Originally Published: March 28, 2007

Annika, Lorena favorites at year's first major

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Simply put, last year's Kraft Nabisco Championship was as dramatic and entertaining as they come, with Karrie Webb holing out for eagle on the final hole in the final round, then defeating Lorena Ochoa in a playoff.

This year's edition of the event will be hard-pressed to match that one for drama, but what can we expect come Sunday? Our experts make their predictions.

Kraft Nabisco Championship experts' predictions
Bob Harig
ESPN.com contributor
Jason Sobel
ESPN.com golf editor
Ron Sirak
Golf World executive editor
John Antonini
Golf World senior editor
Annika or Lorena?
Sorenstam
Sorenstam
Annika is still the top player in the game and a frequent winner of the Kraft Nabisco. Majors are what she is all about.
Ochoa
Ochoa
Yikes. Tough question. Can't go wrong with either of the world's top players, but let's go with the hotter hand, Ochoa, who is fresh off her 10th career win.
Sorenstam
Sorenstam
Annika times her return to the tour perfectly and hits her stride this week in her third tournament of the year -- but will have to fight Ochoa to the wire to do it.

Ochoa
Ochoa
Ochoa has come too far in recent years not to succeed on at least one major front this year. She has four top-10s in her last five starts at the Kraft Nabisco and I think she'll play better than Sorenstam this week.
Top-10 player
Miyazato
Miyazato
Japan's Ai Miyazato has had great success in Japan but so far has been unable to win on the LPGA Tour, although she has contended several times.
Inkster
Inkster
Juli Inkster's only won this thing twice and has finished in the top 10 each of the past two years. Experience counts for something.
Webb
Webb
Defending champ Karrie Webb will draft on her good memories from last year.
Han
Han
Expect the Korean contingent of players to be represented on the leaderboard. Hee-Won Han hasn't finished outside the top 25 in her last five starts at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills CC.

Dark horse
Davies
Davies
It is hard to believe that Laura Davies has not won since 2001 and has slipped to 37th in the world rankings.
Prammanasudh
Prammanasudh
She already owns one victory this season and finished T-11 at the Kraft Nabisco last year, so Stacy Prammanasudh is someone to watch out for.
Pettersen
Pettersen
Norwegian Suzann Pettersen proves that last week's second-place finish wasn't a fluke but rather an indication of promise finally realized.

Prammanasudh
Prammanasudh
Stacy Prammanasudh finished T-11 at last year's Kraft Nabisco and T-3 at the U.S. Women's Open, so she won't get nervous in major play. Time spent with Butch Harmon over the winter has resulted in a new grip and a new mind-set that resulted in a win at the Fields Open earlier this year.
Winner
Webb
Webb
Defending champion Karrie Webb is not far removed from consecutive victories in her native Australia and she jump-started her career again last year with her victory at the Kraft Nabisco.
Ochoa
Ochoa
Lorena Ochoa edges out Sorenstam in another final round for the ages.
Sorenstam
Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam still believes the calendar-year Grand Slam is possible and begins the pursuit here with her 11th major championship and fourth Kraft Nabisco title.
Webb
Webb
With all the talk about Ochoa and Sorenstam we've conveniently forgotten about Karrie Webb. The defending champ has five top-three finishes in this event and also won in 2000. A repeat is likely.