CANDIE KUNG
Birthdate: August 8, 1981
Birth Place: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Age: 27 - 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:
Started playing golf at the age of 13. Credits her father, mother and brother as the individuals most influencing her career. 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.
* In 2008 recorded her fourth LPGA Tour victory at the Hana Bank ? KOLON Championship 2008. Also had five additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the Navistar LPGA Classic presented by MaxxForce, where she and Cristie Kerr lost a two-hole, sudden-death playoff to Lorena Ochoa and carded a season-low 65 in the second round.
* In 2007, best finish was a tie for 18th at both the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger and the CN Canadian Women’s Open; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings at the Wegmans LPGA.
* In 2006, recorded three top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006; carded a 28 (-8) on her front nine of the third round at the Wendy’s Championship for Children to tie an LPGA nine-hole record in relation to par.
* In 2005, recorded seven top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings; finished fourth at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship, where she defeated top-ranked Annika Sorenstam in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Marisa Baena in the semifinals.
* In 2004, best of 10 top-10 finishes was 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.
* In 2003, won three tournaments: the 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; carded career-low 64s during the first rounds of the Wendy’s Championship for Children at Tartan Fields and the State Farm Classic.
* In 2002, tied for fourth at the Weetabix Women’s British Open; recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
* In 2001, turned professional in August; competed on the Futures Tour, where she won the final event of the season, the Futures Tour Championship; tied for 15th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 LPGA season.
1999 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.00; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the U.S. Women’s Open
2000 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 81.50; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the Kraft Nabisco Championship
2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 3; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 72.33; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - T-21st at the Office Depot Championship
2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 5; Scoring Average - 71.97; Money - $261,044.00 Rank (36th); Best Finish - T-4th at the Ricoh Women’s British Open
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -30; Rounds Played - 101; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 71.27; Money - $938,079.00 Rank (6th); Best Finish - Win at the LPGA Takefuji Classic,Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King and LPGA State Farm Classic
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -29; Rounds Played - 106; In Money - 28; Top-10 Finishes - 10; Scoring Average - 71.19 Rank (20th); Money - $600,713.00 Rank (17th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the SemGroup Championship and Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -25; Rounds Played - 89; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.52 Rank (15th); Money - $753,959.00 Rank (11th); Best Finish - 2nd at the Atlanta Charity Championship
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 93; In Money - 24; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 71.91 Rank (33rd); Money - $397,235.00 Rank (29th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Honda LPGA Thailand
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -15; Rounds Played - 49; In Money - 11; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.16 Rank (68th); Money - $121,505.00 Rank (78th); Best Finish - T-18th at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic and CN Canadian Women’s Open
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -29; Rounds Played - 98; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 71.79 Rank (28th); Money - $876,202.00 Rank (16th); Best Finish - Win at the Hana Bank - Kolon Championship
