2011 LPGA Championship

The 2011 LPGA Championship was the 57th LPGA Championship, held June 23–26 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, it was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2011 season. This was the second of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill.

2011 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 23–26, 2011
LocationPittsford, New York, U.S.
Course(s)Locust Hill Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,534 yards (5,975 m)[1]
Field150 players, 78 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$2,500,000
Winner's share$375,000
Champion
Yani Tseng
269 (−19)
Locust Hill CC
Location in the United States
Locust Hill Country Club
Location in New York

The champion was Yani Tseng, age 22, with a 269 (−19) to win by ten strokes over Morgan Pressel. It was Tseng's second LPGA Championship victory (2008) and fourth major championship. It was her third victory of 2011 and eighth career win on the LPGA Tour. It was the second consecutive year with a double-digit victory margin. Defending champion Cristie Kerr tied for third, eleven strokes back; she won by twelve strokes in 2010.

Course layout
Main article: Locust Hill Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[2]
Yards4143373805321614391784661723,0794135093613864001503414783873,4256,504
Par444534353354544434543772

Field

The field was composed of 150 players, which included one amateur, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Yani Tseng Taiwan200866706766269−191
Cristie Kerr United States201072726769280−8T3
Suzann Pettersen Norway200772726967280
Karrie Webb Australia200174697172286−2T20
Anna Nordqvist Sweden200973707470287−1T25
Se Ri Pak South Korea1998, 2002, 200678687271289+1T34
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200074707372289
Laura Davies England1994, 199675717076292+4T57

All eight former champions in the field made the cut.

Tournament summary

First round

Thursday, June 23, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng Taiwan66−6
2Paula Creamer United States67−5
T3Diana D'Alessio United States68−4
Meena Lee South Korea
Stacy Prammanasudh United States
Angela Stanford United States
T7Minea Blomqvist Finland69−3
Amy Hung Taiwan
Jennifer Johnson United States
Stacy Lewis United States
Ryann O'Toole United States
Hee Young Park South Korea
Morgan Pressel United States

Source:[3]

Second round

Friday, June 24, 2011

The cut was at 146 (+2) or better and 78 players advanced to play on the weekend. The only amateur, 18-year-old Danielle Kang, made the cut.[1] Kang was the U.S. Women's Amateur champion in 2010 and would repeat in 2011.

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng Taiwan66-70=136−8
2Pat Hurst United States70-67=137−7
T3Minea Blomqvist Finland69-69=138−6
Morgan Pressel United States69-69=138
Hee Young Park South Korea69-69=138
T6Paula Creamer United States67-72=139−5
Cindy Lacrosse United States70-69=139
Amy Yang South Korea70-69=139
9Angela Stanford United States68-72=139−4
T10Shanshan Feng China75-66=141−3
Tiffany Joh United States71-70=141
Jimin Kang South Korea71-70=141
Meena Lee South Korea68-73=141
Stacy Lewis United States69-72=141
Azahara Muñoz Spain70-71=141
Stacy Prammanasudh United States68-73=141
Reilly Rankin United States73-68=141
Momoko Ueda Japan72-69=141

Source:[4]

Third round

Saturday, June 25, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng Taiwan66-70-67=203−13
T2Cindy Lacrosse United States70-69-69=208−8
Morgan Pressel United States69-69-70=208
4Hee Young Park South Korea69-69-72=210−6
T5Paula Creamer United States67-72-72=211−5
Cristie Kerr United States72-72-67=211
Meena Lee South Korea68-73-70=211
Stacy Lewis United States69-72-70=211
T9Katie Futcher United States75-68-69=212−4
Maria Hjorth Sweden71-71-70=212
Pat Hurst United States70-67-75=212
I.K. Kim South Korea73-70-69=212
Mika Miyazato Japan72-72-68=211
Azahara Muñoz Spain70-71-71=212
Momoko Ueda Japan72-69-71=212

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, June 26, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Yani Tseng Taiwan66-70-67-66=269−19375,000
2Morgan Pressel United States69-69-70-71=279−9228,695
T3Paula Creamer United States67-72-72-69=280−8132,512
Cristie Kerr United States72-72-67-69=280
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-72-69-67=280
T6Meena Lee South Korea68-73-70-71=282−677,630
Stacy Lewis United States69-72-70-71=282
T8Maria Hjorth Sweden71-71-70-71=283−553,840
Pat Hurst United States70-67-75-71=283
Mika Miyazato Japan72-72-68-71=283
Azahara Muñoz Spain70-71-71-71=283

Source:[6][7]

References
  1. "2011 Wegmans LPGA Championship" (PDF). LPGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. "Course Overview - Locust Hill Country Club". Wegmans LPGA Championship. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  3. "First round leaderboard, 2011 LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. "Second round leaderboard, 2011 LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. "Third round leaderboard, 2011 LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  6. "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2011 results". LPGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. "Final round leaderboard, 2011 LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
Preceded by
2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2011 U.S. Women's Open

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