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2008 LPGA Championship

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2008 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 2008
LocationHavre de Grace, Maryland
39°32′31″N 76°07′59″W / 39.542°N 76.133°W / 39.542; -76.133
Course(s)Bulle Rock Golf Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,641 yards (6,073 m)
Field150 players, 81 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
Taiwan Yani Tseng
276 (−12), playoff
Location map
Bulle Rock GC is located in the United States
Bulle Rock GC
Bulle Rock GC
Location in United States
Bulle Rock GC is located in Maryland
Bulle Rock GC
Bulle Rock GC
Location in Maryland
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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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Emily Bastel 66 −6
Canada Lorie Kane
3 Australia Lindsey Wright 67 −5
T4 Colombia Marisa Baena 68 −4
United States Nicole Castrale
United States Rachel Hetherington
Sweden Maria Hjorth
South Korea Jin-joo Hong
T9 South Korea Hye Jung Choi 69 −3
Australia Wendy Doolan
South Korea Hee-won Han
South Korea Soo-yun Kang
South Korea Young Kim
United States Kelli Kuehne
Mexico Lorena Ochoa
South Korea Ji-young Oh
South Korea Inbee Park

Second round

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Friday, June 6, 2008

Place Player Score To par
1 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 69-65=134 −10
2 Australia Lindsey Wright 67-68=135 −9
3 Canada Lorie Kane 66-70=136 −8
T4 United States Rachel Hetherington 68-69=137 −7
United States Brittany Lang 70-67=137
South Korea Ji-young Oh 69-68=137
T7 Colombia Marisa Baena 68-70=138 −6
Australia Michelle Ellis 71-67=138
South Korea Jin-joo Hong 68-70=138
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-68=138

Third round

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Jee-young Lee 70-69-65=204 −12
2 Sweden Maria Hjorth 68-72-65=205 −11
T3 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 69-65-72=206 −10
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-68-68=206
T5 United States Laura Diaz 71-68-69=208 −8
United States Brittany Lang 70-67-71=208
Australia Lindsey Wright 67-68-73=208
Taiwan Yani Tseng 73-70-65=208
T9 Colombia Marisa Baena 68-70-71=209 −7
United States Irene Cho 72-68-69=209
South Korea Ji-young Oh 69-68-72=209

Final round

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 Taiwan Yani Tseng 73-70-65-68=276 −12 Playoff
Sweden Maria Hjorth 68-72-65-71=276
T3 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 69-65-72-71=277 −11 115,911
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 70-68-68-71=277
5 United States Laura Diaz 71-68-69-70=278 −10 81,385
T6 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 73-69-69-69=280 −8 53,763
United States Irene Cho 72-68-69-71=280
United States Kelli Kuehne 69-70-71-70=280
United States Morgan Pressel 73-69-70-68=280
T10 United States Nicole Castrale 68-72-71-70=281 −7 31,938
United States Paula Creamer 71-70-71-69=281
South Korea Jimin Jeong 73-68-69-71=281
United States Cristie Kerr 71-70-71-69=281
South Korea Mi Hyun Kim 72-70-71-68=281
United States Candie Kung 70-72-70-69=281
South Korea Seon Hwa Lee 73-71-70-67=281
Italy Giulia Sergas 71-71-69-70=281

Source:[2][3][4]

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4
Taiwan Tseng −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12
Sweden Hjorth −11 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −11 −11 −12 −13 −12 −12
Mexico Ochoa −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11
Sweden Sörenstam −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11
United States Diaz −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10
South Korea J-y Lee −11 −11 −11 −10 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −9 −9 −6 −6 −6 −6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[5]

Playoff

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Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Taiwan Yani Tseng 4-4-3-3 −1 300,000
2 Sweden Maria Hjorth 4-4-3-4 E 180,180

Scorecard

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Hole   18    16   17   18 
Par 4 4 3 4
Taiwan Tseng E E E −1
Sweden Hjorth E E E E

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

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References

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  1. ^ "Tseng becomes first rookie in 10 years to win major title". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. June 9, 2008. p. 4C.
  2. ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Scoreboard: LPGA Championship". The Press Democrat. (Santa Rosa, California). June 9, 2008. p. C4.
  4. ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2008 results". LPGA. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Major coup for Tseng, 19". Boston.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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