2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship was the 36th Kraft Nabisco Championship, held March 29 to April 1 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs. This was the 25th edition of the event as a major championship and the total purse was $2 million, with a winner's share of $300,000.

2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 29 – April 1, 2007
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,673 yards (6,102 m)[1]
Field101 players, 72 after cut
Cut153 (+9)[2]
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
Morgan Pressel
285 (−3)
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

Morgan Pressel shot a bogey-free 69 in the final round to win her only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Brittany Lincicome, Catriona Matthew, and 54-hole co-leader Suzann Pettersen.[3][4][5] Tied for ninth and four strokes back after the third round, Pressel gained her first victory on the LPGA Tour and became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major at 18 years, 313 days.[5][6][7] The low amateur was collegian Stacy Lewis, a redshirt junior at Arkansas who carded a final round 70 (−2) and finished two strokes behind, in a four-way tie for fifth.

The 36-hole co-leaders at 140 (−4) were world number two Lorena Ochoa and number five Paula Creamer,[2][8] with Petterson and first round leader Shi-Hyun Ahn a stroke back; all four were in search of their first major.[9] Ochoa made a quadruple-bogey at 17 on Saturday, and Creamer shot 78 (+6) on Sunday.[4] Top-ranked Annika Sorenstam made the cut, but just barely at 151 (+7).[9]

Pettersen, 25, co-led with Se Ri Pak after the third round at 212 (−4)[10] and had a four-stroke lead with four holes to play on Sunday. Double bogeys at 15 and 16, and a bogey on the par-3 17th dropped Pettersen a stroke back, and she missed a birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff.[4][11] She rebounded and gained her first LPGA Tour victory in May at Kingsmill, the next major at the LPGA Championship in June, and three additional victories in 2007.

Pressel's win vaulted her thirteen places in the world rankings, from seventeenth[8] to a career-high fourth.[12]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200670777373293+5T20
Annika Sörenstam Sweden2001, 2002, 200575767175297+9T30
Helen Alfredsson Sweden199378697477298+10T37
Pat Hurst United States199871767477298+10T37
Grace Park South Korea200474748079307+19T68
Juli Inkster United States1984, 1989757572DQ

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France20037781159+15
Amy Alcott United States1983, 1988, 19918180161+17

Source:[2][13]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 29, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Shi-Hyun Ahn South Korea68−4
T2Suzann Pettersen Norway69−3
Lindsey Wright Australia
T4Maria Hjorth Sweden70−2
Jee Young Lee South Korea
Catriona Matthew Scotland
Karrie Webb Australia
T8Pat Hurst United States71−1
Brittany Lang United States
Stacy Lewis (a) United States
Sherri Steinhauer United States

Source:[13]

Second round

Friday, March 30, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Paula Creamer United States73-67=140−4
Lorena Ochoa Mexico69-71=140
T3Shi-Hyun Ahn South Korea68-73=141−3
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-69=141
5Se Ri Pak South Korea72-70=142−2
T6Maria Hjorth Sweden70-73=143−1
Brittany Lincicome United States72-71=143
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-73=143
Lindsey Wright Australia74-69=143
T10Meaghan Francella United States72-72=144E
Brittany Lang United States71-73=144
Stacy Lewis (a) United States71-73=144

Source:[2][13]

Amateurs: Lewis (E), Choe (+9), Coutu (+9).

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Se Ri Pak South Korea72-70-70=212−4
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-69-71=212
T3Paula Creamer United States73-67-73=213−3
Meaghan Francella United States72-72-69=213
5Brittany Lincicome United States72-71-71=214−2
T6Shi-Hyun Ahn South Korea68-73-74=215−1
Maria Hjorth Sweden70-73-72=215
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-73-72=215
T9Sarah Lee South Korea68-73-74=216E
Stacy Prammanasudh United States76-70-70=216
Morgan Pressel United States74-72-70=216

Source:[1][10][13]

Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2007

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Morgan Pressel United States74-72-70-69=285−3300,000
T2Brittany Lincicome United States72-71-71-72=286−2140,945
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-73-72-71=286
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-69-71-74=286
T5Shi-Hyun Ahn South Korea68-73-74-72=287−169,688
Meaghan Francella United States72-72-69-74=287
Stacy Prammanasudh United States76-70-70-71=287
Stacy Lewis (a) United States71-73-73-70=2870   
9Maria Hjorth Sweden70-73-72-73=288E50,114
T10Lorena Ochoa Mexico69-71-77-72=289+141,340
Se Ri Pak South Korea72-70-70-77=289
Angela Stanford United States72-75-73-69=289

Source:[13][14]

Amateurs: Lewis (−1), Coutu (+18), Choe (+19).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 9101112131415161718
Par454434435454434435
PresselE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3
Lincicome−2−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−1−2−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2
MatthewE−1−1−2−3−4−4−3−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−2
Pettersen−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−6−6−6−6−5−3−2−2
AhnEE−1−1−1EEEE−1−1E+1EE−1−1−1
Francella−4−4−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−1EE−1
Lewis+1+1EEEEEEE−1E−1−1−2−2−1−1−1
PrammanasudhE−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−3−2−2−1−1
Hjorth−2−2−2−1EEEEEE−1EEE+1EEE
Ochoa+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+2+1+1+1+2+2+2+1
Pak−4−5−4−5−5−5−5−4−4−3−3−4−3−3−2−1E+1
Stanford+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+1+1+2+2+2+2+1+1
Creamer−2−2−1−1EEE+1+1EEE+1+1+1+1+2+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[13]

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Preceded by
2006 Women's British Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2007 LPGA Championship

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