Mission Hills Country Club

The Mission Hills Country Club is a country club in the western United States, located in Rancho Mirage, California, southeast of Palm Springs.

Mission Hills Country Club
Club information
Coordinates33.798°N 116.433°W / 33.798; -116.433
LocationRancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Established1971 [1]
TypePrivate
Owned byClubCorp
Total holes54
Tournaments hostedANA Inspiration
Websitemissionhills.com
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Designed byDesmond Muirhead
Par72
Length7,250 yards (6,629 m) [2]
Course rating75.2
Slope rating140 [3]
Arnold Palmer Course
Designed byArnold Palmer
Par72
Length6,805 yards (6,222 m) [4]
Course rating72.6
Slope rating131 [5]
Pete Dye Challenge Course
Designed byPete Dye
Par72
Length6,975 yards (6,378 m)
Course rating74.2
Slope rating143 [6]
For the course in Kansas see: Mission Hills Country Club (Kansas)

Overview

Among 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

The first course at Mission Hills was designed by Desmond Muirhead and opened 50 years ago in 1971.[1] It is over this course, now known as the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, that the ANA Inspiration, one of the five major championships in women's professional golf, is 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.

The second course was designed by golf legend 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, was renamed as the Pete Dye Challenge Course.

The ANA Inspiration winner takes the traditional jump into Poppie's Pond, next to the bridge at the 18th green. Amy Alcott was the first in 1988, and it has been an annual ritual since 1994.[7]

Scorecards

Dinah Shore Tournament Course
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 4505204754181853933931855383557 38255443844819140543719264636937250
Blue 73.6 / 135 3755084544101733813631805273371 37553639942419138241819261835356906
ANA Inspiration M: 72.6 / 136

W: 78.3 / 141

3775174203801823913951695383369 38853638942414838741817953134006769
White M: 70.9 / 128

W: 76.4 / 137

3444824203751533463341665013121 35450435938716035138417056532346355
Silver M: 69.5 / 124

W: 74.8 / 136

3364504023561403353221554762972 33049333437015034535514549630185990
Par 45443443536 4544344353672
Handicap Men's 1193515113177 10121441682186
Red M: 68.2 / 120

W: 73.1 / 132

3124463273501393292641284542769 32348832434513232635013748529105679
Handicap Women's 9111375115173 12681418410162


Arnold Palmer Course
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 4064185181664135171743724343418 37018039340538449440820854533876805
Blue 71.3 / 127 4014115121563934921453554153280 37017537938937448138719047432196499
White M: 69.9 / 125

W: 76.0 / 138

3853824801473844881413414023150 35415234636736945132416745729876137
Silver M: 68.4 / 120

W: 73.9 / 133

3633614631373724701223323782998 34413231936635544231313942626975482
Par 44534534436 4344454353672
Handicap Men's 1159153717131 16182614841012
Red M: 66.9 / 115

W: 72.1 / 129

3063374231233674361192983762785 33912131229135043330613640926975482
Handicap Women's 1393175115711 12186141082164


Pete Dye Challenge Course
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 3523962155214531854573815633523 47617636746552135352916739834526975
Blue 72.3 / 137 3523882064844151664133615383323 42617634641250535349815737232456568
Blue/White Combo 71.0 / 134 352B362W164W477W415B166B373W361B538B3208 380W176B346B380W482W353B498B140W343W30986306
White M: 69.7 / 131

W: 76.0 / 141

3253621644773751553733335013065 38015431838048233347014034330006065
Silver M: 67.3 / 122

W: 72.9 / 131

3253141544263521273043084992809 33113227733844832743311732827315540
Par 44354344536 4344545343672
Handicap Men's 1313751711915 81814210612164
Red W: 70.4 / 124 2713111314263011022962634232524 32511927731840029442111728425555079
Handicap Women's 3115713171159 14188126102164


References

  1. McDermott, Barry (April 24, 1972). "Bracing for a rich breakthrough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  2. "Dinah Shore Tournament Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Dinah Shore Tournament Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. "Arnold Palmer Course scorecard". PGA of America. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Arnold Palmer Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  6. "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Mission Hills Country Club - Pete Dye Challenge Course". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2011). "At women's Masters, plunge in Poppie's Pond is victory lap". New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
Preceded by
White City Stadium
Sydney
Davis Cup
Final Venue

1978
Succeeded by
Bill Graham Auditorium
San Francisco


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