2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship
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The 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played at Mission Hills Country Club
in Rancho Mirage, California
, from April 1–4. This was the 39th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship
and the 28th as a women's major golf championship
.
This championship was won by Yani Tseng
, age 21, with a score of 275 (–13) to win by one stroke over Suzann Pettersen
. This was her third victory on the LPGA Tour and her second major.
Mission Hills Country Club
The Mission Hills Country Club is a country club located in Rancho Mirage, California, United States. Among the facilities at the club are 3 championship golf courses, 27 tennis courts of various surfaces, a spa and sports center....
in Rancho Mirage, California
Rancho Mirage, California
Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella...
, from April 1–4. This was the 39th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship
Kraft Nabisco Championship
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983...
and the 28th as a women's major golf championship
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
.
This championship was won by Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings....
, age 21, with a score of 275 (–13) to win by one stroke over Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...
. This was her third victory on the LPGA Tour and her second major.
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... |
69-71-67-68=275 | –13 | 300,000 | |
| 2 | Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... |
67-73-67-69=276 | –12 | 183,814 | |
| 3 | Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA... |
69-68-72-70=279 | –9 | 133,344 | |
| 4 | Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Reyes is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010, and was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for over three years, from April 2007 to her retirement in May 2010... |
68-70-71-73=282 | –6 | 103,152 | |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings... |
71-67-74-72=284 | –4 | 64,408 | |
| Jiyai Shin | 72-72-69-71=284 | ||||
| Karen Stupples Karen Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
69-69-68-78=284 | ||||
| Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
69-70-72-73=284 | ||||
| 9 | Chie Arimura | 73-72-68-72=285 | –3 | 44,784 | |
| T10 | Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career... |
70-73-70-73=286 | –2 | 35,544 | |
| Brittany Lang Brittany Lang Brittany Lang is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang had a decorated amateur career. She won eight American Junior Golf Association events and was a two-time First-Team Polo Golf Junior... |
72-71-69-74=286 | ||||
| Anna Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
74-72-69-71=286 | ||||
| Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
71-74-68-73=286 | ||||
| Inbee Park Inbee Park Inbee Park, also known as In-Bee Park, is a South Korean professional golfer.-Early life and amateur career:Park was born in Seoul. She began playing golf at the age of 10. After moving to the United States, she won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and was a five-time... |
73-74-70-69=286 |