Kraft Nabisco Championship
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  United States |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Month Played | March-April |
| Defunct | No |
| Tournament Record Score | |
| Dottie Pepper −19 |
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| Current Champion | |
| Morgan Pressel |
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| Major Championships | |
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | |
| LPGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| Women's British Open | |
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983. The annual tournament is held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1972-1981: Colgate Dinah Shore
- 1982-1999: Nabisco Dinah Shore
- 2000-2001: Nabisco Championship
- 2001-present: Kraft Nabisco Championship
The tournament is still sometimes called the Dinah Shore, even though Shore's name was removed from the tournament title in 2000.
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[edit] Lake jump
Beginning in 1988, the tournament winner has celebrated their victory by jumping in the pond surrounding the 18th green. The pond is known as Champions Pond or “Poppy's Pond” as it was dubbed in 2006 honor of Terry Wilcox, the tournament director since 1994; Wilcox is known as “Poppy” to his grandchildren.[1] Amy Alcott started the practice but it was not fully embraced until 1994 when Donna Andrews took the leap and it has since become a yearly tradition. One of the most memorable jumps was in 1991 after Alcott won for the third time and made the jump with then tournament host Dinah Shore. Today, the pond jump has become the Green Jacket of the LPGA.[2]
The most recent tournament was held from March 26 through April 1, 2007.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Morgan Pressel | United States |
74-72-70-69 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2006 | Karrie Webb |  Australia |
70-68-76-65 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2005 | Annika Sorenstam |  Sweden |
70-69-66-68 | 273 (-15) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2004 | Grace Park |  South Korea |
72-69-67-69 | 277 (-11) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2003 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |  France |
70-68-70-73 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2002 | Annika Sorenstam | Sweden |
70-71-71-68 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2001 | Annika Sorenstam | Sweden |
72-70-70-69 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb | Australia |
67-70-67-70 | 274 (-14) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,250,000 | $187,500 |
| 1999 | Dottie Pepper | United States |
70-66-67-66 | 269 (-19) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1998 | Pat Hurst | United States |
68-72-70-71 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1997 | Betsy King | United States |
71-67-67-71 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1996 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
71-72-67-71 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1995 | Nanci Bowen | United States |
69-75-71-70 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $850,000 | $127,500 |
| 1994 | Donna Andrews | United States |
70-69-67-70 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1993 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden |
69-71-72-72 | 284 (-4) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1992 | Dottie Mochrie | United States |
69-71-70-69 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1991 | Amy Alcott | United States |
67-70-68-68 | 273 (-15) | Mission Hills Country Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1990 | Betsy King | United States |
69-70-69-75 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $90,000 |
| 1989 | Juli Inkster | United States |
66-69-73-71 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1988 | Amy Alcott | United States |
71-66-66-71 | 274 (-14) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1987 | Betsy King | United States |
68-75-72-68 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1986 | Pat Bradley | United States |
68-72-69-71 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $430,000 | $75,000 |
| 1985 | Alice Miller | United States |
70-68-70-67 | 275 (-13) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1984 | Juli Inkster | United States |
70-73-69-68 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1983 | Amy Alcott | United States |
70-70-70-72 | 282 (-6) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
Winners before the event became a major:
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sally Little |  South Africa |
76-67-71-64 | 278 (-10) | Mission Hills Country Club | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
71-73-69-64 | 277 (-11) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi | United States |
71-67-66-71 | 275 (-13) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post |  Canada |
68-70-68-70 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post | Canada |
65-75-72-72 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
76-70-72-71 | 289 (+1) | Mission Hills Country Club | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin | United States |
74-72-71-68 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $185,000 | $32,000 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | United States |
70-70-70-73 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $180,000 | $32,000 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | United States |
71-71-74-73 | 289 (+1) | Mission Hills Country Club | $179,000 | $32,000 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright | United States |
71-74-71-68 | 284 (-4) | Mission Hills Country Club | $135,000 | $25,000 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock | United States |
71-70-72 | 213 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $110,000 | $20,050 |
[edit] References
- ^ LPGA (2006-04-02). Clear Water Awaits 2006 Kraft Nabisco Champion. LPGA.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Kraft Nabisco Championship (2006). The Ladies of the Lake: the Champion's Leap at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Kraft Nabisco. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
[edit] External links
| LPGA major golf championships |
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | LPGA Championship | U.S. Women's Open | Women's British Open |
| Players with most wins | Chronological list of winners |
| Former LPGA majors: DuMaurier Classic | Titleholders Championship | Women's Western Open |
