The 2010 LPGA Championship was the 56th

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, held June 24–27 at

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, a suburb southeast of

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. Known for sponsorship reasons as the LPGA Championship presented by

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, it was the second of four major championships on the

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during the 2010 season. The champion was Cristie Kerr, age 32, with a 269 (−19) to win by twelve strokes over

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. It was Kerr's second major championship and fourteenth career win on the LPGA Tour, and vaulted her from fifth to first in the world rankings. This was the first of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill; the previous five editions were played at

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in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The LPGA had an annual tour event at Locust Hill since

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; first known as The Sarah Coventry, it became the

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and was played through 2009.

Course layout

Field

The field was composed of 150 players, with the cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 24, 2010'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, June 25, 2010'' The cut was at 148 (+4) or better and 73 players advanced to play on the weekend.

Third round

''Saturday, June 26, 2010''

Final round

''Sunday, June 27, 2010'' Source:

References

External links

Wegmans LPGA ChampionshipCoverage on LPGA Tour's official siteGolf Observer.com
- leaderboard - 2010 LPGA Championship {{coord, 43.088, -77.563, type:event, display=title Women's PGA Championship Golf in New York (state)