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
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

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Location in the United States

Locust Hill Country Club

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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

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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Ryann O'Toole	69	−3
	Beatriz Recari
	Giulia Sergas
T4	Na Yeon Choi	70	−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.

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

Source:^[8]

Third round

Saturday, June 9, 2012

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

Source:^[9]

Final round

Sunday, June 10, 2012

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

Source:^[1][10]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	5	4
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

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Source:^[11]

References

1. "Wegmans LPGA Championship Leaderboard". USA Today. June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
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.
4. Voepel, Mechelle (June 11, 2012). . ESPN W. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
5. DiMeglio, Steve (June 10, 2012). "Shanshan Feng claims China's first major title in golf". USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
6. . Wegmans LPGA Championship. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
7. . LPGA. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
8. . LPGA. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
9. . LPGA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
10. . 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.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on LPGA Tour official site

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