ABOUT

Full Name: Rachel Alexandra Larson

Hometown: Longmont, Colorado

Favorite band: Anberlin.

Favorite food: Anything Greek, Indian or breakfast food.

Favorite movies: Because I Said So; The Blind Side; Slumdog Millionaire; Sex & The City; Into the Wild; Juno; Seabiscuit; Wizard of Oz; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Favorite TV shows: Brothers & Sisters; The West Wing; One Tree Hill; Gossip Girl; Rob & Big; Justified; The Office 

Favorite books:  The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Amiee Bender; Peace Like A River by Leif Enger; Golf's Sacred Journey by Dr. David Cook; Payne Stewart by Tracey Stewart; Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong; Half Broke Horses by Jannette Walls; The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

Hobbies: reading, running, taking pictures, watching movies, Jeopardy, yoga, church, shopping, traveling, getting together with family, trivia.


GOLF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
  • Competed in the 2009 USGA US Women's Amateur
  • Competed in the 2009 USGA US Women's State Team Championship -- Top-10 as an individual/team
  • Recorded 15, Top-20 finishes for the University of Memphis
  • Two-time member of All-Conference USA Third Team -- 2007 & 2008
  • Member of the 2007 C-USA Conference Championship Team
  • Earned an automatic team bid to 2007 NCAA Regionals
  • University of Memphis Women's Golf Team Captain 2008 & 2009
  • 2005 Colorado 5A State Individual Champion
  • Member of 4-time 5A State Championship Team (2002-2005) -- St. Vrain Unified/Skyline HS
  • 2004 CWGA Jr. Match Play Champion 

    ACADEMIC HONORS:
    • Graduated cum laude with a BA in History
    • Two-time NGCA Division I All-Scholar Team -- 2006 & 2007
    • Two-time C-USA All-Academic Team -- 2007 & 2008

    OTHER HONORS:
    • Voted Memphis' favorite female athlete in 2008
    • Served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee as secretary ('06) & Vice President ('07-'09)