2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 28–31 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 31st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the twentieth as a major championship.

2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship

Tournament information
Dates	March 28–31, 2002
Location	Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s)	Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1]
Field	92 players, 74 after cut
Cut	153 (+9)
Prize fund	$1.5 million
Winner's share	$225,000
Champion
Annika Sörenstam
280 (−8)

Rancho Mirage

Location in the United States

Rancho
Mirage

Location in California

Defending champion Annika Sörenstam shot a final round 68 to win the second of her three titles at this event, one stroke ahead of runner-up and compatriot Liselotte Neumann;[2][3] it was the fourth of Sörenstam's ten major titles. The co-leaders after 54 holes were Sörenstam, Neumann, and Karrie Webb, the 2000 champion.[1][4]

Through 2017, this is the sole successful title defense at this major championship. Before it became a major in 1983, Sandra Post won consecutively in 1978 and 1979.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	2001	70	71	71	68	280	−8	1
Karrie Webb	Australia	2000	75	70	67	72	284	−4	7
Juli Inkster	United States	1984, 1989	73	76	71	68	288	E	T19
Pat Hurst	United States	1998	78	72	71	72	293	+5	T36
Betsy King	United States	1987, 1990, 1997	71	75	73	74	293	+5	T36
Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	1993	74	73	72	75	294	+6	T45
Donna Andrews	United States	1994	73	76	75	71	295	+7	T49
Amy Alcott	United States	1983, 1988, 1991	72	75	77	78	302	+14	T68
Patty Sheehan	United States	1996	73	76	75	81	305	+17	71

Source:[5][6]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Nanci Bowen	United States	1995	76	82	158	+14

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 31, 2002

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	70-71-71-68=280	–8	225,000
2	Liselotte Neumann	Sweden	69-70-73-69=281	–7	136,987
T3	Rosie Jones	United States	72-69-72-69=282	–6	88,125
	Cristie Kerr	United States	74-70-70-68=282
T5	Akiko Fukushima	Japan	73-76-68-66=283	–5	56,250
	Carin Koch	Sweden	73-73-71-66=283
7	Karrie Webb	Australia	75-70-67-72=284	–4	42,375
8	Lorena Ochoa (a)	Mexico	75-69-71-70=285	–3	0
T9	Becky Iverson	United States	71-74-68-73=286	–2	31,050
	Lorie Kane	Canada	73-72-70-71=286
	Leta Lindley	United States	72-72-72-70=286
	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	74-71-71-70=286
	Grace Park	South Korea	75-73-70-68=286

Source:[5][6]

Amateurs: Lorena Ochoa (–3), Aree Song (+11), Naree Song (+11), Meredith Duncan (+19).

References

1. "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 31, 2002. p. 2C.
2. Garrity, John (April 8, 2002). "Red Alert". Sports Illustrated. p. G66.
3. "Sorenstam holds on for victory". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 2002. p. 5C.
4. "LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 31, 2002. p. 3G.
5. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
6. "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 1, 2002. p. 2C.

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard

Preceded by 2001 Women's British Open	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2002 LPGA Championship