2012 LPGA Championship

2012 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	June 7–10, 2012
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	6,534 yards (5,975 m)^[1]
Field	150 players, 73 after cut
Cut	151 (+7)
Prize fund	$2.5 million^[1]
Winner's share	$375,000
Champion
Shanshan Feng
282 (−6)
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Locust Hill CC

Location in the United States

Locust Hill Country Club

Location in New York

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,^[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

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

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

Americas	Asia & Pacific	Europe
Argentina (1)	Australia (4)	England (3)
Canada (6)	China (1)	Finland (1)
Colombia (1)	Japan (5)	France (1)
Mexico (1)	Philippines (1)	Germany (1)
Paraguay (1)	South Korea (26)	Italy (1)
United States (72)	Taiwan (3)	Netherlands (1)
Venezuela (1)	Thailand (2)	Norway (1)
		Scotland (2)
		Spain (5)
		Sweden (6)
		Wales (2)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Suzann Pettersen	Norway	2007	71	72	71	70	284	−4	T2
Karrie Webb	Australia	2001	74	71	68	72	285	−3	T6
Cristie Kerr	United States	2010	70	76	70	71	287	−1	T12
Se Ri Pak	South Korea	1998, 2002, 2006	70	71	76	73	290	+2	T19
Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	2009	74	77	72	77	300	+12	58
Yani Tseng	Taiwan	2008, 2011	76	75	74	76	301	+13	T59

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Years won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Laura Davies	England	1994, 1996	79	77	156	+12

Source:^[7]^[8]

Tournament summary

First round

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Place	Player	Nation	Score	To par
T1	Ryann O'Toole	United States	69	–3
	Beatriz Recari	Spain
	Giulia Sergas	Italy
T4	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	70	–2
	Paula Creamer	United States
	Jeong Jang	South Korea
	Cristie Kerr	United States
	Ai Miyazato	Japan
	Mika Miyazato	Japan
	Se Ri Pak	South Korea

Source:^[9]

Second round

Friday, June 8, 2012

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

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

Source:^[7]

Third round

Saturday, June 9, 2012

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

Source:^[10]

Final round

Sunday, June 10, 2012

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

Source:^[1]^[8]

References

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

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