CRISTIE KERR
Coming so close to victory happens from time to time when it comes to the best players in women's golf.
But for Cristie Kerr, the American star and world's second-ranked player has seen this result play out way too often this season on the LPGA Tour.
Kerr finished alone in third place at this year's U.S. Women's Open, which concluded Monday at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. For anyone else, this type of result would have been fantastic after what the field went through at the weather-plagued major championship. However, Kerr must be frustrated in what has become a season filled with "so close, yet so far away" finishes.
The two-time major champion has now wound up in the top four in seven of the past nine tournaments, including three second-place showings. She has yet to raise the tournament-winning hardware this season.
Former U.S. Women's Open champion Inbee Park picked up a share of sixth place after finishing in a tie for eighth in the 2010 edition. South Korean stars I.K. Kim and Jiyai Shin took home a piece of 10th place, while defending champion Paula Creamer, Yani Tseng and Suzann Pettersen were among a group of six players who shared 15th place.
Take a look at how the overall group fared throughout the tour's second major championship of the season:
CRISTIE KERR
Finish: Third (-1, 283)
Scoring by rounds: 71-72-69-71
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 17th (+9)
INBEE PARK
Finish: Tied for 6th (+2, 286)
Scoring by rounds: 71-73-70-72
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 8th (+5)
I.K. KIM
Finish: Tied for 10th (+4, 288)
Scoring by rounds: 70-69-76-73
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 4th (+2)
JIYAI SHIN
Finish: Tied for 10th (+4, 288)
Scoring by rounds: 73-72-73-70
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 5th (+3)
PAULA CREAMER
Finish: Tied for 15th (+6, 290)
Scoring by rounds: 72-70-73-75
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Champion (-3)
YANI TSENG
Finish: Tied for 15th (+6, 290)
Scoring by rounds: 73-73-71-73
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 10th (+6)
SUZANN PETTERSEN
Finish: Tied for 15th (+6, 290)
Scoring by rounds: 71-75-72-72
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 2nd (+1)
MORGAN PRESSEL
Finish: Tied for 21st (+7, 291)
Scoring by rounds: 75-72-71-73
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 34th (+14)
BRITTANY LINCICOME
Finish: Tied for 27th (+9, 293)
Scoring by rounds: 75-74-74-70
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 25th (+11)
NA YEON CHOI
Finish: Missed cut
Scoring by rounds: 78-74
2010 U.S. Women's Open finish: Tied for 2nd (+1)
- Photo courtesy of Getty Images
No comments:
Post a Comment