Karine Icher
{{short description|French professional golfer}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Karine Icher
| image = 2009 Women's British Open - Karine Icher (3).jpg
| imagesize = 225px
| caption = Karine Icher at the 2009 Women's British Open
| fullname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Châteauroux, France
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| weight =
| nationality = {{FRA}}
| residence = France
| spouse = Fred Bonnargent (m. 2006)
| partner =
| children =
| college =
| yearpro = 2000
| retired =
| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
Ladies European Tour (joined 2001)
| extour =
| prowins = 5
| lpgawins =
| letwins = 5
| jlpgawins =
| klpgawins =
| lagtwins =
| alpgwins =
| futwins =
| otherwins =
| majorwins =
| nabisco = 10th: 2017
| lpga = T13: 2015
| wusopen = T6: 2005
| dumaurier =
| wbritopen = T10: 2006
| evian = T20: 2015
| wghofid =
| wghofyear =
| award1 =
| year1 =
| award2 =
| year2 =
| awardssection =
}}
Karine Icher (born 26 January 1979) is a French professional golfer who formerly played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Early years
Icher was born in Châteauroux, Indre. She started playing golf at the age of 10. She reached early success and was twice Junior Champion of France winning the Girls 15-16 age group in 1994 and the 17-18 age group in 1996.
Amateur career
In 1997 she was a member of the victorious European team in the Vagliano Trophy and won the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship 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 French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship
{{cite web
|title=Titles
|publisher=Karine Icher official website
|url=http://www.karine-icher.com/titles/
|access-date=2007-04-02
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929230225/http://www.karine-icher.com/titles/
|archive-date=2007-09-29
|url-status=usurped
}} and was a member of the winning French team at the 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy, 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
| access-date = 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
|access-date = 2007-04-02
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070814052711/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/100916.htm
|archive-date = 2007-08-14
}}
Professional career
In her 2001 LET rookie season Icher won two tournaments, the Palmerston Ladies German Open
{{cite news
|title = Icher survives pressure packed day
|work = The Independent
|date = 2001-08-20
|url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/golf/article211058.ece
|access-date = 2007-04-02
|location = London
|first = Steve
|last = Saunders
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194113/http://sport.independent.co.uk/golf/article211058.ece
|archive-date = 2007-09-27
}} and the Mexx Sport Open in the Netherlands.
{{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
| access-date = 2007-04-02}} At the Compaq Open in August 2001 at Österåker Golf Club outside Stockholm, Sweden, Icher was leading by six strokes after 36 holes and three strokes after 54 holes. However, on the 11th hole during the final round, Icher was penalised one stroke due to slow play and continued to four-putt the hole. Raquel Carriedo finally won by a stroke and continued the 2001 season winning the LET Order of Merit. Icher finished the year third on the Order of Merit and second behind Suzann Pettersen for the LET Rookie of the Year title.{{cite magazine |last=Nilsmark |first=Fredrik |date=September 2001 |title=Compaq Open, Regnet blandades med tårar |trans-title=Compaq Open, The rain was mixed with tears |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/n3s71m7g/152 |magazine=Svensk Golf |language=sv |pages=148–154 |number=9/2001 |accessdate=2023-09-01}}{{cite web |date=2001 |title=Ladies European Tour Moneylist 2001 season |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/order-of-merits/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=1 September 2023}}
The year after, Icher got revenge on Carriedo, beating her by a single stroke winning the 2002 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
| access-date = 2007-04-02}} In 2002 she also 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
| access-date = 2007-04-02}} and was qualified in third place for the European 2002 Solheim Cup team, playing against United States at Interlachen Country Club, Minnesota, U.S.A.{{cite web |date=2002-09-17 |title=A Glimpse at the European Solheim Cup Team |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=7257 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205437/http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=7257 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=2023-09-02 |publisher=The Golf Channel |df=mdy-all}} In the second day fourball Icher came to be paired with her opponent from Caja Duero Open de Espana and the Compaq Open the year before, Raguel Carriedo. The pair won their game against Cristie Kerr and Rosie Jones, but Europe lost the match 151⁄2 to 121⁄2.
{{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
|access-date=2007-04-02
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025101635/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4639
|archive-date=2006-10-25
{{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
| access-date = 2007-04-02}}
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 Ladies European Tour. She retained her non-exempt status at the 2003 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament by finishing tied sixty-fifth.
Icher played full-time on the Ladies European 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
| access-date = 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 Ladies European 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
| access-date = 2007-04-02}}
Icher competed full time on the LPGA Tour until 2019. Without having a victory, she reached 45 career top-10s including finishing second four times, most recent twice in 2016.
Personal life
Icher gave birth to a daughter in July 2011Kingsmill Championship, [http://teescripts.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/0909-icher.pdf Kingsmill Championship Interview Transcript September 9, 2012] September 9, 2012. Accessed April 7, 2013. and did not play in the Solheim Cup in September 2011, but came back to the event two years later.Ladies European Tour, [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/main_article.php?id=51632&pid=1001 Karine Icher expecting a girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209101836/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/main_article.php?id=51632&pid=1001 |date=2011-12-09 }} 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
Amateur wins
Professional wins (5)
=Ladies European Tour (5)=
| class="wikitable " style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|2001 |Palmerston Ladies German Open |align=right|71-69-70=210 |align=center|−6 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen |
| align=center|2
|align=right|2001 |align=right|70-70-72=212 |align=center|−4 |Playoff{{efn|Icher won with a birdie at the third playoff hole.}} |{{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen |
| align=center|3
|align=right|2002 |align=right|69-69-68=277 |align=center|−11 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ESP}} Raquel Carriedo |
| align=center|4
|align=right|2004 |align=right|62-66-62=190 |align=center|−17 |9 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Arricau |
| align=center|5
|align=right|2005 |align=right|70-69-68=207 |align=center|−12 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|FRA}} Gwladys Nocera |
{{notelist}}
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align="center" |1 |2001 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen |Icher won with birdie at the third playoff hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!! Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 |
| align=left|ANA Inspiration
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T51 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T24 |T53 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T55 |T66 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T67 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |CUT |T46 |74 |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|T60 |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |T16 |CUT |CUT |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 |
| align=left|ANA Inspiration
|T56 |T41 |T35 |T19 |T46 |T11 |T32 |style="background:yellow;"|10 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T20 |T22 |T56 |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T45 |CUT |CUT |T13 |CUT |T29 |CUT |T74 |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|T27 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T33 |T22 |T45 |CUT |T25 |T23 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|The Evian Championship ^
|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=3| |CUT |T27 |T20 |T30 |T70 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" tied
=Summary=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| align=left|The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| align=left|Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 37 |
|---|
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2010 British Open – 2013 Kraft Nabisco)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing France): 1996{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12031295.swedes-take-advantage-of-moffats-costly-miss/ |title=Swedes take advantage of Moffat's costly miss |newspaper=The Herald |date=15 July 1996}}
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 1997, 1999 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 1998, 2000 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2002, 2013 (winners), 2015, 2017
- World Cup (representing France): 2006
- The Queens (representing Europe): 2015
= Solheim Cup record =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Total |
| Career
|14 |7–5–2 |1–1–2 |3–2–0 |3–2–0 |8 |57.1 |
| 2002
|3 |1–2–0 |0–1–0 lost to R. Jones 3&2 |0–0–0 |1–1–0 lost w/ S. Gustafson 4&3 |1 |33.3 |
| 2013
|4 |2–1–1 |0–0–1 halved with C. Kerr |1–1–0 won w/ A. Muñoz 2&1 |1–0–0 won w/ B. Recari 2 up |2.5 |62.5 |
| 2015
|3 |2–1–0 |1–0–0 def. B. Lincicome 3&2 |0–1–0 lost w/ A. Muñoz 2&1 |1–0–0 won w/ C. Matthew 2&1 |2 |66.7 |
| 2017
|4 |2–1–1 |0–0–1 halved with A. Yin |2–0–0 won w/ C. Matthew 1 up |0–1–0 lost w/ M. Sagström 2&1 |2.5 |62.5 |
Notes and references
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.karine-icher.com/index-eng.html}}
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|100916}}
- {{LPGA player|karine-icher/80906}}
- {{WWGR|247}}
{{Navboxes
|title=Karine Icher at the Solheim Cup
|list=
{{2002 European Solheim Cup team}}
{{2013 European Solheim Cup team}}
{{2015 European Solheim Cup team}}
{{2017 European Solheim Cup team}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Icher, Karine}}
Category:French female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Solheim Cup competitors for Europe
Category:Olympic golfers for France
Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics