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.
On the 72nd hole, I.K. Kim had a 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. Yoo won the sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole. 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).
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Amy Yang66−62 Lindsey Wright67−53 Yani Tseng68−4T4 Nicole Castrale69−3 Paula Creamer Jodi Ewart Katherine Hull Haeji Kang Hee Kyung Seo Sun-Young Yoo Source:
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. The cut was at 148 (+4) and 82 players advanced. PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Yani Tseng68-68=136−82 Haeji Kang69-68=137−7T3 Lindsey Wright67-71=138−6 Sun-Young Yoo69-69=138T5 Na Yeon Choi72-67=139−5 Karin Sjödin72-67=139 Se Ri Pak70-69=139T8 Vicky Hurst70-70=140−4 Eun-Hee Ji71-69=140 I.K. Kim70-70=140 Momoko Ueda71-69=140 Amy Yang66-74=140 Source: Amateurs: Jutanugarn (E), Ernst (+3), Hull (+4), Lee (+11).
Third round Saturday, March 31, 2012 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Karin Sjödin72-67-68=207−9 Yani Tseng68-68-71=2073 Haeji Kang69-68-72=209−7T4 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=210T9 Katherine Hull69-73-69=211−5 Vicky Hurst70-70-71=211 Se Ri Pak70-69-72=211 Source:
Final round Sunday, April 1, 2012 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 Sun-Young Yoo69-69-72-69=279−9 Playoff I.K. Kim70-70-70-69=279 3 Yani Tseng68-68-71-73=280−8132,418 T4 Stacy Lewis74-71-70-66=281−777,202 Hee Kyung Seo69-72-69-71=281 Karin Sjödin72-67-68-74=281 Amy Yang66-74-72-69=281T8 Na Yeon Choi72-67-71-72=282−644,806 Natalie Gulbis76-71-70-65=282 Se Ri Pak70-69-72-71=282 Source:
Amateurs: Jutanugarn (−2), Hull (+1), Ernst (+4).
Scorecard Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par454434435 454434435 Yoo −7−7−6−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−7−8−8−8−9−9−9−9 Kim −6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−10−9 Tseng −8−8−8−8−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−8 Sjödin −9−11−11−11−11−10−10−10−9−8−8−8−9−9−9−8−7−7 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Double Eagle -->EagleBirdieBogey Source:
Playoff The sudden-death playoff began on the par-5 18th hole; Yoo birdied to win the title. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Sun-Young Yoo4 −1 300,0002 I.K. Kim5 E 182,538 Source:
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