2009 U.S. Women's Open

The 2009 U.S. Women's Open was the 64th U.S. Women's Open. Held July 9–12, it was the first U.S. Women's Open to be played at the Old Course of the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Eun-Hee Ji won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Candie Kung. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.

2009 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 9–12, 2009
LocationBethlehem, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Saucon Valley Country Club
Old Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,740 yards (6,163 m)[1]
Field156 players, 72 after cut
Cut151 (+9)
Prize fund$3.25 million
Winner's share$585,000
Champion
Eun-Hee Ji
284 (E)
Saucon Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
Saucon Valley Country Club
Location in Pennsylvania

Na Yeon Choi shot a 68 (−3) in the first round to take a one-shot lead.[2] Cristie Kerr led the way after the second round after shooting a one-under par 70 for 139 (−3). Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa struggled to a second round 79 (+8) and was nine strokes back at 148 (+6).[3] The 36-hole cut was at 151 (+9) or better, which included seven amateurs among the 72 players who advanced to the weekend. In the third round, Kerr shot 72 (+1) for 211 (−2) and kept the lead, two strokes up on the field after 54 holes.[4]

Ji won the championship after sinking a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish with an even-par 71 and 284, one stroke ahead of runner-up Kung. Ji held off the challenge of playing partner and third-round leader Cristie Kerr, who was chasing a second Open title but carded a 75 (+4) and finished two strokes back.[5]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Cristie Kerr United States200769707275286+2T3
Laura Davies England198772757372292+8T17
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200278737270293+9T26
Inbee Park South Korea200875717770293+9T26
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200175727474295+11T34

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Se Ri Pak South Korea19987677153+11
Meg Mallon United States1991, 20047882160+18
Birdie Kim South Korea20058179160+18

Course layout
Main article: Saucon Valley Country Club

Old Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5494353731544095594533872103,5293321655554333993393741704443,2116,740
Par544345443364354444343571
  • Note: Holes 16–18 normally play as holes 10–12 for the members, while holes 10–15 normally play as holes 13–18, but they were re-routed for this championship.

Source:[1][6][7][8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 9, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Na Yeon Choi South Korea68−3
T2Cristie Kerr United States69−2
Lorena Ochoa Mexico
Jean Reynolds United States
5Hee Young Park South Korea70−1
T6Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71E
Young Kim South Korea
Candie Kung United States
Kristy McPherson United States
Anna Nordqvist Sweden
Lexi Thompson (a) United States

Second round

Friday, July 10, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Cristie Kerr United States69-70=139−3
2Paula Creamer United States72-68=140−2
3Jean Reynolds United States69-72=141−1
T4Giulia Sergas Italy75-67=142E
Na Yeon Choi South Korea68-74=142
T6Song-Hee Kim South Korea74-69=143+1
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71-72=143
T8Lindsey Wright Australia74-70=144+2
Yuri Fudoh Japan73-71=144
I.K. Kim South Korea72-72=144
Brittany Lincicome United States72-72=144
Lexi Thompson (a) United States71-73=144
Hee Young Park South Korea70-74=144
  • 72 players made the cut at 151 (+9) or better[9]

Third round

Saturday, July 11, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Cristie Kerr United States69-70-72=211−2
2Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71-72-70=213E
T3Teresa Lu Taiwan76-69-70=215+2
Jean Reynolds United States69-72-74=215
T5Candie Kung United States71-77-68=216+3
I.K. Kim South Korea72-72-72=216
Hee Young Park South Korea70-74-72=216
T8Kyeong Bae South Korea75-73-69=217+4
Suzann Pettersen Norway74-71-72=217
Brittany Lincicome United States72-72-73=217

Final round

Sunday, July 12, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71-72-70-71=284E585,000
2Candie Kung United States71-77-68-69=285+1350,000
T3I.K. Kim South Korea72-72-72-70=286+2183,568
Cristie Kerr United States69-70-72-75=286
5Brittany Lincicome United States72-72-73-70=287+3122,415
T6Paula Creamer United States72-68-79-69=288+499,126
Ai Miyazato Japan74-74-71-69=288
Suzann Pettersen Norway74-71-72-71=288
T9Na Yeon Choi South Korea68-74-76-71=289+576,711
Kyeong Bae South Korea75-73-69-72=289
Hee Young Park South Korea70-74-72-73=289

Source:[9][10][11]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par544345443435444434
JiE+1+1+2+2+1+2+1+1+3+3+3+2+1+1+1+1E
Kung+2+1+1+1+1+1+2+1+1+1+1EEEEE+1+1
Kerr−1−1−2−2−1EEEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2
Kim+3+3+3+3+2+2+4+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[10]

References
  1. "2009 U.S. Women's Open Fact Sheet". USGA. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. "Na Yeon Choi takes US Open lead". BBC Sport. July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  3. "Kerr holds narrow lead in U.S. Women's Open". CNN.com. July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  4. "Kerr holds on to lead at US Open". BBC Sport. July 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  5. "Ji holds off Kerr to win US Open". BBC Sport. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  6. "USGA national championships held at SVCC". Saucon Valley Country Club. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  7. "2009 U.S. Women's Open - Course Map". USGA. July 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. "U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds". USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  9. "2009 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  10. "U.S. Women'S Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  11. "2009 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Final Results" (PDF). USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
Preceded by
2009 LPGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2009 Women's British Open

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