2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship

The 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 25–28 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 33rd edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the 22nd edition as a major championship.

2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship

Tournament information
Dates	March 25–28, 2004
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	99 players, 77 after cut
Cut	152 (+8)
Prize fund	$1.6 million
Winner's share	$240,000
Champion
Grace Park
277 (−11)
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Rancho Mirage

Location in the United States

Rancho
Mirage

Location in California

Grace Park won her only major title by one stroke, sinking a 6-foot (1.8 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole.^[2][3] Only moments earlier, runner-up Aree Song had dropped a 30-foot (9 m) eagle putt to tie.^[4] Long-time tournament director Terry Wilcox called this Kraft Nabisco "the most thrilling he can recall."^[5]

The top amateur was 14-year-old Michelle Wie, four strokes back in fourth place.^[1]

Defending champion Patricia Meunier-Lebouc gave birth to her first child in February and opted not to participate.^[6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 28, 2004

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Grace Park	72-69-67-69=277	−11	240,000
2	Aree Song	66-73-69-70=278	−10	146,826
3	Karrie Webb	68-71-71-69=279	−9	106,512
4	Michelle Wie (a)	69-72-69-71=281	−7	0
T5	Cristie Kerr	71-71-71-69=282	−6	74,358
	Catriona Matthew	67-75-70-70=282
7	Mi Hyun Kim	71-70-71-71=283	−5	54,261
T8	Rosie Jones	67-73-71-73=284	−4	36,737
	Christina Kim	72-72-70-70=284
	Candie Kung	69-75-71-69=284
	Jung Yeon Lee	69-69-71-75=284
	Lorena Ochoa	67-76-74-67=284

Source:^[1][7]

Amateurs: Michelle Wie (−7), Jane Park (+2), Liz Janangelo (+6), Paula Creamer (+7).

References

1. "Scoreboard: Nabisco Championship". Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 29, 2004. p. 2C.
2. Shipnuck, Alan (April 6, 2004). "The future is now". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
3. Park wins first major
4. "Park too much for Song". Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 29, 2004. p. 2C.
5. "Top 10 Kraft Nabisco Championship". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
6. Bonk, Thomas (February 26, 2004). "There's no defense for new mother". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
7. "ANA Inspiration (Kraft Nabisco Championship)". LPGA. 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard

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