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.

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 Amy Yang66−6
2 Lindsey Wright67−5
3 Yani Tseng68−4
T4 Nicole Castrale69−3
Paula Creamer
Jodi Ewart
Katherine Hull
Haeji Kang
Hee Kyung Seo
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 Yani Tseng68-68=136−8
2 Haeji Kang69-68=137−7
T3 Lindsey Wright67-71=138−6
Sun-Young Yoo69-69=138
T5 Na Yeon Choi72-67=139−5
Karin Sjödin72-67=139
Se Ri Pak70-69=139
T8 Vicky Hurst70-70=140−4
Eun-Hee Ji71-69=140
I.K. Kim70-70=140
Momoko Ueda71-69=140
Amy Yang66-74=140

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

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Karin Sjödin72-67-68=207−9
Yani Tseng68-68-71=207
3 Haeji Kang69-68-72=209−7
T4 Na Yeon Choi72-67-71=210−6
Eun-Hee Ji71-69-70=210
I.K. Kim70-70-70=210
Hee Kyung Seo69-72-69=210
Sun-Young Yoo69-69-72=210
T9 Katherine Hull69-73-69=211−5
Vicky Hurst70-70-71=211
Se Ri Pak70-69-72=211

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Sun-Young Yoo69-69-72-69=279−9Playoff
I.K. Kim70-70-70-69=279
3 Yani Tseng68-68-71-73=280−8132,418
T4 Stacy Lewis74-71-70-66=281−777,202
Hee Kyung Seo69-72-69-71=281
Karin Sjödin72-67-68-74=281
Amy Yang66-74-72-69=281
T8 Na Yeon Choi72-67-71-72=282−644,806
Natalie Gulbis76-71-70-65=282
Se Ri Pak70-69-72-71=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
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:[5]

Playoff

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Sun-Young Yoo4−1300,000
2 I.K. Kim5E182,538

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. "2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  5. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  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.

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