Lorie Kane

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox golfer Lorie Kane, Template:Post-nominals (born December 19, 1964) is a Canadian 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.<ref>Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada</ref><ref>Kane Presenter Order of Canada</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> In 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kane was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and is a graduate of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Amateur wins

  • 1991 Mexico International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 6, 2000 Michelob Light Classic −11 (68-66-71=205) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Kristi Albers
2 Oct 1, 2000 New Albany Golf Classic −11 (74-67-68-68=277) Playoff Template:Flagicon Mi-Hyun Kim
3 Nov 5, 2000 Mizuno Classic −12 (70-68-66=204) Playoff Template:Flagicon Sophie Gustafson
4 Feb 10, 2001 LPGA Takefuji Classic −11 (70-69-66=205) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–7)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1997 State Farm Rail Classic Template:Flagicon Cindy Figg-Currier
Template:Flagicon Kris Tschetter
Figg-Currier won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1997 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Template:Flagicon Pat Hurst
Template:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam
Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated by par on first hole
3 1999 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Template:Flagicon Rachel Hetherington Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 1999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic Template:Flagicon Sherri Steinhauer Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
5 2000 New Albany Golf Classic Template:Flagicon Mi-Hyun Kim Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 2000 Mizuno Classic Template:Flagicon Sophie Gustafson Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic Template:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 2003 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Template:Flagicon Jennifer Rosales
Template:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam
Template:Flagicon Rachel Teske
Teske won with birdie on third extra hole
9 2004 Safeway Classic Template:Flagicon Hee-Won Han Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Legends Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Aug 7, 2011 Wendy's Charity Challenge −7 (65) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Rosie Jones, Template:Flagicon Kris Tschetter
2 Sep 28, 2013 The Legends Championship −3 (71-70-72=213) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Laurie Rinker, Template:Flagicon Val Skinner
3 Apr 17, 2016 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial −1 (72-71=143) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Jane Crafter, Template:Flagicon Barb Mucha
4 May 9, 2016 Legends at Stoney Point −1 (77) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Michelle McGann
5 Aug 6, 2018 Wendy's Charity Classic −16 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Christa Johnson

Results in LPGA majors

Kane at 2007 LPGA Championship
Tournament 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18 T29 T35
LPGA Championship T16 T30 T26 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T48 T19 4 T17
du Maurier Classic ^ CUT CUT CUT T67 T36 T30 CUT T6 T5
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T42 T9 T39 T35 8 T58 CUT
LPGA Championship T12 T33 T34 T49 T46 CUT T62 T40 CUT T64
U.S. Women's Open T7 T18 T22 T29 T4 T24 CUT
Women's British Open T46 CUT T19 CUT T58 T6 CUT
Tournament 2011 2012 2013
Kraft Nabisco Championship T79
LPGA Championship T57 CUT T58
U.S. Women's Open 63 CUT
Women's British Open T43 CUT
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. Template:Legend Template:Legend CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 10
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 2 3 8 13 11
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 13
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 5
du Maurier Classic 0 0 0 1 2 2 9 5
Totals 0 0 0 2 8 17 59 44
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2000 U.S. Women's Open – 2002 U.S. Women's Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1999 U.S. Women's Open – 1999 du Maurier)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • World Cup (representing Canada): 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Handa Cup (representing World team): 2010, 2011, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015

References

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