2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship

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2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 30 – April 2, 2006
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,569 yards (6,007 m)
Field100 players, 70 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund$1.8 million
Winner's share$270,000
Champion
Australia Karrie Webb
279 (−9), playoff
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The 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 30 to April 2 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was the 35th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the 24th as a major championship. The purse was $1.8 million, with a winner's share of $270,000.

In a sudden-death playoff, 2000 champion Karrie Webb defeated Lorena Ochoa with a birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 18th.[1][2] Webb had earlier holed out for an eagle on the same hole to card a 65 (−7) in the final round to force the playoff. Ochoa recorded a 62 (−10) in the first round, but was one over-par for the final 54 holes; she also eagled the 72nd hole. One stroke out of the playoff were Natalie Gulbis and Michelle Wie, then age 16.[3][4]

It was Webb's second win at this event and her seventh major title, the first in nearly four years, since the Women's British Open in 2002. Through 2016, it is her most recent victory in a major.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 62 −10
2 United States Michelle Wie 66 −6
3 United States Stacy Prammanasudh 67 −5
4 Brazil Angela Park (a) 68 −4
T5 United States Paula Creamer 69 −3
United States Juli Inkster
South Korea Seon Hwa Lee
United States Morgan Pressel
England Karen Stupples
T10 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 70 −2
South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn
Sweden Carin Koch
United States Brittany Lang
Japan Ai Miyazato
England Johanna Mundy
Australia Karrie Webb

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, March 31, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 62-71=133 −11
2 United States Michelle Wie 66-71=137 −7
T3 South Korea Seon Hwa Lee 69-69=138 −6
Australia Karrie Webb 70-68=138
T5 United States Paula Creamer 69-71=140 −4
United States Stacy Prammanasudh 67-73=140
T7 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71=141 −3
Brazil Angela Park (a) 68-73=141
T9 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 70-72=142 −2
United States Juli Inkster 69-73=142
Sweden Carin Koch 70-72=142

Source:[4]

Amateurs: A. Park (−3), Martinez (+3), Michaels (+6), I. Park (+6).

Third round

Saturday, April 1, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 62-71-74=207 −9
2 United States Michelle Wie 66-71-73=210 −6
T3 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71-71=212 −4
United States Natalie Gulbis 73-71-68=212
South Korea Seon Hwa Lee 69-69-74=212
T6 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 70-72-72=214 −2
Australia Karrie Webb 70-68-76=214
T8 South Korea Hee-Won Han 75-72-68=215 −1
United States Morgan Pressel 69-76-70=215
England Karen Stupples 69-74-72=215

Source:[4]

Final round

Sunday, April 2, 2006

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 Australia Karrie Webb 70-68-76-65=279 −9 Playoff
Mexico Lorena Ochoa 62-71-74-72=279
T3 United States Natalie Gulbis 73-71-68-68=280 −8 108,222
United States Michelle Wie 66-71-73-70=280
5 United States Juli Inkster 69-73-74-68=284 −4 75,985
T6 South Korea Hee-Won Han 75-72-68-71=286 −2 57,104
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 71-72-73-70=286
T8 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71-71-75=287 −1 41,293
Sweden Helen Alfredsson 70-72-72-73=287
United States Brittany Lang 70-74-72-71=287

Source:[4]

Amateurs: A. Park (+2), Martinez (+16), I. Park (+16), Michaels (+20)

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
Australia Webb −2 −2 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −9
Mexico Ochoa −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −8 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 −9
United States Gulbis −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8
United States Wie −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8
United States Inkster E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −3 −3 −4 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4
South Korea Han −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2
Sweden Sörenstam E E +1 +1 E E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[5]

Playoff

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

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Australia Karrie Webb 4 −1 270,000
2 Mexico Lorena Ochoa 5 E 168,226

References

  1. ^ "Webb's major comeback complete". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 3, 2006. p. D3.
  2. ^ Shipnuck, Alan (April 10, 2006). "Ecstasy and agony". Sports Illustrated. p. G3.
  3. ^ "2006 KNC - final round notes". LPGA. April 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

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