Karen Pearce

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Karen Pearce
Personal information
Born (1968-09-19) 19 September 1968 (age 56)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s) WPGA Tour of Australasia
LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
LPGA Futures Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
ALPG Tour5
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Women's PGA C'ship T42: 2002
du Maurier Classic T46: 2000
Women's British Open CUT: 2001

Karen Pearce (born 19 September 1968) is an Australian professional golfer who has played on the WPGA Tour of Australasia, Ladies European Tour, and the LPGA Tour. [1]

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Career

Pearce had success as an amateur golfer and won the 1984 Queensland Foursomes Championship with Faye Payne. [2] In 1988, she won the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship, beating Tracie Hale 5 and 3 in the final. [3]

Pearce turned professional in 1990 and later joined the Ladies European Tour. In 1998, she finished 4th at the McDonald's WPGA Championship at Gleneagles, and 8th at the Evian Masters. In 2000, she finished tied 3rd at the Waterford Crystal Ladies' Irish Open, six strokes behind winner Sophie Gustafson of Sweden. [4] In 2002, she finished solo 6th at the Women's Australian Open.[ citation needed ]

Pearce played on the LPGA Tour between 1999 and 2004, where she made the cut at two different majors, the du Maurier Classic and the Women's PGA Championship. In 2000, she finished 12th at the Australian Ladies Masters, and in 2003 finished 14th at the State Farm Rail Classic. She also secured two titles on the LPGA Futures Tour, in 1997 and 2000. [1] Over her LPGA Tour career, she started in 91 events and collected $226,945 in official prize money. [5]

Between 2000 and 2023, Pearce won five titles in pro-am events on the WPGA Tour of Australasia. [6] [7]

Pearce retired from full-time professional golf after the 2004 season, and later became a prominent player in Australian senior women's tennis. [7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

Futures Tour wins (2)

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20002001200220032004
du Maurier Classic^T46
Women's British Open^CUT
Women's PGA Championship T42T69

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

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References

  1. 1 2 "Karen Pearce". Golfdata. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Members of Note". Brisbane and District Ladies Golf Association. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Ramsay, Jim (23 July 1988). "Sandy Hollow golfer thrilled by call-up". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 63. Retrieved 17 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2000 Waterford Crystal Irish Open - Final Result". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile Karen Pearce". WPGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Pearce rolls back the clock in winning Moss Vale Women's Classic". WPGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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