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2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship
The 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played April 3–6 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 37th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the 26th as a major championship. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa shot a bogey-free 67 in the final round to win her only Kraft Nabisco Championship, five strokes ahead of Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam. It was her second consecutive and final major title; she won the Women's British Open in 2007. Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Source: Round summaries First round ''Thursday, April 3, 2008'' Source: Second round ''Friday, April 4, 2008'' Source: Amateurs: Uribe (E), Blumenherst (+2), Blackwelder (+3) Third round ''Saturday, April 5, 2008'' Source: Final round ''Sunday, April 6, 2008'' Source: Amateurs: Blumenherst (+5), Uribe (+12), Blackwelder (+14) Scorecard ''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source: References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancho Mirage, California
Rancho Mirage is a 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 (part-time) population can exceed 20,000. Incorporated in 1973 and located between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area). It is home to and has been home to a number of celebrities, including Don Sutton, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Billie Dove and Gerald and Betty Ford. It is a low-density desert-resort community with resorts, golf courses, and country clubs in the Coachella Valley within the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert. It is nestled along the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the south and is located between the cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert. It is adjacent to Cathedral City, Palm Desert, and Unincorporated Thousand Palms. It has been nicknamed "Playgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Women's British Open
The 2007 Women's British Open was the 31st Women's British Open, held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It was the seventh as a major championship on the LPGA Tour and the first-ever women's professional event at the Old Course. Lorena Ochoa shot a bunker-free and bogey-free 67 (−6) in the opening round and led wire-to-wire to win the first of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runners-up Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee. Prior to Ochoa, the last to win a first major at the Old Course was Tony Lema, 43 years earlier in 1964. This was the first Women's British Open sponsored by Ricoh, the previous twenty were by Weetabix. Field Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Course Source: *The Road Hole, No. 17, was played as a par 5 for this championship, and was the easiest hole relative to par. Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 2 August 2007'' Second round ''Friday, 3 August 2007'' Amateurs: '' Mozo (+1) ... [...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] |
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s. Amateur career Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Simpson graduated from Harbor High School in 1978 and played college golf at nearby San Jose State, where she was an All-American in 1979, 1981, and 1982. She was also All Nor-Cal 1979–1981 and SJSU Athlete of the Year in 1981, and is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. From 1980 to 1982, Inkster won three consecutive U ... [...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] |
Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nancy Lopez Award. She turned pro at age 17, and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship, when at age 18 she won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship (now known as the ANA Inspiration) and vaulted to a career-high fourth in the world rankings. In early March 2021, she announced she had joined the Golf Channel and NBC Sports to be an analyst and on-course reporter in the 2021 season, while continuing to compete. Childhood and family life Born in Tampa, Florida, to Mike Pressel and Kathy Krickstein Pressel, she attended Banyan Creek Elementary School, Omni Middle School, and graduated in 2006 from the Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, a private ... [...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] |
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] |
2000 Nabisco Championship
The 2000 Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 23–26 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 29th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the eighteenth as a major championship. Karrie Webb won the first of her two titles in this event, ten strokes ahead of Dottie Pepper, the defending her second consecutive major win and the second of her seven major titles. Webb held an eight-stroke lead after 54 holes, and shot a final round 70 for a comfortable victory. Past champions in the field Made the cut Source: Missed the cut Source: Final leaderboard ''Sunday, March 26, 2000'' ''(a) - denotes amateur'' References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf in California Nabisco Championship Nabisco Championship Nabisco Championship Nabisco Championship The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. She 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 the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour, more than any other active player. Early life and amateur career Webb was born in Ayr, Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team, making six international appearances from 1992 to 1994, including a 1994 appearance in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships. This was the year she became the Australian Stroke Play Champion Professional career Webb began her professional golfing career in 1994 playing on the Ladies European Tour, where she finished second at the Women's Australian Open, and the Futures Tour in the U.S., where she won one tournament. In 1995 she became the youngest ever winner of the Weetabix Women's British Open in her rookie season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
