2010 LPGA Championship
The 2010 LPGA Championship was the 56th LPGA Championship, held June 24–27 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Known for sponsorship reasons as the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans, it was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2010 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 24–27, 2010 |
| Location | Pittsford, New York, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Locust Hill Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,506 yards (5,949 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $2.25 million |
| Winner's share | $337,500 |
| Champion | |
 Cristie Kerr | |
| 269 (−19) | |
The champion was Cristie Kerr, age 32, with a 269 (−19) to win by twelve strokes over Song-Hee Kim. It was Kerr's second major championship and fourteenth career win on the LPGA Tour, and vaulted her from fifth to first in the world rankings.[2]
This was the first of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill; the previous five editions were played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The LPGA had an annual tour event at Locust Hill since 1979; first known as The Sarah Coventry, it became the Wegmans LPGA in 1998 and was played through 2009.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 414 | 337 | 380 | 532 | 161 | 439 | 178 | 466 | 172 | 3,079 | 413 | 509 | 361 | 386 | 400 | 150 | 341 | 478 | 387 | 3,425 | 6,504 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Field
The field was composed of 150 players, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karrie Webb | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2001 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 284 | −4 | T5 |
| Suzann Pettersen |  Norway | 2007 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 286 | −2 | T11 |
| Yani Tseng |  Taiwan | 2008 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T19 |
| Anna Nordqvist |  Sweden | 2009 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 290 | +2 | T25 |
| Laura Davies |  England | 1994, 1996 | 75 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 290 | +5 | T47 |
| Juli Inkster | United States | 1999, 2000 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T62 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Se Ri Pak |  South Korea | 1998, 2002, 2006 | 79 | 75 | 154 | +10 |
| Meg Mallon | United States | 1991 | 81 | 78 | 159 | +15 |
| Nancy Lopez | United States | 1978, 1985, 1989 | 87 | 86 | 173 | +29 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 24, 2010
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 68 | −4 |
| Seon Hwa Lee | South Korea | |||
| Stacy Lewis | United States | |||
| T4 | Mika Miyazato |  Japan | 69 | −3 |
| Inbee Park | South Korea | |||
| Lindsey Wright | Australia | |||
| T7 | Heather Bowie Young | United States | 70 | −2 |
| Christina Kim | United States | |||
| Teresa Lu | Taiwan | |||
| Louise Stahle | Sweden |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, June 25, 2010
The cut was at 148 (+4) or better and 73 players advanced to play on the weekend.
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| T2 | Mika Miyazato | Japan | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 69-70=139 | ||
| T4 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 71-69=139 | −4 |
| Amy Yang | South Korea | 73-67=140 | ||
| T6 | Jimin Kang | South Korea | 74-67=141 | −3 |
| Na-On Min | South Korea | 74-67=141 | ||
| Azahara Muñoz |  Spain | 72-69=141 | ||
| Michele Redman | United States | 74-67=141 | ||
| T10 | I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| Stacy Lewis | United States | 68-74=142 | ||
| Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 72-70=142 |
Third round
Saturday, June 26, 2010
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 68-66-69=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Jimin Kang | South Korea | 74-67-70=211 | −5 |
| Mika Miyazato | Japan | 69-70-72=211 | ||
| Azahara Muñoz | Spain | 72-69-70=211 | ||
| T5 | Song-Hee Kim | South Korea | 72-71-69=212 | −4 |
| Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 72-70-70=212 | ||
| 7 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 72-72-69=213 | −3 |
| T8 | Meaghan Francella | United States | 73-71-70=214 | −2 |
| I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-70-72=214 | ||
| Catriona Matthew |  Scotland | 74-71-69=214 | ||
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 69-70-75=214 | ||
| Sarah Jane Smith | Australia | 74-71-69=214 |
Final round
Sunday, June 27, 2010
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 68-66-69-66=269 | −19 | 337,500 |
| 2 | Song-Hee Kim | South Korea | 72-71-69-69=281 | −7 | 207,790 |
| T3 | Ai Miyazato | Japan | 76-71-70-66=283 | −5 | 133,672 |
| Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 72-70-70-71=283 | |||
| T5 | I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-70-72-70=284 | −4 | 85,323 |
| Karrie Webb | Australia | 72-72-69-71=284 | |||
| T7 | Meaghan Francella | United States | 73-71-70-71=285 | −3 | 54,323 |
| Jimin Kang | South Korea | 74-67-70-74=285 | |||
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 69-70-75-71=285 | |||
| Morgan Pressel | United States | 72-76-68-69=285 |
Source:[5]
References
- "2011 LPGA Championship – results". LPGA. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- "American Cristie Kerr becomes top-ranked women's golfer in the world". Press of Atlantic City. June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- "Course overview". wegmanslpga.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- "2010 LPGA Championship: leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2010 results". LPGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
External links
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site
- Locust Hill Country Club
- Golf Observer.com - leaderboard - 2010 LPGA Championship
| Preceded by 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2010 U.S. Women's Open |