"By the Numbers: Chevron Championship... 'This Year Is the Last at Mission Hills'"

Ko Jin-young is performing a ceremony of jumping into 'Poppy Pond' right after winning the 2019 Chevron Championship.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘숙녀의 호수 (poppie’s pond)’.

On the night of the 31st (Korean time), at Mission Hills Golf Club in Rancho Mirage, California, USA, the first major of the 2022 LPGA Tour season, the Chevron Championship, begins. It is a tradition that the winner performs a unique ceremony by jumping into the pond next to the 18th hole (par 5) green of the Dinah Shore Tournament Course. This will be the last year for this tradition. From next year, the venue will change to Houston, Texas. Here is everything about the Chevron Championship in numbers.

▲ 1 (time) = Title defense. Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) is the only player to have achieved back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002.

▲ 3 (wins) = Most wins. Amy Alcott and Betsy King (both USA), and Sorenstam each collected 3 championship trophies.

▲ 6 (players) = Korean champions in history. Starting with Park Ji-eun (43, retired) in 2004, followed by Yoo Sun-young (36) in 2012, Park In-bee (34, KB Financial Group) in 2013, Yoo So-yeon (32, Mediheal) in 2017, Ko Jin-young (27) in 2019, and Lee Mi-rim (32, NH Investment & Securities) in 2020 are the ‘Ladies of the Lake’.

▲ 7 (players) = Multi-champions with 2 or more wins. Amy Alcott and Betsy King (both USA), and Sorenstam have 3 wins each, while Juli Inkster, Dottie Pepper, Brittany Lincicome (all USA), and Karrie Webb (Australia) have 2 wins each.

▲ 11 (times) = Playoffs. In 2020, Lee Mi-rim, Nelly Korda (USA), and Brooke Henderson (Canada) competed in a playoff.

▲ 21 (wins) = Most wins by the USA in the tournament. Korea has 6 wins, Sweden 5 wins, and Australia 2 wins. Thailand, France, Mexico, Taiwan, and New Zealand each have 1 win.

▲ 750,000 (USD) = Winner’s prize money. Last year’s winner Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) received $465,000. With the sponsor changing from ANA to Chevron, the total prize money increased from $3.9 million to $5 million.

▲ 115 (players) = Number of participants. After 36 holes, the top 70 advance to the final rounds. Korea had 22 players participating.

▲ 269 (strokes) = Tournament record for lowest score. Set by Pepper in 1999. The most under par record is also Pepper’s 19 under par.

▲ 1983 (year) = Year it was elevated to a major. Established in 1972, it was held under the name Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational from 1982. Later, it was renamed Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship, and ANA Inspiration.

▲ 6,884 (yards) = Course length. A challenging distance for female players.

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