2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship
The 2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 28–31 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 31st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the twentieth as a major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 28–31, 2002 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1] |
| Field | 92 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 153 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $1.5 million |
| Winner's share | $225,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 280 (−8) | |
Mirage
Defending champion Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 to win the second of her three titles at this event, one stroke ahead of runner-up and compatriot Liselotte Neumann;[2][3] it was the fourth of Sörenstam's ten major titles. The co-leaders after 54 holes were Sörenstam, Neumann, and Karrie Webb, the 2000 champion.[1][4]
Through 2017, this is the sole successful title defense at this major championship. Before it became a major in 1983, Sandra Post won consecutively in 1978 and 1979.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, March 31, 2002
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | 70-71-71-68=280 | −8 | 225,000 |
| 2 | Liselotte Neumann | 69-70-73-69=281 | −7 | 136,987 |
| T3 |  Rosie Jones | 72-69-72-69=282 | −6 | 88,125 |
| Cristie Kerr | 74-70-70-68=282 | |||
| T5 |  Akiko Fukushima | 73-76-68-66=283 | −5 | 56,250 |
| Carin Koch | 73-73-71-66=283 | |||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karrie Webb | 75-70-67-72=284 | −4 | 42,375 |
| 8 |  Lorena Ochoa (a) | 75-69-71-70=285 | −3 | 0 |
| T9 | Becky Iverson | 71-74-68-73=286 | −2 | 31,050 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lorie Kane | 73-72-70-71=286 | |||
| Leta Lindley | 72-72-72-70=286 | |||
 Se Ri Pak | 74-71-71-70=286 | |||
| Grace Park | 75-73-70-68=286 |
Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (−3), Aree Song (+11), Naree Song (+11), Meredith Duncan (+19).
References
- "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 31, 2002. p. 2C.
- Garrity, John (April 8, 2002). "Red Alert". Sports Illustrated. p. G66.
- "Sorenstam holds on for victory". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 2002. p. 5C.
- "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 31, 2002. p. 3G.
- "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 1, 2002. p. 2C.