| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  United States |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 6,627 |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | $2,000,000 |
| Month played | March-April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
| To-par | −19 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
| Current champion | |
| Brittany Lincicome |
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The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983. The annual tournament is held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
With a purse exceeding $2 million, the winner of this tournament automatically qualifies for the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1972-1981: Colgate Dinah Shore
- 1982-1999: 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.
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Lake jump
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 Pond or “Poppy's Pond” as it was dubbed in 2006 honor of Terry Wilcox, the tournament director since 1994; Wilcox is known as “Poppy” 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. Today, the pond jump has become the Green Jacket of the LPGA.[2]
Popularity with lesbians
The tournament is a popular tourist destination for some lesbians, drawing thousands of lesbian spectators each year to the golf events and associated parties.[3] It has been referred to as "spring break for lesbians."[4]
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mar 29-Apr 4 | Mission Hills Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| 2009 | Apr 2-5 | Brittany Lincicome | United States |
66-74-70-69 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | Apr 3-6 | Lorena Ochoa |  Mexico |
68-71-71-67 | 277 (-11) | Mission Hills Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2007 | Mar 29-Apr 1 | Morgan Pressel | United States |
74-72-70-69 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2006 | Mar 30-Apr 2 | Karrie Webb (2) |  Australia |
70-68-76-65 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2005 | Mar 24-27 | Annika Sörenstam (3) |  Sweden |
70-69-66-68 | 273 (-15) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2004 | Mar 25-28 | Grace Park |  South Korea |
72-69-67-69 | 277 (-11) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2003 | Mar 27-30 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |  France |
70-68-70-73 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2002 | Mar 28-31 | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Sweden |
70-71-71-68 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2001 | Mar 22-25 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
72-70-70-69 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2000 | Mar 23-26 | Karrie Webb | Australia |
67-70-67-70 | 274 (-14) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,250,000 | $187,500 |
| 1999 | Mar 25-28 | Dottie Pepper (2) | United States |
70-66-67-66 | 269 (-19) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1998 | Mar 26-29 | Pat Hurst | United States |
68-72-70-71 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1997 | Mar 27-30 | Betsy King (3) | United States |
71-67-67-71 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1996 | Mar 28-31 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
71-72-67-71 | 281 (-7) | Mission Hills Country Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1995 | Mar 23-26 | Nanci Bowen | United States |
69-75-71-70 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $850,000 | $127,500 |
| 1994 | Mar 24-27 | Donna Andrews | United States |
70-69-67-70 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1993 | Mar 25-28 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden |
69-71-72-72 | 284 (-4) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1992 | Mar 26-29 | Dottie Mochrie | United States |
69-71-70-69 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1991 | Mar 28-31 | Amy Alcott (3) | United States |
67-70-68-68 | 273 (-15) | Mission Hills Country Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1990 | Mar 29-Apr 1 | Betsy King (2) | United States |
69-70-69-75 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $90,000 |
| 1989 | Mar 30-Apr 2 | Juli Inkster (2) | United States |
66-69-73-71 | 279 (-9) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1988 | Mar 31-Apr 3 | Amy Alcott (2) | United States |
71-66-66-71 | 274 (-14) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1987 | Apr 2-5 | Betsy King | United States |
68-75-72-68 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1986 | Apr 3-6 | Pat Bradley | United States |
68-72-69-71 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $430,000 | $75,000 |
| 1985 | Apr 4-7 | Alice Miller | United States |
70-68-70-67 | 275 (-13) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1984 | Apr 2-5 | Juli Inkster | United States |
70-73-69-68 | 280 (-8) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1983 | Mar 31-Apr 3 | Amy Alcott | United States |
70-70-70-72 | 282 (-6) | Mission Hills Country Club | $400,000 | $55,000 |
Winners before the event became a major in 1983
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sally Little |  South Africa |
76-67-71-64 | 278 (-10) | Mission Hills Country Club | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
71-73-69-64 | 277 (-11) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi | United States |
71-67-66-71 | 275 (-13) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post (2) |  Canada |
68-70-68-70 | 276 (-12) | Mission Hills Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post | Canada |
65-75-72-72 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
76-70-72-71 | 289 (+1) | Mission Hills Country Club | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin | United States |
74-72-71-68 | 285 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $185,000 | $32,000 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | United States |
70-70-70-73 | 283 (-5) | Mission Hills Country Club | $180,000 | $32,000 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | United States |
71-71-74-73 | 289 (+1) | Mission Hills Country Club | $179,000 | $32,000 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright | United States |
71-74-71-68 | 284 (-4) | Mission Hills Country Club | $135,000 | $25,000 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock | United States |
71-70-72 | 213 (-3) | Mission Hills Country Club | $110,000 | $20,050 |
Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Kraft Nabisco Championship as a major.
| Golfer | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Alcott |
3 | 1983, 1988, 1991 |
| Betsy King |
3 | 1987, 1990, 1997 |
| Annika Sörenstam |
3 | 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| Juli Inkster |
2 | 1984, 1989 |
| Dottie Pepper |
2 | 1992, 1999 |
| Karrie Webb |
2 | 2000, 2006 |
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 |
18 |
| Sweden |
4 |
| Australia |
2 |
| France |
1 |
| Mexico |
1 |
| South Korea |
1 |
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.
- ^ "The Ladies of the Lake: the Champion's Leap at the Kraft Nabisco Championship". Kraft Nabisco Championship. 2006. 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.
External links
- Official website
- LPGA official tournament microsite
- LPGA official website
- Birdiebook of the Kraft Nabisco Championship-Course - video presentation
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