2013 LPGA Tour

Summary

The 2013 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began in Australia on February 14 and ended on November 24 in Florida.[1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

2013 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) – November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
Number of official events29
Most wins6 South Korea Inbee Park
Money leaderSouth Korea Inbee Park
Rolex Player of the YearSouth Korea Inbee Park
Rookie of the YearThailand Moriya Jutanugarn
2012
2014

Inbee Park of South Korea won the most tournaments, six, including three majors. She also led the money list for the second straight year and won the Rolex Player of the Year award. Stacy Lewis won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, the first American to win since 1994. Three players, Lewis, Park, and Suzann Pettersen had scoring averages below 70, for the first time in LPGA Tour history.[2] Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand won the Rookie of the Year award.

Schedule and results edit

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

Date Tournament Location Winner Purse
($)
First prize
($)
Titleholders
qualifiers
WWGR
points[3]
Feb 17 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia   Jiyai Shin (11) 1,200,000 180,000   Jiyai Shin
  Yani Tseng
  Moriya Jutanugarn
37
Feb 24 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand   Inbee Park (4) 1,500,000 225,000   Inbee Park
  So Yeon Ryu
  Beatriz Recari
62
Mar 3 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore   Stacy Lewis (6) 1,400,000 210,000   Stacy Lewis
  Na Yeon Choi
  Paula Creamer
56
Mar 17 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Arizona   Stacy Lewis (7) 1,500,000 225,000   Ai Miyazato
  Angela Stanford
  Jessica Korda
62
Mar 24 Kia Classic California   Beatriz Recari (2) 1,700,000 255,000   I.K. Kim
  Pornanong Phatlum
  Mo Martin
62
Apr 7 Kraft Nabisco Championship California   Inbee Park (5) 2,000,000 300,000   Caroline Hedwall
  Suzann Pettersen
  Haeji Kang
100
Apr 20 LPGA Lotte Championship Hawaii   Suzann Pettersen (11) 1,700,000 255,000   Lizette Salas
  Shanshan Feng
  Hee-Kyung Seo
62
Apr 28 North Texas LPGA Shootout Texas   Inbee Park (6) 1,300,000 195,000   Carlota Ciganda
  Hee-Young Park
  Karine Icher
62
May 5 Kingsmill Championship Virginia   Cristie Kerr (16) 1,300,000 195,000   Cristie Kerr
  Ilhee Lee
  Gerina Piller
62
May 19 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic Alabama   Jennifer Johnson (1) 1,200,000 180,000   Jennifer Johnson
  Karrie Webb
  Anna Nordqvist
31
May 26 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Bahamas   Ilhee Lee (1) 1,300,000 195,000   Irene Cho
  Mika Miyazato
  Mindy Kim
56
Jun 2 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Karrie Webb (39) 1,500,000 225,000   Jenny Shin
  Jeong Jang
  Chie Arimura
62
Jun 9 Wegmans LPGA Championship New York   Inbee Park (7) 2,250,000 337,500   Catriona Matthew
  Morgan Pressel
  Amy Yang
100
Jun 23 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas   Inbee Park (8) 2,000,000 300,000   Brittany Lang
  Juli Inkster
  Brooke Pancake
62
Jun 30 U.S. Women's Open New York   Inbee Park (9) 3,250,000 585,000   Jodi Ewart Shadoff
  Brittany Lincicome
  Lexi Thompson
100
Jul 14 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Ontario   Hee-Young Park (2) 1,300,000 195,000   Meena Lee
  Austin Ernst
  Hanna Kang
56
Jul 21 Marathon Classic Ohio   Beatriz Recari (3) 1,300,000 195,000   Jacqui Concolino
  Se Ri Pak
  Chella Choi
46
Aug 4 Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland   Stacy Lewis (8) 2,750,000 402,584   Natalie Gulbis
  Nicole Castrale
  Pernilla Lindberg
100
Aug 18 Solheim Cup Colorado   Europe n/a
Aug 25 CN Canadian Women's Open Alberta   Lydia Ko (2) (a) 2,000,000 300,000   Lydia Ko (a)
  Stacy Prammanasudh
  Caroline Masson
68
Sep 1 Safeway Classic Oregon   Suzann Pettersen (12) 1,300,000 195,000   Sandra Gal
  Sandra Changkija
  Dewi Claire Schreefel
46
Sep 15 The Evian Championship France   Suzann Pettersen (13) 3,250,000 487,500   Rebecca Lee-Bentham
  Cindy LaCrosse
  Katherine Hull-Kirk
100
Oct 6 Reignwood LPGA Classic China   Shanshan Feng (2) 1,800,000 270,000   Christel Boeljon
  Sun Young Yoo
  Paola Moreno
40
Oct 13 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia   Lexi Thompson (2) 2,000,000 300,000   Alison Walshe
  Michelle Wie
  Jane Park
62
Oct 20 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship South Korea   Amy Yang (1) 1,900,000 285,000   Eun-Hee Ji
  Ayako Uehara
  Candie Kung
56
Oct 27 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan   Suzann Pettersen (14) 2,000,000 300,000   Azahara Muñoz
  Mina Harigae
  M.J. Hur
31
Nov 10 Mizuno Classic Japan   Teresa Lu (1) 1,200,000 180,000   Teresa Lu
  Haru Nomura
  Hee-Won Han
28
Nov 17 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico   Lexi Thompson (3) 1,000,000 200,000 None 37
Nov 24 CME Group Titleholders Florida   Shanshan Feng (3) 2,000,000 700,000 n/a 62

Season leaders edit

Money list leaders

Rank Player Country Earnings ($) Events
played
1 Inbee Park   South Korea 2,456,619 23
2 Suzann Pettersen   Norway 2,296,106 23
3 Stacy Lewis   United States 1,938,868 26
4 Shanshan Feng   China 1,716,657 19
5 So Yeon Ryu   South Korea 1,278,864 24
6 Lexi Thompson   United States 1,206,109 24
7 I.K. Kim   South Korea 1,125,389 23
8 Beatriz Recari   Spain 1,030,614 25
9 Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 929,964 24
10 Hee Young Park   South Korea 848,676 26

Full 2013 Official Money List

Scoring average leaders

Rank Player Country Average
1 Stacy Lewis   United States 69.48
2 Suzann Pettersen   Norway 69.70
3 Inbee Park   South Korea 69.87
4 So Yeon Ryu   South Korea 70.29
5 Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 70.31

Full 2013 Scoring Average List

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 Tour Schedule". LPGA. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Lewis Clinches Vare Trophy and Jutanugarn Earns Top Rookie". LPGA. November 24, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2013". Rolex Rankings.

External links edit

  • Official site