Lorie Kane

Lorie Kane, CM (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 2016, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. In May 2020 it was announced that she would be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020-2021.[4]

Lorie Kane
Kane in April 2016
Personal information
Born (1964-12-19) December 19, 1964
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality Canada
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S. and Charlottetown, PEI
Career
CollegeAcadia University
Turned professional1993
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 1996)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
Other7
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration8th: 2005
Women's PGA C'shipT12: 2001
U.S. Women's Open4th/T4: 1999, 2005
du Maurier ClassicT5: 2000
Women's British OpenT6: 2006
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award		1998
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award		2000
Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame		2016

Kane is a graduate of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Amateur wins
  • 1991 Mexico International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 6, 2000 Michelob Light Classic −11 (68-66-71=205) 3 strokes Kristi Albers
2 Oct 1, 2000 New Albany Golf Classic −11 (74-67-68-68=277) Playoff Mi-Hyun Kim
3 Nov 5, 2000 Mizuno Classic −12 (70-68-66=204) Playoff Sophie Gustafson
4 Feb 10, 2001 LPGA Takefuji Classic −11 (70-69-66=205) 2 strokes Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–7)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1997 State Farm Rail Classic Cindy Figg-Currier
Kris Tschetter		 Figg-Currier won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1997 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Pat Hurst
Annika Sörenstam		 Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated with par on first hole
3 1999 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Rachel Hetherington Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 1999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic Sherri Steinhauer Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
5 2000 New Albany Golf Classic Mi-Hyun Kim Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 2000 Mizuno Classic Sophie Gustafson Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 2003 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Jennifer Rosales
Annika Sörenstam
Rachel Teske		 Teske won with birdie on third extra hole
9 2004 Safeway Classic Hee-Won Han Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Legends Tour wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Aug 7, 2011 Wendy's Charity Challenge −7 (65) 5 strokes Rosie Jones, Kris Tschetter
2 Sep 28, 2013 The Legends Championship −3 (71-70-72=213) 2 strokes Laurie Rinker, Val Skinner
3 Apr 17, 2016 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial −1 (72-71=143) 3 strokes Jane Crafter, Barb Mucha
4 May 9, 2016 Legends at Stoney Point −1 (77) 1 stroke Michelle McGann
5 Aug 6, 2018 Wendy's Charity Classic −16 2 strokes Christa Johnson

Results in LPGA majors
Kane at 2007 LPGA Championship
Tournament199119931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18 T29 T35
LPGA Championship T16 T30 T26 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T48 T19 4 T17
du Maurier Classic ^ CUT CUT CUT T67 T36 T30 CUT T6 T5
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T42 T9 T39 T35 8 T58 CUT
LPGA Championship T12 T33 T34 T49 T46 CUT T62 T40 CUT T64
U.S. Women's Open T7 T18 T22 T29 T4 T24 CUT
Women's British Open T46 CUT T19 CUT T58 T6 CUT
Tournament201120122013
Kraft Nabisco Championship T79
LPGA Championship T57 CUT T58
U.S. Women's Open 63 CUT
Women's British Open T43 CUT
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.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship0000231110
U.S. Women's Open0002381311
Women's PGA Championship0000021713
The Evian Championship00000000
Women's British Open00001295
du Maurier Classic00012295
Totals00028175944
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2000 U.S. Women's Open – 2002 U.S. Women's Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1999 U.S. Women's Open – 1999 du Maurier)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • World Cup (representing Canada): 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Handa Cup (representing World team): 2010, 2011, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015

References
  1. Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada
  2. Kane Presenter Order of Canada
  3. Sportsnet Central. 4 July 2016. Rogers Sportsnet.
  4. http://www.sportshall.ca/events/class-of-2020-21.html?lang=EN?lang=EN
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