KARINE ICHER
Birthdate: January 26, 1979
Birth Place: Chateauroux, France
Age: 30 - Ht.: 5’9"
Home: Crans Montana, Switzerland
Turned Professional: 2000
Joined LPGA Tour: 2003
LPGA Tour Victories: None
Ladies European Tour Victories: 4 - 2001 Palmerston Ladies German Open, Mexx Sport Open, 2002 Caja Duero Open De Espana, 2004 Catalonia Ladies Masters
Player Notes:
Started playing golf at the age of 10. Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career. Married Fred Bonnargent in April 2006.
* In 2008, best finish was a tie for third at the Corona Championship.
* In 2007, best finish was a tie for 15th at the Corona Championship; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings with a tie for 25th at the Hana Bank • KOLON Championship 2007.
* In 2006, recorded a season-best tie for fourth at the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship.
* In 2005, had a career-best second-place finish at the Corona Morelia Championship; carded a career-low 64 during the second round of the Mizuno Classic; successfully defended her title at the Catalonia Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
* In 2004, competed in 13 events on the LET, where she won the Catalonia Ladies Masters and posted four additional top-10 finishes; returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 55th to retain non-exempt status for the 2005 LPGA season.
* In 2003, returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 65th to retain non-exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season.
* In 2002, won the Caja Duerno Open de Espana Femenino, an event on the LET; tied for seventh at the Evian Masters; was a member of the European Solheim Cup Team; tied for 38th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season.
* In 2001, won twice on the LET: the Palmerston Ladies German Open and the Mexx Sport Open.
1999 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 Ricoh Women’s British Open
2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -2; Rounds Played - 6; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.67; Money - $2,574.00; Best Finish - T-60th at the Ricoh Women’s British Open
2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -5; Rounds Played - 15; In Money - 3; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.60; Money - $64,224.00; Best Finish - T-7th at the Evian Ladies Masters
2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -3; Rounds Played - 8; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 75.63; Money - $6,210.00 Rank (214th); Best Finish - T-57th at the Evian Ladies Masters
2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -3; Rounds Played - 8; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.50 Rank (127th); Money - $12,693.00; Best Finish - T-43rd at the Evian Ladies Masters
2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -20; Rounds Played - 60; In Money - 15; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 72.13 Rank (29th); Money - $451,981.00 Rank (30th); Best Finish - 2nd at the Corona Championship
2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 82; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 5; Scoring Average - 71.77 Rank (28th); Money - $392,847.00 Rank (30th); Best Finish - T-4th at the Hana Bank - Kolon Championship
2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 80; In Money - 17; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.50 Rank (84th); Money - $164,283.00 Rank (66th); Best Finish - T-15th at the Corona Championship
2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 78; In Money - 14; Top-10 Finishes - 1; Scoring Average - 72.91 Rank (82nd); Money - $176,419.00 Rank (72nd); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Corona Championship