Katherine Hull
| Katherine Hull | |
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.jpg) Hull at the 2010 Women's British Open |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 February 1982 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Sunrise Beach, Queensland |
| Career | |
| College | Pepperdine University (graduated 2003) |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA (joined 2004) ALPG Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2003) |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| ALPG Tour | 6 |
| Futures Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T8: 2009 |
| LPGA Championship | T16: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T25: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | 2nd: 2010 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Dinah Shore Award | 2003 |
Katherine Hull (born 26 February 1982) is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Professional career
After graduating from college in 2003, Hull turned professional, playing on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. She won her first event as a professional, the Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic, and one additional event that season. 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.
2008 was Hull's breakout year as a professional. She earned her first win on the LPGA Tour, at the Canadian Women's Open,[1] 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 the of the Order of Merit for 2008/09 on the ALPG.
[edit] Professional wins (10)
[edit] LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 2008 | CN Canadian Women's Open | -11 (71-65-72-67=277) | 1 stroke |  Se Ri Pak |
| 2 | 10 Oct 2010 | Navistar LPGA Classic | -19 (68-67-67-67=269) | 1 stroke |  Brittany Lincicome |
[edit] ALPG Tour (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 2005 | Titanium Enterprises ALPG Players Championship | -8 (69-69-70=208) | 3 strokes |  Lynnette Brooky |
| 2 | 20 Nov 2005 | Eden Country Club Pro-Am | -6 (66) | 1 stroke | Tamara Johns |
| 3 | 25 Nov 2005 | Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic | -9 (71-66=137) | 5 strokes | Tamara Johns |
| 4 | 8 Feb 2009 | ANZ Ladies Masters* | -16 (69-67-68-68=272) | 5 strokes | Tamie Durdin |
| 5 | 14 Jan 2011 | Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic | -10 (65-66=131) | 2 strokes | Stephanie Na |
| 6 | 17 Jan 2011 | Mount Broughton Classic | -10 (68-66=134) | 3 strokes | Vicky Thomas |
* Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour
[edit] Futures Tour (2)
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T58 | T66 | DNP | T38 | T8 | T24 | 69 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T72 | CUT | T62 | CUT | T16 | T34 | T57 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | 51 | CUT | DNP | T25 | T42 | CUT | T41 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | DNP | T50 | CUT | DNP | CUT | T48 | T40 | 2 | DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 13,767 | n/a | 73.91 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 156,760 | 69 | 71.86 |
| 2005 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 201,676 | 55 | 73.90 |
| 2006 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 20,359 | 146 | 75.08 |
| 2007 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T9 | 187,008 | 60 | 72.90 |
| 2008 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1,045,619 | 13 | 71.51 |
| 2009 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 461,820 | 27 | 71.67 |
| 2010 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 674,449 | 13 | 71.54 |
- Official as of 10 October 2010
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2002 (winners)
Professional
- Lexus Cup (representing Team International): 2008 (winners)
[edit] References
- ^ "Katherine Hull wins Canadian Women's Open". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/08/17/lpga-canadianopen.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
[edit] External links
- Katherine Hull at the LPGA Tour official site
- Katherine Hull at the ALPG Tour official site
