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Candie Kung

Taiwan and United States · born , Kaohsiung, Taiwan

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 2009 U.S. Women's Open

Near misses

  1. 2009 U.S. Women's Open Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course) · runner-up to Eun-Hee Ji · 285

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Eun-Hee Ji's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2009 U.S. Women's Open

    Runner-up to Eun-Hee Ji · 285.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2009.

    Career line, 2009–2009

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Candie Kung was born on August 8, 1981, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Kung's best major finish was second, at the 2009 U.S. Women's Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 2009 U.S. Women's Open Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course) · runner-up to Eun-Hee Ji · 285

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 2001 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Beyond our rooms

    • 2008 LPGA Championship T10
    • 2002 Women's British Open T4

    Source: Wikipedia: Candie Kung

    Known for

    • Candie Kung (born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Candie Kung
    2. Wikidata: Q5031927