Introduction
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. 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. In 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. 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.
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
| 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.
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