Karine Icher

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.

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 cite web
title = Titles
publisher = Karine Icher Official Website
url = http://www.karine-icher.com/titles/
accessdate = 2007-04-02] and was a member of the winning French team at the 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy Women's WorldAmateur Team Championship finishing fourth in the individual competition. cite web
title = France Claims Women's World Amateur Team Championship By 7 Strokes
publisher = International Golf Federation
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/Results/Wresults4.html
accessdate = 2007-04-02] 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. cite web
title = Karine Icher Player Profile
publisher = LET
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/100916.htm
accessdate = 2007-04-02]

Professional career

In her 2001 LET rookie season Icher won two tournaments, the Palmerston Ladies German Open cite web
title = Icher survives pressure packed day
publisher = The Independent
date = 2001-08-20
url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/golf/article211058.ece
accessdate = 2007-04-02] and the Mexx Sport Open cite web
title = Icher successfully defends in Catalonia
publisher = LET
date = 2005-09-24
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3977
accessdate = 2007-04-02] and finished the year third on the Order of Merit and second behind Suzann Pettersen for the LET Rookie of the Year title. In 2002 she won the Caja Duero Open de Espana, cite web
title = Icher survives pressure packed day
publisher = LET
date = 2002-06-02
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4567
accessdate = 2007-04-02] tied for seventh at the Evian Masters cite web
title = Karine Icher Full Career Bio
publisher = LPGA
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Icher-07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-02] and was qualified in third place for the European 2002 Solheim Cup team. cite web
title = Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy
publisher = LET
date = 2002-08-25
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4639
accessdate = 2007-04-02] cite web
title = Solheim Cup Player Profile: Karine Icher
publisher = LET
date = 2002-09-04
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4649
accessdate = 2007-04-02] She earned non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season having tied for 38th at the 2002 LPGA FinalQualifying Tournament but chose to continue full time on the LET tour. She retained her non-exempt status at the 2003 LPGA FinalQualifying Tournament by finishing tied sixty-fifth.

Icher played full time on the LET tour in 2004, ending with five top ten finishes including a win at the Catalonia Ladies Masters. cite web
title = Icher fires another 62 to win in Catalonia
publisher = LET
date = 2004-10-03
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4514
accessdate = 2007-04-02] 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. She returned to the LET tour to play in the Catalonia Ladies Masters which she successfully defended. She started the 2006 season by pairing with Gwladys Nocera to represent France at the Women's World Cup of Golf. cite web
title = LET season starts with Women’s World Cup of Golf 2006
publisher = LET
date = 2006-01-18
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4779
accessdate = 2007-04-02]

Professional wins (6)

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

Results in LPGA majors

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

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.karine-icher.com/index-eng.html Official Website]
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=469 Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/100916.htm Profile on the LET Tour's official site]

Persondata
NAME=Icher, Karine
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH= January 26, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH= Chateauroux,France