Katherine Kirk (born 26 February 1982) is an Australian professional golfer who played 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, including seven top 10s in her last ten events played. She finished 13th on the official LPGA money list.

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up117 Aug 2008CN Canadian Women's Open71-65-72-69=277–111 stroke Se Ri Pak210 Oct 2010Navistar LPGA Classic68-67-67-67=269–191 stroke Brittany Lincicome39 Jul 2017Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic68-63-65-70=266–221 stroke Ashleigh Buhai

ALPG Tour (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Feb 2005Titanium Enterprises ALPG Players Championship69-69-70=208–83 strokes Lynnette Brooky220 Nov 2005Eden Country Club Pro-Am66–61 stroke Tamara Johns325 Nov 2005Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic71-66=137–95 strokes Tamara Johns48 Feb 2009ANZ Ladies Masters*69-67-68-68=272–165 strokes Tamie Durdin514 Jan 2011Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic65-66=131–102 strokes Stephanie Na617 Jan 2011Mount Broughton Classic68-66=134–103 strokes Vicky Thomas * Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour

Futures Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-upWinner'sshare ($)11 Jun 2003Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic71-70-69=210–6Playoff Ju Kim9,80028 Jun 2003Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic66-66-73=205–111 stroke Isabelle Beisiegel8,400 Source:

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019. Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Chevron ChampionshipT58T66T38T8T2469T20U.S. Women's OpenCUT51CUTT25T42CUTT41CUTT57Women's PGA ChampionshipT72CUTT62CUTT16T34T57T51Women's British OpenT50CUTCUTT48T402T33 Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Chevron ChampionshipCUTCUTT46CUTT17T7CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT49CUTT48CUTT34CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT46T59CUTCUTT54CUTCUTThe Evian Championship ^T15T36T3T10T30NTCUTWomen's British OpenT22T63CUTCUTT22CUT ^ 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 madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 10U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 8Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 9The Evian Championship 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 5Women's British Open 0 1 0 1 1 3 13 8Totals 0 1 1 2 4 13 67 40 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 Scoringrank 2003430000T2213,767n/a73.912004181300026156,7606971.86422005241401022201,6765573.9010420062250000T3420,35914675.08152200724150002T9187,0086072.904820083022110811,045,6191371.51172009252001032461,8202771.67272010181511041793,4121271.4020201118130001T6137,8846073.23742012262101032376,1923772.4453201326170001T8223,1385672.3559201426210002T4265,7436072.096120152190000T1655,31210873.0811120161790000T2170,62111072.27782017241710131678,8312971.56632018272000024310,2126471.6361201927180001T5350,8575771.1341202015110004T6295,5843971.3529202123160000T25143,6559471.336720221040000T2126,91716872.71134 official through 2022 season

Futures Tour summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank200310924127,614971.645 joined in late May at mid-season

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2002 (winners)

Professional Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2008 (winners) International Crown (representing Australia): 2014, 2018 The Queens (representing Australia): 2015, 2016, 2017

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