2010 U.S. Women's Open Winner and Scores
The 2010 U.S. Women's Open was the 65th time this major championship was played. Paula Creamer overcame a thumb injury and a tough golf course to win.
Winner: Paula Creamer, 281
Where it was played: Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Tournament dates: July 8-11, 2010
Leader after first round: Brittany Lang, 69
Leaders after second round: Paula Creamer, Sakura Yokomine, 142
Leader after third round: Paula Creamer, 212
What Happened in the 2010 U.S. Women's Open
Paula Creamer, playing with her left thumb still wrapped a few months after having surgery on the digit, won her first and only major championship title at the 2010 U.S. Women's Open.At tough-scoring Oakmont, Creamer moved into a share of the lead after 36 holes with scores of 72 and 70. She then took the solo lead on the strength of a third-round 70. She birdied the 18th hole of her third round to take a three-stroke lead.
Suzann Pettersen and Na Yeon Choi made challenges in the final round, each getting within two strokes of Creamer's lead at different points. Choi finished with a 66, the second-lowest score of the tournament. But Creamer had a 69 herself, very good scoring on the day, and relegated Pettersen and Choi to a tie for second place. Creamer, age 23, finished at 3-under 281 for a four-stroke victory.
Lexi Thompson, who turned pro at age 15 just prior to the tournament, finished in a tie for 10th place.
2010 U.S. Women's Open Final Scores
| Paula Creamer | 72-70-70-69—281 |
| Na Yeon Choi | 75-72-72-66—285 |
| Suzann Pettersen | 73-71-72-69—285 |
| In Kyung Kim | 74-71-73-68—286 |
| Jiyai Shin | 76-71-72-68—287 |
| Brittany Lang | 69-74-75-69—287 |
| Amy Yang | 70-75-71-71—287 |
| Inbee Park | 70-78-73-68—289 |
| Christina Kim | 72-72-72-73—289 |
| Yani Tseng | 73-76-73-68—290 |
| Sakura Yokomine | 71-71-76-72—290 |
| Alexis Thompson | 73-74-70-73—290 |
| Song-Hee Kim | 72-76-78-65—291 |
| Stacy Lewis | 75-70-75-72—292 |
| Natalie Gulbis | 73-73-72-74—292 |
| Wendy Ward | 72-73-70-77—292 |
| Karrie Webb | 74-72-73-74—293 |
| Cristie Kerr | 72-71-75-75—293 |
| Kristy McPherson | 72-78-74-70—294 |
| Shi Hyun Ahn | 72-77-73-72—294 |
| Azahara Munoz | 75-74-71-74—294 |
| Angela Stanford | 73-72-74-75—294 |
| Jeong Jang | 73-72-74-75—294 |
| Sophie Gustafson | 72-72-74-76—294 |
| Jee Young Lee | 72-76-76-71—295 |
| So Yeon Ryu | 74-74-76-71—295 |
| Brittany Lincicome | 73-78-71-73—295 |
| Chie Arimura | 74-72-76-74—296 |
| Maria Hjorth | 73-72-75-76—296 |
| Candie Kung | 76-72-79-69—296 |
| M.J. Hur | 70-81-74-72—297 |
| Ai Miyazato | 73-74-80-70—297 |
| Ashli Bunch | 78-74-75-70—297 |
| Meaghan Francella | 75-72-77-74—298 |
| Mhairi McKay | 71-78-76-73—298 |
| Morgan Pressel | 74-75-75-74—298 |
| Jeong Eun Lee | 72-78-73-75—298 |
| Shinobu Moromizato | 72-77-77-72—298 |
| Karen Stupples | 75-75-76-73—299 |
| Eun-Hee Ji | 77-75-74-73—299 |
| Maria Hernandez | 76-73-75-76—300 |
| Heather Young | 78-71-76-75—300 |
| Vicky Hurst | 72-77-77-74—300 |
| a-Jennifer Johnson | 78-73-71-78—300 |
| Hee Young Park | 78-72-76-74—300 |
| Jennifer Rosales | 78-73-76-73—300 |
| Katherine Hull | 75-77-76-72—300 |
| Lindsey Wright | 78-73-75-75—301 |
| Louise Stahle | 73-74-81-73—301 |
| Alena Sharp | 72-78-79-72—301 |
| Sandra Gal | 73-73-83-73—302 |
| Na-on Min | 73-79-74-77—303 |
| Sherri Steinhauer | 77-75-75-76—303 |
| Allison Fouch | 74-74-80-76—304 |
| Paige Mackenzie | 74-76-78-77—305 |
| Anna Rawson | 77-75-76-77—305 |
| a-Christine Wong | 77-75-78-75—305 |
| Tamie Durdin | 73-77-79-78—307 |
| Libby Smith | 76-74-84-73—307 |
| Jennifer Song | 73-78-84-72—307 |
| Chella Choi | 73-75-80-80—308 |
| a-Lisa McCloskey | 73-77-78-81—309 |
| Heekyung Seo | 72-80-79-78—309 |
| a-Danielle Kang | 74-78-78-80—310 |
| a-Kelli Shean | 70-79-83-80—312 |
| Meredith Duncan | 75-74-85-78—312 |
| Sarah Kemp | 73-74-83-83—313 |
| a-Tiffany Lim | 75-77-83-85—320 |
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