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 |
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It was nice to see Shanshan win on the LPGA tour. She works so hard and usually plays under the radar. I know she is very well liked by her fellow pros. One thing about women’s golf and the Rolex rankings- they constantly are changing. (Well- at least from 2nd on down. Yani has such a big lead.) Then again- I wonder what is going on with Yani. I spoke to several teaching pros down at The Shoprite and they are mystified also. I guess even the great ones can hit speed bumps.
I hope Shanshan can do for golf what Li Na did for tennis in China. Also, another student of Gary Gilchrist winning! 🙂
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