2010 LPGA Championship
Encyclopedia
The 2010 LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford
, New York, from June 24-27, 2010
. This was the 56th edition of the LPGA Championship
, the second of four major championships
on the LPGA Tour
.
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.
Pittsford, New York
Pittsford may refer to two municipalities in the suburban area of Rochester, New York in the United States:*Pittsford , New York*Pittsford , New York, located entirely within the town...
, New York, from June 24-27, 2010
2010 LPGA Tour
The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010...
. This was the 56th edition of the LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
, the second of four major championships
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
on the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
.
The champion was Cristie Kerr
Cristie Kerr
Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings...
, age 32, with a 269 (-19) to win by twelve strokes over Song-Hee Kim
Song-Hee Kim
Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA...
. It was Kerr's second major championship and fourteenth career win on the LPGA Tour.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 414 | 337 | 380 | 532 | 161 | 439 | 178 | 466 | 172 | 3,079 | 413 | 509 | 361 | 386 | 400 | 150 | 341 | 478 | 387 | 3,425 | 6,504 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings... |
68-66-69-66 = 269 | -19 | 337,500 | |
| 2 | Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA... |
72-71-69-69 = 281 | -7 | 207,790 | |
| T3 | Ai Miyazato Ai Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:... |
76-71-70-66 = 283 | -5 | 133,672 | |
| Jiyai Shin | 72-70-70-71 = 283 | ||||
| T5 | In-Kyung Kim | 72-70-72-70 = 284 | -4 | 85,323 | |
| Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
72-72-69-71 = 284 | ||||
| T7 | Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early life and amateur career:Francella was born in Port Chester, New York and was twice the New York State Junior Champion. She attended high school at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York... |
73-71-70-71 = 285 | -3 | 54,323 | |
| Jimin Kang Jimin Kang Jimin Kang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur. She attended Arizona State University. She turned professional in 2002.... |
74-67-70-74 = 285 | ||||
| Inbee Park Inbee Park Inbee Park, also known as In-Bee Park, is a South Korean professional golfer.-Early life and amateur career:Park was born in Seoul. She began playing golf at the age of 10. After moving to the United States, she won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and was a five-time... |
69-70-75-71 = 285 | ||||
| Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings.... |
72-76-68-69 = 285 |
External links
- Golf Observer.com - leaderboard - 2010 LPGA Championship