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 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.^[4] 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.^[5]

Lorie Kane
Kane in April 2016
Personal information
Born	(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964 (age 58) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	Canada
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S. and Charlottetown, PEI
Career
College	Acadia University
Turned professional	1993
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1996)
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	4
Other	7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	8th: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship	T12: 2001
U.S. Women's Open	4th/T4: 1999, 2005
du Maurier Classic	T5: 2000
Women's British Open	T6: 2006
Evian Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr Player Award 1998 LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award 2000 Canadian Golf Hall of Fame 2015

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(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 by 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)

• 2001 Hyundai Team Matches (with Janice Moodie)
• 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Janice Moodie)

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

Tournament	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
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

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
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

Tournament	2011	2012	2013
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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship	0	0	0	0	2	3	11	10
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	2	3	8	13	11
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	5
du Maurier Classic	0	0	0	1	2	2	9	5
Totals	0	0	0	2	8	17	59	44

• 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

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Canada): 1992

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. "Lorie Kane – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame". Golf Canada.
5. "| Class of 2020/21".

External links

• Lorie Kane at the LPGA Tour official site
• Lorie Kane at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)