At age 23, Paula Creamer has won her first LPGA major. After leading for most of the U.S. Women’s Open, Creamer extended her lead in Round 4, capitalizing on a field that had trouble mounting a serious charge for the lead.
2010 U.S. Women’s Open: Paula Creamer Holds On To Win First Major
Creamer was the only golfer to finish the tournament under par. Fellow American Wendy Ward entered Round 4 with a chance to contest for the lead, but a disappointing score of 77 brought her out of the top ten entirely.
1. Paula Creamer (-3 for tournament)
T2. Suzann Petterson (+1)
T2. Na Yeon Choi
4. In Kyung Kim (+2)
T5. Amy Yang (+3)
T5. Brittany Lang
T5. Jiyai Shin
T8. Christina Kim (+5)
T8. Inbee Park
T10. Alexis Thompson (+6)
T10. Sakura Yokomine
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