CRISTIE KERR

Birthdate: October 12, 1977

Birth Place: Miami, Fla

Age: 31 - Ht.: 5’5"

Home: Miami, Fla.

Turned Professional: 1996

Joined LPGA Tour: 1997

LPGA Victories (12): 2002 Longs Drugs Challenge. 2004 LPGA Takefuji Classic, ShopRite LPGA Classic, State Farm Classic. 2005 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Wendy’s Championship for Children. 2006 Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, CN Canadian Women’s Open, John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup. 2007 U.S. Women’s Open. 2008 Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi. 2009 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.

LPGA Awards (1): 2006 LPGA Komen Award.

Unofficial Victories (2): 2004 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge (with Juli Inkster and Grace Park). 2007 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Morgan Pressel). The Solheim Cup (4): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007.

Player Notes:

Started playing golf at the age of 8. Credits her parents, sister, Charlie DeLucca and Jim McLean as the individuals most influencing her career. Married Erik Stevens on Dec. 9, 2006. Launched the "Birdies for Breast Cancer" program to raise funds to fight the disease her mother was diagnosed with in July 2003; visit www.BirdiesforBreastCancercom for more information..Program has raised over 500,000 through 2007 <N>. Her win at the 2006 CN Canadian Women’s Open was inspired by a "Lucky Quarter" given to her by Al Eagleson, the husband of Barb Eagleson who later died from breast cancer; Kerr donated $5,000 in their name, which they gave to the London Regional Cancer Center. Kerr is a three-time winner of the Florida State Junior Girls Championship (1993-95). In 1994, she captured the Junior Orange Bowl Classic, the Doral Publix Junior Classic and the Women’s Western Junior Championship. In 1995, she was named the American Junior Golf Association Junior Player of the Year after winning the Harder Hall Women’s Championship, the Women’s Western Amateur Championship and the Florida State Women’s Amateur Championship. In 1996, she was a member of the USA Curtis Cup Team and also won the South Atlantic Women’s Amateur title. Kerr was the low amateur at the 1996 U.S. Women’s Open.

* In 2008, won the Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi, where she defeated Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff; carded a season-low 64 in the second round of the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola; Crossed the $8 million mark in career earnings at the Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite, where she tied for 18th; recorded 10 additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the Navistar Classic presented by MaxxForce, where she and Candie Kung lost to Lorena Ochoa in a two-hole, sudden-death playoff, and fifth at the Wegmans LPGA, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings.

* In 2007, won her first major championship at the U.S. Women’s Open; crossed the $7 million mark in career earnings at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA, where she finished third; made her fourth appearance at The Solheim Cup, where she scored 1-1/2 points for the victorious U.S. Team; teamed with Natalie Gulbis and Morgan Pressel to win the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge.

* In 2006, won the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup and fired a career-low 61 (-10) during the second round, which was the lowest round on Tour in 2006; came from eight strokes back in the final round to win the CN Canadian Women’s Open; also won the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; had a career-high 19 top-10 finishes; received the LPGA Komen Award for donating more than $250,000 through her Birdies for Breast Cancer program toward breast cancer research; crossed the $6 million mark in career earnings with her tie for second at the Weetabix Women’s British Open.

* In 2005, won both the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill and the Wendy’s Championship for Children; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings at the Kraft Nabisco Championship; captured the State Farm LPGA Series Bonus Pool with a second-place finish at the State Farm Classic and crossed $5 million in career earnings; made her third appearance on the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team, posting a 2-2-0 record.

* In 2004, won her second LPGA title at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she led wire-to-wire but needed seven holes to defeat rookie Seo-Yeon Jeon in a sudden-death playoff, the longest on Tour since 1972; won both the ShopRite LPGA Classic and the State Farm Classic with all rounds in the 60s; finished second to Annika Sorenstam at the ADT Championship after a one-hole, sudden-death playoff; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she tied for sixth; teamed with Juli Inkster and Grace Park to win the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge, an unofficial event.

* In 2003, best finish was a tie for second at both the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings, and the Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill; as a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, posted a 3-1-0 record.

* In 2002, became a Rolex First-Time Winner with her wire-to-wire victory at the Longs Drugs Challenge; was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team; recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the first round of the Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic and was awarded a 63-inch Samsung digital television worth $15,000.

* In 2001, best finish was third place at the LPGA Takefuji Classic; also tied for third at the ShopRite LPGA Classic; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after the U.S. Women’s Open.

* In 2000, tied for second at both the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center and the U.S. Women’s Open.

* In 1999, best finish was a tie for fifth at both the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic and the McDonald’s LPGA Championship.

* In 1998, best finish was a tie for fourth at the State Farm Rail Classic.

* In 1997, top finish was a tie for 15th at both the Star Bank LPGA Classic and the Fieldcrest Cannon Classic; returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she was co-medalist with Se Ri Pak and earned exempt status for the 1998 LPGA season.

* In 1996, turned professional and competed in several events on both the Futures Tour and Players West Tour; tied for sixth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to gain exempt status for the 1997 LPGA season.

1994 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.00; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the Mercury Titleholders Championship

1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 75.00; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the U.S. Women’s Open

1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -5; Rounds Played - 15; In Money - 3; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.60; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - T-36th at the U.S. Women’s Open

1997 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 72; In Money - 13; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.44; Money - $49,058.00; Best Finish - T-15th at the The Champions Classic and Fieldcrest Cannon Classic

1998 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 79; In Money - 17; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.89; Money - $88,613.00; Best Finish - T-4th at the LPGA State Farm Classic

1999 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 68; In Money - 15; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 72.09; Money - $177,978.00; Best Finish - T-5th at the Office Depot Championship and McDonald’s LPGA Championship

2000 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 85; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 71.94; Money - $530,751.00 Rank (15th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the The Champions Classic and U.S. Women’s Open

2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 16; Top-10 Finishes - 5; Scoring Average - 72.26; Money - $373,947.00 Rank (28th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the LPGA Takefuji Classic and ShopRite LPGA Classic

2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 85; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 71.47; Money - $685,393.00 Rank (12th); Best Finish - Win at the Longs Drugs Challenge

2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 81; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 70.69; Money - $696,097.00 Rank (13th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the LPGA Takefuji Classic and Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill

2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -24; Rounds Played - 82; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 11; Scoring Average - 70.33 Rank (4th); Money - $1,189,990.00 Rank (5th); Best Finish - Win at the LPGA Takefuji Classic,ShopRite LPGA Classic and LPGA State Farm Classic

2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 76; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 11; Scoring Average - 70.86 Rank (2nd); Money - $1,360,941.00 Rank (3rd); Best Finish - Win at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill and Wendy’s Championship for Children

2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 91; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 19; Scoring Average - 70.07 Rank (3rd); Money - $1,578,362.00 Rank (5th); Best Finish - Win at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship,CN Canadian Women’s Open and SemGroup Championship

2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -22; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 71.88 Rank (17th); Money - $1,098,921.00 Rank (6th); Best Finish - Win at the U.S. Women’s Open

2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 95; In Money - 25; Top-10 Finishes - 11; Scoring Average - 70.88 Rank (5th); Money - $1,108,839.00 Rank (10th); Best Finish - Win at the Safeway Classic