Mission Hills Country Club

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Mission Hills Country Club
Club information
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Coordinates 33°47′53″N116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
Location Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Established1971 [1]
TypePrivate
Owned by ClubCorp
Total holes54
Events hosted Chevron Championship
Galleri Classic
Website missionhills.com
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Designed by Desmond Muirhead
Par 72
Length7,250 yards (6,629 m) [2]
Course rating 75.2
Slope rating 140 [3]
Arnold Palmer Course
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Par 72
Length6,805 yards (6,222 m) [4]
Course rating 72.6
Slope rating 131 [5]
Pete Dye Challenge Course
Designed by Pete Dye
Par 72
Length6,975 yards (6,378 m)
Course rating 74.2
Slope rating 143 [6]

The Mission Hills Country Club is a country club in the western United States, located in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs.

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Overview

Among the facilities at the club are 3 championship golf courses (54 holes), 27 tennis courts of various surfaces, a spa and sports center. It has been owned by ClubCorp since 1993. The tennis venue of the club hosted finals of the Davis Cup in 1978.

Golf

The first course at Mission Hills was designed by Desmond Muirhead and opened 53 years ago in 1971. [1] It is over this course, now known as the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, that the Chevron Championship, one of the five major championships in women's professional golf, was played. It debuted in April 1972 as the "Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle," the richest event on the LPGA Tour, and became a major in 1983 through 2022.

The second course was designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 1979. A third course was added in 1988, and originally called the Dinah Shore Course, but with Dinah Shore's name being transferred to the old course after her death in 1994, it was renamed as the Pete Dye Challenge Course.

From 1988 to 2022, the Chevron Championship winner took the traditional jump into Poppie's Pond, next to the bridge at the 18th green. Amy Alcott was the first in 1988, and it had been an annual ritual from 1994 to 2022, when Jennifer Kupcho became the final winner to do it. [7] [8]

The PGA Tour Champions took over the Dinah Shore Tournament Course with the Galleri Classic, now held in March. David Toms and Retief Goosen have won the playing of the tournament in the first two years, but neither went into the pond.

Scorecards

Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold75.2 / 140450520475418185393393185538355738255443844819140543719264636937250
Galleri(N/A)420522437421187393393185538349639956949345119540946219653136697165
Blue73.6 / 135375508454410173381363180527337137553639942419138241819261835356906
WhiteM: 70.9 / 128

W: 76.4 / 137

344482420375153346334166501312135450435938716035138417056532346355
SilverM: 69.5 / 124

W: 74.8 / 136

336450402356140335322155476297233049333437015034535514549630185990
Par454434435364544344353672
SI Men's119351511317710121441682186
RedM: 68.2 / 120

W: 73.1 / 132

312446327350139329264128454276932348832434513232635013748529105679
SI Women's911137511517312681418410162
Arnold Palmer Course
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold72.6 / 131406418518166413517174372434341837018039340538449440820854533876805
Blue71.3 / 127401411512156393492145355415328037017537938937448138719047432196499
WhiteM: 69.9 / 125

W: 76.0 / 138

385382480147384488141341402315035415234636736945132416745729876137
SilverM: 68.4 / 120

W: 73.9 / 133

363361463137372470122332378299834413231936635544231313942626975482
Par445345344364344454353672
SI Men's115915371713116182614841012
RedM: 66.9 / 115

W: 72.1 / 129

306337423123367436119298376278533912131229135043330613640926975482
SI Women's139317511571112186141082164
Pete Dye Challenge Course
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold74.2 / 143352396215521453185457381563352347617636746552135352916739834526975
Blue72.3 / 137352388206484415166413361538332342617634641250535349815737232456568
Blue/White Combo71.0 / 134352B362W164W477W415B166B373W361B538B3208380W176B346B380W482W353B498B140W343W30986306
WhiteM: 69.7 / 131

W: 76.0 / 141

325362164477375155373333501306538015431838048233347014034330006065
SilverM: 67.3 / 122

W: 72.9 / 131

325314154426352127304308499280933113227733844832743311732827315540
Par443543445364344545343672
SI Men's131375171191581814210612164
RedW: 70.4 / 124271311131426301102296263423252432511927731840029442111728425555079
SI Women's311571317115914188126102164

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References

  1. 1 2 McDermott, Barry (April 24, 1972). "Bracing for a rich breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  2. ↑ "Dinah Shore Tournament Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Dinah Shore Tournament Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Arnold Palmer Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Arnold Palmer Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Pete Dye Challenge Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2011). "At women's Masters, plunge in Poppie's Pond is victory lap". New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho makes major first win, takes final leap into Poppie's Pond". Golf Channel. Associated Press. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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