2009 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 9–12, 2009 |
Location | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Course(s) | Saucon Valley Country Club Old Course |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,740 yards (6,163 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 72 after cut |
Cut | 151 (+9) |
Prize fund | $3.25 million |
Winner's share | $585,000 |
Champion | |
Eun-Hee Ji | |
284 (E) | |
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The 2009 United States Women's Open Golf Championship was the 64th U.S. Women's Open. Held July 9–12, it was the first U.S. Women's Open to be played at the Old Course of the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Eun-Hee Ji won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Candie Kung. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports.
Na Yeon Choi shot a 68 (−3) in the first round to take a one-shot lead.[2] Cristie Kerr led the way after the second round after shooting a one-under par 70 for 139 (−3). Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa struggled to a second round 79 (+8) and was nine strokes back at 148 (+6).[3] The 36-hole cut was at 151 (+9) or better, which included seven amateurs among the 72 players who advanced to the weekend. In the third round, Kerr shot 72 (+1) for 211 (−2) and kept the lead, two strokes up on the field after 54 holes.[4]
Ji won the championship after sinking a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish with an even-par 71 and 284, one stroke ahead of runner-up Kung. Ji held off the challenge of playing partner and third-round leader Cristie Kerr, who was chasing a second Open title but carded a 75 (+4) and finished two strokes back.[5]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Cristie Kerr | United States | 2007 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 283 | −1 | T3 |
Laura Davies | England | 1987 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 292 | +8 | T17 |
Juli Inkster | United States | 1999, 2002 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 293 | +9 | T26 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 2008 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 70 | 293 | +9 | T26 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2000, 2001 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 295 | +11 | T34 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1998 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +11 |
Meg Mallon | United States | 1991, 2004 | 78 | 82 | 160 | +18 |
Birdie Kim | South Korea | 2005 | 81 | 79 | 160 | +18 |
Course layout
Old Course
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 549 | 435 | 373 | 154 | 409 | 559 | 453 | 387 | 210 | 3,529 | 332 | 165 | 555 | 433 | 399 | 339 | 374 | 170 | 444 | 3,211 | 6,740 |
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 68 | −3 |
T2 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 69 | −2 |
Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | |||
Jean Reynolds | United States | |||
5 | Hee Young Park | South Korea | 70 | −1 |
T6 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 71 | E |
Young Kim | South Korea | |||
Candie Kung | United States | |||
Kristy McPherson | United States | |||
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | |||
Lexi Thompson (a) | United States |
Second round
Friday, July 10, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 69-70=139 | −3 |
2 | Paula Creamer | United States | 72-68=140 | −2 |
3 | Jean Reynolds | United States | 69-72=141 | −1 |
T4 | Giulia Sergas | Italy | 75-67=142 | E |
Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 68-74=142 | ||
T6 | Song-Hee Kim | Taiwan | 74-69=143 | +1 |
Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 71-72=143 | ||
T8 | Lindsey Wright | Australia | 74-70=144 | +2 |
Yuri Fudoh | Japan | 73-71=144 | ||
I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-72=144 | ||
Brittany Lincicome | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
Lexi Thompson (a) | United States | 71-73=144 | ||
Hee Young Park | South Korea | 70-74=144 |
- 72 players made the cut at 151 (+9) or better[9]
Third round
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 69-70-72=211 | −2 |
2 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 71-72-70=213 | E |
T3 | Teresa Lu | Taiwan | 76-69-70=215 | +2 |
Jean Reynolds | United States | 69-72-74=215 | ||
T5 | Candie Kung | United States | 71-77-68=216 | +3 |
I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-72-72=216 | ||
Hee Young Park | South Korea | 70-74-72=216 | ||
T8 | Kyeong Bae | South Korea | 75-73-69=217 | +4 |
Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 74-71-72=217 | ||
Brittany Lincicome | United States | 72-72-73=217 |
Final round
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 71-72-70-71=284 | E | 585,000 |
2 | Candie Kung | United States | 71-77-68-69=285 | +1 | 350,000 |
T3 | I.K. Kim | South Korea | 72-72-72-70=286 | +2 | 183,568 |
Cristie Kerr | United States | 69-70-72-75=286 | |||
5 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 72-72-73-70=287 | +3 | 122,415 |
T6 | Paula Creamer | United States | 72-68-79-69=288 | +4 | 99,126 |
Ai Miyazato | Japan | 74-74-71-69=288 | |||
Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 74-71-72-71=288 | |||
T9 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 68-74-76-71=289 | +5 | 76,711 |
Kyeong Bae | South Korea | 75-73-69-72=289 | |||
Hee Young Park | South Korea | 70-74-72-73=289 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[10]
References
- ^ a b "2009 U.S. Women's Open Fact Sheet". USGA. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Na Yeon Choi takes US Open lead". BBC Sport. July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Kerr holds narrow lead in U.S. Women's Open". CNN.com. July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ "Kerr holds on to lead at US Open". BBC Sport. July 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
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- ^ "2009 U.S. Women's Open - Course Map". USGA. July 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open Championship - Course Statistics - All Rounds". USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "2009 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "U.S. Women'S Open Championship - Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "2009 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Final Results" (PDF). USGA. July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2012.