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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.

2012 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 7–10, 2012
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, 73 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$2.5 million[1]
Winner's share$375,000
Champion
China Shanshan Feng
282 (−6)
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Locust Hill CC is located in the United States
Locust Hill CC
Locust Hill CC
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Location in the United States
Locust Hill Country Club is located in New York
Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club
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Location in New York

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 edit

Main article: Locust Hill Country Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total[6]
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 edit

The field included 150 players from 25 countries, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Place Player Score To par
T1   Ryann O'Toole 69 −3
  Beatriz Recari
  Giulia Sergas
T4   Na Yeon Choi 70 −2
  Paula Creamer
  Jeong Jang
  Cristie Kerr
  Ai Miyazato
  Mika Miyazato
  Se Ri Pak

Source:[7]

Second round edit

Friday, June 8, 2012

The cut was at 151 (+7) or better with 73 players advancing to play on the weekend.[8] The cut line was five strokes higher than at the 2011 LPGA Championship.

Place Player Score To par
1   Se Ri Pak 70-71=141 −3
T2   Paula Creamer 70-72=142 −2
  Sandra Gal 71-71=142
  Mika Miyazato 70-72=142
  Inbee Park 72-70=142
T6   Na Yeon Choi 70-73=143 −1
  Mi Jung Hur 74-69=143
  Eun-Hee Ji 75-68=143
  Sydnee Michaels 72-71=143
  Suzann Pettersen 71-72=143
  So Yeon Ryu 73-70=143

Source:[8]

Third round edit

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Place Player Score To par
1   Eun-Hee Ji 75-68-69=212 −4
2   Karrie Webb 74-71-68=213 −3
T3   Stacy Lewis 72-72-70=214 −2
  Inbee Park 72-70-72=214
  Suzann Pettersen 71-72-71=214
  Giulia Sergas 69-76-69=214
T7   Paula Creamer 70-72-73=215 −1
  Shanshan Feng 72-73-70=215
  Jeong Jang 70-74-71=215
  Jennifer Johnson 73-71-71=215
  Sydnee Michaels 72-71-72=215
  Mika Miyazato 70-72-73=215
  Sun Young Yoo 72-72-71=215

Source:[9]

Final round edit

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Shanshan Feng 72-73-70-67=282 −6 375,000
T2   Eun-Hee Ji 75-68-69-72=284 −4 158,443
  Stacy Lewis 72-72-70-70=284
  Mika Miyazato 70-72-73-69=284
  Suzann Pettersen 71-72-71-70=284
T6   Ai Miyazato 70-74-73-68=285 −3 73,285
  Gerina Piller 74-71-72-68=285
  Karrie Webb 74-71-68-72=285
T9   Paula Creamer 70-72-73-71=286 −2 51,742
  Inbee Park 72-70-72-72=286
  Giulia Sergas 69-76-69-72=286

Source:[1][10]

Scorecard edit

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4
  Feng −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6
  Ji −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4
  Lewis −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4
  M. Miyazato −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4
  Pettersen −2 −3 −4 −4 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4
  A. Miyazato +1 +1 +1 E E E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3
  Piller E −1 −1 −1 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −3 −3
  Webb −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −4 −3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Wegmans LPGA Championship Leaderboard". USA Today. June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Mell, Randall (June 10, 2012). "Feng win could inspire Chinese girls". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". Rolex Rankings. June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ DiMeglio, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Shanshan Feng claims China's first major title in golf". USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Course Overview - Locust Hill Country Club". Wegmans LPGA Championship. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "First round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Second round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Third round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Final round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship". LPGA. June 10, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  11. ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

External links edit

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