Katherine Kirk Explained

Katherine Kirk
Birth Date:	26 February 1982
Birth Place:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Residence:	Wichita, Kansas, U.S.^[1]
Spouse:	Tom Kirk (m. 2012)
College:	Pepperdine University (graduated 2003)
Yearpro:	2003
Tour:	LPGA Tour (joined 2004) ALPG Tour
Extour:	Futures Tour (2003)
Prowins:	11
Lpgawins:	3
Letwins:	1
Alpgwins:	6
Futwins:	2
Nabisco:	T8: 2009
Lpga:	T16: 2009
Wusopen:	T25: 2007
Wbritopen:	2nd: 2010
Evian:	T3: 2017
Award1:	Dinah Shore Award
Year1:	2003
Award2:	William and Mousie Powell Award
Year2:	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.

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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

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*|align=right|69-67-68-68=272|align=center|–16|5 strokes| Tamie Durdin|-|align=center|5|align=right|14 Jan 2011|Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic|align=right|65-66=131|align=center|–10|2 strokes| Stephanie Na|-|align=center|6|align=right|17 Jan 2011|Mount Broughton Classic|align=right|68-66=134|align=center|–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 ($) 1 1 Jun 2003 Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic 71-70-69=210 –6 Playoff Ju Kim 9,800 2 8 Jun 2003 Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic 66-66-73=205 –11 1 stroke Isabelle Beisiegel 8,400 Source:^[7] ^[8] Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2019. Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Chevron Championship T58 T66 T38 T8 T24 69 T20 U.S. Women's Open CUT 51 CUT T25 T42 CUT T41 CUT T57 Women's PGA Championship T72 CUT T62 CUT T16 T34 T57 T51 Women's British Open T50 CUT CUT T48 T40 2 T33 Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Chevron Championship CUT CUT T46 CUT T17 T7 CUT U.S. Women's Open CUT T49 CUT T48 CUT T34 CUT Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T46 T59 CUT CUT T54 CUT CUT The Evian Championship ^ T15 T36 T3 T10 T30 NT CUT Women's British Open T22 T63 CUT CUT T22 CUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 9 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 13 8 Totals 0 1 1 2 4 13 67 40 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2009 British Open – 2011 LPGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times) LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings ($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank 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 official through 2022 season^[9] Futures Tour summary 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, 2018 The Queens (representing Australia): 2015, 2016, 2017 External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: LPGA . LPGA 2013 Player Guide . 23 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003745/http://interactivepdf.uniflip.com/2/80257/292991/pub/ . 5 March 2016 .
2. Web site: Katherine Kirk – Bio . LPGA . 23 August 2015.
3. News: Marriage makes for happy Hull . Sunshine Coast Daily . 30 January 2013 . 23 August 2015 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201183045/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/marriage-makes-for-happy-hull/1735975/ . dead .
4. News: Katherine Hull wins Canadian Women's Open . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2008 . 12 October 2010.
5. Web site: Katherine Kirk – Stats . LPGA . 23 August 2015.
6. Web site: Order of Merit – ALPG – 2008/2009 . 23 August 2015.
7. Web site: Canadians on Tour . BC Golf News . Sharpe . Barry . 2 June 2003 . 3 June 2012.
8. Web site: News Release . Futures Golf Tour . 9 June 2003 . 3 June 2012.
9. Web site: Katherine Kirk – Results . LPGA . 1 December 2022.