| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 31 – April 3, 2022 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433 |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tournament Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,763 yards (6,184 m)[1] |
| Field | 115 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | US$5,000,000[2] |
| Winner's share | US$750,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jennifer Kupcho | |
| 274 (−14) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2022 Chevron Championship was the 51st Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, held March 31 through April 3 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country ClubinRancho Mirage, California. The tournament was in its first year with Chevron Corporation as the title sponsor and its 40th as a major championship.[3] The Golf Channel televised the event for the 12th consecutive year.[4]
Jennifer Kupcho won her first LPGA tournament with a total of 274 (–14), two strokes ahead of runner-up Jessica Korda.[5] This was the final playing of the tournament at Mission Hills; the tournament moved to Texasin2023 as part of a new title sponsorship agreement.[2]
Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[6][7]
1. Active LPGA Tour Hall of Fame members (must have participated in ten official LPGA Tour tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline)
2. Winners of all previous Chevron Championship
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship in the previous five years
4. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2019 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2022 Chevron Championship
5. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's Chevron Championship
6. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open and The Evian Championship
7. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list
8. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 7, 2022
9. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour Order of Merit and LPGA of Korea Tour money list
10. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2021
11. Top-15 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current Chevron Championship, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the list at the beginning of the tournament competition
12. Previous year's Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
13. Previous year's U.S. Women's Amateur champion, provided she is still an amateur at the beginning of tournament competition
14. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship
15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead with opening rounds of 66, 6-under-par. Defending champion Patty Tavatanakit was a stroke behind in third place, with a group of six players a further shot behind on 68.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jennifer Kupcho |
66 | −6 |
 Minjee Lee
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| 3 |  Patty Tavatanakit |
67 | −5 |
| T4 | Pajaree Anannarukarn |
68 | −4 |
 Georgia Hall
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 Lydia Ko
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 Caroline Masson
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 Anna Nordqvist
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| Gabriela Ruffels
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| T10 | Annie Park |
69 | −3 |
 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
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| Sarah Schmelzel
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 Hinako Shibuno
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| Lauren Stephenson
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| Lexi Thompson
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Friday, April 1, 2022
Hinako Shibuno scored a second-round 66 to lead after 36 holes on 135, 9-under-par. Jennifer Kupcho, Annie Park and Patty Tavatanakit were a stroke behind, tied for second place.[10]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinako Shibuno |
69-66=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Jennifer Kupcho |
66-70=136 | −8 |
| Annie Park |
69-67=136 | ||
| Patty Tavatanakit |
67-69=136 | ||
| T5 |  Kim Hyo-joo |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| Kim Sei-young |
70-67=137 | ||
| T7 | Ally Ewing |
70-68=138 | −6 |
 Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
71-67=138 | ||
| T9 | Pajaree Anannarukarn |
68-71=139 | −5 |
| Céline Boutier |
70-69=139 | ||
| Georgia Hall |
68-71=139 | ||
| Minjee Lee |
66-73=139 | ||
| Caroline Masson |
68-71=139 | ||
| Gabriela Ruffels |
68-71=139 | ||
| Lexi Thompson |
69-70=139 |
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Jennifer Kupcho set a 54-hole record in the tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She led by six strokes over defending champion Patty Tavatanakit at 206.[11]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho |
66-70-64=200 | −16 |
| 2 | Patty Tavatanakit |
67-69-70=206 | −10 |
| 3 | Jessica Korda |
71-69-67=207 | −9 |
| 4 | Annie Park |
69-67-73=209 | −7 |
| T5 | Hannah Green |
70-72-68=210 | −6 |
 Brooke Henderson |
72-71-67=210 | ||
| Kim Hyo-joo |
70-67-73=210 | ||
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
71-67-72=210 | ||
| Gabriela Ruffels |
68-71-71=210 | ||
| Lexi Thompson |
69-70-71=210 |
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Jennifer Kupcho won the tournament with a 14-under-par total of 274, for her first LPGA Tour win. Her final round of 74 included bogeys at the last two holes. Jessica Korda finished second after a final round of 69, while Pia Babnik rose to third place after a 6-under-par 66.[12]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho |
66-70-64-74=274 | −14 | 750,000 |
| 2 | Jessica Korda |
71-69-67-69=276 | −12 | 461,757 |
| 3 |  Pia Babnik |
70-70-71-66=277 | −11 | 334,972 |
| T4 | Céline Boutier |
70-69-72-67=278 | −10 | 195,295 |
| Hinako Shibuno |
69-66-77-66=278 | |||
| Patty Tavatanakit |
67-69-70-72=278 | |||
| Lexi Thompson |
69-70-71-68=278 | |||
| T8 | Hannah Green |
70-72-68-70=280 | −8 | 108,708 |
| Kim Hyo-joo |
70-67-73-70=280 | |||
| Alison Lee |
71-70-72-67=280 | |||
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
71-67-72-70=280 |
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The Chevron Championship (Dinah Shore) tournaments
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| Nabisco Dinah Shore |
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| (Kraft) Nabisco Championship |
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| ANA Inspiration |
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| Chevron Championship |
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