2008 LPGA Championship
{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name = 2008 LPGA Championship
| image =
| dates = June 5–8, 2008
| location = Havre de Grace, Maryland
| course = Bulle Rock Golf Course
| tour = LPGA Tour
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6641|yd}}
| field = 150 players, 81 after cut
| format = Stroke play - 72 holes
| cut = 144 (Even)
| purse = $2.0 million
| winners_share = $300,000
| champion = {{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng
| score = 276 (−12), playoff
| previous = 2007
| next = 2009
| map = USA#USA Maryland
| map_label = Bulle Rock GC
| map_caption = Location in United States##Location in Maryland
| map_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|39.542|-76.133|type:event}}
}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_IYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HL8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5024%2C5258608 |newspaper=Tuscaloosa News |location=(Alabama) |agency=Associated Press |title=Tseng becomes first rookie in 10 years to win major title |date=June 9, 2008 |page=4C }}
This championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, 2005 through 2009.
Round summaries
= First round=
Thursday, June 5, 2008
| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par | |||
| rowspan="2" align=center|T1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Emily Bastel | rowspan="2" align=center|66 | rowspan="2" align=center|−6 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Lorie Kane | |||
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lindsey Wright | align=center|67 | align=center|−5 |
| rowspan="5" align=center|T4 | {{flagicon|COL}} Marisa Baena | rowspan="5" align=center|68 | rowspan="5" align=center|−4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Castrale | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Hetherington | |||
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jin-joo Hong | |||
| rowspan="9" align=center|T9 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hye Jung Choi | rowspan="9" align=center|69 | rowspan="9" align=center|−3 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Doolan | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hee-won Han | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Soo-yun Kang | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Young Kim | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelli Kuehne | |||
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Ochoa | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji-young Oh | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Inbee Park |
= Second round=
Friday, June 6, 2008
| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par | |||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Ochoa | align=center|69-65=134 | align=center|−10 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lindsey Wright | align=center|67-68=135 | align=center|−9 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Lorie Kane | align=center|66-70=136 | align=center|−8 |
| rowspan=3 align=center|T4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Hetherington | align=center|68-69=137 | rowspan=3 align=center|−7 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Lang | align=center|70-67=137 | ||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji-young Oh | align=center|69-68=137 | ||
| rowspan=4 align=center|T7 | {{flagicon|COL}} Marisa Baena | align=center|68-70=138 | rowspan=4 align=center|−6 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michelle Ellis | align=center|71-67=138 | ||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jin-joo Hong | align=center|68-70=138 | ||
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam | align=center|70-68=138 |
= Third round=
Saturday, June 7, 2008
| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par | |||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jee-young Lee | align=center|70-69-65=204 | align=center|−12 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | align=center|68-72-65=205 | align=center|−11 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|T3 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Ochoa | align=center|69-65-72=206 | rowspan=2 align=center|−10 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam | align=center|70-68-68=206 | ||
| rowspan=4 align=center|T5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Diaz | align=center|71-68-69=208 | rowspan=4 align=center|−8 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Lang | align=center|70-67-71=208 | ||
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lindsey Wright | align=center|67-68-73=208 | ||
| {{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng | align=center|73-70-65=208 | ||
| rowspan=3 align=center|T9 | {{flagicon|COL}} Marisa Baena | align=center|68-70-71=209 | rowspan=3 align=center|−7 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Irene Cho | align=center|72-68-69=209 | ||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji-young Oh | align=center|69-68-72=209 |
=Final round=
Sunday, June 8, 2008
| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ($) | ||||
| rowspan=2 align=center|T1 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng | 73-70-65-68=276 | rowspan=2 align=center|−12 | rowspan=2 align=center|Playoff |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | 68-72-65-71=276 | |||
| rowspan=2 align=center|T3 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Ochoa | 69-65-72-71=277 | rowspan=2 align=center|−11 | rowspan=2 align=center|115,911 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam | 70-68-68-71=277 | |||
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Diaz | 71-68-69-70=278 | align=center|−10 | align=center|81,385 |
| rowspan=4 align=center|T6 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Shi Hyun Ahn | 73-69-69-69=280 | rowspan=4 align=center|−8 | rowspan=4 align=center|53,763 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Irene Cho | 72-68-69-71=280 | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Kelli Kuehne | 69-70-71-70=280 | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Morgan Pressel | 73-69-70-68=280 | |||
| rowspan=8 align=center|T10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Castrale | 68-72-71-70=281 | rowspan=8 align=center|−7 | rowspan=8 align=center|31,938 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Creamer | 71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jimin Jeong | 73-68-69-71=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Cristie Kerr | 71-70-71-69=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Mi Hyun Kim | 72-70-71-68=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Candie Kung | 70-72-70-69=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Seon Hwa Lee | 73-71-70-67=281 | |||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giulia Sergas | 71-71-69-70=281 |
Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kpmgwomenspgachampionship/results?filters=2008
|publisher=LPGA |title=KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship) |date=2008 |accessdate=July 21, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EYZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6998%2C2203072 |newspaper=The Press Democrat |location=(Santa Rosa, California) |title=Scoreboard: LPGA Championship |date=June 9, 2008 |page=C4 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kpmgwomenspgachampionship/results?filters=2008&archive= |publisher=LPGA |title=Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2008 results |access-date=February 22, 2023}}
==Scorecard==
Final round
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!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 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|TWN}} Tseng | style="background: Pink;"|−9 | −9 | style="background: Pink;"|−10 | −10 | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hjorth | −11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−11 | −11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | −12 | −12 | style="background: Pink;"|−13 | −13 | −13 | style="background: Green;"|−11 | −11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | style="background: Pink;"|−13 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−12 | −12 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX}} Ochoa | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−10 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−9 | −9 | −9 | style="background: Pink;"|−10 | −10 | style="background: Pink;"|−11 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sörenstam | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Diaz | −8 | style="background: Pink;"|−9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | style="background: Pink;"|−10 | −10 | −10 | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−10 | −10 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} J-y Lee | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−10 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−9 | style="background: Pink;"|−10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | −11 | −11 | style="background: Green;"|−9 | −9 | style="background: Olive;"|−6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
:
| class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |
| style="background: Pink;" width=10|
|Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |
=Playoff=
| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($) | ||||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng | align=center|4-4-3-3 | align=center|−1 | align=center|300,000 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | align=center|4-4-3-4 | align=center|E | align=center|180,180 |
==Scorecard==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Hole!! 18 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 | ||||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|TWN}} Tseng | E | E | E | style="background: Pink;"|−1 |
| align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Hjorth | E | E | E | E |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055557/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?year=2008&tour=LPGA&tournament=McDonald%27s+LPGA+Championship Golf Observer leaderboard]
{{Women's Golf Major Championships master|2008}}
{{LPGA Championship championships}}
Category:Women's PGA Championship
Category:Golf tournaments in Maryland