The 2016 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began in the Bahamas on January 28 and ended on November 20 at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
| Duration | January 28, 2016 – November 20, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 35 |
| Most wins | 5  Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Money leader | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Rookie of the Year |  Chun In-gee |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule and results
editThe 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[2] |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | Kim Hyo-joo (3)
|
46 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Feb 6 | Coates Golf Championship | Florida | Jang Ha-na (1)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Feb 21 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia |  Haru Nomura (1)
|
26 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Feb 28 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand |  Lexi Thompson (7)
|
62 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Mar 6 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | Jang Ha-na (2)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 20 | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona | Kim Sei-young (4)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 27 | Kia Classic | California |  Lydia Ko (11)
|
68 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Apr 3 | ANA Inspiration | California | Lydia Ko (12)
|
100 | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| Apr 16 | Lotte Championship | Hawaii |  Minjee Lee (2)
|
50 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Apr 24 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California | Haru Nomura (2)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| May 1 | Volunteers of America Texas Shootout | Texas | Jenny Shin (1)
|
50 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 8 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama | Ariya Jutanugarn (1)
|
37 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 22 | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia | Ariya Jutanugarn (2)
|
62 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 29 | LPGA Volvik Championship | Michigan | Ariya Jutanugarn (3)
|
53 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jun 5 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Anna Nordqvist (6)
|
26 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 12 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Washington |  Brooke Henderson (2)
|
100 | 3,500,000 | 525,000 |
| Jun 19 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | Kim Sei-young (5)
|
56 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jun 26 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | Lydia Ko (13)
|
56 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jul 3 | Cambia Portland Classic | Oregon | Brooke Henderson (3)
|
24 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jul 10 | U.S. Women's Open | California | Brittany Lang (2)
|
100 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 |
| Jul 17 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | Lydia Ko (14)
|
34 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jul 24 | UL International Crown | Illinois |  United States
|
n/a | 1,600,000[3] | 400,000[3] |
| Jul 31 | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | Ariya Jutanugarn (4)
|
100 | 3,000,000 | 412,047 |
| Aug 20 | Olympic Women's Golf Competition | Brazil | Inbee Park (n/a)
|
34 | n/a | |
| Aug 28 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Alberta | Ariya Jutanugarn (5)
|
62 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Sep 4 | Manulife LPGA Classic | Ontario |  Caroline Masson (1)
|
50 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Sep 18 | The Evian Championship | France | Chun In-gee (2)
|
100 | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
| Oct 2 | Reignwood LPGA Classic | China | Kim In-kyung (4)
|
28 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 9 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | Jang Ha-na (3)
|
40 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 16 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship | South Korea |  Carlota Ciganda (1)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 23 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | Minjee Lee (3)
|
26 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 30 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia |  Shanshan Feng (5)
|
43 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Nov 6 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | Shanshan Feng (6)
|
53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Nov 13 | Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | Carlota Ciganda (2)
|
17 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Nov 20 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida |  Charley Hull (1)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
Season leaders
editMoney list leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand |
28 | 2,550,928 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand |
24 | 2,492,994 |
| 3 | Brooke Henderson | Canada |
31 | 1,724,409 |
| 4 | Chun In-gee | South Korea |
19 | 1,501,102 |
| 5 | Shanshan Feng | China |
21 | 1,458,579 |
| 6 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea |
25 | 1,445,937 |
| 7 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
25 | 1,424,685 |
| 8 | Jang Ha-na | South Korea |
21 | 1,383,575 |
| 9 | Brittany Lang | United States |
28 | 1,259,787 |
| 10 | Ryu So-yeon | South Korea |
24 | 1,259,485 |
Scoring average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chun In-gee | South Korea |
69.583 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand |
69.596 |
| 3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand |
69.870 |
| 4 | Shanshan Feng | China |
69.877 |
| 5 | Jang Ha-na | South Korea |
69.976 |
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 LPGA Schedule Announcement". LPGA. November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2016". Rolex Rankings.
- ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team