Park was one of many golfers who initially decided not to compete during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has now changed her stance.

Now she will be part of the field playing at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage in the United States.

The four-day tournament is due to start tomorrow and run through to September 13, after it was delayed from its traditional April date due to the pandemic.

In recent weeks, Park has played in the LPGA Tour of Korea, but is now set to tee up on the LPGA Tour for the first time in 2020.

Her last tournament on the Tour came at the 2019 CME Group Tour Championship last November, where she withdrew due to a shoulder injury.

"It's really been a while since I've been on the LPGA Tour, I think I'm more nervous than excited to be back," said Park.

"It's been a while since I've been in a competitive environment, and I've got to keep that in mind while playing the four rounds this week.

"There aren't that many tournaments this year, but I do hope to win at some point and finish the year on a high note."

Park has been practising for the California sun by drinking plenty of water on 18 holes - and the heat has seen the return of caddies in carts to the Tour which will shade players from scorching temperatures.

This decision was made by the LPGA on Thursday (September 3), citing concerns for the well-being of players and caddies in the extreme heat.

Eight of the top 10 in the world will be in the field, with only defending champion and world number one Ko Jin-young and world number 10 compatriot Kim Hyo-joo missing.

Both have decided to stay in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of 104 players will take to the course, including 17 of the world's top 25 - competing for a total prize purse of $3.1 million (£2.4 million/€2.64 million) and a chance to lift the Dinah Shore Trophy.

Seven previous ANA Inspiration winners will contest the field this week with these being 2016 New Zealand winner Lydia Ko, 2011 winner, the United States' Stacy Lewis, two-time winner Brittany Lincicome of the United States, Sweden's 2018 champion Pernilla Lindberg, South Korea's Inbee Park and two more former American winners - Morgan Pressel, who triumphed in 2007 and Lexi Thompson, who was victorious in 2014.

One of those names who will not be in the field is England's Charley Hull, who tested positive for COVID-19, forcing her to withdraw and is now self-isolating.

"I didn't feel great yesterday, but I put it down to jet lag, the heat and my asthma playing up," said Hull.

"I now realise I have some mild symptoms which feel similar to having a cold and I am self-isolating and working with the Tour on contact tracing.

"I am very disappointed to have to withdraw from what is one of my favourite events of the year but wish everyone the best of luck at this week's tournament."

One name who will also miss the event is the surprise winner of the Women's British Open, world number 24 Sophia Popov, who started the tournament outside the top 300.

Critics have called her omission "bureaucratic" after it was deemed that she could not compete at the ANA Inspiration as she was not an LPGA Tour member when she won in Troon.

Winners since the restart include Lewis who won the Ladies Scottish Open in Aberdeen prior to the Women's Open, following on from fellow American Danielle Kang's back-to-back LPGA titles at the LPGA Drive On Championship and the Marathon Classic in Ohio in the US.

Austin Ernst will be looking to emulate the performance that won her the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship last time out, with the American winning her second LPGA title by two strokes.

Six amateurs will compete on the course, including 2020 US Women's amateur champion Rose Zhang and 2019 winner Gabriela Ruffels.