Katherine Hull
Encyclopedia
Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer
currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour
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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.
. 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
, 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.
* Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Professional
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour
ALPG Tour
The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
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Amateur career
Hull began playing golf at age 12 in her native Australia. She attended Pepperdine UniversityPepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
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.
Professional career
After graduating from college in 2003, Hull turned professional, playing on the Duramed FUTURES TourFUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
. She won her first event as a professional, the Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic
Aurora Health Care Championship
The Aurora Health Care Championship was an annual United States golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour...
, 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 Tour
The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
(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
Canadian Women's Open
The CN Canadian Women's Open is a women's professional golf tournament managed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It has been Canada's national championship tournament since 1973, and is an official event on the LPGA Tour.-History:...
, 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
ANZ Ladies Masters
The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour....
, a tournament co-sanctioned by the ALPG and the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
and finished on the of the Order of Merit for 2008/09 on the ALPG.
LPGA Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Aug 2008 2008 LPGA Tour The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
CN Canadian Women's Open | 1 stroke |  Se Ri PakSe Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
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| 2 | 10 Oct 2010 2010 LPGA Tour The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010... |
Navistar LPGA Classic Navistar LPGA Classic The Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole event made its debut in September 2007 at the Capitol Hill location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama. Maria Hjorth won the inaugural event on the... |
1 stroke |  Brittany LincicomeBrittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, Florida.... |
ALPG Tour (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 2005 | Titanium Enterprises ALPG Players Championship | 3 strokes |  Lynnette BrookyLynnette Brooky Lynnette Teresa Brooky is a New Zealand professional golfer. She turned professional in 1994 and has spent her career playing mainly on the Ladies European Tour . She has won four LET tournaments and one Telia Tour event in Sweden. Her best finish on the LET Order of Merit through 2005 was fifth... |
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| 2 | 20 Nov 2005 | Eden Country Club Pro-Am | 1 stroke |  Tamara Johns |
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| 3 | 25 Nov 2005 | Sapphire Coast Ladies Classic | 5 strokes | Tamara Johns |
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| 4 | 8 Feb 2009 | ANZ Ladies Masters ANZ Ladies Masters The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour.... |
5 strokes | Tamie Durdin |
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| 5 | 14 Jan 2011 | Moss Vale Golf Club Ladies Classic | 2 strokes | Stephanie Na |
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| 6 | 17 Jan 2011 | Mount Broughton Classic | 3 strokes | Vicky Thomas |
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
Futures Tour (2)
- 2003 (2) Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf ClassicAurora Health Care ChampionshipThe Aurora Health Care Championship was an annual United States golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour...
, Lima Memorial Hospital FUTURES Classic
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
DNP | DNP | T58 | T66 | DNP | T38 | T8 | T24 | 69 |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
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 Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
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.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 2003 LPGA Tour The 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six... |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 13,767 | n/a | 73.91 |
| 2004 2004 LPGA Tour The 2004 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from March through December 2004. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association . This was the 55th season since the LPGA Tour... |
18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 156,760 | 69 | 71.86 |
| 2005 2005 LPGA Tour The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 201,676 | 55 | 73.90 |
| 2006 2006 LPGA Tour The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 20,359 | 146 | 75.08 |
| 2007 2007 LPGA Tour The 2007 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T9 | 187,008 | 60 | 72.90 |
| 2008 2008 LPGA Tour The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
30 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1,045,619 | 13 | 71.51 |
| 2009 2009 LPGA Tour The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association .... |
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
Team appearances
Amateur- Espirito Santo TrophyEspirito Santo TrophyThe Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and recent tournaments have featured teams from around forty countries. It is a strokeplay event, in which the best two...
(representing Australia): 2002 (winners)
Professional
- Lexus CupLexus CupThe Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, but any winnings were unofficial and were not included in...
(representing Team International): 2008 (winners)