Tseng Takes The Kraft Nabisco Championship

April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Tseng wins the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Rancho Mirage CA-Yani Tseng, surrounded by friends and family, had a special Easter Sunday as she held back a late charge from Suzann Pettersen to win the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship.  Tseng made eagle on the 2nd hole and then birdied the 3rd to take a two shot lead over Pettersen and held on down the stretch.  Pettersen had great birdie opportunities on the back nine, but she could not convert to put pressure on Tseng.  Pettersen had a makable chip for eagle on the 18th, but fell short of a tie when her ball stopped inches from the cup.  Tseng then two-putted for par to take the Chamionship Trophy.  The win was the third for Tseng on the LPGA Tour and her second major.

Kraft Nabisco reported that Yani Tseng jumped up four spots in the Rolex Rankings to become the #2 player in the world. Congratulations Yani!

The Top 10 Women Golfers In The World
as of April 5th 2010

1    Lorena Ochoa
2    Yani Tseng    +4
3    Jiyai Shin    -1
4    Suzann Pettersen
5    Ai Miyazato    -2
6    Cristie Kerr    -1
7    Anna Nordqvist
8    Karrie Webb
9    Michelle Wie
10    Angela Stanford

Check out the gallery for shotsof all the action in the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

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Day 3 of the Kraft Nabisco Golf Championship

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Karen Stupples Takes Lead
Mission Hills Country Club

Karen Stupples on the 8th hole. She ends day 3 in the lead.

Rancho Mirage, CA: Karen Stupples will go to sleep tonight with a 1 shot lead going into the final round of the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship.  Suzann Pettersen and Yani Tseng are tied for second at -9.

Pettersen shot 32 on the back 9 and after her birdie on the 18th she has good momentum going into the  final round on Sunday. Lorena Ochoa birdied the 18th hole to move into 4th, 3 shots back of the leader Stupples.  The top 3 leaders all posted 6 birdies in their 3rd rounds and the first LPGA Major of the year should come down to an exciting finish on a beautiful Easter Sunday.

Click here to view the photo gallery from day 3.

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First Day of the Kraft Nabisco Championship

April 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Rancho Mirage, CA-What was supposed to be a rainy day in the California desert, turned out to be just another perfect day for golf.  Round one of the Kraft Nabisco Championship saw some great temperatures and some  great golf.  The Old Course at Mission Hills Country Club is considered by many to be one of the great tournament courses on any tour. The 18th hole surrounded by Poppies Pond is one of the best finishing holes in golf.

The LPGA women posted some sub-par rounds.  Suzann Pettersen is in the lead after day one with a 5 under par 67.  One shot back is Lorena Ochoa with a host of other players 2 shots back at -3.  Defending champion Brittany Lincicome is three shots back and Michelle Wie finished her day with a one under par 71.

Twenty-two players are within four shots of the lead, so it should turn out to be a great weekend of golf for the LPGA and for the first major of the season.

Click here to view photos from the first round April, 1st, ’10.

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Kraft Nabisco Championship Charity Drawing

March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP TO MAKE LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MONDAY FOR CHARITY DRAWING
20 Charities Will Have a Shot at $1 Million

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. (March 19, 2010) – Charities from around the valley will be tuning into Team 1010 Sports Radio this Monday to find out if they’ll have a shot at winning $1 million at the Toyota/Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Hole-in-One Shootout in one week. Terry Wilcox with the Kraft Nabisco Championship will make a live announcement on Julie Buehler’s “Sports Buzz” show on Monday at 4 p.m. to announce the names of the non- profit organizations selected to compete in the first-time event.

The Toyota/Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Hole-in-One Shootout on Monday, March 29, at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., is the final leg of the Kraft Nabisco Championship’s new Integrated Wealth Management TICKETS Fore CHARITY program. More than 90 charities participated in the fundraising program this year in which 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales are being donated back to the charities.
For every $500 worth of tickets sold, the charities received one entry into a blind drawing for the shootout competition. This Monday, the names of 20 qualifying charities will be drawn and announced on Team 1010. Each charity selected will have the opportunity to send one amateur golfer to represent them in the preliminary shootout at 1:30 p.m. on March 29 at the Arnold Palmer Course at Mission Hills Country Club. The 20 amateur golfers will be given two shots each at a 135-yard pin on the 18th hole of the Palmer Course.

The six closest shots to the pin will then advance to the Celebrity Shootout finals at 4 p.m. Each of the six charities will be paired with a celebrity, with both the amateur and the celebrity receiving two shots at the 135-yard pin. The closest shot to the pin wins a three-year lease on a new 2011 Toyota Sienna for the charity. A hole-in-one by either the amateur or the celebrity wins $1 million for the charity.

In addition, as part of its title sponsorship for the TICKETS Fore CHARITY program for the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Integrated Wealth Management will provide a $25,000 bonus pool to be distributed among the participating organizations at a rate based upon their percentage of total ticket sales. For example, a non-profit group that sells 10 percent of the total tickets will receive 10 percent of the bonus pool.

The Hole-in-One Celebrity Shootout serves as the kick-off for the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship, scheduled for March 29 through April 4 at Mission Hills Country Club. Tickets through the Integrated Wealth Management TICKETS Fore CHARITY program will be available online at www.KNCGOLF.com through April 4. At the time of the online sale, golf fans will be asked to designate one of the participating non-profit organizations. The customer can print their ticket at home after purchasing or arrange for will call pick-up. The tickets, priced at $25, will be valid any one day from Tuesday to Sunday of Tournament Week. Admission to Mission Hills Country Club on Monday, March 29, is free. Tickets will also be on sale through Tournament Week at Lumpy’s in Cathedral City and La Quinta.

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