Player Bio: Katherine Kirk2020 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 38
Country: Australia
College: Pepperdine
Worldwide professional victories: 11 (3 on LPGA Tour)
Exempt status: Tied for seventh in 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Kirk earned her 16th start in the U.S. Women’s Open in the 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, one of the designated qualifying events for this year’s championship. Three of Kirk’s 11 worldwide victories have come on the LPGA Tour, the last coming in the 2017 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Kirk starred at Pepperdine University, where she was the 2003 NCAA Division I Player of the Year and won eight times. Kirk also led Australia to victory in the 2002 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship. In 2010, she was the runner-up in the Women’s British Open. 

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