Candie Kung (; born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
Amateur career Kung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was named 1999 AJGA Player of the Year. She won the 2001 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. While at USC, Kung was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2000 Pac-10 Championship.
Professional career After turning pro in 2001, Kung initially played on the second tier Futures Tour, and she won the SBC Futures Tour Championship that year. She tied for 15th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to win a place on the main tour for 2002. She had a solid rookie season, finishing 36th on the money list. In 2003, she won her first three LPGA events, and was sixth on the money list. She finished 17th on the money list in 2004, tied for 11th in 2005, and 29th in 2006. Kung won her fourth LPGA tournament at the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship in 2008.
Kung came close to winning the 2009 U.S. Women's Open. She finished the tournament at one over 285 and was tied for first till Eun-Hee Ji birdied the final hole to take home the title.
Kung represented Chinese Taipei at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing tied for 31. Personal information Kung was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States in 1995. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in approximately 2005. She currently lives in Allen, Texas.Third-round interviews from the Evian Masters
Professional wins (5) LPGA Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up119 Apr 2003LPGA Takefuji Classic−12 (67-67-70=204)2 strokes Kang Soo-yun Cristie Kerr Annika Sörenstam224 Aug 2003Wachovia LPGA Classic−14 (71-67-66-70=274)2 strokes Meg Mallon Se Ri Pak331 Aug 2003State Farm Classic−14 (64-67-71=202)1 stroke Laura Davies42 Nov 2008Hana Bank-KOLON Championship−6 (70-71-69=210)1 stroke Katherine Hull
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12008Navistar LPGA Classic Cristie Kerr Lorena OchoaOchoa won with par on second extra holeKerr eliminated by par on first hole Sources:
Futures Tour (1) 2001 (1) SBC FUTURES Tour Championship
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2018. Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009ANA InspirationCUTT28T8T9T24T60T21T30U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTT5T6T28T58T192Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT64T13T44T10T57Women's British Open ^T4T10T29T22T10T33T42CUT Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018ANA InspirationT69T62T49T69T71T69T65T56T66U.S. Women's OpenT28T13CUTWDT30T56CUTCUTCUTWomen's PGA Championship72T2029T44T48T34T72T20CUTWomen's British OpenCUTT1438T25CUTT36T31T49The Evian Championship ^^T52T50T11T14T32 ^ 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
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeANA Inspiration 0 0 0 0 2 4 17 16U.S. Women's Open 0 1 0 2 3 5 17 10Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 13Women's British Open 0 0 0 1 3 6 16 13The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5Totals 0 1 0 3 9 21 71 57 Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (2003 British Open – 2009 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2003 British Open – 2004 Kraft Nabisco)
Team appearances Amateur
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Chinese Taipei): 2000
Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 International Crown (representing Taiwan/Chinese Taipei): 2014, 2016, 2018
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