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 awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction 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 60)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting 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
Chevron Championship8th: 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
2015

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

Amateur wins

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  • 1991 Mexico International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (11)

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LPGA Tour wins (4)

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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)

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Legends Tour wins (5)

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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

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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

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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

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Amateur

Professional

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

References

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  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".
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