Lorie Kane

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Lorie Kane
Lorie Chicos3.jpg
Kane in April 2016
Personal information
Born (1964-12-19) December 19, 1964 (age 59)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S. and Charlottetown, PEI
Career
College Acadia University
Turned professional1993
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1996)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
Other7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 8th: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship T12: 2001
U.S. Women's Open 4th/T4: 1999, 2005
du Maurier Classic T5: 2000
Women's British Open T6: 2006
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award
1998
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
2000
Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame
2015

Lorie Kane, CM (born December 19, 1964, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA Tour in 1996 and has four career victories and 99 top-10 finishes on the tour. She won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award in 2000 and became a member of the Order of Canada at a ceremony in December 2006. [1] [2] Kane was the second Canadian to have multiple wins on the LPGA circuit in one season, in 2000, after Sandra Post performed the feat twice, in 1978 and 1979. The next person to do so was Brooke Henderson, in 2016. [3] In 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. [4] In May 2020 it was announced that she would be awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020-2021. [5]

Contents

Kane is a graduate of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 6, 2000 Michelob Light Classic −11 (68-66-71=205)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Albers
2Oct 1, 2000 New Albany Golf Classic −11 (74-67-68-68=277)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim
3Nov 5, 2000 Mizuno Classic −12 (70-68-66=204)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
4Feb 10, 2001 LPGA Takefuji Classic −11 (70-69-66=205)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–7)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11997 State Farm Rail Classic Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Figg-Currier
Flag of the United States.svg Kris Tschetter
Figg-Currier won with birdie on first extra hole
21997 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Flag of the United States.svg Pat Hurst
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated by par on first hole
31999 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Hetherington Lost to birdie on first extra hole
41999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
52000 New Albany Golf Classic Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim Won with birdie on first extra hole
62000 Mizuno Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson Won with birdie on first extra hole
72002 LPGA Takefuji Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on first extra hole
82003 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Flag of the Philippines.svg Jennifer Rosales
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Teske
Teske won with birdie on third extra hole
92004 Safeway Classic Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Han Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Legends Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Aug 7, 2011 Wendy's Charity Challenge−7 (65)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones, Flag of the United States.svg Kris Tschetter
2Sep 28, 2013 The Legends Championship−3 (71-70-72=213)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Rinker, Flag of the United States.svg Val Skinner
3Apr 17, 2016 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial−1 (72-71=143)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of the United States.svg Jane Crafter, Flag of the United States.svg Barb Mucha
4May 9, 2016Legends at Stoney Point−1 (77)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michelle McGann
5Aug 6, 2018 Wendy's Charity Classic−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Christa Johnson

Results in LPGA majors

Kane at 2007 LPGA Championship 2007 LPGA Championship - Lorie Kane (1).jpg
Kane at 2007 LPGA Championship
Tournament199119931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18T29T35
LPGA Championship T16T30T26CUT
U.S. Women's Open T48T194T17
du Maurier Classic ^CUTCUTCUTT67T36T30CUTT6T5
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T42T9T39T358T58CUT
LPGA Championship T12T33T34T49T46CUTT62T40CUTT64
U.S. Women's Open T7T18T22T29T4T24CUT
Women's British Open T46CUTT19CUTT58T6CUT
Tournament201120122013
Kraft Nabisco Championship T79
LPGA Championship T57CUTT58
U.S. Women's Open 63CUT
Women's British Open T43CUT
The Evian Championship ^^

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship 0000231110
U.S. Women's Open 0002381311
Women's PGA Championship 0000021713
The Evian Championship 00000000
Women's British Open 00001295
du Maurier Classic 00012295
Totals00028175944

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada
  2. Kane Presenter Order of Canada
  3. Sportsnet Central. 4 July 2016. Rogers Sportsnet.
  4. "Lorie Kane – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame". Golf Canada.
  5. "| Class of 2020/21".