2009 U.S. Women's Open Winner and Scores
The 2009 U.S. Women's Open was the 64th time the tournament was played. The winner closed out her victory with a birdie putt on the final green.
Winner: Eun-Hee Ji, 284
Where it was played: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
Tournament dates: July 9-12, 2009
Leader after first round: Ne Yeon Choi, 68
Leader after second round: Cristie Kerr, 139
Leader after third round: Cristie Kerr, 2011
What Happened in the 2009 U.S. Women's Open
Eun-Hee Ji won the 2009 U.S. Women's Open, coming from behind entering the final round to clinch the victory with a final-hole birdie.Ji was four strokes behind 36-hole leader Cristie Kerr at the halfway point. In the third round, Kerr maintained a two-stroke lead, with Ji moving into second place.
Kerr carded a 75 in the final round and finished in a tie for third. It was Candie Kung who made a run, and who held the lead for a few holes late in the tournament. But after Ji double-bogeyed the ninth hole, she birdied Nos. 13 and 14.
When Kung bogeyed No. 17, she fell into a tie with Ji at 1-over. In-Kyung Kim also had a chance late, but bogeyed No. 18. But when Ji reached the 18th green, she rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt to win the tournament by a stroke over Kung.
It was Ji's second win on the LPGA Tour, and she went eight years before winning again.
2009 U.S. Women's Open Final Scores
| Eun-Hee Ji | 71-72-70-71—284 |
| Candie Kung | 71-77-68-69—285 |
| In Kyung Kim | 72-72-72-70—286 |
| Cristie Kerr | 69-70-72-75—286 |
| Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-73-70—287 |
| Ai Miyazato | 74-74-71-69—288 |
| Paula Creamer | 72-68-79-69—288 |
| Suzann Pettersen | 74-71-72-71—288 |
| Na Yeon Choi | 68-74-76-71—289 |
| Kyeong Bae | 75-73-69-72—289 |
| Hee Young Park | 70-74-72-73—289 |
| Song-Hee Kim | 74-69-75-72—290 |
| Jiyai Shin | 72-75-76-68—291 |
| a-Jennifer Song | 72-74-73-72—291 |
| Morgan Pressel | 74-75-69-73—291 |
| Sun-Ju Ahn | 75-71-72-73—291 |
| Jimin Kang | 76-71-74-71—292 |
| Lindsey Wright | 74-70-77-71—292 |
| Akiko Fukushima | 76-72-72-72—292 |
| Laura Davies | 72-75-73-72—292 |
| Anna Grzebien | 73-77-69-73—292 |
| Nicole Castrale | 74-71-74-73—292 |
| Meaghan Francella | 73-72-74-73—292 |
| Teresa Lu | 76-69-70-77—292 |
| Jean Reynolds | 69-72-74-77—292 |
| He Yong Choi | 77-74-74-68—293 |
| a-Jessica Korda | 72-77-75-69—293 |
| Juli Inkster | 78-73-72-70—293 |
| a-Alison Lee | 75-72-76-70—293 |
| Inbee Park | 75-71-77-70—293 |
| Lorena Ochoa | 69-79-73-72—293 |
| Anna Nordqvist | 71-75-75-72—293 |
| Sun Young Yoo | 72-74-72-76—294 |
| Maria Hernandez | 74-72-77-72—295 |
| Kristy McPherson | 71-74-77-73—295 |
| a-Lexi Thompson | 71-73-78-73—295 |
| Karrie Webb | 75-72-74-74—295 |
| Amy Yang | 75-71-75-74—295 |
| Louise Friberg | 75-72-73-75—295 |
| Michele Redman | 77-73-76-70—296 |
| Misun Cho | 76-74-73-73—296 |
| Sandra Gal | 75-71-77-73—296 |
| Brittany Lang | 75-74-73-74—296 |
| a-Azahara Munoz | 72-76-74-74—296 |
| Young Kim | 71-75-76-74—296 |
| Momoko Ueda | 72-77-72-75—296 |
| Ji Young Oh | 76-71-74-75—296 |
| Stacy Lewis | 78-73-76-70—297 |
| Shanshan Feng | 74-74-76-73—297 |
| Hee Kyung Seo | 75-73-73-76—297 |
| Mariajo Uribe | 75-76-69-77—297 |
| Christina Kim | 72-76-79-71—298 |
| Karen Stupples | 73-75-78-72—298 |
| Amanda Blumenherst | 75-76-73-74—298 |
| Hye Jung Choi | 72-75-75-76—298 |
| Giulia Sergas | 75-67-76-80—298 |
| Haeji Kang | 73-78-77-71—299 |
| Mika Miyazato | 75-76-76-72—299 |
| Stacy Prammanasudh | 73-75-78-73—299 |
| Yuri Fudoh | 73-71-80-75—299 |
| Cindy LaCrosse | 76-75-76-73—300 |
| Meena Lee | 72-79-75-74—300 |
| Ji Hee Lee | 77-72-77-74—300 |
| Becky Morgan | 75-76-73-76—300 |
| Allison Duncan | 75-75-77-74—301 |
| a-Allie White | 74-73-78-76—301 |
| Karine Icher | 76-74-79-73—302 |
| Mina Harigae | 77-72-80-73—302 |
| Jennie Lee | 75-76-78-75—304 |
| a-Candace Schepperle | 73-78-76-79—306 |
| Carolina Llano | 73-77-78-79—307 |
| Lisa Ferrero | 77-74-84-77—312 |
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