Background
Kuehne, Kelli was born on May 11, 1977 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Kuehne, Kelli was born on May 11, 1977 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Student, University Texas.
She played college golf at the University of Texas where she was an All-American. She played on the 1996 Curtis Cup team Kuehne turned professional in 1996.
She joined the LPGA Tour in 1998.
She played on the United States. team in the Solheim Cup in 2002 and 2003. At the 1999 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Kuehne took part in a six-player playoff.
lieutenant was the biggest in LPGA history. Se Ri Pak birdied the first sudden death playoff hole to defeat Kuehne, Karrie Webb, Carin Koch, Sherri Steinhauer, and Mardi Lunn.
Kuehne, who had finished play 90 minutes before the last group finished play, had left the golf course and gone back to her hotel.
After getting a call from a LPGA official, Kuenhe raced back to the course just in time to take part in the playoff. Two of Kuehne"s brothers are also golfers. Kuehne was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1 when she was ten years old, and started using an insulin pump in 1998.
1994 United States., British Ladies Amateur LPGA Tour wins (1) Amateur Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1996 Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003.