The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that runs from February to December each year.
The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 golfers: Alice Bauer, Patty Berg, Bettye Danoff, Helen Dettweiler, Marlene Bauer Hagge, Helen Hicks, Opal Hill, Betty Jameson, Sally Sessions, Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork, Louise Suggs, and Babe Zaharias. It is now the oldest ongoing women's professional sports organization in the United States.
Since 2010 Michael Whan has been the commissioner of the LPGA. He is the eighth commissioner in the history of the LPGA.
In addition to the main LPGA Tour, the LPGA also owns and operates the LPGA Futures Tour, the official developmental tour of the LPGA. Top finishers at the end of each season on that tour receive playing privileges on the main LPGA Tour for the following year.
The LPGA also administers an annual Qualifying School similar to that conducted by the PGA Tour. Depending on a golfer's finish in the Qualifying School tournament, she may receive full or partial playing privileges on the LPGA Tour.
In 2001, Jane Blalock's JBC Marketing established the Women's Senior Golf Tour, now called The Legends Tour, for women professionals aged 45 and older. This is affiliated with the LPGA, but is not owned by the LPGA.
Particularly, one of the notable trends seen in the early 21st century in the LPGA is the rise and dominance of Korean golfers. Se Ri Pak's early success in the LPGA sparked the boom in Korean women golfers on the LPGA Tour. In 2009, there were 122 non-Americans from 27 countries on the tour, including 47 from South Korea, 14 from Sweden, 10 from Australia, eight from the United Kingdom (four from England, three from Scotland and one from Wales), seven from Canada, five from Taiwan, and four from Japan. Of the 33 events in 2006, a total of 11were won by Koreans and only seven were won by Americans. (See 2006 LPGA Tour for more details on the 2006 season.) In 2007, Americans saw a relative resurgence, winning 12 events. For the first time since 2000, two Americans won majors (See 2007 LPGA Tour for more details on the 2007 season.) In 2008, Americans grew in dominance, winning 9 of 34 events, tied with Koreans, but no majors, one of which was won by a Mexican player, one by Taiwanese, and the other two by teenage Korean players (See 2008 LPGA Tour for more details on the 2008 season.) In 2009, Americans won 5 of 28 official events, including one major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship while Koreans won 11 events (See 2009 LPGA Tour for more details on the 2009 season.)
Four of the tournaments held outside North America are co-sanctioned with other professional tours. The Ladies European Tour co-sanctions the Evian Masters in France and the Women's British Open, held the following week. The other two co-sanctioned events—the LPGA Hana Bank Championship (LPGA of Korea Tour) and Mizuno Classic (LPGA of Japan Tour)—are held during the tour's autumn swing to Asia.
The LPGA's annual major championships are:
From 2006 through 2008 the LPGA schedule was divided into two halves, with 15 players from each half qualifying for the Championship based on their performance. Two wild-card selections were also included for a final field of 21 players. The winner of the LPGA Tour Championship, which features three days of “playoffs” plus the final championship round, earns $1 million.
In 2009, the Tour Championship field was increased to 120 players, with entry open to all Tour members in the top 120 on the money list as of three weeks prior to the start of the tournament. The total purse was $1.5 million with $225,000 going to the winner.
The CME Group Titleholders, which resurrects the name of a former LPGA major championship (the Titleholders Championship), will be launched in 2011. Its field will be made up of three qualifiers from each official tour event during the season, specifically the top three finishers who have not already qualified for the Titleholders. The 2011 purse will remain $1.5 million, but the winner will receive $500,000.
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event.
HSBC Women's ChampionsRR Donnelley LPGA Founders CupKia Classic Presented by J GolfKraft Nabisco ChampionshipAvnet LPGA ClassicSybase Match Play ChampionshipHSBC Brazil CupShopRite LPGA ClassicLPGA State Farm ClassicLPGA ChampionshipUnited States Women's Open Championship (golf)Evian MastersWomen's British OpenSafeway Classic Canadian Women's OpenP&G; NW Arkansas ChampionshipNavistar LPGA ClassicSolheim CupImperial Springs LPGA LPGA Hana Bank ChampionshipSime Darby LPGA MalaysiaSherwood LPGA Taiwan ChampionshipMizuno ClassicWendy's 3-Tour Challenge Lorena Ochoa Invitational CME Group Titleholders
Dates !! Tournament !! Location !! Winner | |||
Feb 17–20 | Honda LPGA Thailand | ||
Feb 24–27 | | | Karrie Webb (37) | |
Mar 18–20 | | | Arizona | Karrie Webb (38) |
Mar 24–27 | Kia Classic || | California | Sandra Gal (1) |
Mar 31 – Apr 3 | | | California | Stacy Lewis (1) |
Apr 28 – May 1 | | | Alabama | Maria Hjorth (5) |
May 19–22 | | | New Jersey | Suzann Pettersen (7) |
May 28–29 | | | Mariajo Uribe (n/a) 1 | |
Jun 3–5 | | | New Jersey | Brittany Lincicome (4) |
Jun 9–12 | | | Illinois | Yani Tseng (7) |
Jun 23–26 | Wegmans LPGA Championship|| | New York | Yani Tseng (8) |
Jul 7–10 | U.S. Women's Open|| | Colorado | So Yeon Ryu (1)2 |
Jul 21–24 | | | Ai Miyazato (7) | |
Jul 28–31 | Ricoh Women's British Open|| | Yani Tseng (9) | |
Aug 19–21 | | | Oregon | Suzann Pettersen (8) |
Aug 25–28 | CN Canadian Women's Open|| | Quebec, Canada | Brittany Lincicome (5) |
Sep 9–11 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship || | Arkansas | |
Sep 15–18 | | | Alabama | |
Sep 23–25 | | | ||
Sep 29 - Oct 2 | | | ||
Oct 6–9 | | | ||
Oct 14–16 | | | ||
Oct 20–23 | | | ||
Nov 4–6 | | | ||
Nov 8 | | | Nevada | |
Nov 10–13 | | | ||
Nov 17–20 | | | Florida |
Tournaments in bold are majors. 1Unofficial tournament. 2 Ryu is not an LPGA member and her win is not counted as an official LPGA win.
Change !! Player !! Country !! Events !! Prize money (United States dollar | $) | |||||
! 1 | align=center | Yani Tseng | | | 15 | 1,816,051 | |
2 | align=center | Cristie Kerr | | | 15 | 1,246,011 | |
3 | align=center | 1 | Stacy Lewis | | | 15 | 1,124,556 |
4 | align=center | 1 | Suzann Pettersen | | | 13 | 1,102,980 |
5 | align=center | 6 | Brittany Lincicome | | | 15 | 969,537 |
6 | align=center | Angela Stanford | | | 15 | 821,695 | |
7 | align=center | 2 | Ai Miyazato | | | 13 | 766,334 |
8 | align=center | 1 | Karrie Webb | | | 15 | 712,779 |
9 | align=center | 1 | Na Yeon Choi | | | 14 | 704,378 |
10 | align=center | 1 | Paula Creamer | | | 15 | 686,557 |
Change=change from previous ranking. Source and complete list: LPGA official website. Total includes earnings in the R.R. Donnelley Founders Cup that were in the form of money list credits only. Also see: Women's World Golf Rankings
Year !! Number of official tournaments !! Countries hosting tournaments !! Tournaments inUnited States !! Tournaments inother countries !! Total prize money | ||||||
2010 LPGA Tour | 2010 Tour | 24 | 10 || | 14 | 10 | $41,400,000 |
2009 LPGA Tour | 2009 Tour | 28 || | 9 | 18 | 10 | $47,600,000 |
2008 LPGA Tour | 2008 Tour | 34 || | 8 | 24 | 10 | $60,300,000 |
2007 LPGA Tour | 2007 Tour | 31 || | 8 | 23 | 8 | $54,285,000 |
2006 LPGA Tour | 2006 Tour | 33 || | 8 | 25 | 8 | $50,275,000 |
2005 LPGA Tour | 2005 Tour | 32 || | 7 | 25 | 7 | $45,100,000 |
2004 LPGA Tour | 2004 Tour | 32 || | 6 | 27 | 5 | $42,875,000 |
Yani TsengLorena OchoaLorena OchoaLorena OchoaLorena OchoaAnnika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamKarrie WebbKarrie WebbAnnika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamLaura DaviesAnnika SörenstamBeth DanielBetsy KingDottie PepperPat Bradley (golfer)Beth DanielBetsy KingNancy LopezAyako OkamotoPat Bradley (golfer)Nancy LopezBetsy KingPatty SheehanJoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerBeth DanielNancy LopezNancy LopezJudy RankinJudy RankinSandra PalmerJoAnne CarnerKathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthSandra HaynieKathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1 The five players with who won three titles in 1988 were Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto.
!Position !
Player !! Country !! Earned | Prize money ($) | |||
!1 | Annika Sörenstam | | | 1993–2008 | 22,573,192 |
!2 | Karrie Webb | | | 1995–2010 | 15,759,574 |
!3 | Lorena Ochoa | | | 2003–2010 | 14,863,331 |
!4 | Juli Inkster | | | 1983–2010 | 13,095,987 |
!5 | Cristie Kerr | | | 1997–2010 | 12,060,164 |
!6 | Se Ri Pak | | | 1997–2010 | 10,969,742 |
!7 | Meg Mallon | | | 1987–2009 | 9,044,059 |
!8 | Beth Daniel | | | 1979–2010 | 8,786,563 |
!9 | Laura Davies | | | 1986–2010 | 8,707,542 |
!10 | Mi Hyun Kim | | | 1999–2010 | 8,455,207 |
!11 | Rosie Jones | | | 1982–2006 | 8,355,068 |
!12 | Paula Creamer | | | 2005–2010 | 7,852,467 |
!13 | Betsy King | | | 1977–2005 | 7,637,622 |
!14 | Suzann Pettersen | | | 2000–2010 | 6,862,710 |
!15 | Dottie Pepper | | | 1988–2004 | 6,827,284 |
!16 | Lorie Kane | | | 1996–2010 | 6,780,230 |
!17 | Pat Hurst | | | 1991–2010 | 6,708,943 |
!18 | Jeong Jang | | | 2000–2010 | 6,437,583 |
!19 | Hee-Won Han | | | 1998–2010 | 6,344,742 |
!20 | Catriona Matthew | | | 1995–2010 | 6,239,944 |
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