Lorie Kane Explained

Lorie Kane
Birth Date:19 December 1964
Birth Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height:5 ft 6 in
Residence:Orlando, Florida, U.S. and Charlottetown, PEI
College:Acadia University
Yearpro:1993
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 1996)
Prowins:11
Lpgawins:4
Otherwins:7
Nabisco:8th: 2005
Lpga:T12: 2001
Wusopen:4th/T4: 1999, 2005
Dumaurier:T5: 2000
Wbritopen:T6: 2006
Evian:DNP
Award1:LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award
Year1:1998
Award2:LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
Year2:2000
Award3:Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame
Year3:2015

Lorie Kane, (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]

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, 2000Michelob Light Classic−11 (68-66-71=205)3 strokes Kristi Albers
2Oct 1, 2000New Albany Golf Classic−11 (74-67-68-68=277)Playoff Mi-Hyun Kim
3Nov 5, 2000Mizuno Classic−12 (70-68-66=204)Playoff Sophie Gustafson
4Feb 10, 2001LPGA Takefuji Classic−11 (70-69-66=205)2 strokes Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–7)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11997State Farm Rail Classic Cindy Figg-Currier
Kris Tschetter
Figg-Currier won with birdie on first extra hole
21997 Pat Hurst
Annika Sörenstam
Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated by par on first hole
31999Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Rachel HetheringtonLost to birdie on first extra hole
41999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic Sherri SteinhauerLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
52000 New Albany Golf Classic Mi-Hyun KimWon with birdie on first extra hole
62000Mizuno Classic Sophie GustafsonWon with birdie on first extra hole
72002LPGA Takefuji Classic Annika SörenstamLost to birdie on first extra hole
82003Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Jennifer Rosales
Annika Sörenstam
Rachel Teske
Teske won with birdie on third extra hole
92004Safeway Classic Hee-Won HanLost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Legends Tour wins (5)

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

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT18T29T35
LPGA ChampionshipT16T30T26CUT
U.S. Women's OpenT48T194T17
du Maurier Classic ^CUTCUTCUTT67T36T30CUTT6T5
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT42T9T39T358T58CUT
LPGA ChampionshipT12T33T34T49T46CUTT62T40CUTT64
U.S. Women's OpenT7T18T22T29T4T24CUT
Women's British OpenT46CUTT19CUTT58T6CUT
Tournament 2011 2012 2013
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT79
LPGA ChampionshipT57CUTT58
U.S. Women's Open63CUT
Women's British OpenT43CUT
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.CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 2 3 11 10
0 0 0 2 3 8 13 11
0 0 0 0 0 2 17 13
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 2 9 5
0 0 0 1 2 2 9 5
Totals 0 0 0 2 8 17 59 44

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4941 Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada
  2. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=9420&mid=2 Kane Presenter Order of Canada
  3. 4 July 2016 . Rogers Sportsnet . Sportsnet Central .
  4. Web site: Lorie Kane – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame . Golf Canada.
  5. Web site: | Class of 2020/21.