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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–8, 2008 |
| Location | Havre de Grace, Maryland 39°32′31″N 76°07′59″W / 39.542°N 76.133°W |
| Course(s) | Bulle Rock Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,641 yards (6,073 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 81 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (Even) |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Winner's share | $300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Yani Tseng | |
| 276 (−12), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  Bulle Rock GC Location in United States  Bulle Rock GC Location in Maryland | |
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
editFirst round
editThursday, June 5, 2008
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Emily Bastel |
66 | −6 |
 Lorie Kane
| |||
| 3 |  Lindsey Wright |
67 | −5 |
| T4 |  Marisa Baena |
68 | −4 |
| Nicole Castrale
| |||
| Rachel Hetherington
| |||
 Maria Hjorth
| |||
 Jin-joo Hong
| |||
| T9 | Hye Jung Choi |
69 | −3 |
| Wendy Doolan
| |||
| Hee-won Han
| |||
| Soo-yun Kang
| |||
| Young Kim
| |||
| Kelli Kuehne
| |||
 Lorena Ochoa
| |||
| Ji-young Oh
| |||
| Inbee Park
|
Second round
editFriday, June 6, 2008
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa |
69-65=134 | −10 |
| 2 | Lindsey Wright |
67-68=135 | −9 |
| 3 | Lorie Kane |
66-70=136 | −8 |
| T4 | Rachel Hetherington |
68-69=137 | −7 |
| Brittany Lang |
70-67=137 | ||
| Ji-young Oh |
69-68=137 | ||
| T7 | Marisa Baena |
68-70=138 | −6 |
| Michelle Ellis |
71-67=138 | ||
| Jin-joo Hong |
68-70=138 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam |
70-68=138 |
Third round
editSaturday, June 7, 2008
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jee-young Lee |
70-69-65=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Maria Hjorth |
68-72-65=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Lorena Ochoa |
69-65-72=206 | −10 |
| Annika Sörenstam |
70-68-68=206 | ||
| T5 | Laura Diaz |
71-68-69=208 | −8 |
| Brittany Lang |
70-67-71=208 | ||
| Lindsey Wright |
67-68-73=208 | ||
| Yani Tseng |
73-70-65=208 | ||
| T9 | Marisa Baena |
68-70-71=209 | −7 |
| Irene Cho |
72-68-69=209 | ||
| Ji-young Oh |
69-68-72=209 |
Final round
editSunday, June 8, 2008
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Yani Tseng |
73-70-65-68=276 | −12 | Playoff |
| Maria Hjorth |
68-72-65-71=276 | |||
| T3 | Lorena Ochoa |
69-65-72-71=277 | −11 | 115,911 |
| Annika Sörenstam |
70-68-68-71=277 | |||
| 5 | Laura Diaz |
71-68-69-70=278 | −10 | 81,385 |
| T6 | Shi Hyun Ahn |
73-69-69-69=280 | −8 | 53,763 |
| Irene Cho |
72-68-69-71=280 | |||
| Kelli Kuehne |
69-70-71-70=280 | |||
| Morgan Pressel |
73-69-70-68=280 | |||
| T10 | Nicole Castrale |
68-72-71-70=281 | −7 | 31,938 |
| Paula Creamer |
71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Jimin Jeong |
73-68-69-71=281 | |||
| Cristie Kerr |
71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| Mi Hyun Kim |
72-70-71-68=281 | |||
| Candie Kung |
70-72-70-69=281 | |||
| Seon Hwa Lee |
73-71-70-67=281 | |||
 Giulia Sergas |
71-71-69-70=281 |
Scorecard
editFinal 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 |
| Tseng |
−9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
| Hjorth |
−11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −12 |
| Ochoa |
−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| Sörenstam |
−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| Diaz |
−8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 |
| 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
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng |
4-4-3-3 | −1 | 300,000 |
| 2 | Maria Hjorth |
4-4-3-4 | E | 180,180 |
Scorecard
edit| Hole | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Tseng |
E | E | E | −1 |
| Hjorth |
E | E | E | E |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tseng becomes first rookie in 10 years to win major title". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. June 9, 2008. p. 4C.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Scoreboard: LPGA Championship". The Press Democrat. (Santa Rosa, California). June 9, 2008. p. C4.
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2008 results". LPGA. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Major coup for Tseng, 19". Boston.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.