2022 Chevron Championship

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2022 Chevron Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 31 – April 3, 2022
Location Rancho Mirage, California
33°47′53″N116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
Course(s) Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,763 yards (6,184 m) [1]
Field115 players, 75 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund US$5,000,000 [2]
Winner's share US$750,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho
274 (−14)
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Rancho Mirage
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Rancho Mirage
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The 2022 Chevron Championship was the 51st Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, held March 31 through April 3 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 as a major championship. [3] The Golf Channel televised the event for the 12th consecutive year. [4]

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Jennifer Kupcho won her first LPGA tournament with a total of 274 (–14), two strokes ahead of runner-up Jessica Korda. [5] This was the final playing of the tournament at Mission Hills; the tournament moved to Texas 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

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

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
T1 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho 66−6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Patty Tavatanakit 67−5
T4 Flag of Thailand.svg Pajaree Anannarukarn 68−4
Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Masson
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Annie Park 69−3
Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Schmelzel
Flag of Japan.svg Hinako Shibuno
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Stephenson
Flag of the United States.svg 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
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hinako Shibuno 69-66=135−9
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho 66-70=136−8
Flag of the United States.svg Annie Park 69-67=136
Flag of Thailand.svg Patty Tavatanakit 67-69=136
T5 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-67=137−7
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sei-young 70-67=137
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing 70-68=138−6
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen 71-67=138
T9 Flag of Thailand.svg Pajaree Anannarukarn 68-71=139−5
Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier 70-69=139
Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall 68-71=139
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee 66-73=139
Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Masson 68-71=139
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels 68-71=139
Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson 69-70=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
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho 66-70-64=200−16
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Patty Tavatanakit 67-69-70=206−10
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda 71-69-67=207−9
4 Flag of the United States.svg Annie Park 69-67-73=209−7
T5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hannah Green 70-72-68=210−6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson 72-71-67=210
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-67-73=210
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen 71-67-72=210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels 68-71-71=210
Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson 69-70-71=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 ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho 66-70-64-74=274−14750,000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda 71-69-67-69=276−12461,757
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Pia Babnik 70-70-71-66=277−11334,972
T4 Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier 70-69-72-67=278−10195,295
Flag of Japan.svg Hinako Shibuno 69-66-77-66=278
Flag of Thailand.svg Patty Tavatanakit 67-69-70-72=278
Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson 69-70-71-68=278
T8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hannah Green 70-72-68-70=280−8108,708
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-67-73-70=280
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Lee 71-70-72-67=280
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen 71-67-72-70=280

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