Katherine Kirk | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 26 February 1982||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
Sporting nationality | Australia | ||||
Residence | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. [1] | ||||
Spouse | Tom Kirk (m. 2012) | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Pepperdine University (graduated 2003) | ||||
Turned professional | 2003 | ||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2004) ALPG Tour | ||||
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2003) | ||||
Professional wins | 11 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
LPGA Tour | 3 | ||||
Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||
ALPG Tour | 6 | ||||
Symetra Tour | 2 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
Chevron Championship | T8: 2009 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T16: 2009 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | T25: 2007 | ||||
Women's British Open | 2nd: 2010 | ||||
Evian Championship | T3: 2017 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Katherine Kirk [2] (born 26 February 1982) is a professional golfer from Australia, currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the ALPG Tour. She played under her maiden name, Katherine Hull, until her marriage to Tom Kirk on 2 August 2012 [3] and also under the name Katherine Hull-Kirk.
Hull began playing golf at age 12 in her native Australia. She attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where she was an All-American in 2002–03 and was the NCAA Player of the Year in 2003. She collected eight collegiate wins during her career. Hull graduated from college in 2003 with a degree in Sports Administration. [1]
After graduating from college in 2003, Hull turned professional, playing on the Duramed Futures Tour. She won her first two events as a professional, the Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic, and the Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic the next week. She finished tied for 42nd at the final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2003 to earn non-exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2004. In 2006, Hull won two events on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour (ALPG), and also earned full playing privileges on the LGPA Tour for 2007 after returning to the LPGA Qualifying Tour [2]
Hull's breakout year as a professional was 2008. She earned her first win on the LPGA Tour at the Canadian Women's Open [4] and went on to record eight top-10 finishes during the season, [2] including seven top 10s in her last ten events played. She finished 13th on the official LPGA money list. [5]
She opened the 2009 season with a win in the ANZ Ladies Masters, a tournament co-sanctioned by the ALPG and the Ladies European Tour and finished on top of the Order of Merit for 2008/09 on the ALPG. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 17 Aug 2008 | CN Canadian Women's Open | 71-65-72-69=277 | –11 | 1 stroke | Se Ri Pak |
2 | 10 Oct 2010 | Navistar LPGA Classic | 68-67-67-67=269 | –19 | 1 stroke | Brittany Lincicome |
3 | 9 Jul 2017 | Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic | 68-63-65-70=266 | –22 | 1 stroke | Ashleigh Buhai |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 20 Feb 2005 | Titanium Enterprises ALPG Players Championship | 69-69-70=208 | –8 | 3 strokes | Lynnette Brooky |
2 | 20 Nov 2005 | Eden Country Club Pro-Am | 66 | –6 | 1 stroke | Tamara Johns |
3 | 25 Nov 2005 | Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic | 71-66=137 | –9 | 5 strokes | Tamara Johns |
4 | 8 Feb 2009 | ANZ Ladies Masters * | 69-67-68-68=272 | –16 | 5 strokes | Tamie Durdin |
5 | 14 Jan 2011 | Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic | 65-66=131 | –10 | 2 strokes | Stephanie Na |
6 | 17 Jan 2011 | Mount Broughton Classic | 68-66=134 | –10 | 3 strokes | Vicky Thomas |
* Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 1 Jun 2003 | Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic | 71-70-69=210 | –6 | Playoff | Ju Kim | 9,800 |
2 | 8 Jun 2003 | Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic | 66-66-73=205 | –11 | 1 stroke | Isabelle Beisiegel | 8,400 |
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Chevron Championship | T58 | T66 | T38 | T8 | T24 | 69 | T20 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | 51 | CUT | T25 | T42 | CUT | T41 | CUT | T57 | |
Women's PGA Championship | T72 | CUT | T62 | CUT | T16 | T34 | T57 | T51 | ||
Women's British Open | T50 | CUT | CUT | T48 | T40 | 2 | T33 |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T46 | CUT | T17 | T7 | CUT | |||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T49 | CUT | T48 | CUT | T34 | CUT | |||
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T46 | T59 | CUT | CUT | T54 | CUT | CUT |
The Evian Championship ^ | T15 | T36 | T3 | T10 | T30 | NT | CUT | |||
Women's British Open | T22 | T63 | CUT | CUT | T22 | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 40 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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2003 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 13,767 | n/a | 73.91 | |
2004 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 156,760 | 69 | 71.86 | 42 |
2005 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 201,676 | 55 | 73.90 | 104 |
2006 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 20,359 | 146 | 75.08 | 152 |
2007 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T9 | 187,008 | 60 | 72.90 | 48 |
2008 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1,045,619 | 13 | 71.51 | 17 |
2009 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 461,820 | 27 | 71.67 | 27 |
2010 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 793,412 | 12 | 71.40 | 20 |
2011 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 137,884 | 60 | 73.23 | 74 |
2012 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 376,192 | 37 | 72.44 | 53 |
2013 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 223,138 | 56 | 72.35 | 59 |
2014 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 265,743 | 60 | 72.09 | 61 |
2015 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 55,312 | 108 | 73.08 | 111 |
2016 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 70,621 | 110 | 72.27 | 78 |
2017 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 678,831 | 29 | 71.56 | 63 |
2018 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 310,212 | 64 | 71.63 | 61 |
2019 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 350,857 | 57 | 71.13 | 41 |
2020 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T6 | 295,584 | 39 | 71.35 | 29 |
2021 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 143,655 | 94 | 71.33 | 67 |
2022 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 26,917 | 168 | 72.71 | 134 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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2003 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27,614 | 9 | 71.64 | 5 |
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