alongside her mother. She also represented the Dominican Republic at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru.[5]
Kuehn was enrolled at Wake Forest University 2019–2024 and played golf with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's golf team. She was All-American every season and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year back-to-back in 2022 and 2023.[1] Kuehn's victory in the 2019 Annika Intercollegiate made her part of the first mother-daughter duo in program history to claim individual titles, and in 2024 the first such duo to win the ACC Women's Golf Championship.[6]
In 2020, Kuehn won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2. and reached the round of 16 in the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 2021, Kuehn earned medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur, shooting a five-under 67 at Westchester Country Club for a six-under 138 total, two shots better than Kennedy Pedigo.[4]
Kuehn appeared on the victorious American team at the 2021 Curtis Cup at Conwy Golf Club in Wales, where she defeated Scotland's Louise Duncan to secure the winning point.[7] She again secured the clinching point in the 2022 Curtis Cup, when she closed out Caleb McGinty 2 and 1.[8]
Playing for the United States, Kuehn earned the silver medal at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy in France together with Rachel Heck and Rose Zhang.[9]
Amateur wins
edit- 2015 PKBGT Invitational
- 2017 CGA Carolinas Amateur Championship, Bubba Conlee Tournament
- 2019 Annika Intercollegiate
- 2020 North and South Women's Amateur, Ladies National Golf Association Amateur
- 2021 Palmetto Intercollegiate, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite
- 2022 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Jackson T. Stephens Cup Stroke
- 2023 Valspar Augusta Invitational
- 2024 ACC Women's Golf Championship, NCAA DI Bermuda Run Regional
Source:[10]
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the Dominican Republic): 2018
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 2022, 2023
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2021 (winners), 2022, 2024
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2020, 2021 (winners), 2022, 2023 (winners), 2024 (winners)
Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Women's Golf Roster: Rachel Kuehn". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Shefter, David (March 16, 2021). "Rising Star: Wake Forest All-American Rachel Kuehn". USGA. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (June 10, 2022). "Rachel Kuehn celebrates 21st birthday at Merion by going 2–0 with mom Brenda, a former Curtis Cup star, by her side". Golfweek. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Herrington, Ryan (August 3, 2021). "Rachel Kuehn, U.S. Women's Amateur medalist, made headlines in a USGA event before she was born". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Brenda Corrie Kuehn Continues Family Tradition at WATC". Wake Forest University Athletics. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Rachel Kuehn Biography". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Tysiac, Ashley (September 3, 2021). "Like mother, like daughter: Ex-Asheville School golfer Rachel Kuehn shines at Curtis Cup". Citizen Times. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "USA retains Curtis Cup". Golf Australia. June 13, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Leonard, Todd (August 27, 2022). "U.S. charge comes up short as Sweden women win World Amateur Team title". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rachel Kuehn". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 16, 2024.