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Full name
  
Kung I-Ping

Name
  
Candie Kung

Symetra tour wins
  
1

Role
  
Golfer

LPGA tour wins
  
4

Residence
  
Height
  
1.68 m

Professional wins
  
5

Turned professional
  
2001

Former tours
  
Symetra Tour


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Born
  
8 August 1981 (age 43) Kaohsiung, Taiwan (
1981-08-08
)

College
  
University of Southern California

Current tour(s)
  
LPGA Tour (joined 2002)

Education
  
University of Southern California

Nationality
  
Taiwan United States

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Candie Kung (Chinese: 龔怡萍; pinyin: Gōng Yípíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kióng Sîn-phêng; born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer of Taiwanese descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

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Amateur career

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Kung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She 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. While at USC, Kung was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2000 Pac-10 Championship.

Professional career

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After turning pro in 2001, Kung initially played on the second tier Futures Tour, and she won the SBC Futures Tour Championship that year. She tied for 15th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to win a place on the main tour for 2002. She had a solid rookie season, finishing 36th on the money list. In 2003, she won her first three LPGA events, and was sixth on the money list. She finished 17th on the money list in 2004, tied for 11th in 2005, and 29th in 2006. Kung won her fourth LPGA tournament at the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship in 2008.

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Kung came close to winning the 2009 U.S. Women's Open. She finished the tournament at one over 285 and was tied for first till Eun-Hee Ji birdied the final hole to take home the title.

Personal information

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Kung was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States in 1995. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in approximately 2005; She does not hold dual citizenship. She currently lives in Allen, Texas.

LPGA Tour (4)

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LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Futures Tour (1)

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  • 2001 (1) SBC FUTURES Tour Championship
  • Results in LPGA majors

    Results not in chronological order before 2015.

    ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
    ^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
    DNP = did not play
    WD = withdrew
    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (2003 British Open – 2009 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2003 British Open – 2004 Kraft Nabisco)
  • Team appearances

    Professional

  • Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2005, 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008
  • International Crown (representing Taiwan/Chinese Taipei): 2014, 2016
  • References

    Candie Kung Wikipedia


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