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The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. It was founded in 1950 with only 13 women. It is now the oldest ongoing women's professional sports organization in the United States. It is the leading women's golf tour in the world and features the leading international women golfers.

The annual Major tournaments are:

Besides the main LPGA tour, the LPGA operates a second-level developmental tour, the 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. Depending on a golfer's finish in the Qualifying School tournament, she may receive playing privileges on the LPGA Tour, the Futures Tour, or neither tour.

In 2001 the LPGA established the Women's Senior Golf Tour for women aged 45 and above.

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Leading money winners

Year Player Country Earnings ($) Most wins
2004 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 2,544,707 8 - Annika Sörenstam
2003 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 2,029,506 6 - Annika Sörenstam
2002 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 2,863,904 11 - Annika Sörenstam
2001 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 2,105,868 8 - Annika Sörenstam
2000 Karrie Webb Australia 1,876,853 7 - Karrie Webb
1999 Karrie Webb Australia 1,591,959 6 - Karrie Webb
1998 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 1,092,748 2 - Annika Sörenstam, Se Ri Pak
1997 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 1,236,789 6 - Annika Sörenstam
1996 Karrie Webb Australia 1,002,000 4 - Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper, Karrie Webb
1995 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 666,533 3 - Annika Sörenstam
1994 Laura Davies England 687,201 4 - Beth Daniel
1993 Betsy King United States 595,992 3 - Brandie Burton
1992 Dottie Pepper United States 693,335 4 - Dottie Pepper
1991 Pat Bradley United States 763,118 4 - Pat Bradley, Meg Mallon
1990 Beth Daniel United States 863,578 7 - Beth Daniel
1989 Betsy King United States 654,132 6 - Betsy King
1988 Sherri Turner United States 350,851 3 - 5 players (see 1)
1987 Ayako Okamoto Japan 466,034 5 - Jane Geddes
1986 Pat Bradley United States 492,021 5 - Pat Bradley
1985 Nancy Lopez United States 416,472 5 - Nancy Lopez
1984 Betsy King United States 266,771 4 - Patty Sheehan, Amy Alcott
1983 JoAnne Carner United States 291,404 4 - Pat Bradley, Patty Sheehan
1982 JoAnne Carner United States 310,400 5 - JoAnne Carner, Beth Daniel,
1981 Beth Daniel United States 206,998 5 - Donna Caponi
1980 Beth Daniel United States 231,000 5 - Donna Caponi, JoAnne Carner
1979 Nancy Lopez United States 197,489 8 - Nancy Lopez
1978 Nancy Lopez United States 189,814 9 - Nancy Lopez
1977 Judy Rankin United States 122,890 5 - Judy Rankin, Debbie Austin
1976 Judy Rankin United States 150,734 6 - Judy Rankin
1975 Sandra Palmer United States 76,374 4 - Carol Mann, Sandra Haynie
1974 JoAnne Carner United States 87,094 6 - JoAnne Carner, Sandra Haynie
1973 Kathy Whitworth United States 82,864 7 - Kathy Whitworth
1972 Kathy Whitworth United States 65,063 5 - Kathy Whitworth, Jane Blalock
1971 Kathy Whitworth United States 41,181 5 - Kathy Whitworth
1970 Kathy Whitworth United States 30,235 4 - Shirley Englehorn
1969 Carol Mann United States 49,152 8 - Carol Mann
1968 Kathy Whitworth United States 48,379 10 - Carol Mann, Kathy Whitworth
1967 Kathy Whitworth United States 32,937 8 - Kathy Whitworth
1966 Kathy Whitworth United States 33,517 9 - Kathy Whitworth
1965 Kathy Whitworth United States 28,658 8 - Kathy Whitworth
1964 Mickey Wright United States 29,800 11 - Mickey Wright
1963 Mickey Wright United States 31,269 13 - Mickey Wright
1962 Mickey Wright United States 21,641 10 - Mickey Wright
1961 Mickey Wright United States 22,236 10 - Mickey Wright
1960 Louise Suggs United States 16,892 6 - Mickey Wright
1959 Betsy Rawls United States 26,774 10 - Betsy Rawls
1958 Beverly Hanson United States 12,639 5 - Mickey Wright
1957 Patty Berg United States 16,272 5 - Betsy Rawls, Patty Berg
1956 Marlene Hagge United States 20,235 8 - Marlene Hagge
1955 Patty Berg United States 16,492 6 - Patty Berg
1954 Patty Berg United States 16,011 5 - Louise Suggs, Babe Zaharias
1953 Louise Suggs United States 19,816 8 - Louise Suggs
1952 Betsy Rawls United States 14,505 6 - Betsy Rawls, Louise Suggs
1951 Babe Zaharias United States 15,087 7 - Babe Zaharias
1950 Babe Zaharias United States 14,800 6 - Babe Zaharias

1 The five players with who won three titles in 1988 were: Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones , Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto.

Total prize money

  • 2004 $42,875,000
  • 2000 $38,500,000
  • 1990 $17,100,000
  • 1980 $5,150,000
  • 1970 $435,040
  • 1960 $186,700
  • 1950 $50,000

There is a complete list here

See also

Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins

External Link

Official site

Last updated: 08-15-2005 22:09:13