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.
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 and 82 players advanced to the weekend.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Yang66−6
2Lindsey Wright67−5
3Yani Tseng68−4
T4Nicole Castrale69−3
T4Paula Creamer69−3
T4Jodi Ewart69−3
T4Katherine Hull69−3
T4Haeji Kang69−3
T4Hee Kyung Seo69−3
T4Sun-Young Yoo69−3

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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 and 82 players advanced.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Yani Tseng68-68=136−8
2Haeji Kang69-68=137−7
T3Lindsey Wright67-71=138−6
T3Sun-Young Yoo69-69=138−6
T5Na Yeon Choi72-67=139−5
T5Karin Sjödin72-67=139−5
T5Se Ri Pak70-69=139−5
T8Vicky Hurst70-70=140−4
T8Eun-Hee Ji71-69=140−4
T8I.K. Kim70-70=140−4
T8Momoko Ueda71-69=140−4
T8Amy Yang66-74=140−4

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Amateurs: Jutanugarn, Ernst, Hull, Lee.

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2012
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Karin Sjödin72-67-68=207−9
T1Yani Tseng68-68-71=207−9
3Haeji Kang69-68-72=209−7
T4Na Yeon Choi72-67-71=210−6
T4Eun-Hee Ji71-69-70=210−6
T4I.K. Kim70-70-70=210−6
T4Hee Kyung Seo69-72-69=210−6
T4Sun-Young Yoo69-69-72=210−6
T9Katherine Hull69-73-69=211−5
T9Vicky Hurst70-70-71=211−5
T9Se Ri Pak70-69-72=211−5

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Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2012
PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney
T1Sun-Young Yoo69-69-72-69=279−9Playoff
T1I.K. Kim70-70-70-69=279−9Playoff
3Yani Tseng68-68-71-73=280−8132,418
T4Stacy Lewis74-71-70-66=281−777,202
T4Hee Kyung Seo69-72-69-71=281−777,202
T4Karin Sjödin72-67-68-74=281−777,202
T4Amy Yang66-74-72-69=281−777,202
T8Na Yeon Choi72-67-71-72=282−644,806
T8Natalie Gulbis76-71-70-65=282−644,806
T8Se Ri Pak70-69-72-71=282−644,806

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Amateurs: Jutanugarn, Hull, Ernst.

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
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Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-5 18th hole; Yoo birdied to win the title.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Sun-Young Yoo4−1300,000
2I.K. Kim5E182,538

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