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    Desert Sun golf writer Larry Bohannan will blog from the course throughout the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Check back often for up-to-the-minute updates.

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    Inbee Park is in Poppie's Pond with her caddie, trainer and some friends Sunday after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Inbee Park wins title at Kraft Nabisco Championship

    From the start of the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship Sunday, there was no catching Inbee Park.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    Inbee Park and her entourage jump into Poppie's Pond after winning the LPGA's 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Park takes Poppie's Pond water after KNC win

    Inbee Park may have started a new tradition at the Kraft Nabisco Championship Sunday: taking part of Poppie's Pond with her from the tournament.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    So Yeon Ryu watches her tee shot on the par-3 17th during the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday. Ryu finished second. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    So Yeon Ryu ends up behind friend despite firing 65

    Eight strokes back and in a three-way tie for 11th place entering Sunday's final round, So Yeon Ryu wished her friend and tournament leader Inbee Park good luck and said she hoped to see her jump into Poppie's Pond at the end of the day.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    South Korea's Inbee Park smiles after her tee shot on the 17th hole Saturday during the third round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Park has a three-stroke lead over Lizette Salas and a six-stroke lead over a six-player group in third place. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Inbee Park leads Kraft Nabisco Championship

    A brilliant round of golf and an expanding lead Saturday at the Kraft Nabisco Championship still wasn't enough to let Inbee Park feel comfortable.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    Larry Bohannan (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui The Desert Sun

    Leaping into Poppie's Pond a jump into LPGA history

    All around the Kraft Nabisco Championship grounds this week, there are reminders of the 25th anniversary of the leap into Poppie's Pond.

    • Apr. 7, 2013
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    Former Palm Desert High School golfer Simone Strauss caddies for amateur Doris Chen during Thursday's Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Simone Strauss lends her course knowledge

    Simone Strauss had her first golf lesson at Mission Hills Country Club when she was in elementary school. She knows every nook and cranny of the Dinah Shore Tournament course and was called upon to caddie this week.

    • Apr. 6, 2013
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    Johnson. Courtesy

    Former Desert Christian golfer Jennifer Johnson moves up Kraft Nabisco leader board

    Jennifer Johnson enjoyed a breakout season in 2012, finishing 50th on the LPGA money list. The former Desert Christian Academy star is on par to have another solid season.

    • Apr. 6, 2013
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    Salas. Courtesy

    Lizette Salas living dream on golf course daily

    It's the kind of story they make movies about. A 7-year-old daughter of Mexican immigrants goes with her father to his job as a mechanic at a local golf course. She picks up a club and finds she likes the game.

    • Apr. 6, 2013
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    Salas Getty Images, Ezra Shaw

    Lizette Salas' game stays red-hot with fan club cheering her

    Only 90 minutes from her hometown, USC graduate Lizette Salas is feeling right at home at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

    • Apr. 5, 2013
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    Jodi Ewart Shadoff putts on the 16th at Mission Hills Country Club during Thursday's Kraft Nabisco Championship. Wade Byars/ Desert Sun

    Ewart Shadoff likes shape of game

    Jodi Ewart Shadoff knew that she was due.

    • Apr. 5, 2013
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    Yani Tseng speaks to media before the start of the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in Rancho Mirage. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Tseng, Lewis, Choi eyes on Kraft Nabisco

    Stacy Lewis has it, Yani Tseng can get it back and Na Yeon Choi is there to grab it when the chance comes.

    • Apr. 4, 2013
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    Natalie Gulbis speaks before the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in Rancho Mirage. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Natalie Gulbis excited for return to Kraft Nabisco Championship after malaria scare

    Withdrawing from three tournaments in four weeks, Natalie Gulbis hasn't played a meaningful round of golf since late February in Thailand when she was bitten by a mosquito and contracted malaria.

    • Apr. 3, 2013
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    Annika Sorenstam speaks to the press at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013. Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun

    Annika Sorenstam still plays key role for LPGA

    Annika Sorenstam admits that as a Swedish golfer she might not have known everything about the history and tradition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship when she first played the event. In fact, Sorenstam's 1995 debut came one year after long-time tournament host Dinah Shore died.

    • Apr. 3, 2013
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    Stacy Lewis says 'Good to see you made it on time today.' to Yani Tseng as they greet each other on the range at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun

    Former Kraft champion Stacy Lewis up to challenge being No. 1 presents

    Stacy Lewis has heard players, including Yani Tseng, discuss the pressures of being the No. 1 player in the world rankings. Lewis hopes she's learned something from the struggles of others who held the position she now holds.

    • Apr. 3, 2013
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    QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 02: New Zealand amateur player Lydia Ko tees off during day three of the New Zealand PGA Championship ProAm at The Hills Golf Club on March 2, 2013 in Queenstown, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images) Getty Images

    Lydia Ko to compete in her first Kraft Nabisco Championship

    For the next three weeks Lydia Ko's life will be pretty much like any other 15-year-old. Her world will revolve around school, with classes in English, psychology and photography.

    • Mar. 13, 2013
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    Defending champion Sun Young Yoo speaks during the Kraft Nabisco Championship media day at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Monday March 11, 2013. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    Yoo still enjoying Kraft dream

    Sun Young Yoo still remembers the leap she took into Poppie's Pond last year in celebration of her victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

    • Mar. 12, 2013

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