Bio

• 17 events, 7 cuts made, $48,659 (103)

• Recorded season-best T17 finish at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G

• 11 events, 3 cuts made, $26,362 (119)

• Recorded season-best T12 finish at the ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open.

• Missed a chunk of the season with a broken left foot that required surgery

• Finished tied for 10th at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola. 

• Tied for 32nd at the Avnet LPGA Classic.

• Recorded a season best tie for 10th at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge.

• Best finish was a tie for 12th at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she carded a career-low 63 in the second round.

• Recorded a career-best tie for 13th at the Longs Drugs Challenge. 

• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 25th to earn Priority List Category 16 for the 2009 LPGA season.

• Recorded six consecutive top-10 finishes on the Ladies European Tour (LET). 

• Also competed on the Australia Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour; carded birdies on her final four holes at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to tie for ninth and earn exempt status for the 2008 LPGA season.

• Recorded six top-10 finishes on the ALPG, finishing second on the ALPG Order of Merit. 

• Also recorded three top-10 finishes on the LET.

• As an amateur, was a co-medalist at the LET’s Qualifying School Stage 2.

• Turned professional in November and immediately recorded back-to-back finishes on the ALPG Tour. 

• Five events later, won both the Titanium Golf Ladies Classic and Jack Newton Celebrity Classic in consecutive weeks.

Amateur:

• Kemp was the top-ranked junior in New South Wales, Australia, in 2001-03, and was also the top amateur in 2003. 

• At the Australian Junior Amateur Championship, she was runner-up in 2002 and champion in 2003. 

• Kemp earned low amateur honors at the 2003 Australian Ladies Open and also won the 2003 Australian Junior Amateur Championship, followed by a runner-up finish in 2004. 

• In 2003 and 2005, Kemp was the Australian Stroke Play Champion and was a member of the 2004 Australian World Cup Team. 

Personal:

• 5’5”
• Started playing golf at the age of 12.
• Credits her parents, Bill McWilliam and Peter Knight as the individuals most influencing her career.
• Hobbies include shopping, playing tennis, relaxing with friends and family and learning to surf.
• Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
• Has her own Web site, www.sarahkemp.com.au.