2009 U.S. Women's Open
Na Yeon Choi shot a 68 (−3) in the first round to take a one-shot lead. Cristie Kerr led the way after the second round after shooting a one-under par 70 for 139 (−3). Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa struggled to a second round 79 (+8) and was nine strokes back at 148 (+6). The 36-hole cut was at 151 (+9) or better, which included seven amateurs among the 72 players who advanced to the weekend. In the third round, Kerr shot 72 (+1) for 211 (−2) and kept the lead, two strokes up on the field after 54 holes.
Ji won the championship after sinking a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish with an even-par 71 and 284, one stroke ahead of runner-up Kung. Ji held off the challenge of playing partner and third-round leader Cristie Kerr, who was chasing a second Open title but carded a 75 (+4) and finished two strokes back.
Course layout
Old Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 549 | 435 | 373 | 154 | 409 | 559 | 453 | 387 | 210 | 3,529 | 332 | 165 | 555 | 433 | 399 | 339 | 374 | 170 | 444 | 3,211 | 6,740 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
- Note: Holes 16–18 normally play as holes 10–12 for the members, while holes 10–15 normally play as holes 13–18, but they were re-routed for this championship.
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 9, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Na Yeon Choi |
68 | −3 |
| T2 |  Cristie Kerr |
69 | −2 |
 Lorena Ochoa
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| Jean Reynolds
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| 5 | Hee Young Park |
70 | −1 |
| T6 | Eun-Hee Ji |
71 | E |
| Young Kim
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| Candie Kung
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| Kristy McPherson
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 Anna Nordqvist
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| Lexi Thompson (a)
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Second round
Friday, July 10, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
69-70=139 | −3 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer |
72-68=140 | −2 |
| 3 | Jean Reynolds |
69-72=141 | −1 |
| T4 |  Giulia Sergas |
75-67=142 | E |
| Na Yeon Choi |
68-74=142 | ||
| T6 | Song-Hee Kim |
74-69=143 | +1 |
| Eun-Hee Ji |
71-72=143 | ||
| T8 |  Lindsey Wright |
74-70=144 | +2 |
 Yuri Fudoh |
73-71=144 | ||
| I.K. Kim |
72-72=144 | ||
| Brittany Lincicome |
72-72=144 | ||
| Lexi Thompson (a) |
71-73=144 | ||
| Hee Young Park |
70-74=144 |
- 72 players made the cut at 151 (+9) or better
Third round
Saturday, July 11, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr |
69-70-72=211 | −2 |
| 2 | Eun-Hee Ji |
71-72-70=213 | E |
| T3 |  Teresa Lu |
76-69-70=215 | +2 |
| Jean Reynolds |
69-72-74=215 | ||
| T5 | Candie Kung |
71-77-68=216 | +3 |
| I.K. Kim |
72-72-72=216 | ||
| Hee Young Park |
70-74-72=216 | ||
| T8 | Kyeong Bae |
75-73-69=217 | +4 |
 Suzann Pettersen |
74-71-72=217 | ||
| Brittany Lincicome |
72-72-73=217 |
Final round
Sunday, July 12, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eun-Hee Ji |
71-72-70-71=284 | E | 585,000 |
| 2 | Candie Kung |
71-77-68-69=285 | +1 | 350,000 |
| T3 | I.K. Kim |
72-72-72-70=286 | +2 | 183,568 |
| Cristie Kerr |
69-70-72-75=286 | |||
| 5 | Brittany Lincicome |
72-72-73-70=287 | +3 | 122,415 |
| T6 | Paula Creamer |
72-68-79-69=288 | +4 | 99,126 |
| Ai Miyazato |
74-74-71-69=288 | |||
| Suzann Pettersen |
74-71-72-71=288 | |||
| T9 | Na Yeon Choi |
68-74-76-71=289 | +5 | 76,711 |
| Kyeong Bae |
75-73-69-72=289 | |||
| Hee Young Park |
70-74-72-73=289 |
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Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Ji |
E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E |
| Kung |
+2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 |
| Kerr |
−1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Kim |
+3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References
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