The Mission Hills Country Club is a country club in the western United States, located in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs.
| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Established | 1971 [1] |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | ClubCorp |
| Total holes | 54 |
| Events hosted | Chevron Championship Galleri Classic |
| Website | missionhills.com |
| Dinah Shore Tournament Course | |
| Designed by | Desmond Muirhead |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,250 yards (6,629 m) [2] |
| Course rating | 75.2 |
| Slope rating | 140 [3] |
| Arnold Palmer Course | |
| Designed by | Arnold Palmer |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,805 yards (6,222 m) [4] |
| Course rating | 72.6 |
| Slope rating | 131 [5] |
| Pete Dye Challenge Course | |
| Designed by | Pete Dye |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,975 yards (6,378 m) |
| Course rating | 74.2 |
| Slope rating | 143 [6] |
Overview
editAmong the facilities at the club are 3 championship golf courses (54 holes), 27 tennis courts of various surfaces, a spa and sports center. It has been owned by ClubCorp since 1993. The tennis venue of the club hosted finals of the Davis Cup in 1978.
Golf
editThe first course at Mission Hills was designed by Desmond Muirhead and opened 53 years ago in 1971.[1] It is over this course, now known as the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, that the Chevron Championship, one of the five major championships in women's professional golf, was played. It debuted in April 1972 as the "Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle," the richest event on the LPGA Tour, and became a major in 1983 through 2022.
The second course was designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 1979. A third course was added in 1988, and originally called the Dinah Shore Course, but with Dinah Shore's name being transferred to the old course after her death in 1994, it was renamed as the Pete Dye Challenge Course.
From 1988 to 2022, the Chevron Championship winner took the traditional jump into Poppie's Pond, next to the bridge at the 18th green. Amy Alcott was the first in 1988, and it had been an annual ritual from 1994 to 2022, when Jennifer Kupcho became the final winner to do it.[7][8]
The PGA Tour Champions took over the Dinah Shore Tournament Course with the Galleri Classic, now held in March. David Toms and Retief Goosen have won the playing of the tournament in the first two yeas, but neither went into the pond.
Scorecards
edit| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 75.2 / 140 | 450 | 520 | 475 | 418 | 185 | 393 | 393 | 185 | 538 | 3557 | 382 | 554 | 438 | 448 | 191 | 405 | 437 | 192 | 646 | 3693 | 7250 |
| Galleri | (N/A) | 420 | 522 | 437 | 421 | 187 | 393 | 393 | 185 | 538 | 3496 | 399 | 569 | 493 | 451 | 195 | 409 | 462 | 196 | 531 | 3669 | 7165 |
| Blue | 73.6 / 135 | 375 | 508 | 454 | 410 | 173 | 381 | 363 | 180 | 527 | 3371 | 375 | 536 | 399 | 424 | 191 | 382 | 418 | 192 | 618 | 3535 | 6906 |
| White | M: 70.9 / 128
W: 76.4 / 137 |
344 | 482 | 420 | 375 | 153 | 346 | 334 | 166 | 501 | 3121 | 354 | 504 | 359 | 387 | 160 | 351 | 384 | 170 | 565 | 3234 | 6355 |
| Silver | M: 69.5 / 124
W: 74.8 / 136 |
336 | 450 | 402 | 356 | 140 | 335 | 322 | 155 | 476 | 2972 | 330 | 493 | 334 | 370 | 150 | 345 | 355 | 145 | 496 | 3018 | 5990 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | Men's | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Red | M: 68.2 / 120
W: 73.1 / 132 |
312 | 446 | 327 | 350 | 139 | 329 | 264 | 128 | 454 | 2769 | 323 | 488 | 324 | 345 | 132 | 326 | 350 | 137 | 485 | 2910 | 5679 |
| SI | Women's | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72.6 / 131 | 406 | 418 | 518 | 166 | 413 | 517 | 174 | 372 | 434 | 3418 | 370 | 180 | 393 | 405 | 384 | 494 | 408 | 208 | 545 | 3387 | 6805 |
| Blue | 71.3 / 127 | 401 | 411 | 512 | 156 | 393 | 492 | 145 | 355 | 415 | 3280 | 370 | 175 | 379 | 389 | 374 | 481 | 387 | 190 | 474 | 3219 | 6499 |
| White | M: 69.9 / 125
W: 76.0 / 138 |
385 | 382 | 480 | 147 | 384 | 488 | 141 | 341 | 402 | 3150 | 354 | 152 | 346 | 367 | 369 | 451 | 324 | 167 | 457 | 2987 | 6137 |
| Silver | M: 68.4 / 120
W: 73.9 / 133 |
363 | 361 | 463 | 137 | 372 | 470 | 122 | 332 | 378 | 2998 | 344 | 132 | 319 | 366 | 355 | 442 | 313 | 139 | 426 | 2697 | 5482 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | Men's | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Red | M: 66.9 / 115
W: 72.1 / 129 |
306 | 337 | 423 | 123 | 367 | 436 | 119 | 298 | 376 | 2785 | 339 | 121 | 312 | 291 | 350 | 433 | 306 | 136 | 409 | 2697 | 5482 |
| SI | Women's | 13 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 74.2 / 143 | 352 | 396 | 215 | 521 | 453 | 185 | 457 | 381 | 563 | 3523 | 476 | 176 | 367 | 465 | 521 | 353 | 529 | 167 | 398 | 3452 | 6975 |
| Blue | 72.3 / 137 | 352 | 388 | 206 | 484 | 415 | 166 | 413 | 361 | 538 | 3323 | 426 | 176 | 346 | 412 | 505 | 353 | 498 | 157 | 372 | 3245 | 6568 |
| Blue/White Combo | 71.0 / 134 | 352B | 362W | 164W | 477W | 415B | 166B | 373W | 361B | 538B | 3208 | 380W | 176B | 346B | 380W | 482W | 353B | 498B | 140W | 343W | 3098 | 6306 |
| White | M: 69.7 / 131
W: 76.0 / 141 |
325 | 362 | 164 | 477 | 375 | 155 | 373 | 333 | 501 | 3065 | 380 | 154 | 318 | 380 | 482 | 333 | 470 | 140 | 343 | 3000 | 6065 |
| Silver | M: 67.3 / 122
W: 72.9 / 131 |
325 | 314 | 154 | 426 | 352 | 127 | 304 | 308 | 499 | 2809 | 331 | 132 | 277 | 338 | 448 | 327 | 433 | 117 | 328 | 2731 | 5540 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | Men's | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Red | W: 70.4 / 124 | 271 | 311 | 131 | 426 | 301 | 102 | 296 | 263 | 423 | 2524 | 325 | 119 | 277 | 318 | 400 | 294 | 421 | 117 | 284 | 2555 | 5079 |
| SI | Women's | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b McDermott, Barry (April 24, 1972). "Bracing for a rich breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- ^ "Dinah Shore Tournament Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Dinah Shore Tournament Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Arnold Palmer Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Arnold Palmer Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Pete Dye Challenge Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2011). "At women's Masters, plunge in Poppie's Pond is victory lap". New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Jennifer Kupcho makes major first win, takes final leap into Poppie's Pond". Golf Channel. Associated Press. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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