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Southern California Women’s Cup Matches at Mission Hills
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Rancho Mirage, CA-2011 will mark the Inaugural Southern California Women’s Cup Matches between the Southern California PGA Women Professionals and the Women’s Southern California Golf Council! This year’s event will take place December 9 at Mission Hills Country Club. Each of the two teams will be represented by their Top Eight players from the past season and square off in a match of pride and honor to determine the years Women’s Cup Champions. Thank you to sponsor Bette & Court for providing the uniforms for this year’s competition. The SCPGA team will feature 2011 Women’s Player of the Year and SCPGA Women’s Professional Champion Lehua Wise of Mesa Verde Country Club, as well as Carol Hogan, Tracy Lane, Jane Rosenberg, Patty Schram, Dale Shaw, Junko Suzuki, and Mardell Wilkins. Good luck to the SCPGA team as they compete this Friday!
Kraft Nabisco Championship Tickets Now On Sale
October 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. (Oct. 22, 2010) – Want to get a head start on your holiday shopping and give your favorite charity a year-end boost? The Kraft Nabisco Championship has announced that advance tickets for the 40th anniversary of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., are now on sale at www.KNCGolf.com.
Golf fans can now purchase tickets to the first LPGA major of 2011 through the Integrated Wealth Management TICKETS Fore CHARITY program. For the second consecutive year, 100 percent of the proceeds from advance ticket sales will be donated to charity. According to Tournament Director Gabe Codding, tickets can be purchased either by contacting a participating charity and filling out an order form, calling the tournament office or by ordering online. When ordering tickets online or by calling, purchasers will be asked to designate a charity to receive the proceeds from the sale. To date, more than 100 charities have signed up to participate in the 2011 program.
Tickets are priced at $20 for each one-day ticket (good for any one day of Tournament Week Tuesday to Sunday), $100 for a six-pack of any day tickets or $180 for a twelve-pack of any day tickets. The 2011 tournament is set for Monday, March 28, through Sunday, April 3. Admission to Mission Hills Country Club on March 28 is free (practice rounds only).
The Integrated Wealth Management TICKETS Fore CHARITY program is open to any 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Last year, the first year of the program, more than $150,000 was raised for desert-area charities in two months with more than 90 non-profits participating.
The 2011 program is launching six months before the event and tournament officials have set a goal of $450,000 for this year’s campaign.
“If 140 charities sign up and sell just one ticket per day over the next six months leading up to the tournament, the goal of raising $450,000 for charity will be achieved,” Codding said.
The Kraft Nabisco Championship also launched its premium 18th Green Suites (formerly known as the Kraft Pavilion), which will offer prime viewing of the championship golf action Thursday, March 31, through Sunday, April 3. The package includes premium covered seating near the water around the 18th green, food and beverage, and exclusive on-site parking. Tickets for the 18th Green Suites are priced per person at $135 for Thursday, $145 for Friday, $155 for Saturday and $165 for Sunday. A four-day package is also available for $500 per person, a $100 savings off the per-day prices.
For more information about the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship, call 760/324-4546 or go to www.KNCGolf.com. To follow the Kraft Nabisco Championship, go to www.facebook.com/KNCGolf or www.twitter.com/KNCGolf.
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.
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.
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.