Tournament information | |
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Location | The Woodlands, Texas |
Established |
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Course(s) | The Club at Carlton Woods Jack Nicklaus Signature Course |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,824 yards (6,240 m) |
Organized by | |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | US$7.9 million |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
To par | −19 Dottie Pepper (1999) |
Current champion | |
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Location in Texas |
The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Since 2023, it has been played on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas.
Founded in 1972 by singer and actress Dinah Shore and Colgate-Palmolive chairman David Foster, it was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California from its inception through 2022. In 2023, the championship was played in The Woodlands, Texas for the first time at The Club at Carlton Woods - Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. Sometimes referred to as The Dinah Shore in deference to its founder, the tournament has had many official sponsored titles, all of which included Shore's name until 2000. The tournament relocated to the Greater Houston area in 2023 due to a new sponsorship agreement with Chevron Corporation.
The championship's time at Mission Hills is associated with several traditions; in 1988, Amy Alcott established a tradition of the event's champion diving into the pond that surrounds the 18th hole (a tradition that would be carried over to The Woodlands), while an annual women's festival that originally coincidined with the championship has been held since 1991, attracting a large number of female tourists to the Rancho Mirage area.
History
[edit]Founded in 1972 by Colgate-Palmolive chairman David Foster,[1][2] and entertainer Dinah Shore,[3] the championship has been classified as a major since 1983.[4] Since its inception, it has been held annually at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs.[3] It is the first major of the year, usually played in late March or early April.
At its debut in 1972 as a 54-hole event, it was the richest event in women's golf;[3][5][6] its purse was more than double that of the LPGA Championship or the U.S. Women's Open. The first edition invited all winners of tour events from the previous ten seasons.[3]
After over twenty years of sponsorship by Nabisco, and parent company Kraft Foods, Japanese airline All Nippon Airways became the title sponsor of the tournament in late 2014, renaming the tournament the ANA Inspiration (in reference to its slogan "Inspiration of Japan").[7]
In October 2021, a six-year sponsorship agreement with energy company Chevron Corporation was announced that would see the tournament renamed The Chevron Championship, with an increased prize fund of $5 million in 2022, up from $3 million in 2021. It was also announced that the tournament will be moved to the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in the Greater Houston area in 2023, with a change of dates. Dinah Shore's daughter Melissa Montgomery established an advisory board to oversee the tournament's transition.[8][9]
Officials intend the date change to allow for network television coverage on NBC,[8][9] it has also been suggested that the tournament was moved in deference to the Augusta National Women's Amateur, which had begun to conflict with the tournament in 2019.[10]
Tournament names
[edit]Years | Tournament name |
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1972–1980 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle |
1981 | Colgate-Dinah Shore |
1982 | Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational |
1983–1999 | Nabisco Dinah Shore |
2000–2001 | Nabisco Championship |
2002–2014 | Kraft Nabisco Championship |
2015–2021 | ANA Inspiration |
from 2022 | The Chevron Championship |
- Informally, it is commonly referred to as "the Dinah Shore,"
even though her name was removed from the official title in 2000.
The winner's trophy bears Shore's name.
"Poppie's Pond"
[edit]From 1988 to 2022, the winner traditionally celebrated her victory by jumping in the pond surrounding the 18th green.[11] The pond is known as Champions Lake or "Poppie's Pond" as it was dubbed in 2006 honor of Terry Wilcox, the tournament director from 1994 through 2008; Wilcox is known as "Poppie" to his grandchildren.[12]
Amy Alcott established the tradition in 1988 to celebrate her second win here,[13] and repeated in 1991, including tournament host Dinah Shore.[14] It was not embraced by others until 1994, when Donna Andrews made the leap, followed by Nanci Bowen the next year, and it became an annual tradition.[15][16] In 1998, winner Pat Hurst waded in only up to her knees, as she could not swim.[17][18][19][20] Originally a very natural water hazard, the portion near the bridge was later lined with concrete and has treated water, more like a swimming pool.[21]
The tradition was carried over to The Woodlands; the lake between the 9th and 18th holes was dredged, cleaned, and had netting installed to protect against alligators, and a dock and ladder was built on the 18th hole.[22] Prior to the 2023 tournament, several players expressed uncertainty over whether they would take the jump—now into a natural lake instead of the treated pool used in Mission Hills.[22] Its first champion, Lilia Vu, would take the jump into the lake.[23]
Associated events
[edit]A women's festival known as the Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend has been held in the city of Palm Springs, California, featuring concerts by female musicians, comedy shows, parties, and other events and networking opportunities. The Dinah Shore Weekend was first organized in 1991 by promoter Mariah Hanson; it expanded upon afterparties that had become associated with the Dinah Shore tournament, and, until 2021, was held in the same week.[24][25]
A large number of lesbians and bisexual women visited the Palm Springs area for the festival and tournament;[24][25] the Dinah Shore Weekend was described by Los Angeles as the "largest annual gathering of queer women and their female allies",[26] while the tournament as a whole had been described as "spring break for lesbians."[27][28] The event continues to be held annually in Palm Springs; ahead of the tournament's relocation, the festival moved to an autumn scheduling beginning in 2021 due to weather conditions and lower hotel costs.[29][30]
Winners
[edit]Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) | |
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2024 | Apr 18–21 | Nelly Korda | ![]() |
68-69-69-69 | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | 7,900,000 | 1,200,000 |
2023 | Apr 20–23 | Lilia Vu | ![]() |
68-69-73-68 | 278 | −10 | Playoff | 5,100,000 | 765,000 |
2022 | Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Jennifer Kupcho | ![]() |
66-70-64-74 | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 5,000,000 | 750,000 |
2021 | Apr 1–4 | Patty Tavatanakit | ![]() |
66-69-67-68 | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | 3,100,000 | 465,000 |
2020 | Sep 10–13 | Mirim Lee | ![]() |
70-65-71-67 | 273 | −15 | Playoff | 3,100,000 | 465,000 |
2019 | Apr 4–7 | Ko Jin-young | ![]() |
69-71-68-70 | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | 3,000,000 | 450,000 |
2018 | Mar 29 – Apr 2^ | Pernilla Lindberg | ![]() |
65-67-70-71 | 273 | −15 | Playoff | 2,800,000 | 420,000 |
2017 | Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Ryu So-yeon | ![]() |
68-69-69-68 | 274 | −14 | Playoff | 2,700,000 | 405,000 |
2016 | Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Lydia Ko | ![]() |
70-68-69-69 | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
2015 | Apr 2–5 | Brittany Lincicome (2) | ![]() |
72-68-70-69 | 279 | −9 | Playoff | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
2014 | Apr 3–6 | Lexi Thompson | ![]() |
73-64-69-68 | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2013 | Apr 4–7 | Inbee Park | ![]() |
70-67-67-69 | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2012 | Mar 29 – Apr 1 | Sun-Young Yoo | ![]() |
69-69-72-69 | 279 | −9 | Playoff | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2011 | Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Stacy Lewis | ![]() |
66-69-71-69 | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2010 | Apr 1–4 | Yani Tseng | ![]() |
69-71-67-68 | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2009 | Apr 2–5 | Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
66-74-70-69 | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2008 | Apr 3–6 | Lorena Ochoa | ![]() |
68-71-71-67 | 277 | −11 | 5 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2007 | Mar 29 – Apr 1 | Morgan Pressel | ![]() |
74-72-70-69 | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2006 | Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Karrie Webb (2) | ![]() |
70-68-76-65 | 279 | −9 | Playoff | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2005 | Mar 24–27 | Annika Sörenstam (3) | ![]() |
70-69-66-68 | 273 | −15 | 8 strokes | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2004 | Mar 25–28 | Grace Park | ![]() |
72-69-67-69 | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
2003 | Mar 27–30 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | ![]() |
70-68-70-73 | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
2002 | Mar 28–31 | Annika Sörenstam (2) | ![]() |
70-71-71-68 | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
2001 | Mar 22–25 | Annika Sörenstam | ![]() |
72-70-70-69 | 281 | −7 | 3 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
2000 | Mar 23–26 | Karrie Webb | ![]() |
67-70-67-70 | 274 | −14 | 10 strokes | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
1999 | Mar 25–28 | Dottie Pepper (2) | ![]() |
70-66-67-66 | 269 | −19 | 6 strokes | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
1998 | Mar 26–29 | Pat Hurst | ![]() |
68-72-70-71 | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
1997 | Mar 27–30 | Betsy King (3) | ![]() |
71-67-67-71 | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | 900,000 | 135,000 |
1996 | Mar 28–31 | Patty Sheehan | ![]() |
71-72-67-71 | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | 900,000 | 135,000 |
1995 | Mar 23–26 | Nanci Bowen | ![]() |
69-75-71-70 | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | 850,000 | 127,500 |
1994 | Mar 24–27 | Donna Andrews | ![]() |
70-69-67-70 | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | 700,000 | 105,000 |
1993 | Mar 25–28 | Helen Alfredsson | ![]() |
69-71-72-72 | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | 700,000 | 105,000 |
1992 | Mar 26–29 | Dottie Mochrie | ![]() |
69-71-70-69 | 279 | −9 | Playoff | 700,000 | 105,000 |
1991 | Mar 28–31 | Amy Alcott (3) | ![]() |
67-70-68-68 | 273 | −15 | 8 strokes | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1990 | Mar 29 – Apr 1 | Betsy King (2) | ![]() |
69-70-69-75 | 283 | −5 | 2 strokes | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1989 | Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Juli Inkster (2) | ![]() |
66-69-73-71 | 279 | −9 | 5 strokes | 500,000 | 80,000 |
1988 | Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Amy Alcott (2) | ![]() |
71-66-66-71 | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 500,000 | 80,000 |
1987 | Apr 2–5 | Betsy King | ![]() |
68-75-72-68 | 283 | −5 | Playoff | 500,000 | 80,000 |
1986 | Apr 3–6 | Pat Bradley | ![]() |
68-72-69-71 | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | 430,000 | 75,000 |
1985 | Apr 4–7 | Alice Miller | ![]() |
70-68-70-67 | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | 400,000 | 55,000 |
1984 | Apr 5–8 | Juli Inkster | ![]() |
70-73-69-68 | 280 | −8 | Playoff | 400,000 | 55,000 |
1983 | Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Amy Alcott | ![]() |
70-70-70-72 | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | 400,000 | 55,000 |
^ Play extended one day due to darkness.
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Winners as a non-major
[edit]Year | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) | |
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1982 | Sally Little | ![]() |
76-67-71-64 | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | 300,000 | 45,000 |
1981 | Nancy Lopez | ![]() |
71-73-69-64 | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | 250,000 | 37,500 |
1980 | Donna Caponi | ![]() |
71-67-66-71 | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | 250,000 | 37,500 |
1979 | Sandra Post (2) | ![]() |
68-70-68-70 | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | 250,000 | 37,500 |
1978 | Sandra Post | ![]() |
65-75-72-72 | 283 | −5 | Playoff | 240,000 | 36,000 |
1977 | Kathy Whitworth | ![]() |
76-70-72-71 | 289 | +1 | 1 stroke | 240,000 | 36,000 |
1976 | Judy Rankin | ![]() |
74-72-71-68 | 285 | −3 | 3 strokes | 185,000 | 32,000 |
1975 | Sandra Palmer | ![]() |
70-70-70-73 | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | 180,000 | 32,000 |
1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | ![]() |
71-71-74-73 | 289 | +1 | Playoff | 179,000 | 32,000 |
1973 | Mickey Wright | ![]() |
71-74-71-68 | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | 135,000 | 25,000 |
1972 | Jane Blalock | ![]() |
71-70-72 | 213 | −3 | 3 strokes | 110,000 | 20,050 |
Multiple champions
[edit]Multiple winners of the event as a major championship.
Champion | Country | Total | Years |
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Amy Alcott | ![]() |
3 | 1983, 1988, 1991 |
Betsy King | ![]() |
3 | 1987, 1990, 1997 |
Annika Sörenstam ‡ | ![]() |
3 | 2001, 2002, 2005 |
Juli Inkster ‡ | ![]() |
2 | 1984, 1989 |
Dottie Pepper | ![]() |
2 | 1992, 1999 |
Karrie Webb ‡ | ![]() |
2 | 2000, 2006 |
Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
2 | 2009, 2015 |
Career Grand Slam winners ‡ |
Through 2024, the only successful defense of the title (as a major) was by Sörenstam in 2002.[31]
- As a non-major (1972–1982), the only multiple winner was Sandra Post (1978, 1979).[32]
Tournament records
[edit]Year | Player | Score | Round[33] |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Lydia Ko | 62 (−10) | 4th |
2006 | Lorena Ochoa | 62 (−10) | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ McDermott, Barry (April 29, 1974). "One for the money, two for the show". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- ^ Pileggi, Sarah (April 12, 1982). "The way to win a lot with a Little". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
- ^ a b c d McDermott, Barry (April 24, 1972). "Bracing for a rich breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (April 11, 1983). "Winning was her just dessert". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
- ^ "Rankin maintains lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 16, 1972. p. 3C.
- ^ "Blalock wins title despite back pain". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 17, 1972. p. 5B.
- ^ "All Nippon Airways (ANA) Takes Flight as Title Sponsor of LPGA's "ANA Inspiration"". IMG. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Levins, Keely (October 5, 2021). "LPGA Tour making major changes to year's first major, with new name, purse, course and sponsor". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Murray, Ewan (October 5, 2021). "Women's golf major gains sponsor and bigger purse amid venue uncertainty". The Guardian. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Powers, Shad (April 2, 2022). "Veteran Christina Kim has harsh words for Augusta National as LPGA major is forced to move". The Desert Sun. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "LPGA Top Ten: Leaps into Poppie's Pond". YouTube. (LPGA Tour). 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Poppie's Pond". The Chevron Championship. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Alcott takes Dinah Shore, then takes victory plunge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 4, 1988. p. 2C.
- ^ Florence, Mal (April 1, 1991). "Alcott repeats her win and her dive". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 2C.
- ^ "Bowen's first LPGA victory a major one". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2011). "At women's Masters, plunge in Poppie's Pond is victory lap". New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Win has Hurst taking a plunge". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. March 30, 1998. p. B10.
- ^ Shipnuck, Alan (April 6, 1998). "Hurst in a burst". Sports Illustrated. p. G38.
- ^ Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-0740714269.
- ^ "The Ladies of the Lake: the Champion's Leap at the Kraft Nabisco Championship". Kraft Nabisco Championship. 2006. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^ Myers, Patti. "Kraft Nabisco: Dedicated crew keeps Poppie's Pond safe". The Desert Sun. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Chevron Championship's new layout – and pond jump – more daunting". NBC Sports. April 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lilia Vu Steals the Show at The Chevron Championship". LPGA.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Mansfield, Stephanie (April 7, 1997). "Major party". Sports Illustrated. p. G6.
- ^ a b "Tee party". The Observer. May 6, 2001. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Brittany (March 12, 2018). "How a Small Party in the Desert Became the Biggest Lesbian Festival in America Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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- ^ Blueskye, Brian. "'We have to be what we want': The Dinah returns this weekend for 30th anniversary". The Desert Sun. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sorenstam holds on for victory". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 1, 2002. p. 5C.
- ^ "Lopez succumbs to challenge by Post". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1979. p. 14.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- LPGA official tournament microsite
- Mission Hills Country Club – golf
- PGA of America – Mission Hills Country Club, Dinah Shore course
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