It’s the first LPGA major of 2022. It’s also the final time this long-running tournament will be held in the California desert.
The Chevon Championship is on the move to the Houston area in 2023 with a later date on the calendar. But in 2022, the tournament celebrates its 51st and final playing at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
After more than five decades, every significant star the LPGA has ever produced – with the exception of Babe Zaharias, who died in 1956 – competed at Mission Hills.
Adding to the bittersweet nature of these final laps around the Dinah Shore Tournament Course is the knowledge that the voice in the booth, the First Lady of Golf as television colleagues have dubbed Judy Rankin, will be stepping aside, too.
Check out some photos from the finale.
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Lydia Ko’s caddie Derek Kistler gets low for a better read on a putt on the…
Lydia Ko’s caddie Derek Kistler gets low for a better read on a putt on the 8th hole during the second round of the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., March 30, 2022.
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2022 Chevron Championship
Lexi Thompson signs an autograph for Izzy, center, Willa and their father Jesse Bergland during the…
Lexi Thompson signs an autograph for Izzy, center, Willa and their father Jesse Bergland during the Chevron Championship pro-am at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., March 30, 2022. Thompson shot a 3-under 69 in the opening round.
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2022 Chevron Championship
The gallery watches Brooke Henderson tee off on the 9th hole during the second round of…
The gallery watches Brooke Henderson tee off on the 9th hole during the second round of the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., March 30, 2022.
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2022 Chevron Championship
Pernilla Lindberg, the 2018 champion, signs her autograph for a young fan at the Chevron Championship…
Pernilla Lindberg, the 2018 champion, signs her autograph for a young fan at the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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2022 Chevron Championship
Caddie Derek Kistler watches Lydia Ko tee off on the second tee of the Dinah Shore…
Caddie Derek Kistler watches Lydia Ko tee off on the second tee of the Dinah Shore Tournament Course during round one at the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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2022 Chevron Championship
Atthaya Thitkul hits her second shot near the treeline on the 9th hole during the second…
Atthaya Thitkul hits her second shot near the treeline on the 9th hole during the second round of the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., March 30, 2022.
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2022 Chevron Championship
Patty Tavatanakit tees off on the 9th hole during the second round of the Chevron Championship…
Patty Tavatanakit tees off on the 9th hole during the second round of the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, March 30, 2022. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun)
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Jin Young Ko watches her tee shot off the first tee at the Dinah Shore Tournament…
Jin Young Ko watches her tee shot off the first tee at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course during round one at the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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