2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship
The 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played April 2–5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 38th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 27th as a women's major golf championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 2–5, 2009 |
| 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 | 6,673 yards (6,102 m) |
| Field | 95 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 152 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Winner's share | $300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Brittany Lincicome | |
| 279 (−9) | |
Mirage
Brittany Lincicome, age 23, eagled the final hole to win her first major, one stroke ahead of runner-up Cristie Kerr;[1][2] the victory was her third on the LPGA Tour. Down a stroke on the 72nd hole, Lincicome's second shot at the 485-yard (443 m) par-5 stopped within four feet (1.2 m) of the flagstick and she sank the putt.[1] Defending champion Lorena Ochoa finished eight strokes back, tied for twelfth.[3]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 2, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany Lincicome | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Brittany Lang | 67 | −5 |
 Ji-young Oh | |||
| Angela Stanford | |||
| 5 | Kristy McPherson | 68 | −4 |
| T6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Katherine Hull | 69 | −5 |
| Christina Kim | |||
| Song-Hee Kim | |||
| Jee-Young Lee | |||
| Ji-Hee Lee | |||
 Yani Tseng |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, April 3, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Christina Kim | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| Kristy McPherson | 68-70=138 | ||
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| 4 | Brittany Lincicome | 66-74=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Jimin Kang | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| Lindsey Wright | 70-71=141 | ||
| T7 |  Helen Alfredsson | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| Paula Creamer | 70-72=142 | ||
| Pat Hurst | 71-71=142 | ||
| Angela Stanford | 67-75=142 |
Source:[4]
Third round
Saturday, April 4, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristy McPherson | 68-70-70=208 | −8 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 71-68-70=209 | −7 |
| 3 | Brittany Lincicome | 66-74-70=210 | −6 |
| T4 | Jimin Kang | 71-70-71=212 | −5 |
| Lindsey Wright | 70-71-71=212 | ||
| 6 | Christina Kim | 69-69-75=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Helen Alfredsson | 72-70-72=214 | −2 |
| Meaghan Francella | 72-73-69=214 | ||
| Katherine Hull | 69-74-71=214 | ||
| 10 | Pat Hurst | 71-71-73=215 | −3 |
Source:[4]
Final round
Sunday, April 5, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany Lincicome | 66-74-70-69=279 | −9 | 300,000 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 71-68-70-71=280 | −8 | 161,831 |
| Kristy McPherson | 68-70-70-72=280 | |||
| 4 | Lindsey Wright | 70-71-71-70=282 | −6 | 105,268 |
| T5 | Meaghan Francella | 72-73-69-69=283 | −5 | 77,026 |
 Suzann Pettersen | 71-72-74-66=283 | |||
| 7 | Christina Kim | 69-69-75-72=285 | −3 | 58,026 |
| T8 | Katherine Hull | 69-74-71-72=286 | −2 | 44,162 |
| Pat Hurst | 71-71-73-71=286 | |||
| Jimin Kang | 71-70-71-74=286 | |||
| Karrie Webb | 73-72-72-69=286 |
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 |
| Lincicome | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −9 |
| Kerr | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 |
| McPherson | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Wright | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Francella | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Pettersen | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[5]
References
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- "Eagle on 18 hands Lincicome 1st major". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "Leaderboard: 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship". Yahoo! Sports. April 5, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA.com. 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "ANA INSPIRATION". LPGA. Retrieved September 10, 2018.