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Katherine Kirk
Australian golfer
Australian golfer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Katherine Kirk |
| image | Katherine Hull-Kirk infobox crop.JPG |
| caption | Hull-Kirk at the 2010 Women's British Open |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| nationality | |
| residence | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| spouse | Tom Kirk (m. 2012) |
| college | Pepperdine University (graduated 2003) |
| yearpro | 2003 |
| retired | |
| tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2004) |
| ALPG Tour | |
| extour | Futures Tour (2003) |
| prowins | 11 |
| lpgawins | 3 |
| letwins | 1 |
| jlpgawins | |
| klpgawins | |
| lagtwins | |
| alpgwins | 6 |
| futwins | 2 |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| nabisco | T8: 2009 |
| lpga | T16: 2009 |
| wusopen | T25: 2007 |
| wbritopen | 2nd: 2010 |
| evian | T3: 2017 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | Dinah Shore Award |
| year1 | 2003 |
| award2 | William and Mousie |
| Powell Award | |
| year2 | 2017 |
| awardssection |
ALPG Tour Powell Award](william-and-mousie-powell-award) Katherine Kirk (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 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.
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
Hull's breakout year as a professional was 2008. She earned her first win on the LPGA Tour at the Canadian Women's Open and went on to record eight top-10 finishes during the season,
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.
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 | KOR Se Ri Pak |
| 2 | 10 Oct 2010 | Navistar LPGA Classic | 68-67-67-67=269 | –19 | 1 stroke | USA Brittany Lincicome |
| 3 | 9 Jul 2017 | Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic | 68-63-65-70=266 | –22 | 1 stroke | ZAF 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 | NZL Lynnette Brooky |
| 2 | 20 Nov 2005 | Eden Country Club Pro-Am | 66 | –6 | 1 stroke | AUS Tamara Johns |
| 3 | 25 Nov 2005 | Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic | 71-66=137 | –9 | 5 strokes | AUS Tamara Johns |
| 4 | 8 Feb 2009 | ANZ Ladies Masters* | 69-67-68-68=272 | –16 | 5 strokes | AUS Tamie Durdin |
| 5 | 14 Jan 2011 | Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic | 65-66=131 | –10 | 2 strokes | AUS Stephanie Na |
| 6 | 17 Jan 2011 | Mount Broughton Classic | 68-66=134 | –10 | 3 strokes | AUS 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 | KOR Ju Kim | 9,800 |
| 2 | 8 Jun 2003 | Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic | 66-66-73=205 | –11 | 1 stroke | CAN Isabelle Beisiegel | 8,400 |
Source:
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 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |||||||||
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
- 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
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
References
References
- "LPGA 2013 Player Guide". LPGA.
- "Katherine Kirk – Bio". LPGA.
- (30 January 2013). "Marriage makes for happy Hull". Sunshine Coast Daily.
- (17 August 2008). "Katherine Hull wins Canadian Women's Open". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- "Katherine Kirk – Stats". LPGA.
- "Order of Merit – ALPG – 2008/2009".
- Sharpe, Barry. (2 June 2003). "Canadians on Tour". BC Golf News.
- (9 June 2003). "News Release". Futures Golf Tour.
- "Katherine Kirk – Results". LPGA.
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