The 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from March 31 – April 3. This was the 40th 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 its 29th year as a women's major golf championship.

Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...

shot 69 (−3) in the final round to win her first major, three strokes ahead of runner-up

Yani Tseng Yani Tseng (; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Ranki ...

, the defending champion, 54-hole leader, and number one player in the women's world rankings. It was also her first official victory on the LPGA Tour. Lewis had the 36-hole lead at 135 (−9), but lost five strokes on Saturday to Tseng, who fired a for and a two-stroke lead entering the final round, and Lewis joined her in the final pairing.

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, March 31, 2011'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, April 1, 2011'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, April 2, 2011'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, April 3, 2011'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

LPGA leaderboard source
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