Is there still a Dinah Shore golf tournament?
End of an Era: LPGA major championship, once the Dinah Shore, will leave Coachella Valley after 2022. An iconic era in golf will end in 2022 when the LPGA major championship the ANA Inspiration, played in the desert for the past 50 years, will be held one final time in the Coachella Valley.
Where is the Dinah Shore golf tournament played?
Mission Hills Country Club
The event, now known as the ANA Inspiration but hosted for years by entertainer Dinah Shore, will be renamed the Chevron Championship. It will be played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., one last time in 2022 before making the move.
What is the Dinah Shore golf tournament called now?
Nabisco Championship
Sometimes referred to as the Dinah Shore, in deference to its founder, the tournament has had many official sponsored titles, all of which included Shore’s name until 2000; since then it has been titled as the Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship, and ANA Inspiration.
What was Dinah Shore golf handicap?
22 handicap
Yet despite her 22 handicap and her admitted troubles with fairway woods, she is a familiar face in the sport.
How deep is Poppy’s Pond?
5½ feet deep
Champions Lake surrounds the par-5 18th at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, and the section known as Poppie’s Pond, named for longtime tournament director Terry Wilcox, is 5½ feet deep at the center and extends 60 feet on either side of the bridge.
Why is it called Poppy’s Pond?
Poppie’s Pond is named after Terry Wilcox, the former Kraft Nabisco tournament director whose grandchildren called him “Poppie.” Back when the tradition started, players were jumping into water mixed with soupy algae. It’s now a concrete-lined pool with treated water.
What killed Dinah Shore?
February 24, 1994
Dinah Shore/Date of death
Who were Dinah Shore’s parents?
Solomon Shore
Anna Stein Shore
Dinah Shore/Parents
Early Life. Born in Winchester, Tennessee, on March l, 1917, to Anna (Stein) and Solomon Shore, she was named Frances “Fanny” Rose Stein. Her sister, Bessie, was eight years older. When Fanny was six years old, the family moved to Nashville.
Who is Poppy from Poppy’s Pond?
Wilcox
Wilcox is known as “Poppie” to his seven grandchildren. The first champion to jump into Poppie’s Pond to celebrate her victory was Amy Alcott in 1988. Poppie’s Pond is 5-1/2 feet deep at the center and extends about 60 feet on either side of the bridge used by golfers to reach the island green.
What golf tournaments jump in the water?
The winner of the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration (formerly known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) always jumps into the water by the 18th hole after wrapping up the win.
What was Dinah Shore’s real name?
Frances Rose Shore
Miss Shore, whose original name was Frances Rose Shore, was born on March 1, 1917, in Winchester, Tenn. She graduated from Vanderbilt University, where she majored in sociology. While in college, she made her radio debut with a 15-minute program on the Nashville station WSM.
Who is Dinah Shore’s daughter?
Melissa Montgomery-Hime
Dinah Shore/Daughters
What is the origin of the Dinah Shore golf tournament?
Singer and TV personality Dinah Shore originated the Ladies Professional Golf Association event that was called the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winners Circle Tournament when it debuted in 1972. Shore, who died in 1994, was a golfer and a supporter of women’s professional golf.
When did Dinah Shore jump into the lake?
Alcott won again in 1991, after which she and Shore both jumped into the lake. The leap has since become traditional, with golf legends such as Patty Sheehan, Betsy King and Annika Sorenstam taking the plunge. The tournament became a 72-hole event in 1973.
When did Amy Alcott jump into Dinah Shore?
After winning the 1988 tournament, then known as the Nabisco Dinah Shore, Amy Alcott leaped into the lake near the 18th green; that lake is now called “Champion’s Lake.” Alcott won again in 1991, after which she and Shore both jumped into the lake.
