2016 ANA Inspiration
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 31 – April 3, 2016 |
| 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 | 6,769 yards (6,190 m) |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $375,000 |
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The 2016 ANA Inspiration will be the 45th ANA Inspiration, held March 31 – April 3 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It is in its 34th year as a major championship. Golf Channel will televise the event for the 6th 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)
Juli Inkster (2,8), Karrie Webb (2,5,8)
2. Winners of all previous ANA Inspirations
Amy Alcott, Pat Hurst, Stacy Lewis (3,5,6,7,8), Brittany Lincicome (5,6,7,8), Inbee Park (3,5,6,7,8), Morgan Pressel (6,7,8), Lexi Thompson (5,6,7,8), Yani Tseng (3,8), Yoo Sun-young (8)
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, and Ricoh Women's British Open in the previous five years
Choi Na-yeon (5,8), Chun In-gee (5,7,10), Shanshan Feng (5,6,7,8,10), Mo Martin (5,8), Ryu So-yeon (5,6,7,8), Jiyai Shin (5), Michelle Wie (5,8)
4. Winners of The Evian Championship in the previous two years
Kim Hyo-joo (5,6,8), Lydia Ko (5,7,8)
5. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship through the week immediately preceding the 2016 ANA Inspiration
Brooke Henderson (7), M. J. Hur (8), Jang Ha-na (8), Jennifer Johnson, Cristie Kerr (8), Kim Sei-young (6,7,8,12), Christina Kim (6,8), Jessica Korda (8), Ilhee Lee (7,8), Lee Mi-hyang (6,7,8), Minjee Lee (8), Mirim Lee (6,8), Teresa Lu (10), Anna Nordqvist (6,8), Park Hee-young (8), Lee-Anne Pace (8), Suzann Pettersen (6,7,8), Beatriz Recari (8), Lizette Salas (8), Kris Tamulis (8), Amy Yang (7,8)
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6. All players who finished in the top-20 in the previous year's ANA Inspiration
Carlota Ciganda (8), Austin Ernst (8), Karine Icher (8), Ariya Jutanugarn (8), Moriya Jutanugarn (8), Pernilla Lindberg (7,8), Catriona Matthew (8), Stephanie Meadow, Gerina Piller (8), Jenny Shin (8), Angela Stanford (8)
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
Ko Jin-young, Shiho Oyama, Jane Park (8)
8. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour official money list
Marina Alex, Baek Kyu-jung, Christel Boeljon, Chella Choi, Paula Creamer, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, Ji Eun-hee, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, In-Kyung Kim, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Brittany Lang, Alison Lee, Min Lee, Xi Yu Lin, Caroline Masson, Maria McBride, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Azahara Muñoz, Haru Nomura, Ryann O'Toole, Pornanong Phatlum, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Jennifer Song, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Sakura Yokomine
9. Top-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 8, 2016
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
Lee Bo-mee, Park Sung-hyun, Melissa Reid
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
References
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| Preceded by 2015 Evian Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship |
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