2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 28–31 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 31st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the twentieth as a major championship.

2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 28–31, 2002
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1]
Field92 players, 74 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$225,000
Champion
Annika Sörenstam
280 (−8)
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

Defending champion Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 to win the second of her three titles at this event, one stroke ahead of runner-up and compatriot Liselotte Neumann;[2][3] it was the fourth of Sörenstam's ten major titles. The co-leaders after 54 holes were Sörenstam, Neumann, and Karrie Webb, the 2000 champion.[1][4]

Through 2017, this is the sole successful title defense at this major championship. Before it became a major in 1983, Sandra Post won consecutively in 1978 and 1979.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Annika Sörenstam Sweden200170717168280−81
Karrie Webb Australia200075706772284−47
Juli Inkster United States1984, 198973767168288ET19
Pat Hurst United States199878727172293+5T36
Betsy King United States1987, 1990, 199771757374293+5T36
Helen Alfredsson Sweden199374737275294+6T45
Donna Andrews United States199473767571295+7T49
Amy Alcott United States1983, 1988, 199172757778302+14T68
Patty Sheehan United States199673767581305+1771

Source:[5][6]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Nanci Bowen United States19957682158+14

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 31, 2002

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden70-71-71-68=280–8225,000
2Liselotte Neumann Sweden69-70-73-69=281–7136,987
T3Rosie Jones United States72-69-72-69=282–688,125
Cristie Kerr United States74-70-70-68=282
T5Akiko Fukushima Japan73-76-68-66=283–556,250
Carin Koch Sweden73-73-71-66=283
7Karrie Webb Australia75-70-67-72=284–442,375
8Lorena Ochoa (a) Mexico75-69-71-70=285–30
T9Becky Iverson United States71-74-68-73=286–231,050
Lorie Kane Canada73-72-70-71=286
Leta Lindley United States72-72-72-70=286
Se Ri Pak South Korea74-71-71-70=286
Grace Park South Korea75-73-70-68=286

Source:[5][6]

Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (–3), Aree Song (+11), Naree Song (+11), Meredith Duncan (+19).

References

  1. "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 31, 2002. p. 2C.
  2. Garrity, John (April 8, 2002). "Red Alert". Sports Illustrated. p. G66.
  3. "Sorenstam holds on for victory". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 2002. p. 5C.
  4. "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 31, 2002. p. 3G.
  5. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  6. "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 1, 2002. p. 2C.
Preceded by
2001 Women's British Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2002 LPGA Championship

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