2012 U.S. Women's Open

September 2018 September 2026 2012 U.S. Women's Open USWomensOpen2012Logo.svg July 5–8, 2012 Kohler, Wisconsin Blackwolf RunOriginal Championship Course USGA LPGA Tour 72 6954 yd 156 players, 65 after cut 149 (+5) $3.25 million $585,000 KOR Na Yeon Choi 281 (−7) 2011 2013 USA 1 BlackwolfRun 43.726 -87.774 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Wisconsin 1 BlackwolfRun 43.726 -87.774 Location in Wisconsin 5 240 The 2012 U.S. Women's Open was the 67th U.S. Women's Open, held July 5–8 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin.LPGA, U.S. Women's Open Info Accessed May 26, 2012 Na Yeon Choi won her first major championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Amy Yang. The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest major championship and the third of the 2012 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf, at $3.25 million in 2012. It is one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).2011 U.S. Women's Open http://www.2011uswomensopen.com/usga.php March 30, 2011 Qualifying tournaments began on May 14, 2012, and concluded on June 3, 2012.USGA, USGA Accepts Record 1,364 Entries for 2012 U.S. Women's Open May 4, 2012. Accessed May 26, 2012. The tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports. Blackwolf Run previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1998 with Se Ri Pak beating amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn in a Monday playoff that went to 20 holes. Their 72-hole score was 290 (+6), played on a par-71 course at 6412 yd.Golf Channel https://www.golfchannel.com/news/randall-mell/blackwolf-run-gearing-up-for-us-womens-open/ Blackwolf Run gearing up for U.S. Women's Open May 26, 2012 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wvIzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1701%2C4936492 Spokesman-Review Pak wins Open on 92nd hole Clarke Liz July 7, 1998 C1 The course for 2012 was set as a par-72 with a maximum length of 6954 yd m, an increase of 542 yd m. The course was set at less than the maximum for all four rounds. Qualifying and field The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4. Players qualified by competing in one of nineteen 36-hole qualifying tournaments that tare taking place between May 14 and June 3 at sites across the United States. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world. The USGA reports that a record 1,364 entries were received for the Championship, surpassing the previous record of 1,296 entries for the 2010 U.S. Women's Open. Exempt from qualifying Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses ( ) next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 12 who qualify by more than one method are also denoted with the tour by which they qualified.USGA, 67th U.S. Women's Open ChampionshipSeptember 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Accessed May 26, 2012. 1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2002–2011) Juli Inkster (9), Paula Creamer (9,13), Eun-Hee Ji (9), Cristie Kerr (5,8,9,13), Birdie Kim, Inbee Park (8,9), So Yeon Ryu (9,10,11,12,13) Exempt but did not enter tournament: Hilary Lunke, Meg Mallon, Annika Sörenstam 2. Winner and runner-up from the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship (must be an amateur) Moriya Jutanugarn (runner-up) (The winner, Danielle Kang, turned professional in August 2011 and was no longer exempt. Kang entered the City of Industry qualifying tournament on May 29 where she earned the third of four available spots from that location.USGA, Do Punches Ticket to 2012 U.S. Women's Open May 30, 2012. Accessed May 30, 2012.) 3. Winner of the 2012 Ladies British Open Amateur Championship (must be an amateur) Stephanie Meadow 4. Winner of the 2011 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur) Lydia Ko 5. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years (2008–2012) Anna Nordqvist (9), Yani Tseng (6,7,9,10,11,13) 6. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2007–2011) Catriona Matthew (9,11,13), Jiyai Shin (8,9,10) (withdrew because of injury)http://www.usga.org/ChampEventArticle.aspx?id=21474847368 USGA Shin withdraws from Women's Open June 12, 2012 June 12, 2012 Exempt but did not enter tournament: Lorena Ochoa (7) 7. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship for the last five years (2008–2012) Stacy Lewis (9,10,11,13), Brittany Lincicome (9,11,13), Sun-Young Yoo (9,10,11,13) 8. 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2011 U.S. Women's Open Championship I.K. Kim (9,13), Ai Miyazato (9,10,11,12,13), Mika Miyazato (9), Hee Kyung Seo (9), Angela Stanford (9,10,11,13), Ryann O'Toole (9), Amy Yang (9,13), Karrie Webb (9,13) 9. Top 70 money leaders from the 2011 final official LPGA money list Kyeong Bae, Amanda Blumenherst, Christel Boeljon, Chella Choi, Na Yeon Choi (10,11,13), Shanshan Feng (5,10,11,13), Katie Futcher, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Natalie Gulbis, Sophie Gustafson, Hee-Won Han, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall (12,13), Maria Hjorth, Katherine Hull, Amy Hung, Pat Hurst, Vicky Hurst, Tiffany Joh, Jennifer Johnson, Jimin Kang, Christina Kim, Mindy Kim, Song-Hee Kim (withdrew)USGA, Song-Hee Kim Withdraws from Women's Open July 5, 2012. Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang (11), Meena Lee, Paige Mackenzie, Kristy McPherson, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, Azahara Muñoz (10,11), Se Ri Pak, Hee Young Park (11), Suzann Pettersen (11,13), Gerina Piller, Pornanong Phatlum, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel (13), Beatriz Recari, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Jenny Shin, Karen Stupples, Momoko Ueda (11), Wendy Ward, Michelle Wie (13) Exempt but did not enter tournament: Mi Hyun Kim, Heather Bowie Young 10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2012 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on May 2 (must have filed an entry by May 2) All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category 11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open Championship Jessica Korda, Lexi Thompson (13) 12. Top five money leaders from the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour Japan LPGA Tour: Sun-Ju Ahn (13) (withdrew)USGA, Ahn Withdraws from Women's Open June 29, 2012. Accessed July 3, 2012. Chie Arimura (13) (declined to participate), Yukari Baba, Ji-Hee Lee, (13), Sakura Yokomine (13)Korea LPGA Tour: Kim Ha-neul (declined to participate), Hyun Hwa Sim, Soo Jin Yang, Yeon Ju JungLadies European Tour: Diana Luna, Lee-Anne Pace, Melissa Reid, 13. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of May 2, 2012 All players in this category already qualified in at least one other category 14. Top 25 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 25th place as of July 2, 2012 Jeon Mi-jeong (declined to participate in tournament) 15. Special exemptions selected by the USGA None offered Qualifiers The following players qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open through one of the sectional qualifying tournaments. At sites with multiple qualifiers, players are listed in order of qualifying scores, from lowest score to highest. May 14 at Bellingham Golf and Country Club, Bellingham, Washington Sue Kim, Emma TalleyUSGA, U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying Results - 2012 Accessed May 28, 2012. May 15 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, Ormond Beach, Florida Katie Burnett, Veronica Felibert, Jennifer Gleason, Jaye Marie GreenGolfweek http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?ACTION=Tournament&TournamentID=5444 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying - Ormond Beach, Fla. May 28, 2012 May 15 at Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck, New Jersey Annie Park, Seon Hwa Lee, Jeong Jang, Mi Jung Hur, Jennie Lee, Jennifer SongGolfweek http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?ACTION=Tournament&TournamentID=5442 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying - Colts Neck, N.J. May 28, 2012 May 21 at Longmeadow Country Club, Longmeadow, Massachusetts Alison Walshe, Megan KhangBoston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/05/24/megan-khang-qualifies-for-women-open/a12dAD9sJyMTo7DqsFhqnI/story.html Golf notes: Megan Khang into US Women's Open May 24, 2012 May 28, 2012 May 21 at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii Mina Nakayama May 21 at Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course), Half Moon Bay, California Gigi Stoll, Hannah O'Sullivan, Mo MartinNorthern California Golf Association, 2012 US Women's Open Sectional Qualifying - Half Moon Bay GC Accessed May 28, 2012. May 21 at Big Foot Country Club, Fontana, Wisconsin Carlota Ciganda, Junthima GulyanamittaMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/sports/golf/ciganda-wins-us-womens-open-qualifier-going-away-gl5gbiq-152423335.html Ciganda wins U.S. Women's Open qualifier going away May 21, 2012 May 28, 2012 May 21 at Dunwoody Country Club, Dunwoody, Georgia Victoria Tanco, Cydney Clanton, Mi Hyang Lee, Jin Young Paktheweekly.com, U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying Results https://archive.today/20130204131013/http://www.theweekly.com/news/2012/May/22/qualifying_results.html February 4, 2013 May 22, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2012. May 22 at The Woodlands Country Club (Player Course), The Woodlands, Texas Maria Gabriela Lopez, Katy Harris, Lili AlvarezTexas Golf Association, U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Event - The Woodlands CC Accessed May 28, 2012. May 23 at Terravita Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona Lizette Salas, Lindsey Weaver, Nicole Castrale, Jane Rah May 29 at Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course and Zaharias Course), City of Industry, California Brianna Do, Jisoo Park, Elizabeth Bernabe, Danielle Kang May 29 at The Oaks Club (Eagle Course), Osprey, Florida Doris Chen, Paola Moreno, Haley WilsonFlorida State Golf Association, U.S. Women's Open Championship Qualifying May 29, 2012. Accessed May 30, 2012. May 29 at Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Maryland Lorie Kane, Haru Nomura, Brittany Altomare, Ilhee Lee, Samantha S Marks, Angela Oh, Kelly ShonThe Washington Examiner http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/pitches-and-putts/2012/05/virginias-altomare-qualified-success/668721 Virginia's Altomare a qualified success May 29, 2012 May 30, 2012 https://archive.today/20130205172702/http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/pitches-and-putts/2012/05/virginias-altomare-qualified-success/668721 February 5, 2013 dead May 29 at Wayzata Country Club, Wayzata, Minnesota Briana MaoMinnesota Golf Association, 2012 US Women's Open Qualifying Accessed May 30, 2012. May 29 at Glen Echo Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri Isabelle Beisiegel, Brooke PancakeMetropolitan Amateur Golf Association, 2012 US Women's Open Qualifying Accessed May 30, 2012. May 30 at Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake Course), Sanford, North Carolina Katherine Perry, Cheyenne Woods, Rinko MitsunagaInternational Business Times, Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's Niece, Qualifies for US Women's Open June 1, 2012. May 30 at Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Giulia Sergas, Christine Meier May 30 at Stonebriar Country Club (Fazio Course), Frisco, Texas Gabriella Dominguez, Tessa Teachman, Jamie Hullett June 3 at Broadmoor Golf Club (West Course), Colorado Springs, Colorado Becca Huffer, Kelly Jacques, Anya Sarai AlvarezTimesCall.com, Jacques qualifies for U.S. Women's Open June 3, 2012. Accessed June 5, 2012. Alternates added to field Kyung Kim, the first alternate from the Scottsdale, Arizona qualifier, was added to the field on June 12 when Jiyai Shin, who had qualified in multiple categories, withdrew because of injury. Alison Lee, the first alternate from the Half Moon Bay, California qualifier, was added to the field on June 29 when Sun Ju Ahn, who had qualified from the JLPGA money list, withdrew. Jisoo Keel, the first alternate from the Colorado Springs qualifier, was added to the field on July 2 when Jeon Mi-jeong who qualified by moving into the top 25 in the Rolex Rankings by that date (exemption category 14) declined to participate in the tournament.Canada.com, B.C. golf notebook: Coquitlam's Jisoo Keel draws into U.S. Women's Open, joining Langley’s Sue Kim in the field July 3, 2012. The following players were added to the field on July 2 when spots reserved for players qualifying in various categories, including 5, 10, 11, 12 and 14, after the conclusion of open qualifying tournaments, were not used. Ashley Armstrong, the first alternate from the St. Louis qualifiernwi.com, H-F grad Armstrong chases U.S. Open dream July 3, 2012. Shannon Aubert, the alternate from the Ormond Beach qualifierCybergolf, Sectional Qualifying Complete for 2012 U.S. Women's Open Accessed 5 July 2012. Kylene Pulley, the first alternate from the Sanford, North Carolina qualifier Reilley Rankin, the first alternate from the Dunwoody, Georgia qualifier Jenny Suh, the first alternate from the Fairfax, Virginia qualifier Angel Yin, the first alternate from the City of Industry qualifier Cathryn Bristow, the second alternate from the Frisco, Texas qualifier, was added to the field on July 5 when Song-Hee Kim who qualified in category 9, withdrew citing a sore back and neck. Course layout Blackwolf Run Original Championship Course http://www.usga.org/ChampEventContent.aspx?id=21474844837 USGA 2012 U.S. Women's Open: Fact Sheet June 4, 2012 Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards3485224553414092005901803953,4405643754471953423726021724453,5146,954Par454443534365443445343672 "Original Championship Course" uses the back nine from Meadow Valleys for its front nine, and the first four and final five holes from River for its back nine. Round summaries First round Thursday, July 5, 2012 Place Player Score To parT1 USA Cristie Kerr69−3 USA Brittany Lincicome USA Lizette SalasT4 ESP Beatriz Recari70−2 JPN Ai Miyazato USA Lexi Thompson USA Jennie LeeT8 KOR Meena Lee71−1 DEU Sandra Gal KOR Inbee Park JPN Mika Miyazato USA Vicky Hurst KOR Na Yeon Choi NOR Suzann Pettersen Source:http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870&RoundID=1 LPGA First round leaderboard, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 5, 2012 July 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708232330/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870 July 8, 2012 dead http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2012/7/us-womens-open-first-round-notes-and-interviews.aspx LPGA First round notes and interviews, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 5, 2012 July 6, 2012 Second round Friday, July 6, 2012 Place Player Score To par 1 NOR Suzann Pettersen71-68=139−5T2 USA Michelle Wie 74-66=140−4 USA Cristie Kerr69-71=140T4 USA Vicky Hurst71-70=141−3 KOR Inbee Park71-70=141 DEU Sandra Gal71-70=141 T7 JPN Mika Miyazato71-71=142−2 USA Lizette Salas69-73=142T9 USA Nicole Castrale73-70=143−1 KOR Na Yeon Choi71-72=143 USA Lexi Thompson70-73=143 Source:http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870&RoundID=2 LPGA Second round leaderboard, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708232330/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870 July 8, 2012 dead http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2012/7/us-womens-open-second-round-notes-and-interviews.aspx LPGA Second round notes and interviews, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012 Amateurs: Ko (+2), Talley (+4), Lee (+5), Kim (+6), Bernabe (+9), Chen (+9), Green (+9), Altomare (+10), Dominguez (+10), O'Sullivan (+10), J. Park (+10), Khang (+11), Perry (+11), Shon (+11), Jutanugarn (+13), Keel (+15), Lopez (+15), Weaver (+16), Aubert (+17), Meadow (+17), Armstrong (+18), Meier (+20), A. Park (+21), Yin (+21), Mao (+22), Marks (+22), Mitsunaga (+24), Stoll (+26). Third round Saturday, July 7, 2012 Place Player Score To par 1 KOR Na Yeon Choi71-72-65=208−82 KOR Amy Yang73-72-69=214−2T3 USA Lexi Thompson 70-73-72=215−1 JPN Mika Miyazato71-71-73=215 DEU Sandra Gal71-70-74=2156 USA Vicky Hurst71-70-75=216ET7 USA Paula Creamer73-73-71=217+1 USA Nicole Castrale73-70-74=217 USA Lizette Salas69-73-74=217 KOR Inbee Park71-70-76=217 USA Cristie Kerr69-71-77=217 NOR Suzann Pettersen71-68-78=217 Source:http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870&RoundID=3 LPGA Third round leaderboard, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 7, 2012 July 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708232330/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870 July 8, 2012 dead http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2012/7/us-womens-open-third-round-notes-and-interviews.aspx LPGA Third round notes and interviews, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 7, 2012 July 8, 2012 Final round Sunday, July 8, 2012 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 KOR Na Yeon Choi71-72-65-73=281−7585,0002 KOR Amy Yang73-72-69-71=285−3350,0003 DEU Sandra Gal71-70-74-74=289+1218,840T4 KOR Ilhee Lee 72-71-77-70=290+2128,487 CHN Shanshan Feng74-74-71-71=290 ITA Giulia Sergas74-71-73-72=290T7 USA Paula Creamer73-73-71-74=291+3 94,736 JPN Mika Miyazato71-71-73-76=291T9 KOR Se Ri Pak 72-73-76-71=292 +472,596 USA Nicole Castrale73-70-74-75=292 KOR Inbee Park71-70-76-75=292 USA Cristie Kerr69-71-77-75=292 NOR Suzann Pettersen71-68-78-75=292 Source:http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870&RoundID=4 LPGA Fourth round leaderboard, 2012 U.S. Women's Open July 8, 2012 July 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708232330/http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27870 July 8, 2012 dead Amateurs: Ko (+12), Talley (+13), Lee (+18). Scorecard Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par454443534544344534 KOR Choi −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −7 KOR Yang −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 GER Gal E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E −1 −1 −1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 KOR Lee +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +1 E +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +2 CHN Feng +4 +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 ITA Sergas +2 +2 +3 +2 +1 +3 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 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+ |} Source:Golf Channel https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/lpga/2012/us-womens-open/ U.S. Women's Open September 4, 2018 References External links Official site 2012 U.S. Women's Open at LPGA official site American Club Resort: U.S. Women's Open 2012 43.726 -87.774 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Wisconsin Category:Women's sports in Wisconsin U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open