Katherine Kirk

Katherine Kirk
— Golfer —
Hull-Kirk at the 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1982-02-26) 26 February 1982 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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	10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Ladies European Tour	1
ALPG Tour	6
Symetra Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration	T8: 2009
Women's PGA C'ship	T16: 2009
U.S. Women's Open	T25: 2007
Women's British Open	2nd: 2010
Evian Championship	T15: 2013
Achievements and awards
Dinah Shore Award	2003

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.

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 (10)

LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Aug 2008	CN Canadian Women's Open	71-65-72-67=277	–11	1 stroke	Se Ri Pak
2	10 Oct 2010	Navistar LPGA Classic	68-67-67-67=269	–19	1 stroke	Brittany Lincicome

ALPG Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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

Futures Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
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

Source:^[7]^[8]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
ANA Inspiration	DNP	DNP	T58	T66	DNP	T38	T8	T24	69	T20
Women's PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T72	CUT	T62	CUT	T16	T34	T57	T51
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	51	CUT	DNP	T25	T42	CUT	T41	CUT	T57
Women's British Open	DNP	T50	CUT	DNP	CUT	T48	T40	2	DNP	T33

Tournament	2013	2014	2015
ANA Inspiration	CUT	CUT	T46
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T49	CUT
Women's British Open	T22	DNP	DNP
The Evian Championship ^	T15	T36	DNP

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
ANA Inspiration	0	0	1	3	10	8
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	11	6
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	1	12	6
Women's British Open	1	1	1	2	8	6
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	1	2	2
Totals	1	1	2	8	43	28

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2009 British Open – 2011 LPGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2003	4	3	0	0	0	T22	13,767	n/a	73.91
2004	18	13	0	0	2	6	156,760	69	71.86	42
2005	24	14	0	1	2	2	201,676	55	73.90	104
2006	22	5	0	0	0	T34	20,359	146	75.08	152
2007	24	15	0	0	2	T9	187,008	60	72.90	48
2008	30	22	1	1	8	1	1,045,619	13	71.51	17
2009	25	20	0	1	3	2	461,820	27	71.67	27
2010	18	15	1	1	4	1	793,412	12	71.40	20
2011	18	13	0	0	1	T6	137,884	60	73.23	74
2012	26	21	0	1	3	2	376,192	37	72.44	53
2013	26	17	0	0	1	T8	223,138	56	72.35	59
2014	26	21	0	0	2	T4	265,743	60	72.09	61
2015	21	9	0	0	0	T16	55,312	108	73.08	111

official through 22 November 2015^[9]

Futures Tour summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2003	10	9	2	4	1	27,614	9	71.64	5

joined in late May at mid-season

Team appearances

Amateur

Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2002 (winners)

Professional

Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2008 (winners)
International Crown (representing Australia): 2014
The Queens (representing Australia): 2015

References

1 2 "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
1 2 3 "Katherine Kirk – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ "Profile of Tom and Katherine Kirk". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ "Katherine Hull wins Canadian Women's Open". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
↑ "Katherine Kirk – Stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ "Order of Merit – ALPG – 2008/2009". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ Sharpe, Barry (2 June 2003). "Canadians on Tour". BC Golf News. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
↑ "News Release" (PDF). Futures Golf Tour. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
↑ "Katherine Kirk stats". LPGA. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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