LPGA Championship
Encyclopedia
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has 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. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 on the LPGA
LPGA
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...

 tour. It is not recognized as a major by the 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,...

, which does not recognize any of the three majors played in the United States.

Professional-amateur controversy

Prior to 2005
2005 LPGA Championship
The 2005 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the 51st edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 9-12.This championship was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:...

, the LPGA Championship had a "professionals only" rule. This is similar to the men's PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

, but contrasts with the U.S. and British Opens
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 major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...

, which have long had both amateur and professional entrants through qualifying. The LPGA Championship is the LPGA's own event, and the LPGA was created specifically to provide opportunities for women in professional golf. In 2005 this rule was revoked, effectively to allow then-amateur Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie
Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event...

 of the U.S. to compete, in order to attract more media coverage and sell more tickets, though this was not publicly acknowledged by the LPGA. Some professionals objected to this move, as they felt that places given to amateurs would come at the expense of the LPGA Tour's less successful professionals, who need to play regularly to make a living. One of the leading professionals, Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...

, stated objections to the change were shortsighted. In 2006, the LPGA Championship reverted to its "professionals only" status, with only pros in the field. Michelle Wie participated that year as a professional, having turned pro the previous October upon signing multi-million dollar endorsement contracts with Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

, and other sponsors.

Tournament names and locations

Tournament names through the years:
  • 1955–1970: LPGA Championship
  • 1971–1972: Eve-LPGA Championship
  • 1973–1986: LPGA Championship
  • 1987–1993: Mazda LPGA Championship
  • 1994–2000: McDonald's LPGA Championship
  • 2001–2003: McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
  • 2004–2009: McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
  • 2010: LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
  • 2011–2012: Wegmans LPGA Championship


Tournament locations through the years:
  • 1955: Orchard Ridge Country Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

  • 1956: Forest Lake Country Club, Detroit, Michigan
  • 1957–1958: Churchill Valley Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1959–1960: Sheraton Hotel Country Club
    French Lick Resort Casino
    French Lick Resort is a resort complex located in the towns of West Baden and French Lick, Indiana. The complex includes two historic resort spa hotels, stables, a casino and three golf courses, all part of a $500 million restoration and development project....

    , French Lick, Indiana
    French Lick, Indiana
    French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,807 at the 2010 census. In early 2006 the French Lick Resort Casino, the state's tenth casino in the modern legalized era, opened drawing national attention to the small town.- History :French...

  • 1961–1966: Stardust Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

  • 1967–1968: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
    Sutton, Massachusetts
    -Library:The Sutton Free Library was established in 1876. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Sutton spent 0.7% of its budget on its public library—some $18 per person.-Education:...

  • 1969: Concord Golf Course
    Concord Resort Hotel
    The Concord Resort Hotel was a world-famous destination for visitors to the so-called Borscht Belt part of the Catskills, known for its large resort industry in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Located in Kiamesha Lake, New York, the Concord was the largest resort in the region until its closing in 1998...

    , Kiamesha Lake, New York
  • 1970–1974: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
    Sutton, Massachusetts
    -Library:The Sutton Free Library was established in 1876. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Sutton spent 0.7% of its budget on its public library—some $18 per person.-Education:...

  • 1975–1976: Pine Ridge Golf Course, Baltimore, Maryland
    Baltimore
    Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

  • 1977: Bay Tree Golf Plantation, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
    North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
    North Myrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, and serves as one of the primary tourist towns along the Grand Strand...

  • 1978–1989: Jack Nicklaus Sports Center, Kings Island
    Kings Island
    Kings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. Opened in 1972 by Taft Broadcasting Company and now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Kings Island is the most visited seasonal amusement park in the U.S...

    , Ohio
    Ohio
    Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

  • 1990–1993: Bethesda Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
    Bethesda, Maryland
    Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...

  • 1994–2004: DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
    Wilmington, Delaware
    Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

  • 2005–2009: Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace, Maryland
    Havre de Grace, Maryland
    Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which was first named Le Havre de Grâce, meaning in French "Harbor of Grace." As...

  • 2010–2012: Locust Hill Country Club
    Locust Hill Country Club
    Locust Hill Country Club is a championship golf club located in the Towns of Henrietta and Pittsford, New York, suburbs six miles southeast of downtown Rochester....

    , Pittsford, New York
    Pittsford (town), New York
    Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States and is an affluent suburb of Rochester. The population was 29,405 at the 2010 census....


Course layout

The current course layout from Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club is a championship golf club located in the Towns of Henrietta and Pittsford, New York, suburbs six miles southeast of downtown Rochester....

 in Pittsford, New York.
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards 414 337 380 532 161 439 178 466 172 3,079 413 509 361 386 400 150 341 478 387 3,425 6,504
Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 3 35 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 37 72

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Score Tournament location Purse ($
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

)
Winner's
share
2011
2011 LPGA Championship
The 2011 LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, from June 23-26. This was the 57th edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2011....

Jun 23–26 Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings....

 (2)
269 (-19) Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club is a championship golf club located in the Towns of Henrietta and Pittsford, New York, suburbs six miles southeast of downtown Rochester....

 
2,500,000 375,000
2010
2010 LPGA Championship
The 2010 LPGA Championship was played at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, from June 24-27, 2010. This was the 56th edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour....

Jun 24–27 Cristie Kerr
Cristie Kerr
Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings...

 
269 (-19) Locust Hill Country Club 2,250,000 337,500
2009
2009 LPGA Championship
The 2009 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, from June 11-14, 2009. This was the 55th edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour....

Jun 11–14 Anna Nordqvist
Anna Nordqvist
Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...

 
273 (-15) Bulle Rock Golf Course 2,000,000 300,000
2008
2008 LPGA Championship
The 2008 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, from June 5-8, 2008. This was the 54th edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour....

Jun 5–8 Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings....

 
276 (-12)PO Bulle Rock Golf Course 2,000,000 300,000
2007
2007 LPGA Championship
The 2007 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, from June 7-10, 2007. This was the 53rd edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour....

Jun 7–10 Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...

 
274 (-14) Bulle Rock Golf Course 2,000,000 300,000
2006
2006 LPGA Championship
The 2006 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, from June 8-11, 2006. This was the 52nd edition of the LPGA Championship, the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour....

Jun 8–11 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.-Career overview:...

 (3)
280 (-8)PO Bulle Rock Golf Course 1,800,000 270,000
2005
2005 LPGA Championship
The 2005 LPGA Championship was played at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the 51st edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 9-12.This championship was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:...

Jun 9–12 Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American 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 golfer...

 (3)
277 (-11) Bulle Rock Golf Course 1,800,000 270,000
2004
2004 LPGA Championship
The 2004 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 50th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 10-13.This championship was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 10–13 Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American 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 golfer...

 (2)
271 (-13) DuPont Country Club 1,600,000 240,000
2003
2003 LPGA Championship
The 2003 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 49th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 5-8....

Jun 5–8 Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American 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 golfer...

278 (-6)PO DuPont Country Club 1,600,000 240,000
2002
2002 LPGA Championship
The 2002 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 48th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 6-9.This championship was won by Se Ri Pak.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 6–9 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.-Career overview:...

 (2)
279 (-5) DuPont Country Club 1,500,000 225,000
2001
2001 LPGA Championship
The 2001 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 47th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 21-24.This championship was won by Karrie Webb.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 21–24 Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...

270 (-14) DuPont Country Club 1,500,000 225,000
2000
2000 LPGA Championship
The 2000 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 46th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 22-25....

Jun 22–25 Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...

 (2)
281 (-3)PO DuPont Country Club 1,400,000 210,000
1999
1999 LPGA Championship
The 1999 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 45th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 24-27.This championship was won by Juli Inkster.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 24–27 Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...

268 (-16) DuPont Country Club 1,400,000 210,000
1998
1998 LPGA Championship
The 1998 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 44th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 14-17.This championship was won by Se Ri Pak.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 14–17 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.-Career overview:...

273 (-11) DuPont Country Club 1,300,000 195,000
1997
1997 LPGA Championship
The 1997 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 43rd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May -....

May 15–18 Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona....

281 (-3)PO DuPont Country Club 1,200,000 180,000
1996
1996 LPGA Championship
The 1996 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 42nd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 9-12.This championship was won by Laura Davies.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 10–12 Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...

 (2)
213 (E) DuPont Country Club 1,200,000 180,000
1995
1995 LPGA Championship
The 1995 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 41st edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 11-14.This championship was won by Kelly Robbins.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 11–14 Kelly Robbins 274 (-10) DuPont Country Club 1,200,000 180,000
1994
1994 LPGA Championship
The 1994 LPGA Championship was played at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the 40th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 12-15.This championship was won by Laura Davies.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 12–15 Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...

279 (-5) DuPont Country Club 1,100,000 165,000
1993
1993 LPGA Championship
The 1993 LPGA Championship was played at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the 39th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 10-13.This championship was won by Patty Sheehan.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 10–13 Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

 (3)
275 (-9) Bethesda Country Club 1,000,000 150,000
1992
1992 LPGA Championship
The 1992 LPGA Championship was played at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the 38th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 14-17.This championship was won by Betsy King.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 14–17 Betsy King
Betsy King
Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...

267 (-17) Bethesda Country Club 1,000,000 150,000
1991
1991 LPGA Championship
The 1991 LPGA Championship was played at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the 37th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 27-30.This championship was won by Meg Mallon.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 27–30 Meg Mallon 274 (-10) Bethesda Country Club 1,000,000 150,000
1990
1990 LPGA Championship
The 1990 LPGA Championship was played at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the 36th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 26-29.This championship was won by Beth Daniel.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jul 26–29 Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

280 (-4) Bethesda Country Club 1,000,000 150,000
1989
1989 LPGA Championship
The 1989 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 35th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June -.This championship was won by Nancy Lopez.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 18–21 Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...

 (3)
274 (-14) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 500,000 75,000
1988
1988 LPGA Championship
The 1988 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 34th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 19-22.This championship was won by Sherri Turner.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 19–22 Sherri Turner
Sherri Turner
-Amateur career:Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. A golfer by the age of 5, she was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. While playing for Furman University, she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected for the All-American...

281 (-7) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 350,000 52,500
1987
1987 LPGA Championship
The 1987 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 33rd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 21-24.This championship was won by Jane Geddes.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 21–24 Jane Geddes
Jane Geddes
Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...

275 (-13) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 350,000 52,000
1986
1986 LPGA Championship
The 1986 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 32nd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 29 – June 1.This championship was won by Pat Bradley.-Final leaderboard:-External links:...

May 29 – Jun 1 Pat Bradley 277 (-11) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 300,000 45,000
1985
1985 LPGA Championship
The 1985 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 31st edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 30 – June 2.This championship was won by Nancy Lopez.-Final leaderboard:-External links:...

May 30 – Jun 2 Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...

 (2)
275 (-15) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 250,000 37,500
1984
1984 LPGA Championship
The 1984 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 30th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 31-June 1.This championship was won by Patty Sheehan.-Final leaderboard:-External links:...

May 31 – Jun 3 Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

 (2)
272 (-16) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 250,000 37,500
1983
1983 LPGA Championship
The 1983 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 29th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 9-12.This championship was won by Patty Sheehan.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 9–12 Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

279 (-9) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 200,000 30,000
1982
1982 LPGA Championship
The 1982 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 28th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 10-13.This championship was won by Jan Stephenson.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 10–13 Jan Stephenson
Jan Stephenson
Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all....

279 (-9) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 200,000 30,000
1981
1981 LPGA Championship
The 1981 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 27th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 11-14.This championship was won by Donna Caponi.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 11–14 Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...

 (2)
280 (-8) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 150,000 22,500
1980
1980 LPGA Championship
The 1980 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 26th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 5-8.This championship was won by Sally Little.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 5–8 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....

 South Africa 285 (-3) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 150,000 22,500
1979
1979 LPGA Championship
The 1979 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 25th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 7-10.This championship was won by Donna Caponi.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 7–10 Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...

279 (-9) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 150,000 22,500
1978
1978 LPGA Championship
The 1978 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 24th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played June 8–11, 1978.This championship was won by Nancy Lopez.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 8–11 Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...

275 (-13) Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 150,000 22,500
1977
1977 LPGA Championship
The 1977 LPGA Championship was played at Bay Tree Golf Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was the 23rd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 9-12.This championship was won by Chako Higuchi.-Final leaderboard:...

Jun 9–12 Chako Higuchi 279 (-9) Bay Tree Golf Plantation 150,000 22,500
1976
1976 LPGA Championship
The 1976 LPGA Championship was played at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the 22nd edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 27-30.This championship was won by Betty Burfeindt.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

May 27–30 Betty Burfeindt
Betty Burfeindt
Betty Burfeindt is an American golfer. She attended Cortland State University. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1969. She won four times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1976 LPGA Championship. Her two best seasons were 1972 and 1973, with fourth place finishes on the money...

287 (-5) Pine Ridge Golf Course 55,000 8,000
1975
1975 LPGA Championship
The 1975 LPGA Championship was played at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the 21st edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 29-June 1.This championship was won by Kathy Whitworth.-Final leaderboard:-External links:...

May 29 – Jun 1 Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth is an American 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. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

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288 (-4) Pine Ridge Golf Course 55,000 8,000
1974
1974 LPGA Championship
The 1974 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 20th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 20-23.This championship was won by Sandra Haynie.-Final leaderboard:...

Jun 20–23 Sandra Haynie
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...

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287 (-5) Pleasant Valley Country Club 50,000 7,000
1973
1973 LPGA Championship
The 1973 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 19th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 7-10.This championship was won by Mary Mills.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jun 7–10 Mary Mills (2) 288 (-4) Pleasant Valley Country Club 35,000 5,250
1972
1972 LPGA Championship
The 1972 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 18th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 8-11.This championship was won by Kathy Ahern.-Final leaderboard:-External links:...

Jun 8–11 Kathy Ahern
Kathy Ahern
Kathy Ahern was an American professional golfer.Ahern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined the LPGA Tour direct from high school in 1967 and won three tournaments on it, including one major championship, the 1972 LPGA Championship. Her other wins came at the 1970 Southgate Ladies Open...

293 (+1) Pleasant Valley Country Club 50,000 7,500
1971
1971 LPGA Championship
The 1971 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 17th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 10-13.This championship was won by Kathy Whitworth.-Final leaderboard:...

Jun 10–13 Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth is an American 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. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

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288 (-4) Pleasant Valley Country Club 53,000 7,950
1970
1970 LPGA Championship
The 1970 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 16th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 12-16....

Jun 10–13 Shirley Englehorn
Shirley Englehorn
Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle...

285 (-7)PO Pleasant Valley Country Club 30,000 4,500
1969
1969 LPGA Championship
The 1969 LPGA Championship was played at Concord Golf Course in Kiamesha Lake, New York. This was the 15th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 24-27.This championship was won by Betsy Rawls.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Jul 23–27 Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

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293 (+1) Concord Golf Course 35,000 5,250
1968
1968 LPGA Championship
The 1968 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 14th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 20-24....

Jun 20–23 Sandra Post
Sandra Post
Sandra Post, CM is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.-Early years, junior and amateur golf:...

294 (+2)PO Pleasant Valley Country Club 20,000 3,000
1967
1967 LPGA Championship
The 1967 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 13th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 13-16.This championship was won by Kathy Whitworth.-Final leaderboard:...

Jul 13–16 Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth is an American 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. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

284 (-8) Pleasant Valley Country Club 17,500 2,625
1966
1966 LPGA Championship
The 1966 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the 12th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from September 22-25.This championship was won by Gloria Ehret.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...

Sep 22–25 Gloria Ehret
Gloria Ehret
Gloria Jean Ehret is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship.Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College. She turned professional in 1965. Ehret finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won...

282 (-2) Stardust Country Club 16,500 2,475
1965
1965 LPGA Championship
The 1965 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the 11th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from September 23-26.This championship was won by Sandra Haynie and was her first LPGA Championship title....

Sep 23–26 Sandra Haynie
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...

279 (-5) Stardust Country Club 17,500 2,475
1964
1964 LPGA Championship
The 1964 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the 10th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from October 1-4.This championship was won by Mary Mills and was her first LPGA Championship victory....

Oct 1–4 Mary Mills 278 (-6) Stardust Country Club 16,500 2,450
1963
1963 LPGA Championship
The 1963 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the ninth edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from October 10-13....

Oct 10–13 Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

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294 (+10) Stardust Country Club 16,500 2,450
1962
1962 LPGA Championship
The 1962 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the eighth edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from October 4-7.This championship was won by Judy Kimball.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**...

Oct 4–7 Judy Kimball
Judy Kimball
Judy Kimball Simon is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship, an LPGA major.Kimball was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Kansas University in 1960...

282 (-2) Stardust Country Club 15,000 2,300
1961
1961 LPGA Championship
The 1961 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the seventh edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from October 12-15....

Oct 12–15 Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

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287 (+3) Stardust Country Club 15,000 2,500
1960
1960 LPGA Championship
The 1960 LPGA Championship was played at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana. This was the sixth edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 1-4....

Jul 1–4 Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

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292 (-4) Sheraton Hotel Country Club 15,000 2,500
1959
1959 LPGA Championship
The 1959 LPGA Championship was played at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana. This was the fifth edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 3-6.This championship was won by Betsy Rawls, for her first LPGA Championship victory....

Jul 2–5 Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

288 (-8) Sheraton Hotel Country Club 7,500 1,247
1958
1958 LPGA Championship
The 1958 LPGA Championship was played at Churchill Valley Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the fourth edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 5-8....

Jun 5–8 Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

288 (+8) Churchill Valley Country Club 7,500 1,247
1957
1957 LPGA Championship
The 1957 LPGA Championship was played at Churchill Valley Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the third edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 6-10 including a rain delay day....

Jun 6–9 Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

285 (+5) Churchill Valley Country Club 7,600 1,316
1956
1956 LPGA Championship
The 1956 LPGA Championship was played at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. This was the second edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 21-24....

Jun 21–24 Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002....

291 (-9)PO Forest Lake Country Club 6,500 1,350
1955
1955 LPGA Championship
The 1955 LPGA Championship was played at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was the first edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from July 14-17....

Jul 14–17 Beverly Hanson
Beverly Hanson
Beverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with...

4&3 Orchard Ridge Country Club 6,000 1,200

Multiple champions

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one LPGA Championship.
Deceased golfer †
Grand Slam
Grand Slam (golf)
The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year.-The Men's Grand Slam:The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial concept, having changed over time. In the modern era, The Grand Slam is generally considered to be winning all four of golf's major...

 winners ‡
Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞
Country Golfer Total Years
 United States Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

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4 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963
 United States Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth is an American 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. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

3 1967, 1971, 1975
 United States Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...

3 1978, 1985, 1989
 United States Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

3 1983, 1984, 1993
 Sweden Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American 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 golfer...

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3 2003, 2004, 2005
 South 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.-Career overview:...

3 1998, 2002, 2006
 United States Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

2 1959, 1969
 United States Mary Mills 2 1964, 1973
 United States Sandra Haynie
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...

2 1965, 1974
 United States Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...

2 1979, 1981
 England Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...

2 1994, 1996
 United States Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...

 ‡
2 1999, 2000
 Republic of China Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng
Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings....

2 2008, 2011

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.
Nationality Number
of wins
40
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1

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