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2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship

Field	Value
name	2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship
dates	March 29 – April 1, 2012
location	Rancho Mirage, California
course	Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
tour	LPGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6738 yd
field	117 players, 82 after cut
format	Stroke play - 72 holes
cut	148 (+4)
purse	$2.0 million
winners_share	$300,000
champion	KOR Sun-Young Yoo
score	279 (−9), playoff
previous	2011
next	2013

Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |USA |USA California Mirage 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 1 ft 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).

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	KOR Amy Yang	66	−6
2	AUS Lindsey Wright	67	−5
3	TWN Yani Tseng	68	−4
T4	USA Nicole Castrale	69	−3
USA Paula Creamer
ENG Jodi Ewart
AUS Katherine Hull
KOR Haeji Kang
KOR Hee Kyung Seo
KOR Sun-Young Yoo

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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 (+4) and 82 players advanced.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	TWN Yani Tseng	68-68=136	−8
2	KOR Haeji Kang	69-68=137	−7
T3	AUS Lindsey Wright	67-71=138	−6
KOR Sun-Young Yoo	69-69=138
T5	KOR Na Yeon Choi	72-67=139	−5
SWE Karin Sjödin	72-67=139
KOR Se Ri Pak	70-69=139
T8	USA Vicky Hurst	70-70=140	−4
KOR Eun-Hee Ji	71-69=140
KOR I.K. Kim	70-70=140
JPN Momoko Ueda	71-69=140
KOR Amy Yang	66-74=140

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

Third round

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	SWE Karin Sjödin	72-67-68=207	−9
TWN Yani Tseng	68-68-71=207
3	KOR Haeji Kang	69-68-72=209	−7
T4	KOR Na Yeon Choi	72-67-71=210	−6
KOR Eun-Hee Ji	71-69-70=210
KOR I.K. Kim	70-70-70=210
KOR Hee Kyung Seo	69-72-69=210
KOR Sun-Young Yoo	69-69-72=210
T9	AUS Katherine Hull	69-73-69=211	−5
USA Vicky Hurst	70-70-71=211
KOR Se Ri Pak	70-69-72=211

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Final round

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	KOR Sun-Young Yoo	69-69-72-69=279	−9	Playoff
KOR I.K. Kim	70-70-70-69=279
3	TWN Yani Tseng	68-68-71-73=280	−8	132,418
T4	USA Stacy Lewis	74-71-70-66=281	−7	77,202
KOR Hee Kyung Seo	69-72-69-71=281
SWE Karin Sjödin	72-67-68-74=281
KOR Amy Yang	66-74-72-69=281
T8	KOR Na Yeon Choi	72-67-71-72=282	−6	44,806
USA Natalie Gulbis	76-71-70-65=282
KOR Se Ri Pak	70-69-72-71=282

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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
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	5
KOR Yoo	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9
KOR Kim	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−10	−9
TWN Tseng	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8
SWE 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 --		Eagle		Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey		Triple bogey+ --

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Playoff

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

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	KOR Sun-Young Yoo	4	−1	300,000
2	KOR I.K. Kim	5	E	182,538

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References

Crouse, Karen. (April 2, 2012). "L.P.G.A.'s first major ends in playoff after stunning miss on final hole". New York Times.
(April 1, 2012). "Sun Young Yoo wins Kraft Nabisco". ESPN.
"2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". [[Golf Channel]].
(2012). "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com.
"2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Full Leaderboard". [[Golf Channel]].
"2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship: final results". LPGA.
"Final round leaderboard, 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA.

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