2008 LPGA Championship

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.

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 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   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

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Friday, 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

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Saturday, 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

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Sunday, 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

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
  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

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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

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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

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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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