| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 26 - 29, 2008 |
| Location | Edina, Minnesota |
| Course(s) | Interlachen Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,789 |
| Field | 156 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | +4 |
| Prize fund | $3,100,000 |
| Winner's share | $560,000 |
| Champion | |
| Inbee Park | |
| 283 (-9) | |
The 2008 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship took place in Edina, Minnesota at Interlachen Country Club from June 26 to June 29. The winner was 19-year old Inbee Park, edging out Swedish golfer and winner of the 1993 Kraft Nabisco Championship Helen Alfredsson.
Contents |
| Player | Country | Year(s) Won | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | OVR |
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| Cristie Kerr | United States | 2007 | -1 (72) | -3 (70) | +2 (75) | +2 (75) | E (292) |
| Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 1995, 1996, 2006 | +2 (75) | -3 (70) | -1 (72) | +5 (78) | +3 (295) |
| Meg Mallon | United States | 1991, 2004 | +2 (75) | -1 (72) | +9 (82) | +1 (74) | +11 (303) |
| Karrie Webb | Australia | 2000, 2001 | +2 (75) | +2 (75) | -1 (72) | +3 (76) | +6 (298) |
1. Last 10 U.S. Women's Open Champions
Juli Inkster, Birdie Kim, Cristie Kerr, Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Se Ri Pak, Annika Sörenstam, Karrie Webb
2. Top two finishers in the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur and winner of the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur
Amanda Blumenherst (a), Kimberly Kim (a), Maria José Uribe (a)
3. Last five LPGA Champions
Suzann Pettersen, Yani Tseng
4. Last five Women's British Open Champions
Jeong Jang, Lorena Ochoa, Sherri Steinhauer, Karen Stupples
5. Last five Kraft Nabisco Champions
Grace Park, Morgan Pressel
6. From the 2007 U.S. Women's Open, the 20 lowest scorers and ties.
Kyeong Bae, Paula Creamer, Julieta Granada, Amy Hung, Jimin Kang, Christina Kim, Mi Hyun Kim, Jee Young Lee, Brittany Lincicome, Catriona Matthew, Ai Miyazato, Angela Park, Inbee Park, Ji-Yai Shin, Angela Stanford
7. From the 2007 LPGA Tour money list, the top 40 money leaders
Shi Hyun Ahn, Nicole Castrale, Laura Davies, Laura Diaz, Meaghan Francella, Natalie Gulbis, Sophie Gustafson, Rachel Hetherington, Maria Hjorth, Pat Hurst, In-Kyung Kim, Young Kim, Brittany Lang, Sarah Lee, Seon Hwa Lee, Na On Min, Stacy Prammanasudh, Reilley Rankin, Lindsey Wright
8. From the 2008 LPGA Tour money, the top 35 money leaders through June 1st
Minea Blomqvist, Na Yeon Choi, Allison Fouch, Hee-Won Han, Song-Hee Kim, Candie Kung, Leta Lindley, Teresa Lu, Jane Park, Momoko Ueda, Sun Young Yoo
9. Winner of tournaments from the conclusion of last year's U.S. Women's Open until now
Louise Friberg
10. Top 3 players from the Japan LPGA Tour, LPGA of Korea Tour, and Ladies European Tour
Sun-Ju Ahn, Bettina Hauert, Mi-Jeong Jeon, Eun-Hee Ji, Gwladys Nocera, Sakura Yokomine
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Yardage | 344 | 473 | 557 | 178 | 438 | 412 | 316 | 227 | 413 | 3,358 | 528 | 353 | 164 | 525 | 185 | 345 | 360 | 441 | 530 | 3,431 | 6,789 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 73 |
The Open kicked off on Thursday with the field playing in threesomes starting from either the first tee or the tenth tee. Featured threesomes included Annika Sörenstam, Suzann Pettersen, and Paula Creamer, ranked 2, 3, and 4 respectively in the world rankings. Sorenstam and Petterssen opened their U.S. Opens with scores of 75 (+2) and 77 (+4) respectively. Creamer shot a 70 to move three shots off the pace. The other featured featured threesome included number one ranked player Lorena Ochoa, defending U.S. Open champion Cristie Kerr, and 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur champion Maria José Uribe. Uribe led that group with a 69 to lead all amateurs and end the day in a tie for fourth overall; Kerr shot a 1-under 72; Ochoa had an up-and-down round of even-par 73. The rounds of the day belonged to Ji Young Oh, who had eight birdies and two bogeys and to Pat Hurst who had six birdies and an eagle. Oh and Hurst tied after Round 1 at six-under par 67.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | Ji Young Oh | South Korea | 67 | -6 |
| Pat Hurst | United States | |||
| 3 | Song-Hee Kim | South Korea | 68 | -5 |
| T4 | Maria José Uribe | Colombia | 69 | -4 |
| Ji-Yai Shin | South Korea | |||
| Louise Friberg | Sweden |
With Thursday's rounds in the bag, many well-known players took a step down on the competition while many lesser-known and international players took a step up. A two-hour weather delay required some to finish their rounds on Saturday morning. Angela Park who recently became an American citizen had an even round on Thursday, and an impressive 6-under 67 in the second round. She held a one-stroke lead over three others: Inbee Park of Korea, Helen Alfredsson of Sweden, and the only Finnish player in the tournament, Minea Blomqvist. The two leading Americans were Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr at 4-under 142. Both first-round leaders took a severe fall on Friday, with Ji Young Oh (who had to finish her second round on Saturday due to the weather delay) shooting a 76 and Pat Hurst turning in a 5-over 78. Many top-ranked or well-known players missed the cut, including as Laura Davies (70-81), Natalie Gulbis (73-80), 13-year old Alexis Thompson (75-77), 2003 champion and Minnesotan Hilary Lunke (74-78), Juli Inkster (74-81), and Michelle Wie (81-75).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Angela Park | Brazil | 73-67=140 | -6 |
| T2 | Minea Blomqvist | Finland | 72-69=141 | -5 |
| Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 70-71=141 | ||
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-69=141 | ||
| T5 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72=142 | -4 |
| Cristie Kerr | United States | 72-70=142 | ||
| Jeong Jang | South Korea | 73-69=142 | ||
| Candie Kung | South Korea | 72-70=142 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 73-70-67=210 | -9 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72-69=211 | -8 |
| T3 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 70-71-71=212 | -7 |
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-69-71=212 | ||
| 5 | In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | 71-73-69=213 | -6 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings($) |
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| 1 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-69-71-71=283 | -9 | 585,000 |
| 2 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 70-71-71-75=287 | -5 | 350,000 |
| T3 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 73-70-67-78=288 | -4 | 162,487 |
| In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | 71-73-69-75=288 | |||
| Angela Park | Brazil | 73-67-75-73=288 | |||
| T6 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70-72-69-78=289 | -3 | 94,117 |
| Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 72-72-70-75=289 | |||
| Nicole Castrale | United States | 74-70-74-71=289 | |||
| Giulia Sergas | Italy | 73-74-72-70=289 | |||
| T10 | Maria José Uribe (a) | Colombia | 69-74-72-75=290 | -2 | 0 |
| Teresa Lu | Taiwan | 71-72-73-74=290 | 75,734 |
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| Preceded by 2008 LPGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2008 Women's British Open |