Chevron Championship
The Kraft Nabisco Championship (originally the Colgate/Dinah Shore Winner's Circle Championship) is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983. The annual tournament is held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
The tournament is still sometimes called the Dinah Shore, even though Shore's name was removed from the tournament title in 2000.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1972-1981: Colgate Dinah Shore
- 1982-1999: Nabisco Dinah Shore
- 2000-2001: Nabisco Championship
- 2001-present: Kraft Nabisco Championship
The next tournament will be held from March 26 through April 1, 2007.
Winners
Winners before the event became a major:
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sandy Little |  South Africa |
76-67-71-64 | 278 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez |  United States |
71-73-69-64 | 277 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi | United States |
71-67-66-71 | 275 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post |  Canada |
68-70-68-70 | 276 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post | Canada |
65-75-72-72 | 283 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
76-70-72-71 | 289 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin | United States |
74-72-71-68 | 285 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | United States |
70-70-70-73 | 283 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | United States |
71-71-74-73 | 289 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright | United States |
71-74-71-68 | 284 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock | United States |
71-70-72 | 213 |