2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship

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.

2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 29 – April 1, 2012
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]
Field117 players, 82 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
Sun-Young Yoo
279 (−9), playoff
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

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.

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Yani Tseng Taiwan201068687173280−83
Stacy Lewis United States201174717066281−7T4
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200671727170284−4T15
Pat Hurst United States199875737171290+2T43
Morgan Pressel United States200773747371291+3T46

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Brittany Lincicome United States20097676152+8
Grace Park South Korea20047678154+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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Yang South Korea66−6
2Lindsey Wright Australia67−5
3Yani Tseng Taiwan68−4
T4Nicole Castrale United States69−3
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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng Taiwan68-68=136−8
2Haeji Kang South Korea69-68=137−7
T3Lindsey Wright Australia67-71=138−6
Sun-Young Yoo South Korea69-69=138
T5Na Yeon Choi South Korea72-67=139−5
Karin Sjödin Sweden72-67=139
Se Ri Pak South Korea70-69=139
T8Vicky Hurst United States70-70=140−4
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71-69=140
I.K. Kim South Korea70-70=140
Momoko Ueda Japan71-69=140
Amy Yang South Korea66-74=140

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

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Karin Sjödin Sweden72-67-68=207−9
Yani Tseng Taiwan68-68-71=207
3Haeji Kang South Korea69-68-72=209−7
T4Na Yeon Choi South Korea72-67-71=210−6
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea71-69-70=210
I.K. Kim South Korea70-70-70=210
Hee Kyung Seo South Korea69-72-69=210
Sun-Young Yoo South Korea69-69-72=210
T9Katherine Hull Australia69-73-69=211−5
Vicky Hurst United States70-70-71=211
Se Ri Pak South Korea70-69-72=211

Source:[4]

Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2012

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Sun-Young Yoo South Korea69-69-72-69=279−9Playoff
I.K. Kim South Korea70-70-70-69=279
3Yani Tseng Taiwan68-68-71-73=280−8132,418
T4Stacy Lewis United States74-71-70-66=281−777,202
Hee Kyung Seo South Korea69-72-69-71=281
Karin Sjödin Sweden72-67-68-74=281
Amy Yang South Korea66-74-72-69=281
T8Na Yeon Choi South Korea72-67-71-72=282−644,806
Natalie Gulbis United States76-71-70-65=282
Se Ri Pak South Korea70-69-72-71=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 
Par454434435454434435
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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sun-Young Yoo South Korea4−1300,000
2I.K. Kim South Korea5E182,538

Source:[1][7]

References
  1. "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship: final results". LPGA. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  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.
  4. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  6. "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  7. "Final round leaderboard, 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
Preceded by
2011 Women's British Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2012 LPGA Championship

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