Lorie Kane
Birth dateDecember 19, 1964 (age 61)
Birth placeCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S. and Charlottetown, PEI
CollegeAcadia University
Yearpro1993
TourLPGA Tour (joined 1996)
Prowins11
Lpgawins4
Otherwins7
Nabisco8th: 2005
LpgaT12: 2001
Wusopen4th/T4: 1999, 2005
DumaurierT5: 2000
WbritopenT6: 2006
EvianDNP
Award 1LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award
Year 11998
Award 2LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
Year 22000
Award 3Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame
Year 32015

Lorie Kane, (born December 19, 1964) is a Canadian 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.[1][2] 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.[3] In 2015, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.[4] 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.[5]

Kane was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 6, 2000Michelob Light Classic−11 (68-66-71=205)3 strokesKristi Albers
2Oct 1, 2000New Albany Golf Classic−11 (74-67-68-68=277)PlayoffMi-Hyun Kim
3Nov 5, 2000Mizuno Classic−12 (70-68-66=204)PlayoffSophie Gustafson
4Feb 10, 2001LPGA Takefuji Classic−11 (70-69-66=205)2 strokesAnnika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–7)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11997State Farm Rail ClassicCindy Figg-Currier
Kris Tschetter		Figg-Currier won with birdie on first extra hole
21997ITT LPGA Tour ChampionshipPat Hurst
Annika Sörenstam		Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated by par on first hole
31999Chick-fil-A Charity ChampionshipRachel HetheringtonLost to birdie on first extra hole
41999Japan Airlines Big Apple ClassicSherri SteinhauerLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
52000New Albany Golf ClassicMi-Hyun KimWon with birdie on first extra hole
62000Mizuno ClassicSophie GustafsonWon with birdie on first extra hole
72002LPGA Takefuji ClassicAnnika SörenstamLost to birdie on first extra hole
82003Giant Eagle LPGA ClassicJennifer Rosales
Annika Sörenstam
Rachel Teske		Teske won with birdie on third extra hole
92004Safeway ClassicHee-Won HanLost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Legends Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 7, 2011Wendy's Charity Challenge−7 (65)5 strokesRosie Jones, Kris Tschetter
2Sep 28, 2013The Legends Championship−3 (71-70-72=213)2 strokesLaurie Rinker, Val Skinner
3Apr 17, 2016Chico's Patty Berg Memorial−1 (72-71=143)3 strokesJane Crafter, Barb Mucha
4May 9, 2016Legends at Stoney Point−1 (77)1 strokeMichelle McGann
5Aug 6, 2018Wendy's Charity Classic−162 strokesChrista Johnson

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament199119931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT18T29T35
LPGA ChampionshipT16T30T26CUT
U.S. Women's OpenT48T194T17
du Maurier Classic ^CUTCUTCUTT67T36T30CUTT6T5
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT42T9T39T358T58CUT
LPGA ChampionshipT12T33T34T49T46CUTT62T40CUTT64
U.S. Women's OpenT7T18T22T29T4T24CUT
Women's British OpenT46CUTT19CUTT58T6CUT
Tournament201120122013
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT79
LPGA ChampionshipT57CUTT58
U.S. Women's Open63CUT
Women's British OpenT43CUT
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

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship0000231110
U.S. Women's Open0002381311
Women's PGA Championship0000021713
The Evian Championship00000000
Women's British Open00001295
du Maurier Classic00012295
Totals00028175944
  • 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

Professional

  • World Cup (representing Canada): 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Handa Cup (representing World team): 2010, 2011, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015

References

  1. ^ Governor General to invest 38 recipients into the Order of Canada
  2. ^ Kane Presenter Order of Canada
  3. ^ Sportsnet Central. Rogers Sportsnet. 4 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Lorie Kane – Canadian Golf Hall of Fame". Golf Canada. 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "| Class of 2020/21"