The 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played April 2–5 at
Mission Hills Country Club
The Mission Hills Country Club is a country club in the western United States, located in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs.
Overview
Among the facilities at the club are 3 championship golf courses (54 holes), 27 tennis court ...
in
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 locate ...
. This was the 38th edition of the
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 in 1983. Fou ...
and the 27th as a
women's major golf championship.
Brittany Lincicome, age 23,
eagled the final hole to win her first major, one stroke ahead of runner-up the victory was her third on the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
. Down a stroke on the 72nd hole, Lincicome's second shot at the par-5 stopped within of the flagstick and she sank the putt.
[ Defending champion Lorena Ochoa finished eight strokes back, tied for twelfth.]
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, April 2, 2009''
Source:
Second round
''Friday, April 3, 2009''
Source:[
]
Third round
''Saturday, April 4, 2009''
Source:[
]
Final round
''Sunday, April 5, 2009''
Source:[
Amateurs: Joh (+2), Thompson (+2), Muñoz (+7).
]
Scorecard
''Final round''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
:
References
External links
Golf Channel
- Down memory lane: Lincicome's Kraft win in '09
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Chevron Championship
Golf in California
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 in 1983. Fou ...
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 in 1983. Fou ...
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 in 1983. Fou ...
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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 in 1983. Fou ...