2011 LPGA Championship
Golf tournament
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The 2011 LPGA Championship was the 57th LPGA Championship, held June 23–26 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, it was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2011 season. This was the second of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill.
43.088°N 77.563°W
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 23–26, 2011 |
| Location | Pittsford, New York, U.S. 43.088°N 77.563°W |
| Course | Locust Hill Country Club |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,534 yards (5,975 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $2,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $375,000 |
| Champion | |
 Yani Tseng | |
| 269 (−19) | |
| Location map | |
  Locust Hill CC Location in the United States  Locust Hill CC Location in New York | |
The champion was Yani Tseng, age 22, with a 269 (−19) to win by ten strokes over Morgan Pressel. It was Tseng's second LPGA Championship victory (2008) and fourth major championship. It was her third victory of 2011 and eighth career win on the LPGA Tour. It was the second consecutive year with a double-digit victory margin. Defending champion Cristie Kerr tied for third, eleven strokes back; she won by twelve strokes in 2010.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 414 | 337 | 380 | 532 | 161 | 439 | 178 | 466 | 172 | 3,079 | 413 | 509 | 361 | 386 | 400 | 150 | 341 | 478 | 387 | 3,425 | 6,504 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Field
The field was composed of 150 players, which included one amateur, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 23, 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 66 | −6 |
| 2 |  Paula Creamer | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Diana D'Alessio | 68 | −4 |
 Meena Lee | |||
| Stacy Prammanasudh | |||
| Angela Stanford | |||
| T7 |  Minea Blomqvist | 69 | −3 |
| Amy Hung | |||
| Jennifer Johnson | |||
| Stacy Lewis | |||
| Ryann O'Toole | |||
| Hee Young Park | |||
| Morgan Pressel |
Source:[3]
Second round
Friday, June 24, 2011
The cut was at 146 (+2) or better and 78 players advanced to play on the weekend. The only amateur, 18-year-old Danielle Kang, made the cut.[1] Kang was the U.S. Women's Amateur champion in 2010 and would repeat in 2011.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| 2 | Pat Hurst | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T3 | Minea Blomqvist | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| Morgan Pressel | 69-69=138 | ||
| Hee Young Park | 69-69=138 | ||
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| Cindy Lacrosse | 70-69=139 | ||
| Amy Yang | 70-69=139 | ||
| 9 | Angela Stanford | 68-72=139 | −4 |
| T10 |  Shanshan Feng | 75-66=141 | −3 |
| Tiffany Joh | 71-70=141 | ||
| Jimin Kang | 71-70=141 | ||
| Meena Lee | 68-73=141 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | 69-72=141 | ||
 Azahara Muñoz | 70-71=141 | ||
| Stacy Prammanasudh | 68-73=141 | ||
| Reilly Rankin | 73-68=141 | ||
 Momoko Ueda | 72-69=141 |
Source:[4]
Third round
Saturday, June 25, 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 66-70-67=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Cindy Lacrosse | 70-69-69=208 | −8 |
| Morgan Pressel | 69-69-70=208 | ||
| 4 | Hee Young Park | 69-69-72=210 | −6 |
| T5 | Paula Creamer | 67-72-72=211 | −5 |
| Cristie Kerr | 72-72-67=211 | ||
| Meena Lee | 68-73-70=211 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | 69-72-70=211 | ||
| T9 | Katie Futcher | 75-68-69=212 | −4 |
 Maria Hjorth | 71-71-70=212 | ||
| Pat Hurst | 70-67-75=212 | ||
| I.K. Kim | 73-70-69=212 | ||
| Mika Miyazato | 72-72-68=211 | ||
| Azahara Muñoz | 70-71-71=212 | ||
| Momoko Ueda | 72-69-71=212 |
Source:[5]
Final round
Sunday, June 26, 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 66-70-67-66=269 | −19 | 375,000 |
| 2 | Morgan Pressel | 69-69-70-71=279 | −9 | 228,695 |
| T3 | Paula Creamer | 67-72-72-69=280 | −8 | 132,512 |
| Cristie Kerr | 72-72-67-69=280 | |||
 Suzann Pettersen | 72-72-69-67=280 | |||
| T6 | Meena Lee | 68-73-70-71=282 | −6 | 77,630 |
| Stacy Lewis | 69-72-70-71=282 | |||
| T8 | Maria Hjorth | 71-71-70-71=283 | −5 | 53,840 |
| Pat Hurst | 70-67-75-71=283 | |||
| Mika Miyazato | 72-72-68-71=283 | |||
| Azahara Muñoz | 70-71-71-71=283 |