2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship

2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
Dates	March 29 – April 1, 2012
Location	Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s)	Mission Hills Country Club; Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,738 yards (6,161 m)
Field	117 players, 82 after cut
Cut	148 (+4)
Prize fund	$2.0 million
Winner's share	$300,000
Champion
	Sun-Young Yoo
	279 (−9), playoff
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Rancho Mirage

Location in the United States

Rancho
Mirage

Location in California

The 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from March 29 through April 1. It was the 41st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and its 30th year as a women's major.

On the 72nd hole, I.K. Kim had a one-foot (0.3 m) putt to seal her first major title. The putt lipped out, forcing a playoff with Sun-Young Yoo, who also shot 69 in the final round.^[2] Yoo won the sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole.^[3] Yani Tseng, the 2010 champion, missed the playoff by a stroke; defending champion Stacy Lewis finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth.

Field[]

The field was 117 players, including 110 professionals and seven amateurs. The 36-hole cut was the top 70 players and ties; it was at 148 (+4) and 82 players advanced to the weekend.

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Yani Tseng	Taiwan	2010	68	68	71	73	280	−8	3
Stacy Lewis	United States	2011	74	71	70	66	281	−7	T4
Karrie Webb	Australia	2000, 2006	71	72	71	70	284	−4	T15
Pat Hurst	United States	1998	75	73	71	71	290	+2	T43
Morgan Pressel	United States	2007	73	74	73	71	291	+3	T46

Missed the cut[]

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Brittany Lincicome	United States	2009	76	76	152	+8
Grace Park	South Korea	2004	76	78	154	+10

Source:^[4]

Tournament summary[]

First round[]

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Amy Yang shot a six-under 66 to claim the lead after the first round on Friday. Lindsey Wright shot 67 for second place and world number one and 2010 winner Yani Tseng shot four-under 68 for third place. Defending champion Stacy Lewis was tied for sixtieth at 74 (+2).^[5]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Amy Yang	South Korea	66	−6
2	Lindsey Wright	Australia	67	−5
3	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	68	−4
T4	Nicole Castrale	United States	69	−3
	Paula Creamer	United States
	Jodi Ewart	England
	Katherine Hull	Australia
	Haeji Kang	South Korea
	Hee Kyung Seo	South Korea
	Sun-Young Yoo	South Korea

Source:^[4]

Second round[]

Friday, March 30, 2012

Yani Tseng moved into first place after 36 holes with another 68 and Haeji Kang was one stroke back. The biggest movers into the top five were Karin Sjödin and Na Yeon Choi; both shot 67 and moved into a tie for fifth.^[6] The cut was at 148 (+4) and 82 players advanced.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	68-68=136	−8
2	Haeji Kang	South Korea	69-68=137	−7
T3	Lindsey Wright	Australia	67-71=138	−6
T3	Sun-Young Yoo	South Korea	69-69=138	−6
T5	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	72-67=139	−5
	Karin Sjödin	Sweden	72-67=139
	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	70-69=139
T8	Vicky Hurst	United States	70-70=140	−4
	Eun-Hee Ji	South Korea	71-69=140
	I.K. Kim	South Korea	70-70=140
	Momoko Ueda	Japan	71-69=140
	Amy Yang	South Korea	66-74=140

Source:^[4] Amateurs: Jutanugarn (E), Ernst (+3), Hull (+4), Lee (+11).

Third round[]

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Karin Sjödin	Sweden	72-67-68=207	−9
T1	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	68-68-71=207	−9
3	Haeji Kang	South Korea	69-68-72=209	−7
T4	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	72-67-71=210	−6
	Eun-Hee Ji	South Korea	71-69-70=210
	I.K. Kim	South Korea	70-70-70=210
	Hee Kyung Seo	South Korea	69-72-69=210
	Sun-Young Yoo	South Korea	69-69-72=210
T9	Katherine Hull	Australia	69-73-69=211	−5
	Vicky Hurst	United States	70-70-71=211
	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	70-69-72=211

Source:^[4]

Final round[]

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Place	Player	Nation	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Sun-Young Yoo	South Korea	69-69-72-69=279	−9	Playoff
T1	I.K. Kim	South Korea	70-70-70-69=279	−9	Playoff
3	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	68-68-71-73=280	−8	132,418
T4	Stacy Lewis	United States	74-71-70-66=281	−7	77,202
	Hee Kyung Seo	South Korea	69-72-69-71=281
	Karin Sjödin	Sweden	72-67-68-74=281
	Amy Yang	South Korea	66-74-72-69=281
T8	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	72-67-71-72=282	−6	44,806
	Natalie Gulbis	United States	76-71-70-65=282
	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	70-69-72-71=282

Source:^[4]

Amateurs: Jutanugarn (−2), Hull (+1), Ernst (+4).

Scorecard[]

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	5
Yoo	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9
Kim	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−10	−9
Tseng	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8
Sjödin	−9	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10	−9	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−8	−7	−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Eagle		Birdie		Bogey

Source:^[4]

Playoff[]

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-5 18th hole; Yoo birdied to win the title.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Sun-Young Yoo	South Korea	4	−1	300,000
2	I.K. Kim	South Korea	5	E	182,538

Source:^[1]^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship: final results". LPGA. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
^ Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2012). "L.P.G.A.'s first major ends in playoff after stunning miss on final hole". New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ "Sun Young Yoo wins Kraft Nabisco". ESPN. Associated Press. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^ "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^ "Final round leaderboard, 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

External links[]

Official website

Preceded by 2011 Women's British Open	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2012 LPGA Championship

Coordinates: 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433

[fnlbrd-1] "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship: final results". LPGA. Retrieved April 1, 2013.

[nytkcrs-2] Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2012). "L.P.G.A.'s first major ends in playoff after stunning miss on final hole". New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[3] "Sun Young Yoo wins Kraft Nabisco". ESPN. Associated Press. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.

[twlvknch-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

[round1-5] "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[round2-6] "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 30, 2012.

[rd4scr-7] "Final round leaderboard, 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

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