Kristen Park the 2010 Rolex AJGA Player of the Year and 5 time AJGA All-American from Buena Park, CA., has been invited to play in the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship. The Kraft Nabisco will be contested in Rancho Mirage, California, March 31-April 3, 2011. Kristen was provided a Sponsor’s Exemption based on her outstanding play in 2010 and her body of work throughout her outstanding junior career.
The Kraft Nabisco Championship will have a purse of $2,000,000.00. Kristen, playing as an amateur will not be eligible for any prize money. The 2010 winner was Yani Tseng with a winning score of 69-71-67-68=275 (13).
Kristen finished in 2nd place in the 2010 AJGA ClubCorp Tournament that was held on the Dinah Shore Course where the Kraft Nabisco will be played. Kristen fired a -6 (66) in the final round to secure her 2nd place finish.
Kristen and her coach George Pinnell have been working together for 7 years.