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 edit
| 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 edit
The field was composed of 150 players, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, June 24, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Cristie Kerr |
68 | −4 |
 Seon Hwa Lee
| |||
| Stacy Lewis
| |||
| T4 |  Mika Miyazato |
69 | −3 |
| Inbee Park
| |||
 Lindsey Wright
| |||
| T7 | Heather Bowie Young |
70 | −2 |
| Christina Kim
| |||
 Teresa Lu
| |||
 Louise Stahle
|
Source:[4]
Second round edit
Friday, June 25, 2010
The cut was at 148 (+4) or better and 73 players advanced to play on the weekend.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
68-66=134 | −10 |
| T2 | Mika Miyazato |
69-70=139 | −5 |
| Inbee Park |
69-70=139 | ||
| T4 | Brittany Lincicome |
71-69=139 | −4 |
| Amy Yang |
73-67=140 | ||
| T6 | Jimin Kang |
74-67=141 | −3 |
| Na-On Min |
74-67=141 | ||
 Azahara Muñoz |
72-69=141 | ||
| Michele Redman |
74-67=141 | ||
| T10 | I.K. Kim |
72-70=142 | −2 |
| Stacy Lewis |
68-74=142 | ||
| Jiyai Shin |
72-70=142 |
Third round edit
Saturday, June 26, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
68-66-69=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Jimin Kang |
74-67-70=211 | −5 |
| Mika Miyazato |
69-70-72=211 | ||
| Azahara Muñoz |
72-69-70=211 | ||
| T5 | Song-Hee Kim |
72-71-69=212 | −4 |
| Jiyai Shin |
72-70-70=212 | ||
| 7 | Karrie Webb |
72-72-69=213 | −3 |
| T8 | Meaghan Francella |
73-71-70=214 | −2 |
| I.K. Kim |
72-70-72=214 | ||
 Catriona Matthew |
74-71-69=214 | ||
| Inbee Park |
69-70-75=214 | ||
| Sarah Jane Smith |
74-71-69=214 |
Final round edit
Sunday, June 27, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
68-66-69-66=269 | −19 | 337,500 |
| 2 | Song-Hee Kim |
72-71-69-69=281 | −7 | 207,790 |
| T3 | Ai Miyazato |
76-71-70-66=283 | −5 | 133,672 |
| Jiyai Shin |
72-70-70-71=283 | |||
| T5 | I.K. Kim |
72-70-72-70=284 | −4 | 85,323 |
| Karrie Webb |
72-72-69-71=284 | |||
| T7 | Meaghan Francella |
73-71-70-71=285 | −3 | 54,323 |
| Jimin Kang |
74-67-70-74=285 | |||
| Inbee Park |
69-70-75-71=285 | |||
| Morgan Pressel |
72-76-68-69=285 |
Source:[5]
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site
- Locust Hill Country Club
- Golf Observer.com - leaderboard - 2010 LPGA Championship