2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship

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2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 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
Par72
Length6,738 yards (6,161 m) [1]
Field117 players, 82 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund $2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo
279 (−9), playoff
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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.

Contents

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.

Round summaries

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). [4]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang 66−6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsey Wright 67−5
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng 68−4
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Castrale 69−3
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Creamer
Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull
Flag of South Korea.svg Haeji Kang
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Kyung Seo
Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo

Source: [5]

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.

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

Source: [5] Amateurs: Jutanugarn (E), Ernst (+3), Hull (+4), Lee (+11).

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Sjödin 72-67-68=207−9
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng 68-68-71=207
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Haeji Kang 69-68-72=209−7
T4 Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi 72-67-71=210−6
Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Hee Ji 71-69-70=210
Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim 70-70-70=210
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Kyung Seo 69-72-69=210
Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo 69-69-72=210
T9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull 69-73-69=211−5
Flag of the United States.svg Vicky Hurst 70-70-71=211
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak 70-69-72=211

Source: [5]

Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo 69-69-72-69=279−9Playoff
Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim 70-70-70-69=279
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng 68-68-71-73=280−8132,418
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis 74-71-70-66=281−777,202
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Kyung Seo 69-72-69-71=281
Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Sjödin 72-67-68-74=281
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang 66-74-72-69=281
T8 Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi 72-67-71-72=282−644,806
Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Gulbis 76-71-70-65=282
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak 70-69-72-71=282

Source: [5]

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 
Par454434435454434435
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo−7−7−6−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−7−8−8−8−9−9−9−9
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−10−9
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tseng−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−8
Flag of Sweden.svg 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

EagleBirdieBogey

Source: [5]

Playoff

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo 4−1300,000
2 Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim 5E182,538

Source: [1] [7]

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