2018 ANA Inspiration: Pernilla Lindberg wins at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course)
Pernilla Lindberg won the 2018 ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 273 (−15), beating Inbee Park and Jennifer Song in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- March 29, 2018 to April 2, 2018
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 47th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,763 yards
- Field
- 117
- Made the cut
- 76 (cut at 145)
- Purse
- $2,800,000 · winner's share $420,000
- Champion
- Pernilla Lindberg · age 31 · Sweden · born Bollnäs, Sweden
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- World ranking
- No. 95 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 65-67-70-71 = 273 (−15)
- Runners-up
- Inbee Park, Jennifer Song (273 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Pernilla Lindberg
- Playoff
- sudden death; 8 holes; beat Inbee Park; Jennifer Song; 10th hole, 8th extra hole (Monday) - Lindberg 30-foot birdie; Song eliminated after 3rd extra hole
- Low amateur
- Jeeno Thitikul (283)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernilla Lindberg | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 273 | |||||
| T2 | Jennifer Song | 273 |
What happened at the 2018 ANA Inspiration
Darkness halted the playoff after four extra holes on Sunday; it resumed at 8 a.m. Monday on the 10th, and on the eighth extra hole Lindberg holed a 30-foot birdie putt while Inbee Park missed from about 20 feet.
Jennifer Song was eliminated on the third extra hole when Lindberg and Park both birdied the 18th.
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).
Sources
- Wikipedia: 2018 ANA Inspiration
- Wikipedia: Chevron Championship
- Wikipedia: List of Chevron Championship winners
- thegolfnewsnet.com: the chevron championship history results and past…
- Wikipedia: Pernilla Lindberg
- golfcompendium.com: chevron championship winners lpga
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