2008 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–8, 2008 |
| Location | Havre de Grace, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Bulle Rock Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,641 yards (6,073 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 81 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (Even) |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Winner's share | $300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Yani Tseng | |
| 276 (−12), playoff | |
|
«2007 2009» | |
Bulle Rock
Golf Course
Golf Course
Location in the United States
Bulle Rock
Golf Course
Golf Course
Location in Maryland
The 2008 LPGA Championship was the 54th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2008.
The champion was tour rookie Yani Tseng, age 19, with a playoff victory over Maria Hjorth. The two finished regulation play at 276 (−12), one stroke ahead of Annika Sörenstam and Lorena Ochoa. Tseng birdied the fourth extra hole for her first career win on the LPGA Tour and became the first rookie to win a major in a decade.[1]
This championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, 2005 through 2009.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 8, 2008
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 73-70-65-68=276 | −12 | 300,000 |
| 2 | Maria Hjorth |  Sweden | 68-72-65-71=276 | 180,180 | |
| T3 | Lorena Ochoa |  Mexico | 69-65-72-71=277 | −11 | 115,911 |
| Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 70-68-68-71=277 | |||
| 5 | Laura Diaz |  United States | 71-68-69-70=278 | −10 | 81,385 |
| T6 | Shi Hyun Ahn |  South Korea | 73-69-69-69=280 | −8 | 53,763 |
| Irene Cho | United States | 72-68-69-71=280 | |||
| Kelli Kuehne | United States | 69-70-71-70=280 | |||
| Morgan Pressel | United States | 73-69-70-68=280 | |||
| T10 | Nicole Castrale | United States | 68-72-71-70=281 | −7 | 31,938 |
| Paula Creamer | United States | 71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Jimin Jeong | South Korea | 73-68-69-71=281 | |||
| Cristie Kerr | United States | 71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 72-70-71-68=281 | |||
| Candie Kung | United States | 70-72-70-69=281 | |||
| Seon Hwa Lee | South Korea | 73-71-70-67=281 | |||
| Giulia Sergas |  Italy | 71-71-69-70=281 |
References
- ↑ "Tseng becomes first rookie in 10 years to win major title". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. June 9, 2008. p. 4C.
- ↑ "Scoreboard: LPGA Championship". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. June 9, 2008. p. C4.
- ↑ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2008 results". LPGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
External links
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