1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore: Betsy King wins at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course)
Betsy King won the 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 276 (−12), by 2 strokes over Kris Tschetter.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- March 27, 1997 to March 30, 1997
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 26th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,460 yards
- Field
- 119
- Made the cut
- 74 (cut at 149)
- Purse
- $900,000 · winner's share $135,000
- Champion
- Betsy King · age 41 · United States · born Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- Champion's title
- 3rd title at this event · 6th major
- Winning score
- 71-67-67-71 = 276 (−12) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Kris Tschetter (278)
- 54-hole leader
- Betsy King, Kelly Robbins
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 71 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Kris Tschetter | 278 |
What happened at the 1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore
King, 41, won the event for a third time, matching Amy Alcott's record of three titles, by two strokes over Kris Tschetter.
Mary Beth Zimmerman closed with a 9-under-par 63 to vault into a tie for eighth.
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).