2022 Chevron Championship

The 2022 Chevron Championship was the 51st Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, held March 31 through April 3, 2022, at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The tournament was in its first year with Chevron Corporation as the title sponsor and its 40th year as a major championship.[3] The Golf Channel televised the event for the 12th consecutive year.[4]

2022 Chevron Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 31 – April 3, 2022
LocationRancho Mirage, California
33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,763 yards (6,184 m)[1]
Field115 players, 75 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fundUS$5,000,000[2]
Winner's shareUS$750,000
Champion
United States Jennifer Kupcho
274 (−14)
Location Map
Rancho Mirage is located in the United States
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho Mirage is located in California
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in California

Jennifer Kupcho won her first LPGA tournament with a total of 274 (14-under-par), by two strokes over Jessica Korda.[5] This was the final playing of the tournament at Mission Hills, due to the tournament being moved to a new venue in 2023 as part of a new title sponsorship agreement.[2]

Field

Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[6][7]

1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members (must have participated in ten official LPGA Tour tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline)

2. Winners of all previous Chevron Championship

3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship in the previous five years

4. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2019 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2022 Chevron Championship

5. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's Chevron Championship

6. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open and The Evian Championship

7. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list

8. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 7, 2022

  • Mone Inami (9-JLPGA), Park Min-ji (9-KLPGA) did not play

9. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour Order of Merit and LPGA of Korea Tour money list

10. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2021

11. Top-15 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current Chevron Championship, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the list at the beginning of the tournament competition

12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year

13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition

14. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship

15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players

  • Isabella Fierro (a)
  • Gurleen Kaur (a)
  • Natasha Andrea Oon (a)
  • Bohyun Park (a)
  • Brooke Seay (a)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead with opening rounds of 66, 6-under-par. Defending champion Patty Tavatanakit was a stroke behind in third place, with a group of six players a further shot behind on 68.[9]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Jennifer Kupcho66−6
Australia Minjee Lee
3Thailand Patty Tavatanakit67−5
T4Thailand Pajaree Anannarukarn68−4
England Georgia Hall
New Zealand Lydia Ko
Germany Caroline Masson
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
Australia Gabriela Ruffels
T10United States Annie Park69−3
France Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
United States Sarah Schmelzel
Japan Hinako Shibuno
United States Lauren Stephenson
United States Lexi Thompson

Second round

Friday, April 1, 2022

Hinako Shibuno scored a second-round 66 to lead after 36 holes on 135, 9-under-par. Jennifer Kupcho, Annie Park and Patty Tavatanakit were a stroke behind, tied for second place.[10]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Japan Hinako Shibuno69-66=135−9
T2United States Jennifer Kupcho66-70=136−8
United States Annie Park69-67=136
Thailand Patty Tavatanakit67-69=136
T5South Korea Kim Hyo-joo70-67=137−7
South Korea Kim Sei-young70-67=137
T7United States Ally Ewing70-68=138−6
Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen71-67=138
T9Thailand Pajaree Anannarukarn68-71=139−5
France Céline Boutier70-69=139
England Georgia Hall68-71=139
Australia Minjee Lee66-73=139
Germany Caroline Masson68-71=139
Australia Gabriela Ruffels68-71=139
United States Lexi Thompson69-70=139

Third round

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Jennifer Kupcho set a 54-hole record in the tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She led by six strokes over defending champion Patty Tavatanakit at 206.[11]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jennifer Kupcho66-70-64=200−16
2Thailand Patty Tavatanakit67-69-70=206−10
3United States Jessica Korda71-69-67=207−9
4United States Annie Park69-67-73=209−7
T5Australia Hannah Green70-72-68=210−6
Canada Brooke Henderson72-71-67=210
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo70-67-73=210
Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen71-67-72=210
Australia Gabriela Ruffels68-71-71=210
United States Lexi Thompson69-70-71=210

Final round

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Jennifer Kupcho won the tournament with a 14-under-par total of 274, for her first LPGA Tour win. Her final round of 74 included bogeys at the last two holes. Jessica Korda finished second after a final round of 69, while Pia Babnik rose to third place after a 6-under-par 66.[12]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money ($)
1United States Jennifer Kupcho66-70-64-74=274−14750,000
2United States Jessica Korda71-69-67-69=276−12461,757
3Slovenia Pia Babnik70-70-71-66=277−11334,972
T4France Céline Boutier70-69-72-67=278−10195,295
Japan Hinako Shibuno69-66-77-66=278
Thailand Patty Tavatanakit67-69-70-72=278
United States Lexi Thompson69-70-71-68=278
T8Australia Hannah Green70-72-68-70=280−8108,708
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo70-67-73-70=280
United States Alison Lee71-70-72-67=280
Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen71-67-72-70=280

References
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  2. "Chevron Joins LPGA Family as Title Sponsor of the Chevron Championship". LPGA. October 5, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. Ferguson, Doug (October 5, 2021). "The 'Dinah' leaving desert as LPGA major gets new sponsor". Washington Post. AP. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. "Watch On TV – The Chevron Championship". The Chevron Championship. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  5. Stanley, Adam (April 3, 2022). "Jennifer Kupcho Nails Her First LPGA Title in Mission Hills' Swan Song". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via MSN.com.
  6. "The Chevron Championship - Tournament Entries". LPGA. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. "Final Field Confirmed for Chevron Championship Following JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol". LPGA. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. "LPGA Tour: Nelly Korda to miss Chevron Championship, opening major, after blood clot diagnosis". Sky Sports. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  9. "Kupcho, Lee share lead in last major at Mission Hills". LPGA. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. "Hinako Shibuno takes lead in final major at Mission Hills". LPGA. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  11. Strege, John (April 2, 2022). "Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead". Golf Digest.
  12. "Chevron Championship: Jennifer Kupcho wins first women's major of 2022". BBC Sport. April 4, 2022.
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