Kraft Nabisco Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,738 yards (6,161 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $2,000,000 |
| Month played | March–April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
| To par | −19 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
| Current champion | |
 Stacy Lewis |
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The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983. The annual tournament has been held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California since its inception and holds the distinction of being the second oldest tournament continuously held at the same location after the Masters.[citation needed]
Tournament names through the years:
- 1972-1980: Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
- 1981: Colgate-Dinah Shore
- 1982: Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational
- 1983-1999: Nabisco Dinah Shore
- 2000-2001: Nabisco Championship
- 2002–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.
Beginning in 1988, the tournament winner has celebrated her victory by jumping in the pond surrounding the 18th green. The pond is known as Champions Lake or "Poppie's Pond" as it was dubbed in 2006 honor of Terry Wilcox, the tournament director from 1994 through 2008; Wilcox is known as “Poppie” 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. In 1998, winner Pat Hurst jumped in only up to her knees, as she could not swim.[2] Today, the pond jump has become the Green Jacket of the LPGA.[3]
The tournament has become a popular tourist destination for some lesbians and bisexual women, drawing thousands of lesbian spectators each year to the golf events and associated parties.[4] It has been referred to as "spring break for lesbians."[5][6]
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[edit] Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mar 31-Apr 3 | Stacy Lewis |
66-69-71-69 | 275 | -13 | 3 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2010 | Mar 29-Apr 4 |  Yani Tseng |
69-71-67-68 | 275 | -13 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2009 | Apr 2-5 | Brittany Lincicome |
66-74-70-69 | 279 | -9 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2008 | Apr 3-6 |  Lorena Ochoa |
68-71-71-67 | 277 | -11 | 5 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2007 | Mar 29-Apr 1 | Morgan Pressel |
74-72-70-69 | 285 | -3 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2006 | Mar 30-Apr 2 |  Karrie Webb (2) |
70-68-76-65 | 279 | -9 | Playoff | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| 2005 | Mar 24-27 |  Annika Sörenstam (3) |
70-69-66-68 | 273 | -15 | 8 strokes | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| 2004 | Mar 25-28 |  Grace Park |
72-69-67-69 | 277 | -11 | 1 stroke | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| 2003 | Mar 27-30 |  Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |
70-68-70-73 | 281 | -7 | 1 stroke | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| 2002 | Mar 28-31 | Annika Sörenstam (2) |
70-71-71-68 | 280 | -8 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2001 | Mar 22-25 | Annika Sörenstam |
72-70-70-69 | 281 | -7 | 3 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2000 | Mar 23-26 | Karrie Webb |
67-70-67-70 | 274 | -14 | 10 strokes | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
| 1999 | Mar 25-28 | Dottie Pepper (2) |
70-66-67-66 | 269 | -19 | 6 strokes | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1998 | Mar 26-29 | Pat Hurst |
68-72-70-71 | 281 | -7 | 1 stroke | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1997 | Mar 27-30 | Betsy King (3) |
71-67-67-71 | 276 | -12 | 2 strokes | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| 1996 | Mar 28-31 | Patty Sheehan |
71-72-67-71 | 281 | -7 | 1 stroke | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| 1995 | Mar 23-26 | Nanci Bowen |
69-75-71-70 | 285 | -3 | 1 stroke | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| 1994 | Mar 24-27 | Donna Andrews |
70-69-67-70 | 276 | -12 | 1 stroke | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| 1993 | Mar 25-28 | Helen Alfredsson |
69-71-72-72 | 284 | -4 | 2 strokes | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| 1992 | Mar 26-29 | Dottie Mochrie |
69-71-70-69 | 279 | -9 | Playoff | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| 1991 | Mar 28-31 | Amy Alcott (3) |
67-70-68-68 | 273 | -15 | 8 strokes | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| 1990 | Mar 29-Apr 1 | Betsy King (2) |
69-70-69-75 | 283 | -5 | 2 strokes | 500,000 | 90,000 |
| 1989 | Mar 30-Apr 2 | Juli Inkster (2) |
66-69-73-71 | 279 | -9 | 5 strokes | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| 1988 | Mar 31-Apr 3 | Amy Alcott (2) |
71-66-66-71 | 274 | -14 | 2 strokes | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| 1987 | Apr 2-5 | Betsy King |
68-75-72-68 | 283 | -5 | Playoff | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| 1986 | Apr 3-6 | Pat Bradley |
68-72-69-71 | 280 | -8 | 2 strokes | 430,000 | 75,000 |
| 1985 | Apr 4-7 | Alice Miller |
70-68-70-67 | 275 | -13 | 3 strokes | 400,000 | 55,000 |
| 1984 | Apr 2-5 | Juli Inkster |
70-73-69-68 | 280 | -8 | Playoff | 400,000 | 55,000 |
| 1983 | Mar 31-Apr 3 | Amy Alcott |
70-70-70-72 | 282 | -6 | 2 strokes | 400,000 | 55,000 |
[edit] Winners before the event became a major in 1983
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sally Little |  South Africa |
76-67-71-64 | 278 | -10 | 3 strokes | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
71-73-69-64 | 277 | -11 | 2 strokes | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi | United States |
71-67-66-71 | 275 | -13 | 2 strokes | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post (2) |  Canada |
68-70-68-70 | 276 | -12 | 1 stroke | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post | Canada |
65-75-72-72 | 283 | -5 | Playoff | 240,000 | 36,000 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
76-70-72-71 | 289 | +1 | 1 stroke | 240,000 | 36,000 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin | United States |
74-72-71-68 | 285 | -3 | 3 strokes | 185,000 | 32,000 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | United States |
70-70-70-73 | 283 | -5 | 1 stroke | 180,000 | 32,000 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | United States |
71-71-74-73 | 289 | +1 | Playoff | 179,000 | 32,000 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright | United States |
71-74-71-68 | 284 | -4 | 2 strokes | 135,000 | 25,000 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock | United States |
71-70-72 | 213 | -3 | 3 strokes | 110,000 | 20,050 |
[edit] Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Kraft Nabisco Championship as a major.
| Deceased golfer † |
| Grand Slam winners ‡ |
| Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞ |
| Country | Golfer | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Amy Alcott | 3 | 1983, 1988, 1991 |
| USA |
Betsy King | 3 | 1987, 1990, 1997 |
| SWE |
Annika Sörenstam ‡ | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| USA |
Juli Inkster ‡ | 2 | 1984, 1989 |
| USA |
Dottie Pepper | 2 | 1992, 1999 |
| AUS |
Karrie Webb ‡ | 2 | 2000, 2006 |
[edit] Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as a major.
| Nationality | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| United States |
19 |
| Sweden |
4 |
| Australia |
2 |
| France |
1 |
| Mexico |
1 |
| South Korea |
1 |
| Taiwan |
1 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Clear Water Awaits 2006 Kraft Nabisco Champion". LPGA.com. April 2, 2006. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=6051x. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ Zullo, Allan, “Astonishing but True Golf Facts”, Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
- ^ "The Ladies of the Lake: the Champion's Leap at the Kraft Nabisco Championship". Kraft Nabisco Championship. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20070401131225/http://www.kncgolf.com/ladies.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Tee party; LPGA: The lesbian connection". The Observer. May 6, 2001. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,482447,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Don't Quote Me: Dinah Shore Weekend". AfterEllen.com. 2006. http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/column/2006/2/quote-dinah.html. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ Downs, Maggie Dinah Shore events part of celebration that began with a round of golf March 28, 2010 The Desert Sun
[edit] External links
- Official website
- LPGA official tournament microsite
- Birdiebook of the Kraft Nabisco Championship-Course - video presentation
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Coordinates: 33°45′28″N 116°25′32″W / 33.75778°N 116.42556°W
