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.

2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 30 – April 2, 2006
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,569 yards (6,007 m)
Field100 players, 70 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund$1.8 million
Winner's share$270,000
Champion
Australia Karrie Webb
279 (−9), playoff
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In a sudden-death playoff, 2000 champion Karrie Webb defeated Lorena Ochoa with a birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 18th.[1][2] 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 age 16.[3][4]

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.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 30, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1   Lorena Ochoa 62 −10
2   Michelle Wie 66 −6
3   Stacy Prammanasudh 67 −5
4   Angela Park (a) 68 −4
T5   Paula Creamer 69 −3
  Juli Inkster
  Seon Hwa Lee
  Morgan Pressel
  Karen Stupples
T10   Helen Alfredsson 70 −2
  Shi Hyun Ahn
  Carin Koch
  Brittany Lang
  Ai Miyazato
  Johanna Mundy
  Karrie Webb

Source:[4]

Second round

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Friday, March 31, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1   Lorena Ochoa 62-71=133 −11
2   Michelle Wie 66-71=137 −7
T3   Seon Hwa Lee 69-69=138 −6
  Karrie Webb 70-68=138
T5   Paula Creamer 69-71=140 −4
  Stacy Prammanasudh 67-73=140
T7   Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71=141 −3
  Angela Park (a) 68-73=141
T9   Helen Alfredsson 70-72=142 −2
  Juli Inkster 69-73=142
  Carin Koch 70-72=142

Source:[4]

Amateurs: A. Park (−3), Martinez (+3), Michaels (+6), I. Park (+6).

Third round

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Saturday, April 1, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1   Lorena Ochoa 62-71-74=207 −9
2   Michelle Wie 66-71-73=210 −6
T3   Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71-71=212 −4
  Natalie Gulbis 73-71-68=212
  Seon Hwa Lee 69-69-74=212
T6   Helen Alfredsson 70-72-72=214 −2
  Karrie Webb 70-68-76=214
T8   Hee-Won Han 75-72-68=215 −1
  Morgan Pressel 69-76-70=215
  Karen Stupples 69-74-72=215

Source:[4]

Final round

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Sunday, April 2, 2006

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1   Karrie Webb 70-68-76-65=279 −9 Playoff
  Lorena Ochoa 62-71-74-72=279
T3   Natalie Gulbis 73-71-68-68=280 −8 108,222
  Michelle Wie 66-71-73-70=280
5   Juli Inkster 69-73-74-68=284 −4 75,985
T6   Hee-Won Han 75-72-68-71=286 −2 57,104
  Annika Sörenstam 71-72-73-70=286
T8   Shi Hyun Ahn 70-71-71-75=287 −1 41,293
  Helen Alfredsson 70-72-72-73=287
  Brittany Lang 70-74-72-71=287

Source:[4]

Amateurs: A. Park (+2), Martinez (+16), I. Park (+16), Michaels (+20)

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5
  Webb −2 −2 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −9
  Ochoa −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −8 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 −9
  Gulbis −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8
  Wie −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8
  Inkster E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −3 −3 −4 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4
  Han −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2
  Sörenstam E E +1 +1 E E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

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Playoff

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The sudden-death playoff began on the par-5 18th hole; Webb birdied to win the title.

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Karrie Webb 4 −1 270,000
2   Lorena Ochoa 5 E 168,226

References

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  1. ^ "Webb's major comeback complete". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 3, 2006. p. D3.
  2. ^ Shipnuck, Alan (April 10, 2006). "Ecstasy and agony". Sports Illustrated. p. G3.
  3. ^ "2006 KNC - final round notes". LPGA. April 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship". LPGA. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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