ANA inspiration
| ANA inspiration | |
|---|---|
| information | |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| Major (yes / no) : | since 1983 |
| Tour (s) : | LPGA tour |
| open to professionals (yes / no) : | Yes |
| open to amateurs (yes / no) : | ? |
| organized since: | 1972 |
| Venue (s): | Rancho Mirage , California |
| Course (s): | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Length in yards : | 6,769 |
| Length in meters : | 6,190 |
| Par : | 72 |
| Game form : | Stroke play |
| Total prize money: | $ 3,000,000 |
| Prize money for d. Winner: | $ 450,000 |
| normal appointment (month) : | March April |
| Top performances | |
| Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 269 ( Dottie Pepper ) (1999) |
| under par: (name) (year) | −19 ( Dottie Pepper ) (1999) |
| most frequent winner: |
Amy Alcott (1983, 1988, 1991) Betsy King (1987, 1990, 1997) Annika Sörenstam (2001, 2002, 2005) |
| Title holder | |
| Surname: | Ko Jin-young |
| Nationality: |
 South Korea
|
| Title holder since: | 2019 |
The ANA Inspiration is one of the five major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour . This championship was founded by Dinah Shore in 1972 and has been classified as a major tournament since 1983. The tournament is held each spring near Shore's home in Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs ), California at the Mission Hills Country Club ( 33 ° 45 ′ 28.4 ″ N , 116 ° 25 ′ 32.4 ″ W ) carried out.
With a cash prize of over US $ 2 million , the winner automatically qualifies for the Stanford Financial Tour Championship , which is held at the end of the PGA Tour season.
Previous tournament names
The name of the tournament has changed several times over the years:
- 1972-1981: Colgate Dinah Shore
- 1982-1999: Nabisco Dinah Shore
- 2000-2001: Nabisco Championship
- 2002–2014: Kraft Nabisco Championship (named after the sponsor Kraft Foods Group )
- since 2015: ANA Inspiration
Even today the tournament is sometimes called Dinah Shore , although its name has not appeared in the official tournament name since 2002.
The tournament has been named after the sponsor ANA (All Nippon Airways) since 2015 .
The jump in the lake
Since 1988, the winner has traditionally celebrated her victory with a jump into the pond that surrounds the 18th green. The pond is known as the Champions Pond or "Poppy's Pond", named after Terry Wilcox , who has been tournament director since 1994 and is called "Poppy" by his grandchildren. Amy Alcott had started this tradition but it was not repeated regularly until in 1994 Donna Andrews repeated the leap that has since become an annual tradition. One of the most memorable jumps came in 1991 when Amy Alcott won for the third time and jumped with hostess Dinah Shore. Today the “jump in the lake” is “the green jacket ” of LPG.
Popularity with lesbians
The tournament is a popular destination for lesbians and every year attracts thousands of lesbians as spectators to the golf event and the supporting program. It became a lesbian spring break .
photos
Annika Sorenstam, 3-time winner of the Kraft Nabisco Championship
Karrie Webb, 2-time winner of the Kraft Nabisco Championship
Winners 1983 to 2019
| year | Winner | nationality | Result | Prize money | Winner prize money |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ko Jin-young |
South Korea
|
69-71-68-70 | 278 (−10) | $ 3,000,000 | $ 450,000 |
| 2018 | Pernilla Lindberg |
 Sweden
|
65-67-70-71 | 273 (−15) | $ 2,800,000 | $ 420,000 |
| 2017 | Ryu So-yeon |
South Korea
|
68-69-69-68 | 274 (−14) | $ 2.7 million | $ 405,000 |
| 2016 | Lydia Ko |
South Korea
|
70-68-69-69 | 276 (−12) | $ 2,600,000 | $ 390,000 |
| 2015 | Brittany Lincicome |
United States
|
72-68-70-69 | 279 (−9) | $ 2,500,000 | $ 375,000 |
| 2014 | Lexi Thompson |
United States
|
73-64-69-68 | 274 (−14) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2013 | Park in-bee |
South Korea
|
70-67-67-69 | 273 (−15) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2012 | Yoo Sun-young |
South Korea
|
69-69-72-69 | 279 (−9) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2011 | Stacy Lewis |
United States
|
66-69-71-69 | 275 (−13) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2010 | Yani Tseng |
 Taiwan
|
69-71-67-68 | 275 (−13) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2009 | Brittany Lincicome |
United States
|
66-74-70-69 | 279 (−9) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2008 | Lorena Ochoa |
 Mexico
|
68-71-71-67 | 277 (−11) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2007 | Morgan Pressel |
United States
|
74-72-70-69 | 285 (−3) | $ 2,000,000 | $ 300,000 |
| 2006 | Karrie Webb |
 Australia
|
70-68-76-65 | 279 (−9) | $ 1,800,000 | $ 270,000 |
| 2005 | Annika Sörenstam |
Sweden
|
70-69-66-68 | 273 (−15) | $ 1,800,000 | $ 270,000 |
| 2004 | Grace Park |
South Korea
|
72-69-67-69 | 277 (−11) | $ 1,600,000 | $ 240,000 |
| 2003 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |
 France
|
70-68-70-73 | 281 (−7) | $ 1,600,000 | $ 240,000 |
| 2002 | Annika Sörenstam |
Sweden
|
70-71-71-68 | 280 (−8) | $ 1,500,000 | $ 225,000 |
| 2001 | Annika Sörenstam |
Sweden
|
72-70-70-69 | 281 (−7) | $ 1,500,000 | $ 225,000 |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb |
Australia
|
67-70-67-70 | 274 (−14) | $ 1,250,000 | $ 187,500 |
| 1999 | Dottie Pepper / Dottie Mochrie |
United States
|
70-66-67-66 | 269 (−19) | $ 1,000,000 | $ 150,000 |
| 1998 | Pat Hurst |
United States
|
68-72-70-71 | 281 (−7) | $ 1,000,000 | $ 150,000 |
| 1997 | Betsy King |
United States
|
71-67-67-71 | 276 (−12) | $ 900,000 | $ 135,000 |
| 1996 | Patty Sheehan |
United States
|
71-72-67-71 | 281 (−7) | $ 900,000 | $ 135,000 |
| 1995 | Nanci Bowen |
United States
|
69-75-71-70 | 285 (−3) | $ 850,000 | $ 127,500 |
| 1994 | Donna Andrews |
United States
|
70-69-67-70 | 276 (−12) | $ 700,000 | $ 105,000 |
| 1993 | Helen Alfredsson |
Sweden
|
69-71-72-72 | 284 (−4) | $ 700,000 | $ 105,000 |
| 1992 | Dottie Mochrie |
United States
|
69-71-70-69 | 279 (−9) | $ 700,000 | $ 105,000 |
| 1991 | Amy Alcott |
United States
|
67-70-68-68 | 273 (−15) | $ 600,000 | $ 90,000 |
| 1990 | Betsy King |
United States
|
69-70-69-75 | 283 (−5) | $ 500,000 | $ 90,000 |
| 1989 | July Inkster |
United States
|
66-69-73-71 | 279 (−9) | $ 500,000 | $ 80,000 |
| 1988 | Amy Alcott |
United States
|
71-66-66-71 | 274 (−14) | $ 500,000 | $ 80,000 |
| 1987 | Betsy King |
United States
|
68-75-72-68 | 283 (−5) | $ 500,000 | $ 80,000 |
| 1986 | Pat Bradley |
United States
|
68-72-69-71 | 280 (−8) | $ 430,000 | $ 75,000 |
| 1985 | Alice Miller |
United States
|
70-68-70-67 | 275 (−13) | $ 400,000 | $ 55,000 |
| 1984 | July Inkster |
United States
|
70-73-69-68 | 280 (−8) | $ 400,000 | $ 55,000 |
| 1983 | Amy Alcott |
United States
|
70-70-70-72 | 282 (−6) | $ 400,000 | $ 55,000 |
Winners before they are classified as major tournaments
| year | Winner | nationality | Result | Prize money | Winner prize money |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sally Little |
 South Africa
|
76-67-71-64 | 278 (−10) | $ 300,000 | $ 45,000 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez |
United States
|
71-73-69-64 | 277 (−11) | $ 250,000 | $ 37,500 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi |
United States
|
71-67-66-71 | 275 (−13) | $ 250,000 | $ 37,500 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post |
 Canada
|
68-70-68-70 | 276 (−12) | $ 250,000 | $ 37,500 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post |
Canada
|
65-75-72-72 | 283 (−5) | $ 240,000 | $ 36,000 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth |
United States
|
76-70-72-71 | 289 (+1) | $ 240,000 | $ 36,000 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin |
United States
|
74-72-71-68 | 285 (−3) | $ 185,000 | $ 32,000 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer |
United States
|
70-70-70-73 | 283 (−5) | $ 180,000 | $ 32,000 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice |
United States
|
71-71-74-73 | 289 (+1) | $ 179,000 | $ 32,000 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright |
United States
|
71-74-71-68 | 284 (−4) | $ 135,000 | $ 25,000 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock |
United States
|
71-70-72 | 213 (−3) | $ 110,000 | $ 20,050 |
Multiple winner
- 3 wins: Amy Alcott (1983, 1988, 1991), Betsy King (1987, 1990, 1997), Annika Sörenstam (2001, 2002, 2005)
- 2 wins: Sandra Post (1978, 1979), Juli Inkster (1984, 1989), Dottie Pepper / Dottie Mochrie (1992, 1999), Karrie Webb (2000, 2006), Brittany Lincicome (2009, 2015)
See also
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- United States Golf Association (USGA): Future Open Competitions ( Memento from December 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ABOUT ANA
- ↑ LPGA.COM : Clear water awaits 2006 Kraft Nabisco Champion (English)
- ↑ The Ladies of the Lake: The Champion's Leap at the Kraft Nabisco Championship ( Memento from March 22, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 23, 2009: Golf, Sex and Rock 'n' Roll
- ^ The Observer, May 6, 2001: "Tee party; LPGA: The lesbian connection" (English)
- ↑ AfterEllen.com: Don't Quote Me: Dinah Shore Weekend ( Memento from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)