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2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 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 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. Past champions in the fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 LPGA Tour
The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In 2006, prize money on the LPGA Tour exceeded US$50 million for the first time in the history of the LPGA Tour. Lorena Ochoa became the first Mexican to top the money list on the LPGA Tour, or any major international golf tour, while Annika Sörenstam held her position as the top ranked player through the whole season. Multi-time major champions Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak had comeback seasons after fallow periods, each claiming a major championship. 2006 saw a growth in the international presence on the Tour. Of the 33 events, only seven were won by Americans, with Cristie Kerr the only American to win more than once (three times). By contrast, Mexican Lorena Ochoa won six events, Australian Karrie Webb five, Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a women's major golf championships, major championship in Professional golf tours#Women's tours, women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as a major. The reigning champion is Ashleigh Buhai, who won in a playoff at Muirfield in 2022 Women's British Open, 2022. Since becoming an LPGA major in 2001 it has generally been played in late July or early August. The 2012 edition was scheduled for mid-September, due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, while the 2014 event was played in mid-July, the week prior to the Open Championship. In 2019 it was known as the AIG Women's British Open. From 2007 to 2018, it was called the Ricoh Women's British Open while the previous twenty editions (1987–2006) were sponsored by Weetabix, a breakfast cereal. In July 2020, the sponsorship agreement with AIG was extended t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (born 16 November 1972) is a French former professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s. Amateur career Meunier was born in Dijon, France. She won the French Cup and the Greece International in 1993. In 1992, she won the French Ladies Championship, placed fifth in the World Team Championship and finished third at the European Team Junior Championship. Professional career Meunier-Lebouc turned professional in 1994 and initially played on the Ladies European Tour, gaining her maiden victory in her rookie season at the Waterford English Open. She has won 5 more times on the LET and finished in the top 10 in the Order of Merit in 1997 and 2000. She qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 27th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season. In her r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 26–29 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 27th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the sixteenth as a major championship. Pat Hurst won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson. At the final green, she sank a putt for par and gained her second tour victory. At , the course was the longest on the LPGA Tour in 1998. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, March 28, 1998'' Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf in California Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hurst
Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Hurst's mother is originally from Japan and her father is an American of German heritage. She was born in San Leandro, California, and raised in the Bay Area. Amateur career As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1989 Hurst was also a U.S. Women's Amateur medalist and was a member of the 1990 U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy team. Hurst played college golf at San José State University and won team and individual NCAA titles in 1989. In 1989, she won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation. She was All-American First team in 1989 and 1990, Big West Champion in 1988 and Big West Champion and Athlete of the Year in 1990. She is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. Professional career Hurst left San Jose State in 1991 and turned professional. She entered LPGA Tour Qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 25–28 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 22nd edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the eleventh as a major championship. Helen Alfredsson won her only major title, two strokes ahead of three runners-up. From Sweden, she was the first non-American to win the event as a major. Alfredsson was the rookie of the year the previous season; this was the first of her seven on wins the LPGA Tour. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, March 28, 1993'' References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf in California Sports competitions in California Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Alfredsson
Helen Christine Alfredsson (born 9 April 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer who played primarily on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She won the LPGA major Nabisco Dinah Shore and twice finished second in the U.S. Women's Open. She also won the Women's British Open once and the Evian Masters three times before those events were designated as majors in women's golf by the LPGA Tour. In 2019, she won a "senior slam" by winning both of the senior women's major championships. Amateur career Alfredsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and at age 11 began playing golf at Gullbringa Golf & Country Club north of Gothenburg. At young ages, she represented Sweden on both junior level and in the national amateur team. She attended United States International University, San Diego, California, playing in their golf team led by coach Gordon Severson and graduated in 1988. During summer time she played in Sweden and won the Swedish Match-pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship
The 2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 28–31 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 31st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the twentieth as a major championship. Defending champion Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 to win the second of her three titles at this event, one stroke ahead of runner-up and compatriot Liselotte Neumann; it was the fourth of Sörenstam's ten major titles. The co-leaders after 54 holes were Sörenstam, Neumann, and Karrie Webb, the 2000 champion. Through 2017, this is the sole successful title defense at this major championship. Before it became a major in 1983, Sandra Post won consecutively in 1978 and 1979. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, March 31, 2002'' Source: Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (–3), Aree Song (+11), Naree Song (+11), Meredith Duncan (+19). References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Nabisco Championship
The 2001 Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 22–25 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirtieth edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the nineteenth as a major championship. Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 69 to win the first of her three titles at this event, three strokes ahead of five runners-up; it was the third of her ten major titles. She won eight times on tour in 2001 and this was the third in a streak of four consecutive; she successfully defended this title the following year. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, March 25, 2001'' Source: Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (+2), Aree Song (+12), Naree Song (+12). References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf in California Sports competitions in California Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Championship Nabisco Dinah Shore Kraft Nabisco Championship The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 24 other tournaments internationally. After turning 50, she came back from her retirement and added a win in the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open. In 2003, she achieved a career grand slam, winning, at least once in her career, each of the four tournaments recognized as major championships during the main part of her career. Despite retiring from regular tournament golf in 2008, as of the end of 2022, she still topped the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of her nearest rival while playing 187 fewer events. The win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1989 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 30 to April 2 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 18th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the seventh as a major championship. Juli Inkster won the second of her two Dinah Shores, five strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and She led wire-to-wire and entered the final round with a five-stroke lead. It was the third of Inkster's seven major titles, although the fourth came over a decade later. Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 2, 1989'' References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf in California Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 5–8 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirteenth edition of the ANA Inspiration, and the second as a major championship. With a purse of $400,000 and a winner's share of $55,000, this was the richest event in women's golf in 1984. Juli Inkster, 23, won the first of her seven major titles in a sudden-death playoff over Pat Bradley, with a par on the first extra hole. It was Inkster's second win on tour; she turned professional eight months earlier and won the Safeco Classic near Seattle in September 1983. Defending champion Amy Alcott finished at even par 288, eight strokes back in a tie for tenth. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 8, 1984'' Source: Playoff The sudden-death playoff began and ended on the first extra hole, the par 4 fifteenth. Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |