2009 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 11–14, 2009 |
| Location | Havre de Grace, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Bulle Rock Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,562 yards (6,000 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Winner's share | $300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Anna Nordqvist | |
| 273 (−15) | |
Havre de Grace
Location in the United States
Bulle Rock
Golf Course
Golf Course
Location in Maryland
The 2009 LPGA Championship was the 55th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2009.
Tour rookie Anna Nordqvist, age 22, won her only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wright. It was Nordqvist's first career win on the LPGA Tour.
Beginning in 2005, this championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, ending with this edition.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yani Tseng |  Taiwan |
2008 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 287 | −1 | T23 |
| Juli Inkster |  United States |
1999, 2000 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 290 | +2 | T44 |
| Karrie Webb |  Australia |
2001 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 291 | +3 | T49 |
| Se Ri Pak |  South Korea |
1998, 2002, 2006 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 294 | +6 | T65 |
| Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
2007 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 221 | +5 | WD |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Mallon | United States |
1991 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| Laura Davies |  England |
1994, 1996 | 81 | WD | 81 | +9 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 11, 2009
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Castrale | United States |
65 | −7 |
| 2 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
66 | −6 |
| 3 | Shanshan Feng |  China |
67 | −5 |
| T4 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea |
68 | −4 |
| Moira Dunn | United States
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| Stacy Lewis | United States
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| Paige Mackenzie | United States
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| Ashleigh Simon |  South Africa
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| Aree Song | South Korea
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| Amy Yang | South Korea
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Second round
Friday, June 12, 2009
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
66-70=136 | −8 |
| 2 | Nicole Castrale | United States |
65-72=137 | −7 |
| T3 | Katherine Hull | Australia |
69-69=138 | −6 |
| Lindsey Wright | Australia |
70-68=138 | ||
| T5 | Kyeong Bae | South Korea |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| Na Yeon Choi | South Korea |
68-71=139 | ||
| Hee-Won Han | South Korea |
70-69=139 | ||
| T8 | Stacy Lewis | United States |
68-72=140 | −4 |
| Jin Young Pak | South Korea |
69-71=140 | ||
| Kristy McPherson | United States |
70-70=140 |
Third round
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
66-70-69=205 | −11 |
| 2 | Lindsey Wright | Australia |
70-68-69=207 | −9 |
| T3 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea |
68-71-70=209 | −7 |
| Jin Young Pak | South Korea |
69-71-69=209 | ||
| T5 | Kristy McPherson | United States |
70-70-70=210 | −6 |
| Jiyai Shin | South Korea |
73-68-69=210 | ||
| T7 | Kyeong Bae | South Korea |
70-69-72=211 | −5 |
| Nicole Castrale | United States |
65-72-74=211 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | United States |
68-72-71=211 | ||
| Angela Stanford | United States |
70-71-70=211 |
Final round
Sunday, June 14, 2009
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
66-70-69-68=273 | −15 | 300,000 |
| 2 | Lindsey Wright | Australia |
70-68-69-70=277 | −11 | 182,956 |
| 3 | Jiyai Shin | South Korea |
73-68-69-68=278 | −10 | 132,721 |
| 4 | Kyeong Bae | South Korea |
70-69-72-68=279 | −9 | 102,670 |
| T5 | Nicole Castrale | United States |
65-72-74-69=280 | −8 | 68,948 |
| Kristy McPherson | United States |
70-70-70-70=280 | |||
| Angela Stanford | United States |
70-71-70-69=280 | |||
| 8 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea |
68-71-70-72=281 | −7 | 49,584 |
| T9 | Song-Hee Kim | South Korea |
73-72-68-69=282 | −6 | 39,441 |
| Stacy Lewis | United States |
68-72-71-71=282 | |||
| Jin Young Pak | South Korea |
69-71-69-73=282 | |||
| Amy Yang | South Korea |
68-74-70-70=282 |
References
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2009 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2009 LPGA Championship: leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. June 14, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2012.