1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Jane Blalock wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Jane Blalock won the 1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 213 (−3), by 3 strokes over Carol Mann and Judy Rankin.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 14, 1972 to April 16, 1972
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 3 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,352 yards
- Purse
- $110,000 · winner's share $20,050
- Champion
- Jane Blalock · age 26 · United States · born Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 71-70-72 = 213 (−3) · won by 3 strokes
- Runners-up
- Carol Mann, Judy Rankin (216 each)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Blalock | 71 | 70 | 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T2 | Carol Mann | 216 | ||||
| T2 | Judy Rankin | 216 |
What happened at the 1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Blalock, playing in a back brace and taking pain pills, missed only two greens all tournament and closed with a 72 that included three back-nine birdies on Sunday.
Judy Rankin, who carried a two-stroke lead into the final day, three-putted four times on Sunday, and Carol Mann closed with a 77 that ended in a three-putt on the last hole.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).