The first edition of the Dinah Shore featured a legendary field and big money. The 2022 Chevron Championship winner will earn $750,000.

April 3, 2022

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The first edition of the Chevron Championship in 1972 featured a game-changing $110,000 purse and a field that reads like a who’s who list of golf.

Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth, Patty Berg, JoAnne Carner, Betsy Rawls, Judy Rankin, Louise Suggs, Marilynn Smith, Sandra Palmer.

Jane Blalock won the first one, a glamorous 54-hole event that transformed the LPGA. Her prize: $20,050.

This week’s purse of $5 million is up 60 percent over last year. The winner will receive $750,000. The player finishing around 46th this week will earn a paycheck that’s similar to what Blalock earned all those years ago.

It’s not all about the money, of course, but with the U.S. Women’s Open moving to a $10 million purse, Chevron’s elevation of this event matters.

Here’s a closer look back on that starry first field:

Name	Position	Score	Money
Jane Blalock	1	213	$20,050
Carol Mann	T-2	216	$11,550
Judy Rankin	T-2	216	$11,550
Jo Ann Prentice	4	217	$6,550
Sandra Haynie	T-5	218	$4,500
Mickey Wright	T-5	218	$4,500
Kathy Whitworth	T-7	218	$4,500
Pam Higgins	T-7	219	$3,200
Sandra Palmer	T-9	221	$2,500
Pam Barnett	T-9	221	$2,500
Gloria Ehret	T-11	222	$2,000
Betsy Cullen	T-11	222	$2,000
Kathy Cornelius	T-13	223	$1,700
Clifford Creed	T-13	223	$1,700
Marlene Hagge	T-13	223	$1,700
Louise Suggs	T-13	223	$1,700
Jan Ferraris	T-17	225	$1,475
JoAnne Carner	T-17	225	$1,475
Marilynn Smith	T-19	226	$1,350
Murle Breer	T-19	226	$1,350
Kathy Ahern	T-19	226	$1,350
Beth Stone	T-22	227	$1,200
Cynthia Sullivan	T-22	227	$1,200
Sandra Elliott	T-22	227	$1,200
Peggy Wilson	T-25	228	$1,075
Margie Masters	T-25	228	$1,075
Donna Young	T-27	229	$925
Mary Mills	T-27	229	$925
Ruth Jessen	T-27	229	$925
Althea Darben	T-27	229	$925
Betsy Rawls	T-31	230	$775
Kathy Farrer	T-31	230	$775
Gerda Boykin	T-31	230	$775
Sue Berning	34	231	$725
Judy Kimball	35	232	$700
Barbara Romack	T-36	233	$662.50
DeDe Owens	T-36	233	$662.50
Sandra Spuzich	38	234	$625
Lesley Holbert	39	236	$600
Patty Berg	40	237	$575

Here’s how much money each player will make this year.

2022 Chevron Championship prize money payouts

Position	Earnings
1	$750,000
2	$460,636
3	$334,159
4	$258,498
5	$208,063
6	$170,232
7	$142,491
8	$124,839
9	$112,228
10	$102,139
11	$94,571
12	$88,266
13	$82,718
14	$77,676
15	$73,135
16	$69,100
17	$65,572
18	$62,545
19	$60,024
20	$58,004
21	$55,989
22	$53,969
23	$51,954
24	$49,934
25	$48,170
26	$46,406
27	$44,637
28	$42,873
29	$41,108
30	$39,595
31	$38,081
32	$36,567
33	$35,054
34	$33,540
35	$32,282
36	$31,019
37	$29,761
38	$28,498
39	$27,235
40	$26,228
41	$25,220
42	$24,213
43	$23,200
44	$22,193
45	$21,436
46	$20,679
47	$19,923
48	$19,166
49	$18,409
50	$17,652
51	$17,151
52	$16,645
53	$16,139
54	$15,637
55	$15,131
56	$14,625
57	$14,124
58	$13,618
59	$13,116
60	$12,610
61	$12,360
62	$12,104
63	$11,853
64	$11,603
65	$11,347
66	$11,097
67	$10,846
68	$10,590
69	$10,340
70	$10,089
71	$9,964
72	$9,834
73	$9,708
74	$9,583