2012 LPGA Championship explained

2012 LPGA Championship
Dates:June 7–10, 2012
Location:Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Course:Locust Hill Country Club
Org:LPGA
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:72
Field:150 players,
73 after cut
Format:Stroke play - 72 holes
Cut:151 (+7)
Purse:$2.5 million
Winners Share:$375,000
Champion: Shanshan Feng
Score:282 (−6)
Previous:2011
Next:2013
Map:USA#USA New York
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Locust Hill CC
Coordinates:43.088°N -77.563°W

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.

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,[1] to secure her first LPGA Tour victory and move from tenth to fifth in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[2] Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd.[3] [4]

Course

See main article: article and Locust Hill Country Club.

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[5]
Yards4143373805321614391784661723,0794135113613864001503564783963,4516,530
Par444534353354544434543772

Field

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Place Player Score To par
align=center rowspan=3T1 Ryann O'Toolealign=center rowspan=369align=center rowspan=3−3
Beatriz Recari
Giulia Sergas
align=center rowspan=7T4 Na Yeon Choialign=center rowspan=770align=center rowspan=7−2
Paula Creamer
Jeong Jang
Cristie Kerr
Ai Miyazato
Mika Miyazato
Se Ri Pak
Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, June 8, 2012

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

Place Player Score To par
1 Se Ri Pak70-71=141−3
align=center rowspan=4T2 Paula Creamer70-72=142align=center rowspan=4−2
Sandra Gal71-71=142
Mika Miyazato70-72=142
Inbee Park72-70=142
align=center rowspan=6T6 Na Yeon Choi70-73=143align=center rowspan=6−1
Mi Jung Hur74-69=143
Eun-Hee Ji75-68=143
Sydnee Michaels72-71=143
Suzann Pettersen71-72=143
So Yeon Ryu73-70=143
Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Place Player Score To par
1 Eun-Hee Ji75-68-69=212−4
2 Karrie Webb74-71-68=213−3
align=center rowspan=4T3 Stacy Lewis72-72-70=214align=center rowspan=4−2
Inbee Park72-70-72=214
Suzann Pettersen71-72-71=214
Giulia Sergas69-76-69=214
align=center rowspan=7T7 Paula Creamer70-72-73=215align=center rowspan=7−1
Shanshan Feng72-73-70=215
Jeong Jang70-74-71=215
Jennifer Johnson73-71-71=215
Sydnee Michaels72-71-72=215
Mika Miyazato70-72-73=215
Sun Young Yoo72-72-71=215
Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Shanshan Feng72-73-70-67=282−6375,000
align=center rowspan=4T2 Eun-Hee Ji75-68-69-72=284 align=center rowspan=4−4align=center rowspan=4158,443
Stacy Lewis72-72-70-70=284
Mika Miyazato70-72-73-69=284
Suzann Pettersen71-72-71-70=284
align=center rowspan=3T6 Ai Miyazato70-74-73-68=285 align=center rowspan=3−3align=center rowspan=373,285
Gerina Piller74-71-72-68=285
Karrie Webb74-71-68-72=285
align=center rowspan=3T9 Paula Creamer70-72-73-71=286 align=center rowspan=3−2align=center rowspan=351,742
Inbee Park72-70-72-72=286
Giulia Sergas69-76-69-72=286
Source:[9] [10]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444534353 454443454
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
BirdieBogeyDouble bogey
[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feng win could inspire Chinese girls . Golf Channel . Mell . Randall . June 10, 2012 . June 11, 2012.
  2. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . Rolex Rankings . June 11, 2012 . June 11, 2012.
  3. Web site: Shanshan Feng becomes first winner from China . ESPN W . Voepel . Mechelle . June 11, 2012 . June 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612175223/http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/8034962/shanshan-feng-becomes-first-winner-china . June 12, 2012 .
  4. News: Shanshan Feng claims China's first major title in golf . USA Today . DiMeglio . Steve . June 10, 2012 . June 11, 2012.
  5. Web site: Course Overview - Locust Hill Country Club . Wegmans LPGA Championship . June 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120611044249/http://www.wegmanslpga.org/course-overview.aspx . June 11, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: First round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship . LPGA . June 7, 2012 . June 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610000834/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27877 . June 10, 2012 . dead .
  7. Web site: Second round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship . LPGA . June 8, 2012 . June 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610000834/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27877 . June 10, 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Third round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship . LPGA . June 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613170650/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27877&RoundID=3 . June 13, 2012 . dead .
  9. News: Wegmans LPGA Championship Leaderboard . USA Today . June 10, 2012 . June 11, 2012.
  10. Web site: Final round leaderboard, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship . LPGA . June 10, 2012 . June 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610000834/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27877 . June 10, 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: Golf Channel . Wegmans LPGA Championship . September 4, 2018.