Katherine Kirk Birthdate: February 26, 1982 Hometown: Brisbane, Australia Resides: Wichita, Kan. Education: Pepperdine University (Sports Administration, 2003) Rookie Year: 2004 LPGA Career Victories: 2 (most recent – 2010 Navistar LPGA Classic) Career Earnings: $3,869,612 2014 in a Nutshell • 26 events, 21 cuts made, $265,743 (60) • Season-best finish was a tie for fourth at the Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning & O-I • Recorded two top-10 finishes • Finished eighth on Tour in sand saves (53.1%) Get to know Katherine Married husband, Tom Kirk, in August 2012 Best on-course memory came when she made a hole-in-one on the 14th hole at the 2013 Marathon Classic to win a Kia The two things on Katherine’s bucket list? Visit Italy with her husband, go fly fishing Enjoys Bible study, fitness, movies, travel, music, fishing and spending time with family and friends In the offseason, traveled to Zambia with Golf Fore Africa Career Highlights • Was inducted into the Women’s Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame in 2012 • In 2011, crossed the $3 milion mark in career earnings at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia • Recorded a career-best year in 2008, becoming a Rolex First-Time Winner at the CN Canadian Women’s Open and crossing the $1 million mark in career and season earnings • Carded a career-low 63 in the second round of the 2010 ShopRite LPGA Classic • Finished T42 at the 2003 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Tour status • Named the 2003 NCAA Player of the Year while at Pepperdine; inducted into the Pepperdine Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009 • Captured two victories on the Symetra Tour-Road to the LPGA in 2003 — The Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic (her first event as a professional) and the Lima Memorial Hospital Foundation FUTURES Classic Symetra Tour Alumna