About the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship:
The Kraft Nabisco Championship has been designated one of the LPGA Tour's majors since 1983. The tournament has actually been played, however, since 1972 when it was born as the Colgate Dinah Shore. From 1982 through 1999, the name of this tournament was the Nabisco Dinah Shore, then until 2001 the Nabisco Championship.
The tournament was founded, natch, by entertainer Dinah Shore, a strong supporter of women's golf and the LPGA. Shore died in 1994, but there is a statue of her at the host course. It is tradition for the tournament winner to jump in the lake next to the 18th green.
Photos: Ladies of the Lake a'Leapin
2009 Tournament
Trailing by a stroke, Brittany Lincicome striped a hybrid from 210 yards on the 72nd hole, over water to the island green, and five feet from the cup. Then she made the eagle putt to edge Kristy McPherson and Cristie Kerr by one stroke. It was Lincicome's first major championship win and third career LPGA title.
Photos: Lincicome's win
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2008 Recap
Lorena Ochoa opened the final round with two birdies, then pulled away for a 5-stroke victory over runners-up Annika Sorenstam and Suzann Pettersen. Ochoa posted rounds of 68-71-71-67 for an 11-under 277 total.
Kraft Nabisco Championship Records:
- Most wins: 3 - Amy Alcott (1983, 1988, 1991); Betsy King (1987, 1990, 1997); Annika Sorenstam (2001, 2002, 2005)
- Low round: 62 - Lorena Ochoa, first round, 2006
- Low 72-hole score: 269 - Dottie Pepper, 1999
- Lowest score in relation to par: 19-under - Dottie Pepper, 1999
- Largest margin of victory: 10 strokes - Karrie Webb, 2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship Golf Course:
This tournament is now and always has been played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The Kraft Nabisco takes place on the club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course (the club's other two courses are the Arnold Palmer Course and Pete Dye Challenge course), which was designed by Desmond Muirhead and tips out at 7,221 yards. For the Kraft Nabisco, the course is set up as a 6,569-yard par-72.Kraft Nabisco Championship Trivia and Notes:
LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship - Past Champions:
Recent winners of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship tournament:
2009 - Brittany Lincicome
2008 - Lorena Ochoa
2007 - Morgan Pressel
2006 - Karrie Webb
2005 - Annika Sorenstam
2004 - Grace Park
2003 - Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Full List of Past Winners


