Surname Kanes First Name(s) Lorie Date of Birth                   Dec 19, 1964 Nationality Canada Residence Canada Interests Enjoys all sports, especially hockey, and spending time with family and friends. Turned Pro. 1993 Twitter LET Status 8b, NM top 80

ROOKIE 2013

CAREER RESULTS

Amateur record:

• Kane represented her country several times as a member of the Canadian International Team from 1989-92, a member of the Canadian Commonwealth Team in 1991 and a member of the 1992 Canadian World Amateur Team.
• She also was the Mexican Amateur champion in 1991.

Professional record:

• LPGA Victories: 4 (last - 2001)

Member of the US LPGA Tour from 1996-2012:

• In 1997, finished second at the Toray Japan Queens Cup and tied for second at the Susan G. Komen International, State Farm Rail Classic (lost to Cindy Figg-Currier in a sudden-death playoff) and ITT LPGA Tour Championship (lost to Annika Sorenstam in a sudden-death playoff).
• In 1998, best finish was a tie for second at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, where she recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round.
• In 1999, placed second three times: the Standard Register PING, the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, where she lost to Rachel Hetherington after the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, and the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic, where she lost to Sherri Steinhauer after the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.
• In 2000, after nine career runner-up finishes, broke into the winner’s circle with an emotional victory at the Michelob Light Classic; won again at the New Albany Golf Classic by defeating Mi Hyun Kim on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff; captured her third title at the Mizuno Classic by defeating Sophie Gustafson on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings after tying for 17th at the U.S. Women’s Open.
• In 2001, won her fourth career title at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she held off a charging Annika Sorenstam with a 66 in the final round; partnered with Janice Moodie to win the Hyundai Team Matches, an unofficial LPGA event; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings after tying for seventh at the U.S. Women’s Open.
• In 2002, lost in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to Annika Sorenstam at the LPGA Takefuji Classic; posted her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings following the Williams Championship; successfully defended her Hyundai Team Matches title with teammate Janice Moodie.
• In 2003, finished second at the LPGA Corning Classic and tied for second at both the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, where she lost in a four-way, three-hole, sudden-death playoff to Rachel (Hetherington) Teske, and Welch’s/Fry’s Championship, where she recorded a career-low 61 during the opening round.
• In 2004, finished second at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, where she lost on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to Hee-Won Han; crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

PERSONAL

• Height: 5'6"
• Hair colour: Brown
• Eye colour: Brown
• Started golf: Aged 5.
• Greatest influences: Parents Jack and Marilyn Kane, Jack McLaughlin, Ed McLaughlin and David MacNeil.
• Education: Acadia University in Nova Scotia
• Hobbies/interests: Enjoys all sports, especially hockey, and spending time with family and friends.
• In 2006, presented with the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest honor…Is affiliated with the Lorie Kane Charity Golf Classic (www.loriekanegolfclassic.com), which benefits Prince Edward Island charities.