1975 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Sandra Palmer wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Sandra Palmer won the 1975 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 283 (−5), by 1 stroke over Kathy McMullen.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 20, 1975
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $180,000 · winner's share $32,000
- Champion
- Sandra Palmer · age 32 · United States · born Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 70-70-70-73 = 283 (−5) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Kathy McMullen (284)
- 54-hole leader
- Sandra Palmer
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Palmer | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Kathy McMullen | 284 |
What happened at the 1975 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Palmer shot 70-70-70 and a closing 73 to beat Kathy McMullen by a single stroke.
Kathy McMullen, three shots behind Palmer at the start of the last round, came closest to catching her, but a double bogey on the 14th hole ruined her chances.
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).