2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship was the 43rd Kraft Nabisco Championship, held April 3–6 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was the 32nd year of the tournament as a major championship. Golf Channel televised the event.

2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesApril 3–6, 2014
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,738 yards (6,161 m)[1]
Field111 players, 73 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$2.0 million
Winner's share$300,000
Champion
United States Lexi Thompson
274 (−14)
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Lexi Thompson, age 19, shot a bogey-free final round 68 (−4) to win her first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Michelle Wie.[2][3] The two entered the final round as co-leaders at 206 (−10). Thompson opened with a birdie, carded a 32 (−4) on the front nine, then finished with nine consecutive pars. Wie won the next major, the U.S. Women's Open in June, for her first major title.

Field

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The field of 111 players included 10 amateurs.

 
 
Mission Hills Country Club

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Place Player Score To par
1   Shanshan Feng 66 −6
T2   Se Ri Pak 67 −5
  Michelle Wie
T4   Amy Yang 68 −4
  Angel Yin (a)
T6   Cristie Kerr 69 −3
  Jennifer Rosales
  Jiyai Shin
T9   Chella Choi 70 −2
  Tiffany Joh
  Haeji Kang
  Morgan Pressel
  So Yeon Ryu

(a) = amateur

Second round

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Friday, April 4, 2014

73 players made the cut at 149 (+5).

Place Player Score To par
T1   Se Ri Pak 67-70=137 −7
  Lexi Thompson 73-64=137
3   Michelle Wie 67-71=138 −6
T4   Shanshan Feng 66-73=139 −5
  Cristie Kerr 69-70=139
T6   Catriona Matthew 72-68=140 −4
  Anna Nordqvist 71-69=140
  Morgan Pressel 70-70=140
T9   Mo Martin 73-68=141 −3
  Amy Yang 68-73=141

Third round

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Place Player Score To par
T1   Lexi Thompson 73-64-69=206 −10
  Michelle Wie 67-71-68=206
T3   Charley Hull 73-69-66=208 −8
  Se Ri Pak 67-70-71=208
T4   Cristie Kerr 69-70-71=210 −6
  Catriona Matthew 72-68-70=210
T7   Chella Choi 70-72-69=211 −5
  Shanshan Feng 66-73-72=211
T9   Stacy Lewis 73-70-69=212 −4
  Azahara Muñoz 72-70-70=212
  Gerina Piller 77-65-70=212
  Jiyai Shin 69-73-70=212
  Angela Stanford 74-69-69=212
  Amy Yang 68-73-71=212

Final round

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Lexi Thompson 73-64-69-68=274 −14 300,000
2   Michelle Wie 67-71-68-71=277 −11 187,584
3   Stacy Lewis 73-70-69-69=281 −7 136,079
T4   Cristie Kerr 69-70-71-72=282 −6 94,998
  Se Ri Pak 67-70-71-74=282
6   Shanshan Feng 66-73-72-72=283 −5 69,323
T7   Angela Stanford 74-69-69-72=284 −4 51,522
  Azahara Muñoz 72-70-70-72=284
  Charley Hull 73-69-66-76=284
10   Amy Yang 68-73-71-73=285 −3 41,594

Source:[4][5]
Amateurs: Minjee Lee (E), Brooke Henderson (+1), Alison Lee (+2), Lilia Vu (+6), Su-Hyun Oh (+7), Angel Yin (+14).

Scorecard

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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
  Thompson −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14
  Wie −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −10 −11 −11
  Lewis −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7
  Kerr −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6
  Pak −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −6

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lexi Thompson wins 1st major title". ESPN. Associated Press. April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lexi Thompson wins maiden major crown after Kraft Nabisco triumph". The Guardian. Press Association. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Leaderboard: 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship". Yahoo! Sports. April 6, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Kraft Nabisco Championship: scores". ESPN. April 6, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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