Winning a Major is a surefire way of guaranteeing a place in the history books, and the prestige of winning one of the titles is almost unrivaled elsewhere in the game.
The women’s game offers five opportunities to do that each year, beginning with the Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods in Texas.
Like all Majors, there are plenty of perks with winning the event, some unique to it shared with the other four. Here are 10 of the best perks of winning the Chevron Championship
The Trophy
The Dinah Shore Trophy was designed and created in the 1908s
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The Dinah Shore trophy is what each player in the field dreams of holding aloft on Sunday evening. Television personality Shore was one of the big driving forces of the women’s game before her death in 1994, and she regularly presented it to the winner, so it was apt when it was given her name.
The trophy was crafted in the 1980s at a cost of more than $25,000, taking over six months to complete.
The winner also receives a 12-inch silver plated replica of the elegant trophy personalized with her name.
Prize Money
The winner in 2024 will earn $1.2m
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One of the most obvious perks for the professionals in the field is the prize money, and that’s more apparent than ever at this year’s tournament, which sees a huge increase in the purse, from $5.2m to $7.9m.
But what does that mean for the winner? Quite simply, for the first time in the event’s history, the winner will walk away with a seven-figure sum, or $1.2m, to be exact.
Jumping In The Pond
Lilia Vu had the “perk” of a dip in 2023
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Before the Chevron Championship moved to its new permanent home, it had been held at Mission Hills, and ever since Amy Alcott jumped in Poppie’s Pond near the 18th in 1988, it had been a tradition for subsequent champions to do the same.
Pleasingly (well, sort of) that tradition continued in 2023, although some would argue whether it remains a perk – that’s because the lake close to the 18th at Carlton Woods is known as a home for alligators.
Lilia Vu seemed quite perturbed when she took the plunge in 2023 and didn’t hang around to savor the moment, but steps have been taken to ensure its safety in 2024, including extending the dock away from the…
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