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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. 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. This championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, 2005 through 2009. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Round summaries First round ''Thursday, June 5, 2008'' Second round ''Friday, June 6, 2008'' Third round ''Saturday, June 7, 2008'' Final round ''Sunday, June 8, 2008'' Source: Scorecard ''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' : Playoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorena Ochoa
Lorena Ochoa Reyes (; born 15 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA Tour records), from 23 April 2007 to her retirement on 2 May 2010, at the age of 28 years old. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer and the best Latin American female golfer of all time. Ochoa was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. Childhood and amateur career Born and raised in Guadalajara, Ochoa was the third of four children of a real estate developer and an artist. She took up golf at the age of five, won her first state event at the age of six, and her first national event at seven. An 11-year-old Ochoa approached the professional Rafael Alarcón, 1979 winner of the Canadian Amateur Championship, as he worked on his game at Guadal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 LPGA Tour
The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In 2008, prize money on the LPGA Tour was $60.3 million, which was the highest in the history of the tour until 2016. Lorena Ochoa topped the money list, earning $2,763,193. Ochoa also led the league in most wins with six, including four consecutive tournaments in March and April and one major tournament. The four major championships were won by: Lorena Ochoa (Kraft Nabisco Championship), Yani Tseng (LPGA Championship), Inbee Park (U.S. Women's Open), and Jiyai Shin (Women's British Open). All major winners except Ochoa were not only first-time major winners, but first-time winners on the LPGA Tour. Tseng, at 19 years old, and Park and Shin, both at 20 years old, became the youngest-ever winners of the respective major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 LPGA Championship
The 2003 LPGA Championship was the 49th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. Annika Sörenstam won in a playoff over Grace Park with a par on the first sudden death hole. It was the first of three consecutive LPGA Championships for Sorenstam and the fifth of her ten major titles. Two weeks earlier, Sörenstam played in a PGA Tour event, the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, June 8, 2003'' Source: Playoff The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where Park missed the green, chipped from the heavy rough to but failed to save par. Sörenstam had a for birdie, then tapped in for par to win. *Sudden-death playoff played on hole 18. References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 LPGA Championship
The 1994 LPGA Championship was the 40th LPGA Championship, played May 12–15 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. Laura Davies shot a final round 68 to win the first of her two LPGA Championship titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up It was the second of her four major titles. This was the first of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont, which had hosted the McDonald's Championship, a regular tour event, the previous seven seasons. McDonald's sponsored the LPGA Championship for sixteen editions, from 1994 through 2009. Davies had won the regular tour event at DuPont the previous year for consecutive victories at the course. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: * Lopez played fourteen holes in the first round, then withdrew because of back pain. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, May 15, 1994'' Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 39.789, -75.564, type:event, display=title Women's PGA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Davies
Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006. As of 2018, Davies has 87 professional wins worldwide, with 20 on the LPGA Tour, including four majors. From 1985 to 2010, she won at least one individual title somewhere in the world every season, except for 2005, and was the first golfer, male or female, to win tournaments on five continents in one year. She is a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015. Amateur career A native of Coventry, Davies began as an amateur international player for Great Britain, compiling a notable record. She was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 LPGA Championship
The 2000 LPGA Championship was the 46th LPGA Championship, played June 22–25 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2000. Defending champion Juli Inkster won her second consecutive LPGA Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Stefania Croce, and became the first to successfully defend the title since On Saturday, her 40th birthday, Inkster was the 54-hole co-leader with Wendy Ward after a On a blustery Sunday, she had a three-shot lead with five holes to play, but made a double bogey on 14 and missed a par putt on the final hole for 75. In the sudden-death playoff, Inkster parred both holes to win the sixth of her seven major titles. The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, June 25, 2000'' Source: Playoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 LPGA Championship
The 1999 LPGA Championship was the 45th LPGA Championship, played June 24–27 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships that took place on the LPGA Tour in 1999. Three days after turning 39, Juli Inkster shot a final round 65 to win her first LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann and completed the career grand slam. The fifth of her seven major titles, it was also consecutive major victories; she won her first U.S. Women's Open title three weeks earlier. Inkster successfully defended this LPGA Championship the following year. The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for 11 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, June 27, 1999'' Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 39.789, -75.564, type:event, display=title Women's PGA Championship Golf in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s. Amateur career Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Simpson graduated from Harbor High School in 1978 and played college golf at nearby San Jose State, where she was an All-American in 1979, 1981, and 1982. She was also All Nor-Cal 1979–1981 and SJSU Athlete of the Year in 1981, and is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. From 1980 to 1982, Inkster won three consecutive U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 LPGA Championship
The 2006 LPGA Championship was the 52nd LPGA Championship, played June 8–11 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2006. Se Ri Pak, age 28, won her third LPGA Championship with a playoff victory over Karrie Webb. She three-putted the 72nd hole to fall into a tie with Webb at 280 (−8), one stroke ahead of Ai Miyazato and Mi Hyun Kim. Webb had birdie opportunities on the final two holes, but parred both. After a short tee shot on the first extra hole, Pak hit her long approach shot within inches for birdie to gain her fifth major title and 23rd win on the LPGA Tour, the first in two years. This championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, 2005 through 2009. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, June 11, 2006'' Source: Playoff On the first extra hole, Pak's tee shot popped up and was well behind Webb's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 LPGA Championship
The 2002 LPGA Championship was the 48th LPGA Championship, played June 6–9 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. Se Ri Pak, age 24, won the second of her three LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of runner-up Beth Daniel, the 54-hole leader and champion in 1990. It was the fourth of Pak's five major titles; at the time, she was the youngest woman to win four major titles. Daniel, age 45, was attempting to become the oldest winner of a major in LPGA history, but carded a final round 77. Annika Sörenstam shot 65 to climb up the leaderboard into third; she won the next three editions of this championship. The DuPont Country Club hosted the LPGA Championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, June 9, 2002'' Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 LPGA Championship
The 1998 LPGA Championship was the 44th LPGA Championship, played May 14–17 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 1998. Twenty-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak led wire-to-wire to win the first of her five majors, three strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney. Less than two months later, Pak won the next major, the U.S. Women's Open. The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, May 17, 1998'' Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 39.789, -75.564, type:event, display=title Women's PGA Championship Golf in Delaware LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se Ri Pak
Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak ( ko, 박세리, ; born 28 September 1977) is a South Korean former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. Career overview Born in Daejeon, she attended Yuseong Elementary School in that city and then Keumseong Girls’ High School in Gongju City, Chungnam Province, where she was the school's best amateur golfer. She then moved to Seoul for training. Pak turned professional in 1996, a year before she moved to the United States as a 20-year-old. In 1996 and 1997, she won six tournaments on the LPGA of Korea Tour. Pak joined the LPGA Tour full-time for the year 1998, crowning her rookie season with victories in two majors: the McDonald's LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open. At just 20 years of age, she became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Women's Open. About.com writes that "Pak won a 20-hole playoff for that victory, making that tournament - at 92 holes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
