Katherine Kirk

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Katherine Kirk
Katherine Hull-Kirk infobox crop.JPG
Hull-Kirk at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1982-02-26) 26 February 1982 (age 43)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Wichita, Kansas, U.S. [1]
SpouseTom Kirk (m. 2012)
Career
College Pepperdine University (graduated 2003)
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2004)
ALPG Tour
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (2003)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour1
ALPG Tour6
Epson Tour2
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
Dinah Shore Award2003
William and Mousie
Powell Award
2017

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.

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Amateur career

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]

Professional career

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]

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Aug 2008 CN Canadian Women's Open 71-65-72-69=277–111 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
210 Oct 2010 Navistar LPGA Classic 68-67-67-67=269–191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lincicome
39 Jul 2017 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic 68-63-65-70=266–221 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Buhai

ALPG Tour (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Feb 2005 Titanium Enterprises ALPG Players Championship 69-69-70=208–83 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Lynnette Brooky
220 Nov 2005 Eden Country Club Pro-Am 66–61 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tamara Johns
325 Nov 2005 Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic 71-66=137–95 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tamara Johns
48 Feb 2009 ANZ Ladies Masters *69-67-68-68=272–165 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tamie Durdin
514 Jan 2011 Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic 65-66=131–102 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Na
617 Jan 2011 Mount Broughton Classic 68-66=134–103 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicky Thomas

* Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour

Futures Tour (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
11 Jun 2003 Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic 71-70-69=210–6Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Ju Kim 9,800
28 Jun 2003Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic66-66-73=205–111 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isabelle Beisiegel 8,400

Source: [7] [8]

Results in LPGA majors

Hull during HSBC Womens Championship, 2009 HSBC-2009-SINGAPORE-Hull.jpg
Hull during HSBC Womens Championship, 2009

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Chevron Championship T58T66T38T8T2469T20
U.S. Women's Open CUT51CUTT25T42CUTT41CUTT57
Women's PGA Championship T72CUTT62CUTT16T34T57T51
Women's British Open T50CUTCUTT48T402T33
Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Chevron Championship CUTCUTT46CUTT17T7CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT49CUTT48CUTT34CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTT46T59CUTCUTT54CUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^T15T36T3T10T30NTCUT
Women's British Open T22T63CUTCUTT22CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 0000251410
U.S. Women's Open 000001168
Women's PGA Championship 000001189
The Evian Championship 00112365
Women's British Open 010113138
Totals01124136740

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2003 430000T2213,767n/a73.91
2004 181300026156,7606971.8642
2005 241401022201,6765573.90104
2006 2250000T3420,35914675.08152
2007 24150002T9187,0086072.9048
2008 3022110811,045,6191371.5117
2009 252001032461,8202771.6727
2010 181511041793,4121271.4020
2011 18130001T6137,8846073.2374
2012 262101032376,1923772.4453
2013 26170001T8223,1385672.3559
2014 26210002T4265,7436072.0961
2015 2190000T1655,31210873.08111
2016 1790000T2170,62111072.2778
2017 241710131678,8312971.5663
2018 272000024310,2126471.6361
2019 27180001T5350,8575771.1341
2020 15110004T6295,5843971.3529
2021 23160000T25143,6559471.3367
2022 1040000T2126,91716872.71134

Futures Tour summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
WinsTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
200310924127,614971.645

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. 1 2 "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Katherine Kirk – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Marriage makes for happy Hull". Sunshine Coast Daily. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Katherine Hull wins Canadian Women's Open". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. "Katherine Kirk – Stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. "Order of Merit – ALPG – 2008/2009" . Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. Sharpe, Barry (2 June 2003). "Canadians on Tour". BC Golf News. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. "News Release" (PDF). Futures Golf Tour. 9 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  9. "Katherine Kirk – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 1 December 2022.