The 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played April 3–6 at

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, April 3, 2008'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, April 4, 2008'' Source: Amateurs:

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(E), Blumenherst (+2), Blackwelder (+3)

Third round

''Saturday, April 5, 2008'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, April 6, 2008'' Source: Amateurs: Blumenherst (+5),

(+12), Blackwelder (+14)

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

Golf Observer leaderboard
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