Shanshan Feng Wins 2012 Wegman’s LPGA Championship; Has Won On Three Different Tours In 2012

Shanshan Feng, 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship Winner

There was an old Western television show in the late 50s and early 60s called Have Gun-Will Travel. Perhaps Shanshan Feng of China should adapt that to Have Driver-Will Travel. The Chinese golf star has taken her talents on the road in 2012, winning on three major tours, some might argue the three top tours with apologies to the KLPGA. Shanshan started her winning ways in 2012 with a victory on the Ladies European Tour at the World Ladies Championship, besting Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand by 1 stroke. Moving to the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA), Feng continued to excel by emerging victorious in a playoff with Yukari Baba at the Yonex Ladies, her third career JLPGA win. The Guangzhou native was an official top 10 player on the Rolex Rankings, but she was still bereft of the greatest jewel, a win on the top tour, the LPGA. Well, Shanshan filled that hole in her resume in grand fashion, recording her first LPGA Tour at the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship. Shanshan is the first player from China to win a Major and the first to win an LPGA event. She joins fellow countrywoman Li Na as a pioneer. In 2011, Li Na became the first Chinese player to win a tennis Major.

Shanshan Feng received a Rolex watch as a first-time LPGA winner

Shanshan finished her week at Locust Hill Country Club with a bogey-free 5-under 67, the low round of the week on a tough, challenging course layout. She put the exclamation point on her round with a 7-foot birdie putt on 17 that gave her a two shot cushion which no competitor could overcome. This was after hitting a fairway bunker with her tee shot. She also found the second cut of fringe right off the green on 18 but was able to get up and down for par. Although the first player from China to win on the LPGA, Feng gave praise to countrywoman Yang Hong Mei, a Sichuan native who was the first Chinese woman to win on an American tour, a 2004 Futures Tour winner in El Paso, Texas. Feng should advance in the Rolex Rankings. The question is how far can she go. With wins on the LPGA, LET and JLPGA in 2012, all before the end of June, I wouldn’t bet against her continued ascent.

Grace Park

On a personal note, I would like to thank Grace Park once again for all of the great memories she has given to all of her fans, including me. Grace played her final event as a professional at the Wegmans LPGA Championship. I wish her every happiness in her life.

SHANSHAN FENG

with LPGA Commissioner, Michael Whan

GRACE PARK

STACY LEWIS

SUZANN PETTERSEN

EUN-HEE JI

GERINA PILLER

KARRIE WEBB

AI MIYAZATO

CRISTIE KERR

PAULA CREAMER

JENNIFER JOHNSON

SUN YOUNG YOO

INBEE PARK

MIKA MIYAZATO

Pos	Name	1	2	3	4	Today	Thru	Total	Strokes
1	Shanshan Feng	72	73	70	67	-5	F	-6	282
T2	Mika Miyazato	70	72	73	69	-3	F	-4	284
T2	Suzann Pettersen	71	72	71	70	-2	F	-4	284
T2	Stacy Lewis	72	72	70	70	-2	F	-4	284
T2	Eun-Hee Ji	75	68	69	72	E	F	-4	284
T6	Ai Miyazato	70	74	73	68	-4	F	-3	285
T6	Gerina Piller	74	71	72	68	-4	F	-3	285
T6	Karrie Webb	74	71	68	72	E	F	-3	285
T9	Paula Creamer	70	72	73	71	-1	F	-2	286
T9	Inbee Park	72	70	72	72	E	F	-2	286
T9	Giulia Sergas	69	76	69	72	E	F	-2	286
T12	Sandra Gal	71	71	75	70	-2	F	-1	287
T12	Cristie Kerr	70	76	70	71	-1	F	-1	287
14	Hee Young Park	77	70	73	68	-4	F	E	288
T15	Mina Harigae	74	72	74	69	-3	F	+1	289
T15	Karin Sjodin	75	69	73	72	E	F	+1	289
T15	Jeong Jang	70	74	71	74	+2	F	+1	289
T15	Sun Young Yoo	72	72	71	74	+2	F	+1	289
T19	Nicole Castrale	76	74	70	70	-2	F	+2	290
T19	Se Ri Pak	70	71	76	73	+1	F	+2	290
T19	Jenny Shin	71	75	71	73	+1	F	+2	290
T19	Jennifer Johnson	73	71	71	75	+3	F	+2	290
T23	Christel Boeljon	74	74	73	70	-2	F	+3	291
T23	Marcy Hart	72	75	73	71	-1	F	+3	291
T25	Brittany Lincicome	76	73	73	70	-2	F	+4	292
T25	I.K. Kim	73	73	73	73	+1	F	+4	292
T25	So Yeon Ryu	73	70	74	75	+3	F	+4	292
T25	Lizette Salas	74	70	73	75	+3	F	+4	292
29	Candie Kung	71	77	75	70	-2	F	+5	293
T30	Mo Martin	71	77	77	69	-3	F	+6	294
T30	Mariajo Uribe	74	76	71	73	+1	F	+6	294
T30	M.J. Hur	74	69	77	74	+2	F	+6	294
T30	Lexi Thompson	74	72	74	74	+2	F	+6	294
T30	Sophie Gustafson	73	72	74	75	+3	F	+6	294
T30	Sydnee Michaels	72	71	72	79	+7	F	+6	294
T36	Sarah Jane Smith	75	72	77	71	-1	F	+7	295
T36	Catriona Matthew	75	72	76	72	E	F	+7	295
T36	Chella Choi	75	74	74	72	E	F	+7	295
T36	Alison Walshe	73	77	73	72	E	F	+7	295
T36	Pornanong Phatlum	75	74	72	74	+2	F	+7	295
T36	Haru Nomura	74	77	70	74	+2	F	+7	295
T36	Maude-Aimee Leblanc	72	73	75	75	+3	F	+7	295
T36	Ryann O’Toole	69	76	75	75	+3	F	+7	295
T36	Jodi Ewart	75	72	72	76	+4	F	+7	295
T45	Karine Icher	75	75	74	72	E	F	+8	296
T45	Ji Young Oh	77	72	74	73	+1	F	+8	296
T45	Leta Lindley	78	73	72	73	+1	F	+8	296
T45	Beatriz Recari	69	78	75	74	+2	F	+8	296
T45	Hee-Won Han	74	74	73	75	+3	F	+8	296
T45	Morgan Pressel	74	75	69	78	+6	F	+8	296
T51	Becky Morgan	75	73	77	72	E	F	+9	297
T51	Katherine Hull	75	76	73	73	+1	F	+9	297
T51	Haeji Kang	77	73	73	74	+2	F	+9	297
54	Karen Stupples	76	75	74	73	+1	F	+10	298
T55	Jessica Korda	74	74	79	72	E	F	+11	299
T55	Katie Futcher	74	77	76	72	E	F	+11	299
T55	Amelia Lewis	73	75	77	74	+2	F	+11	299
58	Anna Nordqvist	74	77	72	77	+5	F	+12	300
T59	Belen Mozo	74	76	75	76	+4	F	+13	301
T59	Yani Tseng	76	75	74	76	+4	F	+13	301
T59	Amy Hung	76	75	73	77	+5	F	+13	301
T62	Dewi Claire Schreefel	76	74	81	71	-1	F	+14	302
T62	Kris Tamulis	74	74	80	74	+2	F	+14	302
T62	Alena Sharp	77	71	78	76	+4	F	+14	302
T62	Pat Hurst	74	76	75	77	+5	F	+14	302
T62	Brittany Lang	72	75	76	79	+7	F	+14	302
T67	Jennifer Rosales	73	77	78	75	+3	F	+15	303
T67	Ilhee Lee	76	75	73	79	+7	F	+15	303
T67	Meaghan Francella	76	74	73	80	+8	F	+15	303
70	Taylor Coutu	73	74	77	80	+8	F	+16	304
T71	Stephanie Louden	73	78	80	74	+2	F	+17	305
T71	Grace Park	75	75	76	79	+7	F	+17	305
73	Na Yeon Choi	70	73	75	74	+2	F	+4	292
T74	Wendy Doolan	75	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Caroline Hedwall	77	75	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Lorie Kane	71	81	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Danielle Kang	76	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Jee Young Lee	77	75	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Meena Lee	73	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Kristy McPherson	75	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Angela Oh	74	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Stephanie Sherlock	77	75	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Christine Song	72	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T74	Angela Stanford	76	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	152
T85	Amanda Blumenherst	77	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Meredith Duncan	77	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Kathleen Ekey	77	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Natalie Gulbis	76	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Maria Hernandez	79	74	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Christina Kim	76	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Seon Hwa Lee	80	73	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Rebecca Lee-Bentham	77	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Na On Min	75	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Azahara Munoz	75	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Hee Kyung Seo	76	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Momoko Ueda	74	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T85	Amy Yang	76	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	153
T98	Dori Carter	73	81	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Tiffany Joh	75	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Mindy Kim	77	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Stacy Prammanasudh	78	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Reilley Rankin	78	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Victoria Tanco	77	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T98	Cheyenne Woods	75	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	154
T105	Irene Cho	75	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Jacqui Concolino	78	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Tanya Dergal	75	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Moira Dunn	76	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Julieta Granada	76	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Jimin Kang	73	82	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T105	Jennifer Song	76	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	155
T112	Beth Bader	78	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Karlin Beck	73	83	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Heather Bowie Young	74	82	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Ashli Bunch	76	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Sandra Changkija	74	82	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Laura Davies	79	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Lisa Ferrero	78	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Pernilla Lindberg	76	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Jane Rah	77	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T112	Michelle Wie	74	82	MC	MC	–	–	–	156
T122	Jennifer Gleason	84	73	MC	MC	–	–	–	157
T122	Janice Moodie	78	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	157
T122	Jane Park	80	77	MC	MC	–	–	–	157
T122	Hannah Yun	76	81	MC	MC	–	–	–	157
T126	Cydney Clanton	78	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T126	Diana D’Alessio	80	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T126	Numa Gulyanamitta	78	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T126	Jennie Lee	80	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T126	Paige Mackenzie	80	78	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T126	Wendy Ward	79	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	158
T132	Danah Bordner	79	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	159
T132	Laura Diaz	84	75	MC	MC	–	–	–	159
T132	Vicky Hurst	79	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	159
T135	Veronica Felibert	77	83	MC	MC	–	–	–	160
T135	Maria Hjorth	81	79	MC	MC	–	–	–	160
T135	Ayaka Kaneko	80	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	160
T138	Stephanie Kono	85	76	MC	MC	–	–	–	161
T138	Jin Young Pak	78	83	MC	MC	–	–	–	161
T140	Lisa Grimes	79	84	MC	MC	–	–	–	163
T140	Elisa Serramia	83	80	MC	MC	–	–	–	163
T140	Jessica Shepley	82	81	MC	MC	–	–	–	163
143	Lori Atsedes	80	84	MC	MC	–	–	–	164
144	Anna Grzebien	83	84	MC	MC	–	–	–	167
145	Song-Hee Kim	82	86	MC	MC	–	–	–	168
146	Jessica Carafiello	86	83	MC	MC	–	–	–	169
147	Julie Peluso	84	86	MC	MC	–	–	–	170
148	Alison Curdt	88	89	MC	MC	–	–	–	177
149	Karen Davies	82	WD	WD	WD	–	–	–	82
150	Minea Blomqvist	84	WD	WD	WD	–	–	–	84
–	Silvia Cavalleri	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Sarah Kemp	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Melissa Reid	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Eunjung Yi