2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from March 31 – April 3. This was the 40th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and its 29th year as a women's major golf championship.

2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 31 – April 3, 2011
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,738 yards (6,161 m)[1]
Field113 players, 75 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
Stacy Lewis
275 (−13)
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

Stacy Lewis shot 69 (−3) in the final round to win her first major, three strokes ahead of runner-up Yani Tseng, the defending champion, 54-hole leader, and number one player in the women's world rankings. It was also her first official victory on the LPGA Tour.[2]

Lewis had the 36-hole lead at 135 (−9), but lost five strokes on Saturday to Tseng, who fired a 66 (−6) for 204 (−12) and a two-stroke lead entering the final round, and Lewis joined her in the final pairing.[3]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Yani Tseng Taiwan201070686674278−102
Morgan Pressel United States200770696976284−4T3
Brittany Lincicome United States200966727476288ET13
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200669747471288ET13
Juli Inkster United States1984, 198973737172289+1T15

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Grace Park South Korea20047674150+6
Helen Alfredsson Sweden19937676152+8
Pat Hurst United States19987478152+8

Source:[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 31, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
T1Stacy Lewis United States66−6
Brittany Lincicome United States
T3Sandra Gal Germany67−5
Mika Miyazato Japan
T5Chie Arimura Japan68−4
Jane Park United States
T7Anna Nordqvist Sweden69−3
Reilly Rankin United States
Karrie Webb Australia
T10Katie Futcher United States70−2
Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea
Morgan Pressel United States
Yani Tseng Taiwan
Momoko Ueda Japan
Mariajo Uribe Colombia
Wendy Ward United States
Amy Yang South Korea

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, April 1, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
1Stacy Lewis United States66-69=135−9
T2Brittany Lincicome United States66-72=138−6
Jane Park United States68-70=138
Yani Tseng Taiwan70-68=138
T5Morgan Pressel United States70-69=139−5
Amy Yang South Korea70-69=139
7Sophie Gustafson Sweden72-68=140−4
T8Chie Arimura Japan68-73=141−3
Katie Futcher United States70-71=141
Sandra Gal Germany67-74=141
Jimin Kang South Korea72-69=141
Wendy Ward United States70-71=141
Michelle Wie United States74-67=141

Source:[4]

Third round

Saturday, April 2, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng Taiwan70-68-66=204−12
2Stacy Lewis United States66-69-71=206−10
3Morgan Pressel United States70-69-69=208−8
4Michelle Wie United States74-67-69=210−6
5Angela Stanford United States72-72-67=211−5
T6Chie Arimura Japan68-73-71=212−4
Brittany Lincicome United States66-72-74=212
Mika Miyazato Japan67-75-70=212
T9Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea70-75-69=214−2
Jane Park United States68-70-76=214

Source:[4]

Final round

Sunday, April 3, 2011

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Stacy Lewis United States66-69-71-69=275−13300,000
2Yani Tseng Taiwan70-68-66-74=278−10184,255
T3Katie Futcher United States70-71-74-69=284−4106,763
Morgan Pressel United States70-69-69-76=284
Angela Stanford United States72-72-67-73=284
6Michelle Wie United States74-67-69-75=285−368,093
T7Chie Arimura Japan68-73-71-74=286−250,608
Julieta Granada Paraguay72-70-75-69=286
Mika Miyazato Japan67-75-70-74=286
T10In-Kyung Kim South Korea75-67-75-70=287−137,997
Anna Nordqvist Sweden69-74-73-71=287
Se Ri Pak South Korea73-71-71-72=287

Source:[4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434435454434435
Lewis−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−13−14−14−14−13−13−13−13
Tseng−12−13−13−12−12−12−12−13−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−10−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References

  1. LPGA.com - results - 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship - accessed 2011-11-20
  2. Beacham, Greg (April 3, 2011). "Lewis bounces back to take down Tseng and capture Kraft Nabisco". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. "Yani Tseng roars past Stacy Lewis for Kraft Nabisco lead". USA Today. Associated Press. April 2, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
Preceded by
2010 Women's British Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2011 LPGA Championship

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