Lorie Kane
Name:
Lorie KaneCountry:
CanadaBorn:
Dec 19, 1964 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1993Total professional wins (11), including LPGA Tour wins (4). Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, CM (2006).
Former LPGA Tour player, who played her last full season on the Tour in 2014.
Women
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Played as the inaugural Legends Championship (Sept 27-29; Legends Tr event). Second-placed Laurie Rinker (USA) and Val Skinner (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lorie Kane (Can). [Pete Dye course, French Lick Resort, Indiana].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Nov 16/17; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Defending champions Janice Moodie (Scot) & Lorie Kane (Can) beat Dottie Pepper (USA) & Juli Inkster (USA) 3 and 2 in the final of the LPGA matches. [Monarch Beach Links, Dana Point, CA].
America
Hyundai
Played as the Hyundai Team Matches (Dec 6-9; unofficial post-season event involving four two-player teams from each of the LPGA, PGA and Snr PGA Tours; teams compete against other teams from their own tour). Lorie Kane (Can) & Janice Moodie (Scot) beat Grace Park (S Kor) & Wendy Ward (USA) 5 and 4 in the final of the LPGA matches. [Monarch Beach Links, Dana Point, CA].
America
Takefuji
Played as the LPGA Takefuji Classic (Feb 8-10). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 2 shots behind Kane (Can), who recorded the last of her four LPGA Tour wins. [Kona CC, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Big Island)].
America
Michelob
Played as the Michelob Light Classic (Aug 4-6). Second-placed Kristi Albers (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Kane (Can). [Fox Run GC, Eureka, St Louis, Missouri].
America
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Played as the New Albany Golf Classic (Sep 28-Oct 1). Kane (Can) beat Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [New Albany CC, nr Columbus, Ohio].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Classic (Nov 3-5; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Kane (Can) beat Sophie Gustafson (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Seta GC, Shiga, Japan].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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