The 2009 LPGA Championship was the 55th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2009.
Tour rookie Anna Nordqvist, age 22, won her first major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wright. It was Nordqvist's first career win on the LPGA Tour.
Beginning in 2005, this championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, ending with this edition.
Round summaries First round Thursday, June 11, 2009 Place Player Score To par1 Nicole Castrale 65 −72 Anna Nordqvist 66 −63 Shanshan Feng 67 −5T4 Na Yeon Choi 68 −4 Moira Dunn Stacy Lewis Paige Mackenzie Ashleigh Simon Aree Song Amy Yang
Second round Friday, June 12, 2009 Place Player Score To par1 Anna Nordqvist 66-70=136 −82 Nicole Castrale 65-72=137 −7T3 Katherine Hull 69-69=138 −6 Lindsey Wright 70-68=138T5 Kyeong Bae 70-69=139 −5 Na Yeon Choi 68-71=139 Hee-Won Han 70-69=139T8 Stacy Lewis68-72=140 −4 Jin Young Pak 69-71=140 Kristy McPherson 70-70=140
Third round Saturday, June 13, 2009 Sunday, June 14, 2009 Place Player Score To par1 Anna Nordqvist 66-70-69=205 −112 Lindsey Wright 70-68-69=207 −9T3 Na Yeon Choi 68-71-70=209 −7 Jin Young Pak 69-71-69=209T5 Kristy McPherson 70-70-70=210 −6 Jiyai Shin 73-68-69=210T7 Kyeong Bae 70-69-72=211 −5 Nicole Castrale 65-72-74=211 Stacy Lewis68-72-71=211 Angela Stanford 70-71-70=211
Final round Sunday, June 14, 2009 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Anna Nordqvist 66-70-69-68=273 −15 300,0002 Lindsey Wright 70-68-69-70=277 −11 182,9563 Jiyai Shin 73-68-69-68=278 −10 132,7214 Kyeong Bae 70-69-72-68=279 −9 102,670T5 Nicole Castrale 65-72-74-69=280 −8 68,948 Kristy McPherson 70-70-70-70=280 Angela Stanford 70-71-70-69=2808 Na Yeon Choi 68-71-70-72=281 −749,584T9 Song-Hee Kim73-72-68-69=282−639,441 Stacy Lewis68-72-71-71=282 Jin Young Pak69-71-69-73=282 Amy Yang68-74-70-70=282 Source:
References
External links Bulle Rock Golf Course Golf Observer leaderboard