Karine Icher

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Karine Icher
Personal Information
Birth January 26, 1979 (1979-01-26) (age 29)
Châteauroux, France
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.75 m)
Nationality Flag of France France
Residence France
College None
Career
Turned Pro 2000
Current tour LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
Other tour LET (joined 2001)
Professional wins 5 (LET Tour: 5)
Best Results in Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco T24: 2006
LPGA Championship T46: 2008
U.S. Women's Open T6: 2005
Women's British Open T10: 2006

Karine Icher (born 26 January 1979) is a French professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.

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[edit] Amateur career

Karine Icher had a successful amateur career. She was twice Junior Champion of France winning the Girls 15-16 age group in 1994 and the 17-18 age group in 1996. In 1997 she was a member of the victorious European team in the Vagliano Trophy and won the International Amateur Open of Spain whilst in 1998 she won the French Amateur Cup. In 1999 she was in the European Team which retained the Vagliano Trophy, was part of the victorious French team at the European Team Championship, defended the French Amateur Cup and won the International Amateur Open of Germany.

In 2000 she won the International Amateur Open of France[1] and was a member of the winning French team at the 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy Women's World Amateur Team Championship finishing fourth in the individual competition.[2] She turned professional on 1 September 2000 and finished first at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School to earn exempt status for the 2001 season.[3]

[edit] Professional career

In her 2001 LET rookie season Icher won two tournaments, the Palmerston Ladies German Open[4] and the Mexx Sport Open[5] and finished the year third on the Order of Merit and second behind Suzann Pettersen for the LET Rookie of the Year title.[3] In 2002 she won the Caja Duero Open de Espana,[6] tied for seventh at the Evian Masters[7] and was qualified in third place for the European 2002 Solheim Cup team.[8] [9] She earned non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season having tied for 38th at the 2002 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament but chose to continue full time on the LET tour. She retained her non-exempt status at the 2003 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament by finishing tied sixty-fifth.[7]

Icher played full time on the LET tour in 2004, ending with five top ten finishes including a win at the Catalonia Ladies Masters.[10] She retained her non-exempt status at the 2004 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament by finishing tied fifty-fifth and elected to play her rookie season on the LPGA beginning the year with conditional playing privileges. A second place finish at the Corona Morelia Championship in Mexico meant that after the re-rank she earned her full LPGA card for 2005. She finished 30th on the money list in her rookie season.[7] She returned to the LET tour to play in the Catalonia Ladies Masters which she successfully defended.[5] She started the 2006 season by pairing with Gwladys Nocera to represent France at the Women's World Cup of Golf.[11]

[edit] Professional wins (6)

[edit] Ladies European Tour (5)

  • 2001 Palmerston Ladies German Open, Mexx Sport Open, Dutch Open
  • 2002 Caja Duero Open de Espana
  • 2004 Catalonia Ladies Masters
  • 2005 Catalonia Ladies Masters

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP T51 DNP DNP DNP T24 T53 CUT
LPGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT T46
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT DNP MC T6 T55 T66
Women's British Open T60 CUT CUT DNP CUT T10 T16

DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half=way cut.
"T" tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Titles. Karine Icher Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  2. ^ France Claims Women's World Amateur Team Championship By 7 Strokes. International Golf Federation. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  3. ^ a b Karine Icher Player Profile. LET. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  4. ^ Icher survives pressure packed day. The Independent (2001-08-20). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  5. ^ a b Icher successfully defends in Catalonia. LET (2005-09-24). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  6. ^ Icher survives pressure packed day. LET (2002-06-02). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  7. ^ a b c Karine Icher Full Career Bio. LPGA. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  8. ^ Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy. LET (2002-08-25). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  9. ^ Solheim Cup Player Profile: Karine Icher. LET (2002-09-04). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  10. ^ Icher fires another 62 to win in Catalonia. LET (2004-10-03). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  11. ^ LET season starts with Women’s World Cup of Golf 2006. LET (2006-01-18). Retrieved on 2007-04-02.

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NAME Icher, Karine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Chateauroux,France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH