2017 ANA Inspiration

2017 ANA Inspiration
Tournament information
Dates March 30 – April 2, 2017
Location Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s) Mission Hills Country Club
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,799 yards (6,217 m)
Prize fund $2.7 million
Winner's share $405,000
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Mission Hills Country Club
Location in the United States

The 2017 ANA Inspiration will be the 46th ANA Inspiration, held March 30 – April 2 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It is in its 35th year as a major championship. Golf Channel will televise the event for the 7th consecutive year.

Field

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.

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 ANA Inspirations

3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, and Ricoh Women's British Open in the previous five years

4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous two years

5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship through the week immediately preceding the 2017 ANA Inspiration

6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration

7. All players who finished in the top-5 of the previous year's U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship

8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list

9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 7, 2017

10. Top-2 players from the previous year's season-ending Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, LPGA of Japan Tour money list and LPGA of Korea Tour money list

11. Top-20 players plus ties on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current ANA Inspiration, not otherwise qualified above, provided such players are within the top-80 positions on the current year LPGA Tour official money list at the beginning of the tournament competition

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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 ANA Inspiration 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 ANA Inspiration

15. Up to six sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players


Past champions expected in the field

Player Country Year(s) won
Lydia Ko  New Zealand 2016
Brittany Lincicome  United States 2009, 2015
Lexi Thompson  United States 2014
Inbee Park  South Korea 2013
Sun-Young Yoo  South Korea 2012
Stacy Lewis  United States 2011
Yani Tseng  Taiwan 2010
Morgan Pressel  United States 2007
Karrie Webb  Australia 2000, 2006
Juli Inkster  United States 1984, 1989

References

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    Preceded by
    2016 Evian Championship
    Major Championships Succeeded by
    2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

    Coordinates: 33°47′53″N 116°25′59″W / 33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433

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