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With the LPGA leaving the California desert, many golf fans are asking: when do we get another tournament?

It takes more than just a wish and a hope to create a professional golf tournament out of thin air.

Past players, officials see ‘Dinah Shore’ move as bad for California, good for LPGA

The tournament has been played since 1972 at the same course in Rancho Mirage at Mission Hills Country Club.

Past players, officials see ‘Dinah Shore’ move as bad for California, good for LPGA

The tournament has been played since 1972 at the same course in Rancho Mirage at Mission Hills Country Club.

Bohannan: A long, slow goodbye for an LPGA major whose time might simply have run out

The powerful, lucrative sponsor was too good to pass up.

Nichols: It’s sad to see the LPGA leave Mission Hills, but here’s why it’s ultimately a good thing

It’s time to look toward the future.

Exclusive: Chevron ushering in new LPGA era with bigger purse, new date, major changes to former Dinah Shore event

For a tour that was founded in 1950, the LPGA doesn’t have many traditions. Longevity is a precious commodity in the women’s game, (...)

Weirdest LPGA major ever? One year later, we look at an ANA Inspiration held in the thick of COVID.

Temps pushing 110, caddies on carts, a nearby wildfire and, oh, a pandemic, made this a surreal week.

LPGA players showing 300-yard drives aren’t reserved for men anymore

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — If I said a golfer had a total driving distance for the week of 323 yards, you might ask how high that golfer (...)

How much money each LPGA player won at ANA Inspiration

The ANA Inspiration is the first LPGA major of the year and in 2021, it's a 21-year-old taking home the trophy, the robe (after jumping (...)

Nelly Korda makes late run up leaderboard at ANA Inspiration a year after playoff loss

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Very quietly, almost under the radar considering the fireworks at the top of the leaderboard, Nelly Korda (...)

Read the Sunday morning text message exchange that helped rookie Patty Tavatanakit win the ANA Inspiration

Patty Tavatanakit couldn’t sleep Saturday night. She turned out the lights at 10 p.m., took some magnesium powder and tried to count her (...)

Lydia Ko thrills with a 62 at ANA Inspiration to set record for lowest final round in LPGA major history

It almost felt like the 50th anniversary of the ANA Inspiration had two champions. While Patty Tavatanakit put on a remarkable display of (...)

Patty Tavatanakit holds off Lydia Ko’s charge to win ANA Inspiration

The first major on the LPGA calendar ended with plenty of drama. In the end Lydia Ko couldn’t quite chase down Patty Tavatanakit at the (...)

Stacy Lewis shoots ‘wraparound 61’; Gabi Ruffels happy to be home at ANA

Stacy Lewis rallied to make the ANA Inspiration cut Friday when she shot 5-under 31 on the front nine at the Dinah Shore Course, her (...)

Patty Tavatanakit, a 21-year-old golfer from UCLA, threatening to run away with ANA Inspiration title

RANCHO MIRAGE, California — At times Saturday, it was as if Patty Tavatanakit was playing a different tournament than the rest of the (...)

American Ally Ewing finds ‘positive energy’ to make major move Saturday at ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, California — A round of golf can mean different things to different people. It can be a place to have fun with (...)

RVs, autographs and camaraderie: Volunteering at pro golf events is a way of life for many

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — In 2005, Mark Whichard and his wife, Susan, were attending the final round of the Office Depot Championship, an (...)

Heat, course, wind don’t slow down Patty Tavatanakit at ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Officials at Mission Hills Country Club thought the Dinah Shore Tournament Course might play so tough for the (...)

Finally getting her desert start, Sophia Popov enjoying ANA Inspiration debut

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Sophia Popov was part of two of the biggest stories on the LPGA last year. First, she won her first major title at (...)

Moriya Jutanugarn, one of LPGA’s shorter hitters, finds success at ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The ANA Inspiration is supposed to be a long hitter’s paradise, with the LPGA’s biggest hitters taking (...)

Naked island: How the 18th hole at the ANA Inspiration has been reborn with shorter tees, firmer green

Green light or red light? That’s been the question for golfers on the par-5 18th hole on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the ANA (...)

Outgoing LPGA commissioner confident in future of ANA Inspiration in the desert

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Mike Whan tells the story of how one of the critical moments of his first few days as commissioner of the LPGA (...)

Patty Tavatanakit, a 21-year-old from Thailand, shows quick learning curve to grab ANA Inspiration lead

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Patty Tavatanakit may still be learning about what it takes to win on the LPGA, but the 21-year-old from (...)

Photos: ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club

The Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club is host once again to the first major golf championship of 2021, the ANA (...)

‘This flight is canceled’: Lexi Thompson accidentally breaks airplane tee marker

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – After hitting her tee shot on the 11th hole Thursday in the opening round of the ANA Inspiration, Lexi Thompson (...)

Bianca Pagdanganan makes her first LPGA start of 2021 at a major. How is that possible?

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – When Bianca Pagdanganan teed up on the Symetra Tour last week, folks wanted to know if she’d lost her LPGA (...)

Five Things to Know about the game’s biggest stars heading into the ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, California – With eight of the top 10 players in the world finishing inside the top 10 at last week’s Kia Classic, (...)

Will a true island green create more drama at the ANA Inspiration? That’s up for debate.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The ANA Inspiration celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, and the 18th green has gone retro. No (...)

Happy 50th ANA: Judy Rankin talks about her win in ’76, Dinah Shore’s love for the LPGA and Michelle Wie’s return

As the ANA Inspiration celebrates its golden anniversary this week, Golfweek caught up with the incomparable Judy Rankin, who as (...)

10 players to watch at the 2021 ANA Inspiration

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — As a major championship on the LPGA, the ANA Inspiration annually boasts one of the strongest fields in women's (...)

Check the yardage book: Mission Hills Country Club’s Dinah Shore Tournament Course for the ANA Inspiration

The ANA Inspiration has been played at Mission Hills Country Club's Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage, California, since the (...)

Is Michelle Wie West ready for LPGA return? She signed up for next week’s Kia Classic and ANA

It looks like Michelle Wie West might be making her return to the LPGA at next week’s Kia Classic. The 31-year-old mom last competed on (...)

As pandemic recedes, some tournaments still getting whacked for a second time

Can it really be one year ago when we looked at our television screens during the first round of The Players Championship and thought, gee, (...)

Despite California changes, ANA Inspiration organizers still planning on no spectators this year

Changes in California's COVID-19 restrictions on events won’t change the ANA Inspiration’s plan to play without spectators next month. (...)

Controversial Big Blue Wall won’t be part of ANA Inspiration this year

What was the most controversial thing about golf in 2020? Was it Bryson DeChambeau’s bulked-up approach to winning the U.S. Open? Was (...)

For second year in a row, ANA Inspiration will not include fans but likely see a full field

It will be a celebration of the 50th playing of the ANA Inspiration, but April’s renewal of the first major championship of the year will (...)

Stanford’s Aline Krauter will play ANA Inspiration rather than tee it up at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Top female amateurs face a difficult decision on how to spend the first weekend of April with the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and (...)

New twist for this year’s ANA Inspiration – no amateurs

The field at the 50th anniversary of the ANA Inspiration certainly won't feel like old times with one key component missing – the (...)

Women’s future major championship sites: Host course ratings, with all eyes on 2023

The LPGA and golf's powers that be have upped their games in recent years when it comes to the level of golf courses that host women's (...)

Rose Zhang’s late-summer hot streak results in WAGR bump, Mark H. McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang, a 17-year-old amateur, finished 11th in last month's ANA Inspiration, an LPGA major. That performance, coupled with her recent (...)

Dramatic ANA Inspiration finish without fanfare feels hollow, but is very 2020

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Mirim Lee stood over a tricky 6-foot putt to win a major championship. If she made it, she would win a dramatic (...)

Opinion: Great Wall of Dinah overshadows dramatic ANA Inspiration finish

It seemed almost destined to happen. Build an eyesore of a wall on an island green and balls will bounce. Bogeys will turn into birdies. (...)

Chips fall at the right time as Mirim Lee wins first major at ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — It was a two-horse race at the ANA Inspiration between Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda on Sunday (...)

ANA Inspiration: Lexi Thompson stays a fixture on leaderboard in quest for second title

Lexi Thompson did nothing Saturday to disrupt the historically good run she is on at the ANA Inspiration. With a 3-under 69, Thompson (...)

At last! Sunday at the ANA poised to deliver long-awaited star-studded showdown

As LPGA stars cranked up the heat midway through the second round of the ANA Inspiration, technical difficulties brought the desert party (...)

ANA Inspiration: Canada’s Brooke Henderson is red hot

For much of the day Saturday at the ANA Inspiration, it was impossible not to expect Canadian flags to start waving from homes at Mission (...)

U.S. Women’s Amateur champ Rose Zhang trails by 4 at the ANA Inspiration

Rose Zhang’s Saturday started out fairly slow. She wasn’t hitting the ball exactly where she wanted to, that is, until the fourth hole. (...)

A desert miracle? No need for a coronavirus asterisk for the ANA Inspiration

RANCHO MIRAGE, California — Unless you are on the grounds of Mission Hills Country Club this week, it is almost impossible to understand (...)

New instructor helps boost Nelly Korda’s confidence as she eyes first major victory at ANA

The first time Justin Sheehan and Nelly Korda officially worked together, they had a seven-hour session and talked for two of them. (...)

Gabriela Ruffels headlines record-tying five amateurs who made the cut at ANA

Gabriela Ruffels was 6 years old when Karrie Webb jumped into Michael Paterson’s arms after holing out for eagle from 116 yards on the (...)

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