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Sunday 6 April 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Kraft Nabisco Championship
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April 2014 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Kraft Nabisco
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/7°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/11°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/14°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
- Colgate-Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational
- Nabisco Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Championship
- Kraft Nabisco Championship
- ANA Inspiration
- Chevron Championship
1972–2026 in our record, 55 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Michelle Wie USA · 277Co-leader with Thompson entering the final round, she hit driver only four times, fell five behind after nine holes and closed with 71. Lexi Thompson wins 1st major title (AP via ESPN)
111 started · cut +5, 73 made it
Same week
Women's major
Kraft Nabisco Championship
Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Michelle Wie West
From the papers
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
6 April 2014
I would say the first time I thought about it today was going up to the 18th green. I was like, oh, I guess I should probably think about this a little bit.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
6 April 2014
I don't go at it 100 percent, even though it probably looks like it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 April 2014
It was nice to be in the final group at Kraft again. I think it's a sign. I think I'm getting close.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 73 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Michelle Wie West | 67 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | 73 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 67 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| 6 | Shanshan Feng | 66 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Charley Hull | 73 · 69 · 66 · 76 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Azahara Munoz | 72 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Angela Stanford | 74 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| 10 | Amy Yang | 68 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida; USA; turned pro 2010; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by espnW (April 6, 2014, before the final round): 'She now ranks No. 9 in the world').
What’s in the bag
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