Date: July 20, 2013
Author: LPGA

Hole in One for Hull-Kirk

Katherine Hull-Kirk left the 14th green with her first ever hole-in-one but she also left with something else, even though she had no clue at the time a brand new set of wheels. I didn&apost know that was on the line, Hull-Kirk said. One of the LPGA staff guys came up to me on one of the holes and said, Oh, congrats on the car. I&aposm like, What? We won one? The hole-in-one came from 172 yards out with a 5-iron and landed about eight feet short of the hole and rolled in. Hull-Kirk wasn t sure at first if it even went in. We were debating whether we saw it go in or if it finished behind the hole. We couldn&apost quite tell, Hull-Kirk said. We heard the two guys up near the green kind of cheer, and that was good enough for me. The ace provided a much needed jump start for Hull-Kirk whose strong round kept her above the cut-line for the first time in five events. I had a lot of holes to play, though, Hull-Kirk said. I haven&apost made too many cuts this year, so I still had to play well coming in. That definitely helped the score at the end of the day. Katherine wins a brand new Kia Cadenza, part of a promotion put on by Kia for the 14th hole at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Kia is the Official Automotive Partner of the LPGA. Yeah, I m really thankful for Kia to sponsor it. I will be very delighted to drive it around, Hull-Kirk said. My husband and I were actually debating about buying a car because we&aposve been splitting his. She won t have to share anymore.