2009 U.S. Women's Open
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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 | |
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284 (E) | |
The 2009 U.S. Women's Open 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 | ![]() |
2007 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 286 | +2 | T3 |
Laura Davies | ![]() |
1987 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 292 | +8 | T17 |
Juli Inkster | ![]() |
1999, 2002 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 293 | +9 | T26 |
Inbee Park | ![]() |
2008 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 70 | 293 | +9 | T26 |
Karrie Webb | ![]() |
2000, 2001 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 295 | +11 | T34 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Se Ri Pak | ![]() |
1998 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +11 |
Meg Mallon | ![]() |
1991, 2004 | 78 | 82 | 160 | +18 |
Birdie Kim | ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
- Note: Holes 16–18 normally play as holes 10–12 for the members, while holes 10–15 normally play as holes 13–18, but they were re-routed for this championship.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Na Yeon Choi | ![]() |
68 | −3 |
T2 | Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
69 | −2 |
Lorena Ochoa | ![]() | |||
Jean Reynolds | ![]() | |||
5 | Hee Young Park | ![]() |
70 | −1 |
T6 | Eun-Hee Ji | ![]() |
71 | E |
Young Kim | ![]() | |||
Candie Kung | ![]() | |||
Kristy McPherson | ![]() | |||
Anna Nordqvist | ![]() | |||
Lexi Thompson (a) | ![]() |
Second round
Friday, July 10, 2009
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
69-70=139 | −3 |
2 | Paula Creamer | ![]() |
72-68=140 | −2 |
3 | Jean Reynolds | ![]() |
69-72=141 | −1 |
T4 | Giulia Sergas | ![]() |
75-67=142 | E |
Na Yeon Choi | ![]() |
68-74=142 | ||
T6 | Song-Hee Kim | ![]() |
74-69=143 | +1 |
Eun-Hee Ji | ![]() |
71-72=143 | ||
T8 | Lindsey Wright | ![]() |
74-70=144 | +2 |
Yuri Fudoh | ![]() |
73-71=144 | ||
I.K. Kim | ![]() |
72-72=144 | ||
Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
72-72=144 | ||
Lexi Thompson (a) | ![]() |
71-73=144 | ||
Hee Young Park | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
69-70-72=211 | −2 |
2 | Eun-Hee Ji | ![]() |
71-72-70=213 | E |
T3 | Teresa Lu | ![]() |
76-69-70=215 | +2 |
Jean Reynolds | ![]() |
69-72-74=215 | ||
T5 | Candie Kung | ![]() |
71-77-68=216 | +3 |
I.K. Kim | ![]() |
72-72-72=216 | ||
Hee Young Park | ![]() |
70-74-72=216 | ||
T8 | Kyeong Bae | ![]() |
75-73-69=217 | +4 |
Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
74-71-72=217 | ||
Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
71-72-70-71=284 | E | 585,000 |
2 | Candie Kung | ![]() |
71-77-68-69=285 | +1 | 350,000 |
T3 | I.K. Kim | ![]() |
72-72-72-70=286 | +2 | 183,568 |
Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
69-70-72-75=286 | |||
5 | Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
72-72-73-70=287 | +3 | 122,415 |
T6 | Paula Creamer | ![]() |
72-68-79-69=288 | +4 | 99,126 |
Ai Miyazato | ![]() |
74-74-71-69=288 | |||
Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
74-71-72-71=288 | |||
T9 | Na Yeon Choi | ![]() |
68-74-76-71=289 | +5 | 76,711 |
Kyeong Bae | ![]() |
75-73-69-72=289 | |||
Hee Young Park | ![]() |
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.
- ^ "Ji holds off Kerr to win US Open". BBC Sport. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "USGA national championships held at SVCC". Saucon Valley Country Club. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "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.