CANDIE KUNG

Birthdate: August 8, 1981

Birthplace: Kaohsiung, TaiwanChinese Taipei

Age: 26 Ht.: 5'6"

Home: Allen, Texas

College: USC

Turned Professional: 2001

Joined LPGA Tour: 2002

LPGA Tour Victories: 3 - 2003 LPGA Takefuji Classic, Wachovia LPGA, State Farm Classic

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings at the Wegmans LPGA.

Recorded season-best ties for 18th at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger and the CN Canadian Women’s Open, where she carded a season-low 68 in the second round.

Also carded a 68 in the second round of the Evian Masters.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 17/49 (41) Rds in the 60s: 4/49 (101) Birdies: 118 (112)

Eagles: 1 (84) Greens in Reg: 54.7% (142) Driving Accuracy: 59.5% (130)

Sand Saves: 51.1% (9) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (76) Driving Avg: 246.8 (88)

2006 Highlights

Posted three top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the inaugural Honda LPGA Thailand 2006, a tie for seventh at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup, where she carded a season-low 66 during the final round, and a tie for 10th at the Weetabix Women’s British Open.

Carded a 66 during the third round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children, where she shot 28 (-8) on her front nine to tie the LPGA nine-hole record in relation to par, and during the second round of the

Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 42/93 (33) Rds in the 60s: 18/93 (43) Birdies: 298 (15)

Eagles: 5 (20) Greens in Reg: 65.2% (76) Driving Accuracy: 77.5% (16)

Sand Saves: 46.2% (22) Putts per GIR: 1.80 (32) Driving Avg: 244.9 (119)

2005 Highlights

Recorded seven top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she carded a season-low 65 in the final round.

Finished fourth at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, where she defeated top-ranked Annika Sorenstam in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Marisa Baena in the semifinals.

Posted top-10 finishes in two LPGA majors, including a tie for sixth at the U.S. Women’s Open conducted by the USGA and a tie for ninth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 42/89 (14) Rds in the 60s: 16/89 (38) Birdies: 273 (15)

Eagles: 2 (61) Greens in Reg: 70.2% (19) Driving Accuracy: 76.3% (41)

Sand Saves: 39.3% (55) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (87) Driving Avg: 247.7 (69)

2004 Highlights

Best of 10 top-10 finishes was a third place at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford.

Tied for third at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions, where she tied her career-low 64 during the third round.

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 61/106 (11) Rds in the 60s: 35/106 (10) Birdies: 369 (4)

Eagles: 9 (12) Greens in Reg: 70% (18) Driving Accuracy: 72.6% (60)

Sand Saves: 34.6% (91) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (41) Driving Avg: 262.5 (12)

2003 Highlights

Had a breakout year, winning three times: LPGA Takefuji Classic; Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King; and the rain-shortened State Farm Classic, where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.

Recorded five other top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic and fifth place at the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields.

Carded career-low 64s during the first rounds of the Wendy's Championship for Children at Tartan Fields (on her birthday) and the State Farm Classic.

2003 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 54/101 (14) Rds in the 60s: 27/101 (22) Birdies: 357 (3)

Eagles: 4 (40) Greens in Reg: 69.2% (16) Driving Accuracy: 71.3% (59)

Sand Saves: 41.7% (37) Putts per GIR: 1.80 (24) Driving Avg: 261.8 (18)

2002 Highlights

During the first round of the Weetabix Women's British Open, which was her 21st birthday, fired a career-low 65 and eventually tied for fourth, her career-best finish.

Posted four additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic.

2002 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 28/73 (46) Rds in the 60s: 14/73 (44) Birdies: 240 (28)

Eagles: 5 (24) Greens in Reg: 71.2% (5) Driving Accuracy: 76.5% (18)

Sand Saves: 38.3% (60) Putting Avg: 30.89 (154) Driving Avg: 253.7 (55)

Career Highlights

In 2001, turned professional in August; competed on the SBC Futures Tour, where she won the final event of the season, the SBC Futures Tour Championship; tied for 15th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 season.

Amateur Highlights

Kung was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was named 1999 AJGA Player of the Year. She won the 2001 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. While at the University of Southern California, Kung was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2000 PAC-10 Championship.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 13…Credits her father, mother and brother as the individuals most influencing her career…Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.