The 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship was the 42nd Kraft Nabisco Championship, held April 4–7 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. In its 31st year as a major championship, Inbee Park won her second major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up So Yeon Ryu.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 4–7, 2013 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tournament Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,738 yards (6,161 m)[1] |
| Field | 111 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Winner's share | $300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Inbee Park | |
| 273 (−15) | |
Mirage
It was the first of Park's three consecutive major victories in 2013; the first to win the opening three majors of a season since Babe Zaharias in 1950.[4]
For the first time as a major, a defending champion missed the cut: Sun-Young Yoo was at 153 (+9).
Field edit
The field of 111 players included nine amateurs.[5]
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Na Yeon Choi, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, and Suzann Pettersen shot 68 (−4) to hold a three-way tie for the lead, with Anna Nordqvist and Amy Yang a stroke back. Defending champion Sun-Young Yoo was tied for 90th place after a 77 (+5). World number one Stacy Lewis, the 2011 champion, had a triple bogey on the 14th hole leading to a 73, five strokes behind the leaders.[6][7]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Na Yeon Choi |
68 | −4 |
 Jodi Ewart Shadoff
| |||
 Suzann Pettersen
| |||
| T4 |  Anna Nordqvist |
69 | −3 |
| Amy Yang
| |||
| T6 |  Jacqui Concolino |
70 | −2 |
 Moriya Jutanugarn
| |||
| Jessica Korda
| |||
 Caroline Masson
| |||
| Hee Young Park
| |||
| Inbee Park
| |||
| Jane Park
| |||
| Lizette Salas
| |||
 Giulia Sergas
| |||
| Jiyai Shin
| |||
| Angela Stanford
|
Source:[7]
Second round edit
Friday, April 5, 2013
The cut came at 149 (+5) with 73 players continuing to the weekend, including five of the nine amateurs. Reigning Vare Trophy winner Inbee Park shot 67 (−5) to move into first place with a one-stroke lead over Lizette Salas. Round one co-leaders Shadoff, Choi, and Pettersen fell to three, six, and six strokes back, respectively. Defending champion Yoo missed the cut—the first time in Kraft Nabisco Championship history.[citation needed] Two players, Jeong Jang and Yi Eun-jung, withdrew before completing round two.[8][9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas |
70-68=138 | −6 |
| T3 | Caroline Hedwall |
71-68=139 | −5 |
| Giulia Sergas |
70-69=139 | ||
| T5 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff |
68-72=140 | −4 |
| Hee Young Park |
70-70=140 | ||
| Pornanong Phatlum |
71-69=140 | ||
| T8 | Haeji Kang |
72-69=141 | −3 |
| Anna Nordqvist |
69-72=141 | ||
| Se Ri Pak |
72-69=141 | ||
| Jiyai Shin |
70-71=141 |
Source:[10]
Amateurs: Hedberg (E), Ko (+2), Meadow (+2), Ramsey (+2), Yin (+4), Duncan (+6), Chen (+7), Hall (+10), Lendl (+29).
Third round edit
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Park and Salas retained their first and second place positions, with Park opening up the lead to three strokes after shooting a bogey-free 67 (−5) and 204 (−12). Six players were tied for third, three shots behind Salas at 210, including Angela Stanford, with a round-low 66 (−6) on Saturday.[11]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park |
70-67-67=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas |
70-68-69=207 | −9 |
| T3 |  Karine Icher |
72-70-68=210 | −6 |
| Jessica Korda |
70-72-68=210 | ||
| Suzann Pettersen |
68-75-67=210 | ||
| Pornanong Phatlum |
71-69-70=210 | ||
| Angela Stanford |
70-74-66=210 | ||
 Karrie Webb |
72-71-67=210 | ||
| T9 | Paula Creamer |
74-68-69=211 | −5 |
| Caroline Hedwall |
71-68-72=211 |
Source:[12]
Final round edit
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Again in the final pairing, Park birdied the first hole while Salas double-bogeyed to double the lead to six strokes. Playing nearly an hour ahead, So Yeon Ryu shot a bogey-free 65 (−7) to climb the leaderboard into solo second place. Park finished with a 69 (−3) to finish with a four-stroke margin over Ryu. Salas shot a 79 (+7) and fell to a tie for 25th place at 286 (−2).[2][3]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park |
70-67-67-69=273 | −15 | 300,000 |
| 2 | So Yeon Ryu |
73-71-68-65=277 | −11 | 187,073 |
| T3 | Caroline Hedwall |
71-68-72-68=279 | −9 | 120,345 |
| Suzann Pettersen |
68-75-67-69=279 | |||
| T5 | Haeji Kang |
72-69-73-68=282 | −6 | 76,816 |
| Karrie Webb |
72-71-68-72=282 | |||
| T7 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff |
68-72-74-69=283 | −5 | 44,980 |
 Catriona Matthew |
72-73-70-68=283 | |||
| Anna Nordqvist |
69-72-72-70=283 | |||
| Hee Young Park |
70-70-72-71=283 | |||
| Giulia Sergas |
70-69-76-68=283 | |||
| Jiyai Shin |
70-71-71-71=283 |
Amateurs:Ko (−2), Meadow (+1), Ramsey (+2), Yin (+5), Hedberg (+13).
Scorecard edit
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 |
| Park |
−13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −15 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −15 | −15 |
| Ryu |
−4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| Hedwall |
−5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Pettersen |
−6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 |
| Kang |
−2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 |
| Webb |
−6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Salas |
−7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −2 | −2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[15]
References edit
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- ^ a b "Inbee Park wins Kraft by 4 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. April 8, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Inbee Park claims historic win". ESPN. Associated Press. June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship – Final Field". LPGA. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Trio tied atop Kraft Nabisco". ESPN. Associated Press. April 4, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kraft Nabisco Championship Round 1 Scoring". LPGA. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship Round Two Notes and Interviews". LPGA. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Inbee Park takes lead at Kraft". ESPN. Associated Press. April 5, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship Round 2 Scoring". LPGA. April 5, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Inbee Park cards 67, up 3 at Kraft". ESPN. Associated Press. April 6, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship Round 3 Scoring". LPGA. April 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship Round 4 Scoring". LPGA. April 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Leaderboard: 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship". Yahoo! Sports. April 7, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Kraft Nabisco Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 4, 2018.