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The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golf

Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
ers. The organization, whose headquarters are in Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421....
, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournament

Tournament

A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
s for elite female golfers from around the world that runs from February to December each year. In 2009, total prize money on the LPGA Tour will be nearly $55 million, a decrease of about $5 million from 2008, and 31 total official events, down from 34 in 2008.

Other "LPGA"s exist in other countries, each with a geographical designation in its name, but the U.S.

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The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golf

Golf

Daytona Beach, Florida

Tournament

PGA Tour

Professional golf tours

Top level Professional golfer golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world. Most of the tournaments are organized into series called tours....
in the U.S. and, since 1968, has been independent of the club and teaching professionals' organization, the PGA of America.

The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias. It is now the oldest ongoing women's professional sports organization in the United States. Carolyn Bivens

Carolyn Bivens

Carolyn Bivens is the current commissioner of the LPGA , having been appointed to the position in 2005. She is the seventh person and the first woman to hold the position of LPGA Commissioner in the 55-year history of the LPGA....
is the current LPGA Commissioner.

LPGA Tour tournaments

Most of the LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States. In 2009, two tournaments are scheduled for Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
and one each in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
, Canada

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, England

England

People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, South Korea

South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
, Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, and Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. Four of the tournaments held outside North America are co-sanctioned with other professional tours. The Ladies European Tour co-sanctions the Evian Masters

Evian Masters

The Evian Masters is a women's professional golf tournament which is played in ?vian-les-Bains, France each July.Founded in 1994, it is recognised as a Women's majors by the Ladies European Tour....
in France and the Women's British Open, held the following week. The other two co-sanctioned events -— the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship (LPGA of Korea Tour

LPGA of Korea Tour

The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA....
) and Mizuno Classic

Mizuno Classic

The Mizuno Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers, jointly sanctioned by the two richest women's professional tours?the United States LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour....
(LPGA of Japan Tour

LPGA of Japan Tour

The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world....
) -— are held in successive autumn weeks in Asia.

The LPGA's annual major championships

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has evolved a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's....
are:

Kraft Nabisco Championship
Kraft Nabisco Championship

The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 in sports by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983 in sports....
McDonald's U.S. LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola
LPGA Championship

The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S....
U.S. Women's Open
Ricoh Women's British Open
Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a women's major golf championships by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour....
(held in cooperation with Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour

The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money, rather than on making profits for investors....
)

International presence

In its early decades, the LPGA Tour was dominated by American players. Sandra Post

Sandra Post

Sandra Post, Order of Canada is a golfer who was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.Born in Oakville, Ontario, she turned professional in 1968 after a very successful amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian Junior Girl?s Championship three times....
of Canada became the first player living outside the United States to gain an LPGA tour card in 1968. The non-U.S. contingent is now very large. The last time an American player topped the money list was in 1993, the last time an American led the tour in tournaments won was in 1996, and from 2000 through 2008, non-Americans won 28 of 36 major championships. In 2009, there are 122 non-Americans from 27 countries, including 47 from South Korea, 14 from Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, 10 from Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, eight from the United Kingdom (four from England

England

Scotland

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and one from Wales

Wales

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), seven from Canada, five from Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
, and four from Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

Of the 33 events in 2006, only seven were won by Americans, with Cristie Kerr

Cristie Kerr

Cristie Kerr is an United States professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour....
the only American to win more than once (three times). By contrast, Mexican Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....
won seven events, Australian Karrie Webb

Karrie Webb

Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
five, Swede Annika Sörenstam

Annika Sörenstam

Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
three, and nine South Koreans (Joo Mi Kim

Joo Mi Kim

Joo Mi Kim is a South Korean golfer.Kim attended Choo Ang University and turned professional in 2002. She won two tournaments on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2003 and a third in 2004....
, Meena Lee

Meena Lee

Meena Lee is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Lee took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur Champion....
, Sung Ah Yim

Sung Ah Yim

Sung Ah Yim is a South Korean golfer. She attended Yonsei University and turned professional in November 2002 while still a student. She was a member of the Korean team that won a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games....
, Mi Hyun Kim

Mi Hyun Kim

Mi Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999....
(2), Hee-Won Han

Hee-Won Han

Hee-Won Han is a South Korean golfer. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998. Han currently plays on the United States LPGA Tour....
(2), Seon Hwa Lee

Seon Hwa Lee

Seon Hwa Lee is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea....
, Se Ri Pak

Se Ri Pak

Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....
, Jeong Jang

Jeong Jang

Jeong Jang is a South Korean golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the South Korean KLPGA.Jang stated playing golf at the age of thirteen....
, and Jin Joo Hong) combined to win 11 events. (See 2006 LPGA Tour
2006 LPGA Tour

The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006....
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. However, only one American, Paula Creamer

Paula Creamer

Paula Creamer , nicknamed the "Pink Panther", is an United States professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In her four seasons as a professional, she has won 10 tournaments, including eight LPGA Tour events....
, won more than one event, while Mexico's Lorena Ochoa won eight times and Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
's Suzann Pettersen

Suzann Pettersen

Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour....
five. Koreans won only four events, seven fewer than the 11 they won in 2006.

Proposed English proficiency policy

In August 2008, the LPGA Tour announced a new policy to require all players who had been on the tour for two years to show proficiency in English or face suspension. The Tour rescinded the policy two weeks later amidst increasing criticism from fans, the media, and LPGA sponsors. Commissioner Bivens will be announcing a revised policy that will not include penalties. The LPGA has not disclosed by what standards English proficiency will be judged or provided information on whether it will provide education, tutoring, or classes for players whose native language is not English.

Other tours organized by the LPGA

Besides the main LPGA Tour, the LPGA operates a second-level developmental tour, the Duramed Futures Tour. 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

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
. 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, the LPGA established the Women's Senior Golf Tour, now called The Legends Tour

Legends Tour

The Legends Tour, formerly known as the Women's Senior Golf Tour before the 2006 season, is a professional golf tour for women aged 45 and older....
, for women professionals aged 45 and older.

LPGA Playoffs

Since 2006, all official LPGA tournaments have been part of a playoff system, leading up to the Stanford Financial Tour Championship, known through the 2008 season as the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT, held in November. The LPGA schedule is divided into two halves, with 15 players from each half qualifying for the Stanford Financial Championship based on their performance. Two wild-card selections are also included in the Playoffs. The winner of the Stanford Financial Championship, which features three days of “playoffs” plus the final championship round, earns $1 million.

2009 LPGA Tour

Tour Championship Categories: (Playoff criteria has not yet been announced. Assumes same playoff criteria as in 2008)

winner: Official LPGA Tour events with a purse of at least $2,000,000. Winners of these events automatically qualify for the Tour Championship.
standard: Winners do not automatically qualify for the Tour Championship; the points system is used.
unofficial These events are not official LPGA Tour events and participation is not part of the playoff system.

The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour, including that event.

Dates	Tournament	Location	Playoff Category	Winner
Jan 24-25	HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup The HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup is an international golf exhibition tournament played since 2009. Sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, the 2009 event included 15 players from the LPGA Tour and one Brazilian national amateur....		unofficial	Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew is a Scotland professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.... (2)
Feb 12-14	SBS Open at Turtle Bay SBS Open at Turtle Bay The SBS Open at Turtle Bay is a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour. It has taken place each year since 2005 on the Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Hawaii, USA....	Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	standard	Angela Stanford Angela Stanford Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.... (4)
Feb 26-Mar 1	Honda LPGA Thailand Honda LPGA Thailand The Honda LPGA Thailand is a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour that was played for the first time at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand in 2006....		standard	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world.... (25)
Mar 5-8	HSBC Women's Champions HSBC Women's Champions The HSBC Women's Champions is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in 2008 at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore....		winner	*
Mar 20-22	MasterCard Classic MasterCard Classic The MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta is a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour. It has been played since 2005 at Bosque Real Country Club in Mexico City, Mexico....		standard
Mar 26-29	J Golf Phoenix LPGA International	Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	standard
Apr 2-5	Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 in sports by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983 in sports....	California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	winner
Apr 16-19	Ginn Open	Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	TBD
Apr 23-26	Corona Championship		standard
May 7-10	Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill The Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill is an annual golf tournament, originating in 2003, for professional female golfers which takes place every May on the LPGA Tour....	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	winner
May 14-17	Sybase Classic Sybase Classic The Sybase Classic, in full The Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite, is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour....	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	winner
May 21-24	LPGA Corning Classic LPGA Corning Classic The LPGA Corning Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It has taken place every year since 1979 at the Corning Country Club in Corning , New York....	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	standard
Jun 4-7	State Farm Classic State Farm Classic The State Farm Classic is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 1976 in Springfield, Illinois, United States....	Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	standard
Jun 11-14	McDonald's LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S....	Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	winner
End of first half of the season
Jun 25-28	Wegmans LPGA Wegmans LPGA Wegmans LPGA is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It has taken place every year since 1977 at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford , New York....	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	winner
Jul 2-5	Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, in full the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour....	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	standard
Jul 9-12	U.S. Women's Open United States Women's Open Championship (golf) The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's women's major golf championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship....	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	winner
Jul 23-26	Evian Masters Evian Masters The Evian Masters is a women's professional golf tournament which is played in ?vian-les-Bains, France each July.Founded in 1994, it is recognised as a Women's majors by the Ladies European Tour....		winner
Jul 30-Aug 2	Ricoh Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a women's major golf championships by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour....		winner
Aug 21-23	The Solheim Cup	Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	unofficial
Aug 28-30	Safeway Classic Safeway Classic The Safeway Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, it takes place every year in Portland, Oregon....	Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	standard
Sep 3-6	CN Canadian Women's Open Canadian Women's Open The Canadian Women's Open is a professional women's golf tournament managed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It is a tournament on both the LPGA Tour and the CN Canadian Women's Tour....	Alberta Alberta Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S.... , Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....	winner
Sep 11-13	P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship The P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, in full the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship presented by John Q. Hammons is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour....	Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	standard
Sep 17-20	Samsung World Championship Samsung World Championship The Samsung World Championship is an annual golf tournament, originating in 1980, for professional female golfers which takes place every October on the LPGA Tour....	California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	standard
Sep 24-27	Longs Drugs Challenge Longs Drugs Challenge The Longs Drugs Challenges is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 1996 at various sites in Northern California....	California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	standard
Oct 1-4	Navistar LPGA Classic Navistar LPGA Classic The Navistar LPGA Classic is a golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in September 2007 at the Capitol Hill location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama....	Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	standard
Oct 8-11	Bell Micro LPGA Classic Bell Micro LPGA Classic The Bell Micro LPGA Classic is a standard event on the United States LPGA tour. The event is played in Mobile, Alabama, Alabama.The inaugural event was played September 11 ? 14, 2008, at the Magnolia Grove location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail....	Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	standard
Oct 15-18	Kapalua LPGA Classic Kapalua LPGA Classic The Kapalua LPGA Classic is an event on the United States LPGA tour. The event is played in Lahaina, Hawaii, Hawaii. For purposes of qualification for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT, it is a "standard" event, which means that players earn points toward the playoffs, but the winner does not receive an automatic playoff spot....	Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	standard
Oct 23-25	Grand China Air LPGA Grand China Air LPGA The Grand China Air LPGA is an event on the United States LPGA tour and is the first LPGA event to be played in China. The event is played in Haikou, China....		standard
Oct 30-Nov 1	Hana Bank-KOLON Championship		standard
Nov 6-8	Mizuno Classic Mizuno Classic The Mizuno Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers, jointly sanctioned by the two richest women's professional tours?the United States LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour....		standard
Nov 12-15	Lorena Ochoa Invitational Lorena Ochoa Invitational The Lorena Ochoa Invitational by Banamex and Corona Light is a golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event took place for the first time in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play the sport, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico....		standard
Nov 19-22	Stanford Financial Tour Championship	Texas Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	n/a
TBD	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge The Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge is an unofficial golf event held every November at the Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament is a unique stroke play event, and, as the name suggests, pits three-member teams from the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and Champions Tour against each other for a purse of $900,000....	Nevada Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	unofficial

Tournaments in bold are majors.
* Jiyai Shin had three wins in 2008 before becoming an LPGA member. Because she was not an LPGA member, these wins did not count on the LPGA official money list.

2009 money leaders

Top ten official money leaders as of March 8, 2009.

Rank	Change	Player	Events	Prize money ($ United States dollar The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver .... )
1	2	Angela Stanford Angela Stanford Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour....	3	322,571
2	new	Jiyai Shin	2	300,000
3	2	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	2	275,430
4		Paula Creamer Paula Creamer Paula Creamer , nicknamed the "Pink Panther", is an United States professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In her four seasons as a professional, she has won 10 tournaments, including eight LPGA Tour events....	3	223,002
5	?	Katherine Hull Katherine Hull Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour....	2	191,072
6	2	Angela Park Angela Park Angela Park is a professional golfer of Korean ancestry currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States....	3	187,737
7	4	Hee Young Park	3	158,857
8	1	Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a professional golfer from Taiwan currently playing on the LPGA Tour....	3	117,355
9	4	Michelle Wie Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. In 2006, she was named in a Time magazine article: "one of 100 people who shape our world."...	1	108,332
10	3	Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi is a Korean female professional golf playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour....	3	107,447

T=tied for position
Change=change from previous week
Source and complete list: .
Also see: Women's World Golf Rankings

Women's World Golf Rankings

The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings, were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by the five main women's golf professional golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association , Ladies European Tour, Ladies Professional Golfers? Association o...

Note: Jiyai Shin's earnings in the Honda LPGA Thailand are not included in accordance with LPGA rules and her total event count also reflects this ruling.

Historical tour schedules and results

Year	Number of tournaments	Countries hosting tournaments	Total prize money
2008 Tour 2008 LPGA Tour The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008....	34	9	$60,000,000
2007 Tour 2007 LPGA Tour The 2007 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2007....	35	11	$54,285,000
2006 Tour 2006 LPGA Tour The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006....	36	10	$50,275,000
2005 Tour 2005 LPGA Tour The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005....	35	9	$45,100,000
2004 Tour 2004 LPGA Tour The 2004 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from March through December 2004....	33	6	$42,875,000

LPGA Tour awards

The LPGA Tour presents several annual awards. Three are awarded in competitive contests, based on scoring over the course of the year.

The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending Tour Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th.
The Vare Trophy, named for Glenna Collett-Vare
Glenna Collett-Vare

Glenna Collett was an United States World Golf Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day and who dominated American women's golf in the 1920s....
, is given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
The Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award is awarded to the first-year player on the LPGA Tour who scores the highest in a points competition in which points are awarded based on a player's finish in a event. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in decrements of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Points are doubled in the major events and at the season-ending LPGA Championship. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points. The award is named after Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs

Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....
, one of the founders of the LPGA.

Year	Player of the Year	Vare Trophy	Rookie of the Year
2008	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a professional golfer from Taiwan currently playing on the LPGA Tour....
2007	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Angela Park Angela Park Angela Park is a professional golfer of Korean ancestry currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States....
2006	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	Seon Hwa Lee Seon Hwa Lee Seon Hwa Lee is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea....
2005	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Paula Creamer Paula Creamer Paula Creamer , nicknamed the "Pink Panther", is an United States professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In her four seasons as a professional, she has won 10 tournaments, including eight LPGA Tour events....
2004	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park was born Park Ji-eun on March 6, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea, and is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour....	Shi Hyun Ahn Shi Hyun Ahn Shi Hyun Ahn is a South Korean golfer. She turned professional in 2002 and that year she topped the order of merit on the Apache Dream Tour after winning three times....
2003	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....
2002	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Beth Bauer Beth Bauer Beth Bauer is an United States professional golfer.Bauer was born in Largo, Florida. As an amateur, she won the 1997 United States Girls Junior Amateur Golf Championship and in 1998 and 1999 she earned back-to-back victories at the North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina....
2001	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han is a South Korean golfer. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998. Han currently plays on the United States LPGA Tour....
2000	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin is a Philippines-United States professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas and grew up in San Francisco, California....
1999	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999....
1998	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....
1997	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
1996	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies Commander of the Order of the British Empire is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times...	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
1995	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an United States golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan....
1994		Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
1993	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	Suzanne Strudwick Suzanne Strudwick Suzanne Strudwick is an England professional golfer. She turned professional in 1983 and joined the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour the same year....
1992	Dottie Mochrie Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....	Dottie Mochrie Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson is a Sweden professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour....
1991			Brandie Burton Brandie Burton Brandie Burton is an United States professional golfer. She was born in San Bernardino, California. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1990....
1990	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....
1989	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	Pamela Wright Pamela Wright Pamela Wright is a veteran professional golfer who used to play on the Ladies European Tour.She played collegiate golf at Arizona State University and was All-American Second team in 1987 and All-American and All-Conference First team in 1988....
1988	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour.Walker attended Florida State University and her rookie year on the tour was 1982....	Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Neumann Liselotte "Lotta" Neumann is a Sweden professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour....
1987	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including seventeen on the United States LPGA....	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	Tammie Green Tammie Green Tammie Green is an United States golfer....
1986
1985	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Penny Hammel Penny Hammel Penny Hammel is an United States LPGA golfer, joining the tour in 1985. She is best known for a 1979 PGA Junior Championship in which she finished five strokes ahead of her closest opponent....
1984	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all....	Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour....
1983	Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all....	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...
1982	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	Patti Rizzo Patti Rizzo Patti Rizzo is an United States professional golfer and golf instructor.A collegiate All-American at the University of Miami, among Ms Rizzo's significant victories as an amateur were the Eastern United States Women's Amateur championship and Mexican Amateur in 1980, a year when she was also runner-up to Juli Inkster at the United States W...
1981	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all....
1980	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975 and won 5 women's major golf championships and twenty-nine LPGA Tour victories in all....
1979	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....
1978	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....
1977	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	Debbie Massey Debbie Massey Debbie Massey is an United States professional golfer.Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back-to-back victories in the Women's British Open, which is now one of the LPGA's women's majors....
1976	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	Bonnie Lauer Bonnie Lauer Bonnie Lauer is an United States golfer, currently retired from the LPGA Tour. Lauer turned pro in 1975, and graduated Cum Laude in 1973 from the Michigan State University where she won the National Collegiate Championship....
1975	Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer is an United States professional golfer.She attended North Texas State University where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Homecoming Queen....	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975 and won 5 women's major golf championships and twenty-nine LPGA Tour victories in all....
1974	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three women's majors and 16 LPGA Tour victories in all....
1973	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	Laura Baugh Laura Baugh Laura Zonetta Baugh is an United States golf champion. As a child she won the National PeeWee Championship five times, her first coming at age 3....
1972	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Jocelyne Bourassa Jocelyne Bourassa Jocelyne Bourassa is a former Canada golf amateur and LPGA player. She studied Physical Education at the Universit? de Montr?al where she was a member of the volleyball, basketball, skiing and athletics teams....
1971	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Sally Little Sally Little Sally Little is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982.Little was born in Cape Town, South Africa....
1970	Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an United States professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four Women's major golf championships....	Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975 and won 5 women's major golf championships and twenty-nine LPGA Tour victories in all....	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...
1969	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Jane Blalock Jane Blalock Jane Blalock is a retired United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour victories in all....
1968	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an United States professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961....	Sandra Post Sandra Post Sandra Post, Order of Canada is a golfer who was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.Born in Oakville, Ontario, she turned professional in 1968 after a very successful amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian Junior Girl?s Championship three times....
1967	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....
1966	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....
1965	–	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....
1964	–	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....	Susie Berning Susie Berning Susie Maxwell Berning is an United States professional golfer.She was born Susie Maxwell in Pasadena, California. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority....
1963	–	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....
1962	–	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....
1961	–	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....	–
1960	–	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....	–
1959	–	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951....	–
1958	–	Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson is a former United states golfing champion from Fargo, North Dakota.She studied at the University of North Dakota and Mills College in Oakland, California and was a bassoon player, performing with civic orchestras....	–
1957	–	Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....	–
1956	–	Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....	–
1955	–	Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....	–
1954	–	Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias was an United States athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female competitor of all time....	–
1953	–	Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....	–

Leading money winners by year

Year	Player	Earnings ($)	Most wins
2008	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....	2,754,660	7 - Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....
2007	Lorena Ochoa	4,364,994	8 - Lorena Ochoa
2006	Lorena Ochoa	2,592,872	6 - Lorena Ochoa
2005	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	2,588,240	10 - Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
2004	Annika Sörenstam	2,544,707	8 - Annika Sörenstam
2003	Annika Sörenstam	2,029,506	6 - Annika Sörenstam
2002	Annika Sörenstam	2,863,904	11 - Annika Sörenstam
2001	Annika Sörenstam	2,105,868	8 - Annika Sörenstam
2000	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	1,876,853	7 - Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
1999	Karrie Webb	1,591,959	6 - Karrie Webb
1998	Annika Sörenstam	1,092,748	4 - Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name.... , Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....
1997	Annika Sörenstam	1,236,789	6 - Annika Sörenstam
1996	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....	1,002,000	4 - Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies Commander of the Order of the British Empire is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times... , Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce.... , Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
1995	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....	666,533	3 - Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
1994	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies Commander of the Order of the British Empire is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times...	687,201	4 - Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....
1993	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	595,992	3 - Brandie Burton Brandie Burton Brandie Burton is an United States professional golfer. She was born in San Bernardino, California. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1990....
1992	Dottie Mochrie Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....	693,335	4 - Dottie Mochrie Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....
1991	Pat Bradley	763,118	4 - Pat Bradley, Meg Mallon Meg Mallon Meg Mallon is an United States professional golfer.Mallon attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio....
1990	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	863,578	7 - Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....
1989	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	654,132	6 - Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....
1988	Sherri Turner Sherri Turner Sherri Turner is a professional golfer....	350,851	3 - 5 players (see 1)
1987	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including seventeen on the United States LPGA....	466,034	5 - Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall....
1986	Pat Bradley	492,021	5 - Pat Bradley
1985	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	416,472	5 - Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....
1984	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....	266,771	4 - Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all.... , Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975 and won 5 women's major golf championships and twenty-nine LPGA Tour victories in all....
1983	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	291,404	4 - Pat Bradley, Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all....
1982	JoAnne Carner	310,400	5 - JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-... , Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....
1981	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....	206,998	5 - Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an United States professional golfer.Daughter of a club pro, Caponi-Byrnes began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the pro tour at 20....
1980	Beth Daniel	231,000	5 - Donna Caponi, JoAnne Carner
1979	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....	197,489	8 - Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....
1978	Nancy Lopez	189,814	9 - Nancy Lopez
1977	Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....	122,890	5 - Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979.... , Debbie Austin Debbie Austin Debbie Austin is an United States professional golfer.Austin was born in Oneida, New York. She first played on the LPGA Tour in 1968 and went on to win seven tournaments, including five in 1977 when she tied with Judy Rankin as the winningmost player....
1976	Judy Rankin	150,734	6 - Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Rankin is an United States professional golfer and golf broadcaster.Rankin won twenty-six events on the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list in 1976 and 1977 and finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979....
1975	Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer Sandra Palmer is an United States professional golfer.She attended North Texas State University where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Homecoming Queen....	76,374	4 - Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an United States professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961.... , Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an United States professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four Women's major golf championships....
1974	JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-...	87,094	6 - JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner }Kirkland, Washington, United States\|-\| Height \|\| 5 Feet 7 in\|-\| Nationality \|\| \|-\| College \|\| Arizona State University\|-... , Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an United States professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four Women's major golf championships....
1973	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	82,864	7 - Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....
1972	Kathy Whitworth	65,063	5 - Kathy Whitworth, Jane Blalock Jane Blalock Jane Blalock is a retired United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour victories in all....
1971	Kathy Whitworth	41,181	5 - Kathy Whitworth
1970	Kathy Whitworth	30,235	4 - Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won eleven tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one women's majors, the 1970 LPGA Championship....
1969	Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an United States professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961....	49,152	8 - Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an United States professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961....
1968	Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....	48,379	10 - Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an United States professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961.... , Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an United States professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour....
1967	Kathy Whitworth	32,937	8 - Kathy Whitworth
1966	Kathy Whitworth	33,517	9 - Kathy Whitworth
1965	Kathy Whitworth	28,658	8 - Kathy Whitworth
1964	Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....	29,800	11 - Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an United States professional golfer.Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times....
1963	Mickey Wright	31,269	13 - Mickey Wright
1962	Mickey Wright	21,641	10 - Mickey Wright
1961	Mickey Wright	22,236	10 - Mickey Wright
1960	Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....	16,892	6 - Mickey Wright
1959	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951....	26,774	10 - Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951....
1958	Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson is a former United states golfing champion from Fargo, North Dakota.She studied at the University of North Dakota and Mills College in Oakland, California and was a bassoon player, performing with civic orchestras....	12,639	5 - Mickey Wright
1957	Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....	16,272	5 - Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951.... , Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....
1956	Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also played as Marlene Bauer before marriage, is an United States professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002....	20,235	8 - Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also played as Marlene Bauer before marriage, is an United States professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002....
1955	Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....	16,492	6 - Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was a founding member and then leading player on the LPGA Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her fifteen major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer....
1954	Patty Berg	16,011	5 - Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.... , Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias was an United States athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female competitor of all time....
1953	Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....	19,816	8 - Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....
1952	Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951....	14,505	6 - Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an United States professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending University of Texas at Austin, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951.... , Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a veteran United States professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf....
1951	Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias was an United States athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female competitor of all time....	15,087	7 - Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias was an United States athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female competitor of all time....
1950	Babe Zaharias	14,800	6 - Babe Zaharias

1 The five players with who won three titles in 1988 were Juli Inkster

Juli Inkster

Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour....
, Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones is an United States professional golfer.In her amateur career Rosie Jones was a three time New Mexico Junior Champion and won the New Mexico State Championship in 1979....
, Betsy King

Betsy King

Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....
, Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez

Nancy Lopez is an United States professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won three women's major golf championships and 48 LPGA Tour events in all....
, and Ayako Okamoto

Ayako Okamoto

is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including seventeen on the United States LPGA....
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Leading career money winners

The table below shows the top 20 career money leaders on the LPGA Tour at the end of the 2008 season. All of the players who earned money in 2008 remain active in 2009, with the exception of all-time money leader Annika Sörenstam

Annika Sörenstam

Position	Player	Country	Earned	Prize money ($)
1	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....		1993-2008	22,573,192
2	Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....		1995-2008	14,311,587
3	Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....		2003-2008	13,197,409
4	Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour....		1983-2008	12,447,217
5	Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....		1997-2008	10,153,220
6	Meg Mallon Meg Mallon Meg Mallon is an United States professional golfer.Mallon attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio....		1987-2008	9,019,694
7	Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an United States professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour....		1997-2008	8,938,890
8	Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 1 women's major golf championships and thirty-three LPGA Tour victories in all....		1979-2007	8,755,733
9	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies Commander of the Order of the British Empire is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times...		1986-2008	8,532,295
10	Rosie Jones Rosie Jones Rosie Jones is an United States professional golfer.In her amateur career Rosie Jones was a three time New Mexico Junior Champion and won the New Mexico State Championship in 1979....		1982-2006	8,355,068
11	Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999....		1999-2008	8,294,443
12	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is a professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 6 women's major golf championships and thirty-four LPGA Tour victories in all....		1977-2005	7,637,621.50
13	Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....		1988-2004	6,827,284
14	Lorie Kane Lorie Kane Lorie Kane, Order of Canada is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA tour in 1996 and has four career victories on the tour....		1996-2008	6,697,214
15	Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an United States golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan....		1991-2008	6,163,586
16	Jeong Jang Jeong Jang Jeong Jang is a South Korean golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the South Korean KLPGA.Jang stated playing golf at the age of thirteen....		2000-2008	6,109,187
17	Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer is an United States golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended University of Texas at Austin....		1986-2008	5,929,838
18	Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Neumann Liselotte "Lotta" Neumann is a Sweden professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour....		1988-2008	5,833,099
19	Paula Creamer Paula Creamer Paula Creamer , nicknamed the "Pink Panther", is an United States professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In her four seasons as a professional, she has won 10 tournaments, including eight LPGA Tour events....		2005-2008	5,816,733
20	Pat Bradley		1974-2004	5,755,951

Total prize money awarded in past decades

2000 $38,500,000
1990 $17,100,000
1980 $5,150,000
1970 $435,040
1960 $186,700
1950 $50,000

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