Cristie Kerr dominates LPGA Championship

Cristie Kerr continued her domination of the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans with a bogey-free final round 66 to win the year’s second major by 12 shots.

Kerr finished the tournament with a birdie, her sixth of the day, to bring home her second career major championship.  She led from the start and, after breaking a tie in the second round, Kerr continued to extend her lead after each round.  It was a runaway tournament and a display of true golf from one of the best players in the game.

Kerr is one of the more consistent players on the LPGA.  She has finished with at least a win in each year, except 2003 where her best finish was second place, twice, since 2004.  She is currently ranked third on the Rolex Rankings behind Ai Miyazato and Jiyai Shin.  In nine events this year, Kerr has five top 10 finishes and is averaging 69.73 per round.

Song-Hee Kim won the battle for second place with a final round 69.  Kim finished the LPGA Championship at seven-under par.  Miyazato shot six-under par, 66, in the final round to get to five-under for the tournament and finish in third place with Shin.  In-Kyung Kim and Karrie Webb tied for fifth place.  Rounding out the top 10 were Morgan Pressel, Inbee Park, Meaghan Francella and Jimin Kang, who tied for seventh place at three-under par.