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.
43.088°N 77.563°W / 43.088; -77.563
Course(s)Locust Hill Country Club
Organized byLPGA
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
Shanshan Feng
282 (−6)
Location map
Locust Hill CC
Location in the United States
Locust Hill CC
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
Main article: Locust Hill Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[6]
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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Ryann O'Toole69−3
Beatriz Recari
Giulia Sergas
T4 Na Yeon Choi70−2
Paula Creamer
Jeong Jang
Cristie Kerr
Ai Miyazato
Mika Miyazato
Se Ri Pak

Source:[7]

Second round

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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Se Ri Pak70-71=141−3
T2 Paula Creamer70-72=142−2
Sandra Gal71-71=142
Mika Miyazato70-72=142
Inbee Park72-70=142
T6 Na Yeon Choi70-73=143−1
Mi Jung Hur74-69=143
Eun-Hee Ji75-68=143
Sydnee Michaels72-71=143
Suzann Pettersen71-72=143
So Yeon Ryu73-70=143

Source:[8]

Third round

Saturday, June 9, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Eun-Hee Ji75-68-69=212−4
2 Karrie Webb74-71-68=213−3
T3 Stacy Lewis72-72-70=214−2
Inbee Park72-70-72=214
Suzann Pettersen71-72-71=214
Giulia Sergas69-76-69=214
T7 Paula Creamer70-72-73=215−1
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:[9]

Final round

Sunday, June 10, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Shanshan Feng72-73-70-67=282−6375,000
T2 Eun-Hee Ji75-68-69-72=284−4158,443
Stacy Lewis72-72-70-70=284
Mika Miyazato70-72-73-69=284
Suzann Pettersen71-72-71-70=284
T6 Ai Miyazato70-74-73-68=285−373,285
Gerina Piller74-71-72-68=285
Karrie Webb74-71-68-72=285
T9 Paula Creamer70-72-73-71=286−251,742
Inbee Park72-70-72-72=286
Giulia Sergas69-76-69-72=286

Source:[1][10]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444534353454443454
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+1EEE−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3
PillerE−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
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  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.
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  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. "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.
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