The LPGA Tour plays its first major of the year in the 51st edition of “The Dinah Shore Tournament,” currently the Chevron Championship 2022, in Rancho Mirage, California, this week. It will be the final time that the tournament will be hosted at Mission Hills Golf Course, as sponsor Chevron is moving the event to Texas. Chevron is increasing the total purse to among the largest in women’s golf at $5 million, and 625 points are up for contention in the race to the CME Globe. The origins of the tournament name came from Dinah Shore, who was a singer, actress, and television personality in the 1950s, hosting “The Dinah Shore Show” and becoming a great supporter and ambassador of women’s golf. Ten former champions, of 39 total, will be competing this year, along with 115 total in the field representing 24 countries; along with 14 of the top 15 …