LPGA sex symbol Anna Rawson bares all

Well, almost all. The Anna Kournikova of golf talks fame, jealous playing partners, and her 'body' of work 

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LPGA pro and sex symbol Anna Rawson recently visited Flyers World Headquarters here in New York City. Too "busy" to accept my dinner invite (she's not into Hot Pockets and Natty Light), the charming 28-year-old Aussie and former model did take time to talk about her first full season on tour, jealous playing partners, and being better known for her body than her body of work.

Connell Barrett: In your first full year on the LPGA Tour, you have yet to finish in the top 10. You’ve been called golf’s answer to Anna Kournikova — all looks, no game. How much does that bother you? 
Anna Rawson: I don’t mind [the comparison]. She’s great. She’s gorgeous. She put [women’s] tennis on the map in a lot of ways. If I could do the same thing in golf, that would be great. But remember, I’m just starting on the LPGA. I wasn’t a child phenom. It will take time for my game to develop.

CB: You landed a GoDaddy.com endorsement deal. You’ve been outspoken on the subject of how the LPGA markets itself. You've modeled with fellow LPGA sex symbol Natalie Gulbis. What’s more important: winning or being famous? 
AR: Being successful is the most important thing, and winning comes along with that. I’m not someone who can only focus on golf. I’d be so bored. I have other interests. I need something else to focus on.

CB: Are other players on the women's tour jealous of the attention you get? 
AR: They were skeptical of me at first, but when they play with me, they say, “Oh, she’s got game.” Turns out, I’m not stuck up. I’m down to earth. I'm a nice person.

CB: What’s been your highpoint this year? 
AR: Shooting a course record 64 [at the CN Canadian Woman’s Open].

CB: Your most nerve-racking moment? 
AR: It happened the next morning in Canada, in the second round. I was leading, and I had to tee off on no. 10. The tee was at an unusual angle so that you had to hit over the crowd. There are 45,000 people there. I’m on the tee thinking, Don’t hit this woman in the head. Don’t kill anyone! I didn’t — I just missed the fairway — so that’s a good thing.

CB: What was the biggest surprise about life on the LPGA Tour?
AR: How difficult traveling is. At [The LPGA] State Farm Classic, I shot a 65 on Sunday, tied for 13th, and I made a great check. I got right in the car, drove two hours to St. Louis, flew to Maryland, got to the hotel at 1am Monday morning, and I thought, Where’s the champagne? This should be the greatest week of my life, and I’m so tired. Golf is a great job, but it’s still a job—a difficult job. 

Part 2: Anna Rawson dresses down golf's biggest fashion victims.

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