2018 LPGA Tour

2018 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) – November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
Number of official events33
Most wins3 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Race to CME Globe WinnerThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Money leaderThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rolex Player of the YearThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
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The 2018 LPGA Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season begins in Bahamas on January 25 and ends on November 18 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

Schedule and results

The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors.

Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 28 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Bahamas United States Brittany Lincicome (8) 37 1,400,000 210,000
Feb 18 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia South Korea Ko Jin-young (2) 34 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 25 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand United States Jessica Korda (5) 62 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 4 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore United States Michelle Wie (5) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 18 Bank of Hope Founders Cup Arizona South Korea Inbee Park (19) 46 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 25 Kia Classic California South Korea Ji Eun-hee (4) 62 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 2^ ANA Inspiration California Sweden Pernilla Lindberg (1) 100 2,800,000 420,000
Apr 14 Lotte Championship Hawaii Canada Brooke Henderson (6) 46 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 22 Hugel-JTBC LA Open California Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn (1) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Apr 29 LPGA Mediheal Championship California New Zealand Lydia Ko (15) 56 1,500,000 225,000
May 6 Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic Texas South Korea Park Sung-hyun (3) 31 1,300,000 195,000
May 20 Kingsmill Championship Virginia Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (8) 43 1,300,000 195,000
May 27 LPGA Volvik Championship Michigan Australia Minjee Lee (4) 37 1,300,000 195,000
Jun 3 U.S. Women's Open Alabama Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (9) 100 5,000,000 900,000
Jun 10 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey United States Annie Park (1) 31 1,750,000 262,500
Jun 17 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan South Korea Ryu So-yeon (6) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 24 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas Japan Nasa Hataoka (1) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 1 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Illinois South Korea Park Sung-hyun (4) 100 3,650,000 547,500
Jul 8 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Wisconsin South Korea Kim Sei-young (7) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 15 Marathon Classic Ohio Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura (1) 22 1,600,000 240,000
Jul 29 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (10) 46 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 5 Ricoh Women's British Open England England Georgia Hall (1) 100 3,250,000 490,000
Aug 19 Indy Women in Tech Championship Indiana South Korea Park Sung-hyun (5) 53 2,000,000 300,000
Aug 26 CP Women's Open Saskatchewan Canada Brooke Henderson (7) 56 2,250,000 337,500
Sep 2 Cambia Portland Classic Oregon United States Marina Alex (1) 40 1,300,000 195,000
Sep 16 Evian Championship France United States Angela Stanford (6) 100 3,850,000 577,500
Oct 7 UL International Crown South Korea  South Korea n/a 1,600,000[2] 400,000[2]
Oct 14 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship South Korea South Korea Chun In-gee (3) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 21 Buick LPGA Shanghai China United States Danielle Kang (2) 50 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 28 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan United States Nelly Korda (1) 37 2,200,000 330,000
Nov 4 Toto Japan Classic Japan Japan Nasa Hataoka (2) 53 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 10 Blue Bay LPGA China Mexico Gaby López (1) 24 2,100,000 315,000
Nov 18 CME Group Tour Championship Florida United States Lexi Thompson (10) 53 2,500,000 500,000

^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.

Statistical information

Wins by player

Rank Player Wins
T1  Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 3
 Park Sung-hyun (KOR)
T3  Nasa Hataoka (JPN) 2
 Brooke Henderson (CAN)
T5  Brittany Lincicome (USA) 1
 Ko Jin-young (KOR)
 Jessica Korda (USA)
 Michelle Wie (USA)
 Inbee Park (KOR)
 Ji Eun-hee (KOR)
 Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)
 Moriya Jutanugarn (THA)
 Lydia Ko (NZL)
 Minjee Lee (AUS)
 Annie Park (USA)
 Ryu So-yeon (KOR)
 Kim Sei-young (KOR)
 Thidapa Suwannapura (THA)
 Georgia Hall (ENG)
 Marina Alex (USA)
 Angela Stanford (USA)
 Chun In-gee (KOR)
 Danielle Kang (USA)
 Nelly Korda (USA)
 Gaby López (MEX)
 Lexi Thompson (USA)

Wins by nation

Rank Nation Wins
T1  South Korea 9
 United States
3  Thailand 5
T4  Canada 2
 Japan
T6  Australia 1
 England
 Mexico
 New Zealand
 Sweden

Statistics leaders

Money list leaders

Rank Player Events Prize
money ($)
1 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 28 2,743,949
2 Australia Minjee Lee 27 1,551,032
3 South Korea Park Sung-hyun 24 1,498,077
4 Canada Brooke Henderson 28 1,473,247
5 Japan Nasa Hataoka 24 1,454,261
6 South Korea Ryu So-yeon 23 1,438,850
7 South Korea Kim Sei-young 27 1,369,418
8 Spain Carlota Ciganda 25 1,244,610
9 United States Lexi Thompson 20 1,223,748
10 South Korea Ko Jin-young 25 1,159,005

Source and complete list: LPGA official website.

Scoring average

Rank Player Total strokes Total rounds Average
1 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 7,358 106 69.415
2 Australia Minjee Lee 6,905 99 69.747
3 South Korea Ko Jin-young 6,492 93 69.806
4 Canada Brooke Henderson 6,789 97 69.990
5 United States Lexi Thompson 5,041 72 70.014
6 United States Jessica Korda 4,623 66 70.045
7 New Zealand Lydia Ko 6,655 95 70.053
8 Spain Carlota Ciganda 6,378 91 70.088
9 South Korea Ryu So-yeon 6,169 88 70.102
10 Japan Nasa Hataoka 6,099 87 70.103

Source and complete list: LPGA official website.

Awards

Award Winner Country
Rolex Player of the Year Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Glenna Collett-Vare Trophy Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Money winner Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Rolex Annika Major Award Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Race to the CME Globe Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand

See also

References

  1. ^ "LPGA Announces 2018 Season Schedule". LPGA. December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team