Where: At The Club at Carlton Woods a few miles north of Houston, Texas.
When: Thursday-Sunday.
TV: Viaplay.
How: 132 players will participate. The 65 best will qualify for the next round after the cut is made before the weekend.
The tournament: Nabisco Dinah Shore, Nabisco Championship, ANA Inspiration, and now Chevron Championship. This year's first major has changed its name a few times, but is still considered the same tournament in some way. It was played year after year at Mission Hills in California, but will now be decided for the third time at The Club at Carlton Woods in Texas. The move came after Chevron took over as the main sponsor.
Prize money: A total of 8 million dollars, a small increase from last year's 7.9. Nelly Korda received 1.2 million dollars (equivalent to around 11.4 million kronor) for her victory then.
Hot winners: After a slow start to the season, some of the Swedish players have really stepped up. Madelene Sagström and Ingrid Lindblad have won the last two tournaments on the tour. The blue and yellow form indicators are raising the temperature ahead of the intense period that awaits, with five majors within the next three months.
Mellow veterans: Pernilla Lindberg lost her playing rights on the LPGA tour after last season, but gets to participate now thanks to her major win in 2018. This will be her first tournament in almost half a year. Anna Nordqvist – a three-time major winner and appointed captain of next year's Solheim Cup – has fallen to 128th place in the world rankings and has not been top 10 in any tournament since 2023.
Other Swedes: Maja Stark, Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, and Linnea Ström.
Thursday's start times (Swedish time): 14.26: Kinhult and Stark, 14.37: Lindberg, 15.10: Ström, 15.21: Sagström, 15.32: Grant, 20.32: Lindblad and Nordqvist.
The course: Designed by Jack Nicklaus and built in 2001, but underwent a renovation last year. The course's par is 72 and water is in play on half of the holes.
The winner's dip: At Mission Hills, the winner jumped into "Poppies Pond" and the tradition continues despite the course change. Will it be a Swede who gets to jump into the water next to the 18th green this year?
The weather: Sweaty golf rounds await the players, who can expect temperatures to reach 30 degrees every tournament day. Friday's weather looks the most uncertain, with a risk of both precipitation and thunderstorms.
