2012 LPGA Championship
The 2012 LPGA Championship was the 58th LPGA Championship, held June 7–10 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 2012 season. This was the third of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 7–10, 2012 |
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 | 6,534 yards (5,975 m)[1] |
Field | 150 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 151 (+7) |
Prize fund | $2.5 million[1] |
Winner's share | $375,000 |
Champion | |
Shanshan Feng | |
282 (−6) | |
The champion was Shanshan Feng, who won with a 282 (−6), two strokes ahead of four runners-up: Eun-Hee Ji, Stacy Lewis, Mika Miyazato, and Suzann Pettersen. Following the third round, Feng was tied for seventh and three strokes back. In the final round, she shot a bogey-free 67 (−5), the lowest round of the tournament,[2] to secure her first LPGA Tour victory and move from tenth to fifth in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[3] Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd.[4][5]
Course
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total[6] |
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Yards | 414 | 337 | 380 | 532 | 161 | 439 | 178 | 466 | 172 | 3,079 | 413 | 511 | 361 | 386 | 400 | 150 | 356 | 478 | 396 | 3,451 | 6,530 |
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 included 150 players from 25 countries, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.
Americas | Asia & Pacific | Europe |
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Argentina (1) | Australia (4) | England (3) |
Canada (6) | China (1) | Finland (1) |
Colombia (1) | Japan (5) | France (1) |
Mexico (1) | Philippines (1) | Germany (1) |
Paraguay (1) | South Korea (26) | Italy (1) |
United States (72) | Taiwan (3) | Netherlands (1) |
Venezuela (1) | Thailand (2) | Norway (1) |
Scotland (2) | ||
Spain (5) | ||
Sweden (6) | ||
Wales (2) |
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 2007 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 284 | −4 | T2 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2001 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 285 | −3 | T6 |
Cristie Kerr | United States | 2010 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 287 | −1 | T12 |
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1998, 2002, 2006 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 290 | +2 | T19 |
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 2009 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 300 | +12 | 58 |
Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 2008, 2011 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 301 | +13 | T59 |
Tournament summary
First round
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
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T1 | Ryann O'Toole | United States | 69 | −3 |
Beatriz Recari | Spain | |||
Giulia Sergas | Italy | |||
T4 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 70 | −2 |
Paula Creamer | United States | |||
Jeong Jang | South Korea | |||
Cristie Kerr | United States | |||
Ai Miyazato | Japan | |||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | |||
Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
Source:[9]
Second round
Friday, June 8, 2012
The cut was at 151 (+7) or better with 73 players advancing to play on the weekend.[7] The cut line was five strokes higher than at the 2011 LPGA Championship.
Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
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1 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 70-71=141 | −3 |
T2 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72=142 | −2 |
Sandra Gal | Germany | 71-71=142 | ||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | 70-72=142 | ||
Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-70=142 | ||
T6 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 70-73=143 | −1 |
Mi Jung Hur | South Korea | 74-69=143 | ||
Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 75-68=143 | ||
Sydnee Michaels | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 71-72=143 | ||
So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 73-70=143 |
Source:[7]
Third round
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
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1 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 75-68-69=212 | −4 |
2 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 74-71-68=213 | −3 |
T3 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 72-72-70=214 | −2 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-70-72=214 | ||
Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 71-72-71=214 | ||
Giulia Sergas | Italy | 69-76-69=214 | ||
T7 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72-73=215 | −1 |
Shanshan Feng | China | 72-73-70=215 | ||
Jeong Jang | South Korea | 70-74-71=215 | ||
Jennifer Johnson | United States | 73-71-71=215 | ||
Sydnee Michaels | United States | 72-71-72=215 | ||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | 70-72-73=215 | ||
Sun Young Yoo | South Korea | 72-72-71=215 |
Source:[10]
Final round
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Shanshan Feng | China | 72-73-70-67=282 | −6 | 375,000 |
T2 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 75-68-69-72=284 | −4 | 158,443 |
Stacy Lewis | United States | 72-72-70-70=284 | |||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | 70-72-73-69=284 | |||
Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 71-72-71-70=284 | |||
T6 | Ai Miyazato | Japan | 70-74-73-68=285 | −3 | 73,285 |
Gerina Piller | United States | 74-71-72-68=285 | |||
Karrie Webb | Australia | 74-71-68-72=285 | |||
T9 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72-73-71=286 | −2 | 51,742 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-70-72-72=286 | |||
Giulia Sergas | Italy | 69-76-69-72=286 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[11]
References
- "Wegmans LPGA Championship Leaderboard". USA Today. June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- Mell, Randall (June 10, 2012). "Feng win could inspire Chinese girls". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". Rolex Rankings. June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- Voepel, Mechelle (June 11, 2012). "Shanshan Feng becomes first winner from China". ESPN W. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- DiMeglio, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Shanshan Feng claims China's first major title in golf". USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- "Course Overview - Locust Hill Country Club". Wegmans LPGA Championship. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- "Second round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- "Final round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- "First round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- "Third round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- "Wegmans LPGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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Preceded by 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2012 U.S. Women's Open |