Kraft Nabisco Championship Second Round Update

The only winner today was Mother Nature as the players struggled with the windy conditions during the second round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club. LPGA Tour official Doug Brecht said the wind built through the afternoon, from a constant 10-20 mph at noon to 20-30 mph from 2 p.m. on. He said it was 31 mph at 5 p.m.

Paula Creamer never really got things rolling today but did manage to stay in contention as other players really struggled with the wind. Her even par 72 was good enough to move her into a tie for seventh place at 2 under. She goes into weekend only 4 shots behind the leaders despite not playing her best golf.

A good round on Saturday could put Paula in perfect position to capture her first major championship.

Here are the leaders after Friday’s second round:

Kristy McPherson -6
Christina Kim -6
Cristie Kerr -5
Brittany Lincicome -4
Lindsey Wright -3
Jimin Kang -3
Paula Creamer -2
Angela Stanford -2
Pat Hurst -2
Helen Alfredsson -2

Check back tomorrow for a recap of Saturday’s action.

Kraft Nabisco Championship First Round Scores

Paula Creamer played very well in the first round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club despite continuing to suffer from a mysterious stomach ailment. She managed to navigate the par 72 course with 2 birdies, 16 pars, and most importantly… 0 bogeys.

All things considered, it was a very good start for Paula but it could have easily been much better. Her iron play was a little shaky at times and it cost her a few birdie opportunities. After the round, Creamer felt she had some work to do…

“I played better than 2-under and anytime I had a chance to make birdie with my wedge, you know, I had about a 20-footer. I’ll be hitting some wedges today after this interview.”

Despite missing a few scoring chances Paula still managed to put herself in position to make a run at her first major victory.

Here are the top scores from Thursday’s first round:

Brittany Lincicome – 66
Angela Stanford – 67
Oh Ji-Young – 67
Brittany Lang – 67
Kristy McPherson – 68
Lee Ji-hee – 69
Kim Song-hee – 69
Tseng Yani – 69
Christina Kim – 69
Katherine Hull – 69
Lee Jee-young – 69
Akiko Fukushima – 70
Kim In-kyung – 70
Paula Creamer – 70
Yoo Sun-young – 70
Lindsey Wright – 70
Moira Dunn – 70

We will have another update after the second round.