Paula Creamer
TaylorMade-adidas Tour Staff professional Paula Creamer conquered the fairways and greens of storied Oakmont Country Club with her R9 SuperTri driver and Daytona Kia Ma Ghost putter yesterday to win her first major championship, the U.S. Women’s Open. Creamer, 23, finished at three-under and won by four; she was the only competitor to break par.
Fighting a painful thumb that was surgically repaired in March, and which limited her to just 40 warm-up shots before each round, Creamer overcame the distraction to conquer classic U.S. Open conditions – heavy rough, narrow fairways and super-slick greens. Her victory was rooted in four rounds of excellent driving and putting. Her ball-striking peaked on the back nine on Sunday when she hit one solid shot after another down the stretch, leading to crucial back-to-back birdies at the par-four 14th and 15th holes.
“I switched my putter this week. Last week I went through two-putters, and the week before I had a 2-ball. This week I had a Ghost TaylorMade, Daytona putter. I went back to just the standard-looking putter. I think that helped a lot, because there is so much going on in these greens that you just have to focus on that. I was kind of getting a little bit crazy with where my putterface was aiming and all this, and so I switched to my putter this week.”
Paula Creamer’s setup for the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open:
- Driver: TaylorMade R9 SuperTri 10.5°
- Fairways: TaylorMade Burner 15°, R9 TP 17°, r7 20°
- Hybrid: TaylorMade Rescue 09 TP 25°
- Irons: TaylorMade R9 TP 5-iron through PW
- Wedges: TaylorMade rac 54°
- Putter: Daytona Kia Ma Ghost
- Glove: TaylorMade Targa
- Apparel: adidas Golf ClimaCool Soft 3-Stripes Polo, ClimaCool Stretch Twill Skort
- Footwear: signature PAULA
Fun Facts:
- Paula Creamer played an R9 SuperTri driver and Daytona Kia Ma Ghost putter to win her first career major championship at the U.S. Women’s Open
- Creamer (-3) was the only competitor to finish under par
- Creamer’s victory at Oakmont is her ninth on the LPGA Tour
- Creamer overcame a painful left thumb, surgically repaired in March, to complete 52 holes in one weekend, including 23 Sunday
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