2010 LPGA Tour
Schedule and results
Table:
Dates
Tournament
Location
Winner
First prize ($)

Feb 18–21
Honda PTT LPGA Thailand
Thailand
Ai Miyazato (2)
195,000

Feb 25–28
HSBC Women's Champions
Singapore
Ai Miyazato (3)
195,000

Mar 25–28
Kia Classic Presented by J Golf
California
Hee Kyung Seo (1)1
255,000

Apr 1–4
Kraft Nabisco Championship
California
Yani Tseng (3)
300,000

Apr 15–16
The Mojo 6 2
Jamaica
Anna Nordqvist (n/a)2
350,000

Apr 29 – May 2
Tres Marias Championship
Mexico
Ai Miyazato (4)
195,000

May 13–16
Bell Micro LPGA Classic
Alabama
Se Ri Pak (25)
195,000

May 20–23
Sybase Match Play Championship
New Jersey
Sun-Young Yoo (1)
375,000

May 29–30
HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 2
Brazil
Meaghan Francella (n/a) 2
105,000

Jun 10–14
LPGA State Farm Classic
Illinois
Cristie Kerr (13)
255,000

Jun 18–20
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
Ai Miyazato (5)
225,000

Jun 24–27
LPGA Championship
New York
Cristie Kerr (14)
337,500

Jul 1–4
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
Ohio
Na Yeon Choi (3)
150,000

Jul 8–11
U.S. Women's Open
Pennsylvania
Paula Creamer (9)
585,000

Jul 22–25
Evian Masters
France
Jiyai Shin (7)
487,500

Jul 29 – Aug 1
Women's British Open
England
Yani Tseng (4)
408,714

Aug 20–22
Safeway Classic
Oregon
Ai Miyazato (6)
225,000

Aug 26–29
CN Canadian Women's Open
Manitoba, Canada
Michelle Wie (2)
337,500

Sep 10–12
P&G NW Arkansas Championship
Arkansas
Yani Tseng (5)
300,000

Oct 7–10
Navistar LPGA Classic
Alabama
Katherine Hull (2)
195,000

Drawing on the accompanying table as well as the supporting text provided at the end.

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The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women 's professional golf tournament in Thailand on the LPGA Tour . First played in 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club , the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club in 2007 , on its Pattaya Old Course . It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight , including the United States . The tournament was not held in 2008 , but returned to the LPGA schedule in 2009 . It was held at the newer Plantation Course for this year only , then returned to the Old Course in 2010 . The tournament is a limited-field event with no cut ; in 2011 , 60 players were in the tournament ( 57 professionals and 3 amateurs ) ; a full-field LPGA tournament has about 144 players . The 2012 event included a field of 70 players , with top-ranked Yani Tseng successfully defending her title , one stroke ahead of runner-up Ai Miyazato , the 2010 champion . The title sponsor is Honda , a Japanese-based manufacturer of automobiles , trucks , motorcycles , scooters , and robots .
Thailand , [ a ] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam , [ b ] is a country at the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese Peninsula composed of 76 provinces . At 513,120 km2 ( 198,120 sq mi ) and over 68 million people , Thailand is the world 's 50th-largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country . The capital and largest city is Bangkok , a special administrative area . Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos , to the east by Laos and Cambodia , to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia , and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar . Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast , and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest . It is a unitary state . Although nominally the country is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy , the most recent coup , in 2014 , established a de facto military dictatorship under a junta . Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century ; the oldest known mention of their presence in the region by the exonym Siamese dates to the 12th century . Various Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon kingdoms , Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region , competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang , Sukhothai , Lan Na and Ayutthaya , which rivaled each other . Documented European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya , now one of the great powers in the region . Ayutthaya reached its peak during cosmopolitan Narai 's reign ( 1656-1688 ) , gradually declining thereafter until being ultimately destroyed in the 1767 Burmese-Siamese War . Taksin ( r. 1767-1782 ) quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom .
Ai Miyazato ( 宮里 藍 , Miyazato Ai , born 19 June 1985 ) is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour ( JLPGA ) . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women 's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in 2010 .
The HSBC Women 's World Championship is a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour first held in 2008 . It was played on the Garden Course of the Tanah Merah Country Club in eastern Singapore , adjacent to Singapore Changi Airport from 2008 to 2012 . It is now played at the Sentosa Golf Club in Sentosa ( Serapong Course from 2013 to 2016 , Tanjong Course since 2017 ) . In 2008 and 2009 , entrance in the tournament was open to 78 of the world 's top golfers , based on world rankings , recent tour wins , and other criteria . The total purse in the first two years was US $ 2 million , with the winner 's share at $ 300,000 . In 2010 , the field was reduced to 63 players and the purse reduced to $ 1.3 million . The purse increased to $ 1.4 million in 2011 . As a limited field tournament , there is no cut and all players in the field play all four rounds . Hong Kong-based financial services company HSBC is the title sponsor of the tournament . HSBC also sponsors several events like the WGC-HSBC Champions , Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and the former HSBC Women 's World Match Play Championship and HSBC Brazil Cup .
Singapore ( /ˈsɪŋ ( ɡ ) əpɔːr/ ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Singapore , is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia . Singapore is located about one degree ( 137 kilometres or 85 miles ) north of the equator , and is situated off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula , and by extension , the southernmost extremity of continental Asia . The island country shares its southern maritime border with Indonesia 's Riau Islands , its northern , western , and eastern maritime borders with the Johor state of Peninsular Malaysia , and is in the vicinity of Sumatra to its west and Borneo to its east . It is enveloped by the littoral waters of the Johore Strait to its north and the Singapore Strait to its south , and is geographically positioned within the confluence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans , being bounded by the Malacca Strait to its west and the South China Sea to its east . The country 's territory is composed of one main island and 58 smaller islets , the combined area of which has increased by almost 25% since the country 's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects . Although Singapore has been a constituent part of several Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empires and Islamic sultanates throughout its millennia-long history , modern Singapore , then part of the erstwhile Johor Sultanate , was founded in 1819 when Stamford Raffles , a British colonial officer , established a trading post of the East India Company on the island . In 1824 , the island and its satellite islets were fully ceded by the Johor Sultanate , and in 1826 , Singapore was incorporated into the Straits Settlements , a group of East India Company territories in the Malay peninsula . From 1830 to 1858 , the Straits Settlements were administered as a Malayan subdivision of the East India Company 's Bengal Presidency ; following the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , the Presidency and its constituent Settlements were reorganised into the British Raj . In 1867 , Britain 's colonial holdings in the Malay archipelago were separated from British India , and the administration of the Straits Settlements was transferred from Calcutta to London , bringing the Straits Settlements under the direct control of the British Crown as a crown colony . From 1867 to the 1940s , Singapore grew into a successful entrepôt that attracted settlers and sojourners from the region and beyond . During the Second World War , Imperial Japan successfully invaded Singapore , resulting in an interregnum of British rule corresponding with a brief Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945 . Following Japan 's surrender in 1945 , the Straits Settlements were dissolved , with Singapore being returned to British control as a standalone crown colony in 1946 .
The Kia Classic is a women 's professional golf tournament in southern California on the LPGA Tour . It debuted in 2010 at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad , then moved north for a year in 2011 to the Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County . The tournament returned to La Costa in 2012 and moved to Aviara Golf Club , also in Carlsbad , for 2013 . The title sponsor of the tournament is Kia Motors , a South Korean-based automobile manufacturer . The winner of the inaugural tournament was Hee Kyung Seo , a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour ( KLPGA ) . She became the 19th non-LPGA member in LPGA Tour history to win an LPGA Tournament and the first to win as a sponsor exemption since Jin Joo Hong won the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship in South Korea in October 2006 . With the win , Seo became immediately eligible for LPGA membership and was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011 . In 2011 , the event was decided by the final pairing on the final green . With both players tied at 15-under , Sandra Gal hit a wedge to within two feet ( 0.6 m ) of the hole and Jiyai Shin was four feet ( 1.2 m ) out . Gal made hers for birdie to win her first LPGA event by a stroke .
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States . With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles ( 423,970 km2 ) , California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area . The state capital is Sacramento . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions , with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively . Los Angeles is California 's most populous city , and the country 's second-most populous , after New York City . California also has the nation 's most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The City and County of San Francisco is both the country 's second most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth most densely populated county , behind only four of the five New York City boroughs . California 's economy , with a gross state product of $ 3.0 trillion , is the largest sub-national economy in the world . If it were a country , California would be the fifth-largest economy in the world ( larger than the United Kingdom , France , or India ) , and the 36th-most populous as of 2017 [ update ] . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and third-largest urban economies ( $ 1.3 trillion and $ 1.0 trillion respectively as of 2018 [ update ] ) , after the New York metropolitan area . The San Francisco Bay Area PSA had the nation 's highest gross domestic product per capita in 2018 ( $ 106,757 ) among large primary statistical areas , and is home to three of the world 's ten largest companies by market capitalization and three of the world 's ten richest people . California culture is considered a global trendsetter in popular culture , communication , information , innovation , environmentalism , economics , politics , and entertainment .
Hee-kyung Seo ( Korean : 서희경 , born 8 July 1986 ) , also known as Seo Hee-kyung , is a former South Korean female professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour and on LPGA of Korea Tour . She won the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year award in 2011 . After winning three LPGA of Korea Tour major championships in 2009 , Seo notched her first LPGA Tour triumph at the 2010 Kia Classic where she finished six shots ahead of Inbee Park . Seo had a close call in the 2011 U.S. Women 's Open when she led by two shots with two holes to play , but she missed a 4 footer for par on the 71st hole , while So Yeon Ryu birdied the 72nd hole , resulting in a playoff , which Ryu went on to win . Seo also came close at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship , where she led by three strokes at one point , but bogeys on the last four holes would result in her finishing two strokes back of winner Sun Young Yoo . On 30 November 2013 , she married Junghoon Philip Kook ( born 1979 ) , an investment banker based in Seoul , and gave a birth to their son , Dohyun Philip Kook on 15 August 2014 , on the Independence Day of Korea . Seo officially retired from professional golf in November 2015 to spend more time with her family .
The ANA Inspiration ( formerly known most recently as the Kraft Nabisco Championship , and still sometimes referred to as the Dinah Shore ) is one of the five major championships of professional women 's golf . An event of the LPGA Tour , it is held yearly at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage , California . Currently , in the United States , it is the only one of the five women 's major golf tournaments not to have broadcast network exposure on the weekend ; all four rounds are currently televised by the Golf Channel cable television network .
Yani Tseng ( Chinese : 曾雅妮 Zēng Yǎní ; born 23 January 1989 ) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . She is the youngest player ever , male or female , to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013 .
The Mojo 6 was a professional golf tournament contested by 16 amateur and professional golfers . It took place for the first time in April 2010 at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course at Rose Hill in Montego Bay , Jamaica . The tournament was sanctioned by the LPGA but was an unofficial event . It was not part of the regular LPGA Tour , money earned by any players who are LPGA Tour members did not count on the official LPGA money list and no statistics were recorded for LPGA statistical purposes . Players included a selection of LPGA Tour members , an amateur sponsor 's exemption and a 16th player selected by a public online vote .
Jamaica ( /dʒəˈmeɪkə/ ( listen ) ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea . Spanning 10,990 square kilometres ( 4,240 sq mi ) in area , it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean ( after Cuba and Hispaniola ) . Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres ( 90 mi ) south of Cuba , and 191 kilometres ( 119 mi ) west of Hispaniola ( the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic ) ; the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some 215 kilometres ( 134 mi ) to the north-west . Originally inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples , the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494 . Many of the indigenous people were either killed or died of diseases to which they had no immunity , and the Spanish thus forcibly transplanted large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers . The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655 , when England ( later Great Britain ) conquered it , renaming it Jamaica . Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter , with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their descendants . The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838 , and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations . Beginning in the 1840s , the British began utilising Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations . The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962 . With 2.9 million people , Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophone country in the Americas ( after the United States and Canada ) , and the fourth-most populous country in the Caribbean . Kingston is the country 's capital and largest city .
Anna Maria Nordqvist ( born 10 June 1987 ) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour . She has won two major championships : the 2009 LPGA Championship and the 2017 Evian Championship .
The Tres Marias Championship was a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour , played from 2005 to 2010 , at Tres Marias Residential Golf Club in Morelia , Michoacan , Mexico . From 2005 through 2009 the title sponsor of the tournament was Mexican beer Corona . Lorena Ochoa of Mexico won the event three times : 2006 , 2008 , and 2009 . The 2011 tournament was originally scheduled for April 21-24 . On February 2 , the LPGA announced that the tournament had been canceled because of concerns about violence in the Mexican state of Michoacan . The tournament was not scheduled in 2012 .
Mexico ( Spanish : México [ ˈmexiko ] ( listen ) ; Nahuatl languages : Mēxihco ) , officially the United Mexican States ( UMS ; Spanish : Estados Unidos Mexicanos , EUM [ esˈtaðos uˈniðoz mexiˈkanos ] ( listen ) , lit . Mexican United States ) , is a country in the southern portion of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers ( 770,000 sq mi ) , the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world . With an estimated population of over 129 million people , Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world , while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City ( CDMX ) , which is the capital city and its most populous city . Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana , and León . Pre-Columbian Mexico dates to about 8000 BC and is identified as one of six cradles of civilization and was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec , Toltec , Teotihuacan , Zapotec , Maya , and Aztec before first contact with Europeans . In 1521 , the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its politically powerful base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan ( part of Mexico City ) , which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain . The Roman Catholic Church played a powerful role in governing the country as millions were converted to the faith , although King Charles III expelled the Jesuits in the 1770s . The territory became a nation state following its recognition in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence . The post-independence period was tumultuous , characterized by economic inequality and many contrasting political changes .
The Airbus LPGA Classic was a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour , played in Mobile , Alabama from 2008 to 2014 . The event debuted in September 2008 at the Magnolia Grove location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail , with total prize money of $ 1.4 million . Angela Stanford won the inaugural edition by one stroke over Shanshan Feng , which was televised on Golf Channel in the U.S. , as well as internationally . The tournament was not played in 2009 , but was revived in 2010 and moved to mid-May . Heavy rains and lightning delayed and ultimately canceled the final round , resulting in a sudden-death playoff between the three 54-hole leaders : Se Ri Pak , Brittany Lincicome , and Suzann Pettersen . Pak birdied the third playoff hole in the drizzle to win . In 2011 , Maria Hjorth shot consecutive rounds of 67 ( −5 ) on the weekend to finish at 278 ( −10 ) and win by two strokes . The tournament was dropped for the 2015 season . In 2008 and 2010 , Bell Microproducts was the title sponsor ; Avnet purchased Bell Micro in 2010 and was the title sponsor in 2011 . Without a title sponsor in 2012 , the tournament purse dropped slightly , from $ 1.30 million to $ 1.25 million . In January 2014 , the LPGA introduced Airbus , the European multinational aerospace and defense corporation , as the event 's new title sponsor . The company 's new final assembly facility for its A320 aircraft is under construction in Mobile , scheduled to come online in 2015 .
Alabama ( /ˌæləˈbæmə/ ) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered by Tennessee to the north , Georgia to the east , Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south , and Mississippi to the west . Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states . With a total of 1,500 miles ( 2,400 km ) of inland waterways , Alabama has among the most of any state . Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State , after the state bird . Alabama is also known as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State . The state tree is the longleaf pine , and the state flower is the camellia . Alabama 's capital is Montgomery . The largest city by population is Birmingham , which has long been the most industrialized city ; the largest city by land area is Huntsville . The oldest city is Mobile , founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana . The Greater Birmingham metropolitan area is Alabama 's most populous urban area . From the American Civil War until World War II , Alabama , like many states in the southern U.S. , suffered economic hardship , in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture .
Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak ( Korean : 박세리 , Korean pronunciation : [ paːk seːɾi ] ; born 28 September 1977 ) is a South Korean former professional golfer , who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016 . She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007 .
The Sybase Match Play Championship was a women 's professional golf tournament for three seasons on the LPGA Tour , held at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone , New Jersey . First played in 2010 , it was the only match play format event on the LPGA Tour schedule . The previous match play tournament was the HSBC Women 's World Match Play Championship , played from 2005 to 2007 , with all three events at Hamilton Farm . The title sponsor was Sybase , an enterprise software and services company headquartered in Berkeley , California . It previously sponsored the Sybase Classic , a stroke play event on the LPGA Tour also held in the New York-New Jersey area through 2009 . Sybase was acquired by SAP in 2010 , which elected not to continue as title sponsor in 2013 . Azahara Muñoz won her first title on the LPGA Tour at the final edition in 2012 .
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States . It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York ; on the east , southeast , and south by the Atlantic Ocean ; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania ; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and the State of Delaware . New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous , with 9 million residents as of 2017 and an area of 8,722.58 square miles , making it the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states , with its biggest city being Newark . New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia . New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017 . New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years , with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast . In the early 17th century , the Dutch and the Swedes founded the first European settlements in the state . The English later seized control of the region , naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands , Jersey , and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley , 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton . New Jersey was the site of several important battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century . In the 19th century , factories in the cities Camden , Paterson , Newark , Trenton , Jersey City , and Elizabeth ( known as the Big Six ) , helped drive the Industrial Revolution . New Jersey 's geographic location at the center of the Northeast megalopolis , between Boston and New York City to the northeast , and Philadelphia , Baltimore , and Washington , D.C. , to the southwest , fueled its rapid growth through the process of suburbanization in the second half of the 20th century . At the turn of the 21st century , this suburbanization began reverting with the consolidation of New Jersey 's culturally diverse populace toward more urban settings within the state , with towns home to commuter rail stations outpacing the population growth of more automobile-oriented suburbs since 2008 .
Yoo Sun-young ( Korean 유선영 Yu Seon-Yeong [ ju sʌnjʌŋ ] ; born 13 December 1986 ) , also known as Sun Young Yoo , is a South Korean female professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour . She won the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship , which was her first major championship .
The HSBC Brazil Cup was an international golf exhibition tournament , sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009 . The tournament took place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The money earned did not count on the official LPGA money list , making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour . The field for the inaugural event in January 2009 included only 15 players : 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur . In 2010 , the field was expanded to 27 players , which included two amateurs , and was moved to late May . The 2011 tournament included thirty players , all professionals . The tournament title sponsor was HSBC , the world 's largest banking group , with headquarters in London . Tournament names through the years :
Brazil ( Portuguese : Brasil ; Portuguese pronunciation : [ bɾaˈziw ] ) , [ nt 1 ] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil ( Portuguese : República Federativa do Brasil , listen ( help·info ) ) , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . At 8.5 million square kilometers ( 3.2 million square miles ) and with over 211 million people , Brazil is the world 's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth most populous . Its capital is Brasília , and its most populous city is São Paulo . The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states , the Federal District , and the 5,570 municipalities . It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas ; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations , due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers ( 4,655 mi ) . It borders all other countries in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47.3% of the continent 's land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . Brazil was inhabited by numerous tribal nations prior to the landing in 1500 of explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral , who claimed the area for the Portuguese Empire . Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808 , when the capital of the empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro . In 1815 , the colony was elevated to the rank of kingdom upon the formation of the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves .
Meaghan Francella ( born May 12 , 1982 ) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour .
The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour . It was played annually from 1976 to 2011 in the Springfield , Illinois metropolitan area . From 1976 through 2006 , the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course . In 2007 it moved to Panther Creek Country Club . Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic , the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years . A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978 . State Farm Insurance became the title sponsor in 1993 . From 1980 until cancellation in 2011 , over $ 2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children 's charities . On December 9 , 2011 , it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor . It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011 . Tournament names through the years :
Illinois ( /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ ( listen ) IL-ə-NOY ) is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes Regions of the United States . It has the fifth largest gross domestic product ( GDP ) , the sixth largest population , and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states . Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States . With Chicago in northeastern Illinois , small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state , and natural resources such as coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base , and is a major transportation hub . Chicagoland , Chicago 's metropolitan area , encompasses over 65% of the state 's population . The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes : from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River . The Mississippi River , the Ohio River , and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois . For decades , Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and , through the 1980s , in politics . The capital of Illinois is Springfield , which is located in the central part of the state . Although today Illinois 's largest population center is in its northeast , the state 's European population grew first in the west as the French settled lands near the Mississippi River , when the region was known as Illinois Country and was part of New France . Following the American Revolutionary War , American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River , and the population grew from south to north .
Cristie Kerr ( born October 12 , 1977 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour . She has 20 wins on the LPGA Tour , including two major championships , and over $ 19 million in career earnings . Kerr was the number one-ranked golfer in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for three time periods in 2010 . She is naturally left handed but plays golf right handed .
The ShopRite LPGA Classic , known in full for sponsorship reasons as The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer , is a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Galloway , New Jersey , near Atlantic City . It took place annually from 1986 through 2006 and returned to the tour schedule in 2010 at the Bay Course at the Dolce Seaview Resort , with a prize fund of $ 1.5 million . Purchased in September 2010 , the resort is now known as Seaview Hotel and Golf Club .
The 2010 LPGA Championship was the 56th LPGA Championship , held June 24-27 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford , New York , a suburb southeast of Rochester . Known for sponsorship reasons as the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans , it was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2010 season . The champion was Cristie Kerr , age 32 , with a 269 ( −19 ) to win by twelve strokes over Song-Hee Kim . It was Kerr 's second major championship and fourteenth career win on the LPGA Tour , and vaulted her from fifth to first in the world rankings . This was the first of four consecutive years the LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill ; the previous five editions were played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace , Maryland . The LPGA had an annual tour event at Locust Hill since 1979 ; first known as The Sarah Coventry , it became the Wegmans LPGA in 1998 and was played through 2009 .
New York is a state located in the Northeastern United States . New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States . With an estimated 19.45 million residents in 2019 , it is the fourth most populous state . In order to distinguish the state from its city with the same name , it is commonly referred to as New York State ( NYS ) . The state 's most populous city , New York City , makes up over 40% of the state 's population . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York metropolitan area , and nearly 40% lives on Long Island . The state and city were both named for the 17th-century Duke of York , the future King James II of England . With an estimated population of 8.39 million in 2018 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world . New York City is a global city , home to the United Nations Headquarters , and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . The 27th largest U.S. state in land area , New York has a diverse geography .
The Marathon Classic , in full the Marathon Classic Presented by Dana , is a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour . It was founded 36 years ago in 1984 and has been played yearly , except in 1986 and 2011 , in Sylvania , Ohio , a suburb northwest of Toledo . The tournament is televised by Golf Channel .
Ohio /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/ ( listen ) is a state in the East North Central region of the Midwestern United States . Of the fifty states , it is the 34th largest by area , the seventh most populous , and the tenth most densely populated . The state 's capital and largest city is Columbus . Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north , Pennsylvania to the east , West Virginia to the southeast , Kentucky to the southwest , Indiana to the west , and Michigan to the northwest . The state takes its name from the Ohio River , whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo ' , meaning good river , great river or large creek . Partitioned from the Northwest Territory , Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1 , 1803 , and the first under the Northwest Ordinance . Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees , and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes . Ohio rose from the wilderness of Ohio Country west of Appalachia in colonial times through the Northwest Indian Wars as part of the Northwest Territory in the early frontier , to become the first non-colonial free state admitted to the union , to an industrial powerhouse in the 20th century before transitioning to a more information and service based economy in the 21st . The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch , led by the governor ; the legislative branch , which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly ; and the judicial branch , led by the state Supreme Court . Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives . Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections . Seven presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state .
Na Yeon Choi ( Korean : 최나연 [ tɕʰwe najʌn ] ; born 28 October 1987 ) is a South Korean female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . In July 2012 , she won the U.S. Women 's Open for her first major championship .
The 2010 United States Women 's Open Golf Championship was the 65th U.S. Women 's Open , played July 8-11 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont , Pennsylvania , a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh . Paula Creamer , in her fourth tournament after surgery to her left thumb , won her first major championship , four shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen . It was the second U.S. Women 's Open , and 15th overall USGA championship ( 8 U.S. Open and 5 U.S . Amateur championships also ; a 16th has since been hosted ) held at Oakmont , which hosted 18 years earlier in 1992 ; Patty Sheehan won that year , in an 18-hole playoff over Juli Inkster . The Tournament was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports .
Pennsylvania ( /ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪniə/ ( listen ) PEN-səl-VAY-nee-ə ) , officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is a state located in the Northeastern , Great Lakes , Appalachian , and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States . The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle . The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast , Maryland to the south , West Virginia to the southwest , Ohio to the west , Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest , New York to the north , and New Jersey to the east . Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area , and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010 . It is the 9th-most densely populated of the 50 states . Pennsylvania 's two most populous cities are Philadelphia ( 1,580,863 ) , and Pittsburgh ( 302,407 ) . The state capital and its 10th-largest city is Harrisburg . Pennsylvania has 140 miles ( 225 km ) of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware River . The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States ; it came into being in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn , the son of the state 's namesake . Part of Pennsylvania ( along the Delaware River ) , together with the present State of Delaware , had earlier been organized as the Colony of New Sweden . It was the second state to ratify the United States Constitution , on December 12 , 1787 . Independence Hall , where the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted , is located in the state 's largest city of Philadelphia .
Paula Creamer ( born August 5 , 1986 ) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . As a professional , she has won 12 tournaments , including 10 LPGA Tour events . Creamer has been as high as number 2 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings . She was the 2010 U.S. Women 's Open champion . As of the end of the 2019 season , Creamer was 10th on the all-time LPGA career money list with earnings of $ 12,131,822 . As an amateur , Creamer won numerous junior golf titles , including 11 American Junior Golf Association ( AJGA ) tournaments . Creamer joined the LPGA Tour in the 2005 season , and her victory in that year 's Sybase Classic made her the LPGA 's second-youngest event winner .
The Evian Championship is a women 's professional golf tournament in France , played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains . It was originally held in June , moved to July in 2003 , and moved again to September in 2013 . It will return to a July date in 2019 . Founded 26 years ago in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) as the Evian Masters , it is one of two major championships on the LET . Not originally a major on the LPGA Tour , it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in 2000 , which included a significant increase in purse size . Its current purse of US $ 3.85 million is the second-richest in women 's golf , after the U.S. Women 's Open ( $ 5 million in 2017 ) . The purse will increase to $ 4.1 million in 2019 . Originally a mid-June event , it was played in late July from 2003 to 2012 , then moved to mid-September in 2013 when it became the final major for both tours . The average elevation of the course is approximately 480 metres ( 1,575 ft ) above sea level and overlooks nearby Lake Geneva to the north . In July 2011 it was announced that beginning in 2013 , the Evian Masters would be renamed The Evian Championship and would become the fifth major on the LPGA Tour schedule and move to September . After the 2017 Evian Championship was reduced to 54 holes , LPGA commissioner Mike Whan admitted it was a mistake to move the major to a September date and vowed to move it back to summer by 2019 . Furthermore , major changes in 2019 for the majors in men 's golf , which will now be held in consecutive months - April , May , June , July - means the Evian can be held in August and be the final major in professional golf , men 's or women 's .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
Jiyai Shin ( Korean : 신지애 Shin Ji-ae , [ ɕin dʑi.ɛː ] ; born 28 April 1988 ) is a former world No . 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2019 golf season . Shin previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour ( KLPGA ) . She has broken existing KLPGA records , winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007 . In 2008 , playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member , she won three events , including the Women 's British Open and the ADT Championship . She has been ranked No . 1 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No . 1 .
The 2010 Women 's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport , England . It was the 34th edition of the Women 's British Open , and the tenth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour . This was the fifth time the Women 's British Open had been held at Royal Birkdale and the second as an LPGA major , previously in 2005 . The course had also hosted nine Open Championships , most recently in 2008 . The par-72 course was set by the Ladies Golf Union at 6,458 yards ( 5,905 m ) , 715 yards ( 654 m ) shorter than the par-70 set-up for The Open Championship in 2008 . The champion was Yani Tseng of Taiwan at 277 ( −11 ) , one stroke ahead of runner-up Katherine Hull of Australia . With the victory , the 21-year-old Tseng became the youngest-ever winner of three major championships .
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north . The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain , which lies in the North Atlantic , and includes over 100 smaller islands , such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight . It is the largest country of British Isles . The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period , but takes its name from the Angles , a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula , who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries . England became a unified state in the 10th century , and since the Age of Discovery , which began during the 15th century , has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world . The English language , the Anglican Church , and English law - the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world - developed in England , and the country 's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations . The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England , transforming its society into the world 's first industrialised nation . England 's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains , especially in central and southern England . However , there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north ( for example , the Lake District and Pennines ) and in the west ( for example , Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills ) .
The Portland Classic is a women 's professional golf tournament in Oregon on the LPGA Tour . Founded 48 years ago in 1972 , the annual event in the Portland area is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour . Tournament Golf Foundation has owned the tournament since its beginning and also managed the Safeway International tournament on the LPGA Tour . It became a 72-hole event in 2013 , after decades at 54 holes . In 2018 , IMG was hired to oversee event management . Proceeds from the tournament are donated to local children 's charities ; over $ 19 million has been donated since 1972 . The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history .
Oregon ( /ˈɒrɪɡən/ ( listen ) ORR-ih-gən ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States . The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon 's northern boundary with Washington , while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho . The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada . Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before European traders , explorers , and settlers arrived . An autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country in 1843 before the Oregon Territory was created in 1848 . Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14 , 1859 . Today , at 98,000 square miles ( 250,000 km2 ) , Oregon is the ninth largest and , with a population of 4 million , 27th most populous U.S. state . The capital , Salem , is the second most populous city in Oregon , with 169,798 residents . Portland , with 647,805 , ranks as the 26th among U.S. cities . The Portland metropolitan area , which also includes the city of Vancouver , Washington , to the north , ranks the 25th largest metro area in the nation , with a population of 2,453,168 . Oregon is one of the most geographically diverse states in the U.S. , marked by volcanoes , abundant bodies of water , dense evergreen and mixed forests , as well as high deserts and semi-arid shrublands . At 11,249 feet ( 3,429 m ) , Mount Hood , a stratovolcano , is the state 's highest point .
The CP Women 's Open is a women 's professional golf tournament managed by Golf Canada . It has been Canada 's national championship tournament since its founding in 1973 , and is an official event on the LPGA Tour .
Manitoba ( /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/ ( listen ) ) is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada . It is often considered one of the three prairie provinces ( with Alberta and Saskatchewan ) and is Canada 's fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.369 million people . Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres ( 250,900 sq mi ) with a widely varied landscape , stretching from the northern oceanic coastline to the southern border with the United States . The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west , the territories of Nunavut to the north , and Northwest Territories to the northwest , and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south . Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years . In the late 17th century , fur traders arrived on two major river systems , what is now called the Nelson in northern Manitoba and in the southeast along the Winnipeg River system . A Royal Charter in 1670 granted all the lands draining into Hudson 's Bay to the British company and they administered trade in what was then called Rupert 's Land . During the next 200 years , communities continued to grow and evolve , with a significant settlement of Michif in what is now Winnipeg . The assertion of Métis identity and self-rule culminated in negotiations for the creation of the province of Manitoba . There are many factors that led to an armed uprising of the Métis people against the Government of Canada , a conflict known as the Red River Rebellion . The resolution of the assertion of the right to representation led to the Parliament of Canada passing the Manitoba Act in 1870 that created the province . Manitoba 's capital and largest city , Winnipeg , is the eighth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada .
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 million square kilometres ( 3.85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area . Its southern border with the United States , stretching some 8,891 kilometres ( 5,525 mi ) , is the world 's longest bi-national land border . Canada 's capital is Ottawa , and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto , Montreal , and Vancouver . As a whole , Canada is sparsely populated , with most of its land area dominated by forest and tundra . Its population is highly urbanized , with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , and 70 percent residing within 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) of the southern border . Canada 's climate varies widely across its vast area , ranging from Arctic climate in the north to hot summers in the southern regions , with four distinct seasons . Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast . As a consequence of various armed conflicts , France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 . In 1867 , with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation , Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces . This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom .
Michelle Sung Wie ( /ˈwiː/ ; born October 11 , 1989 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour . At age 10 , she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship . Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women 's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event . She turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday in 2005 , accompanied by an enormous amount of publicity and endorsements . She won her first major at the 2014 U.S. Women 's Open .
The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is an annual women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Rogers , Arkansas , north of Fayetteville . First played thirteen years ago in 2007 , all editions of the tournament have been played at Pinnacle Country Club . Procter & Gamble ( P & G ) , a manufacturer of a wide range of consumer goods , became the title sponsor in 2008 . The 2008 and 2009 editions were prefaced with P & G Beauty , with the word Beauty dropped starting in 2010 . Walmart , based in nearby Bentonville and the world 's largest public corporation , became the presenting sponsor in 2010 . Walmart became the title sponsor in 2011 , with P & G as the presenting sponsor .
Arkansas ( /ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ AR-kən-saw ) [ c ] is a state in the south central region of the United States , home to more than three million people as of 2018 . Its name is from the Osage language , of Siouan derivation ; it denoted their related kin , the Quapaw people . The state 's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U.S . Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta . Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States . The capital and most populous city is Little Rock , located in the central portion of the state , a hub for transportation , business , culture , and government . The northwestern corner of the state , such as the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area , is a population , education , and economic center . The largest city in the state 's eastern part is Jonesboro . The largest city in the state 's southeastern part is Pine Bluff . The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15 , 1836 . Much of the Delta had been developed for cotton plantations , and the state landowners largely depended on enslaved African Americans as workers . In 1861 , Arkansas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War .
The Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic is a women 's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour . The 72-hole event made its debut thirteen years ago in September 2007 at the Capitol Hill location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville , Alabama , a suburb northwest of Montgomery . Maria Hjorth won the inaugural event on the Senator Course by one stroke over Stacy Prammanasudh . Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa then won consecutive titles , in a playoff in 2008 and by four strokes in 2009 . Katherine Hull won in 2010 by a single stroke and set the tournament scoring record at 269 ( −19 ) . The event saw the then youngest-ever winner of an LPGA event in 2011 , with Lexi Thompson 's five-stroke victory at age 16 . ( Amateur Lydia Ko lowered the record to age 15 in 2012 in Canada . ) In 2012 , Stacy Lewis won her third event of the season by two strokes over Thompson , who carded a 63 ( −9 ) on Thursday , but had a 74 ( +2 ) on Saturday . The Senator Course at RTJ Capitol Hill converted its greens from bent grass to Champion Bermuda grass in the summer of 2011 . The title sponsor was Navistar International , a manufacturer of commercial trucks , engines , and school buses . Following the 2012 event , it elected not to continue as title sponsor , and the tournament was dropped from the schedule in 2013 . The tournament reappeared in 2014 when the Yokohama Tire Corporation took over as the title sponsor .
Katherine Kirk ( born 26 February 1982 ) is a professional golfer from Australia , currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the ALPG Tour . She played under her maiden name , Katherine Hull , until her marriage to Tom Kirk on 2 August 2012 and also under the name Katherine Hull-Kirk .