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Golf tour season
The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24, consisting of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904.
The season saw the first tournament with a $3,000,000 purse, the U.S. Women's Open . There were three first-time winners in 2002: Laura Diaz , Cristie Kerr , and Patricia Meunier-Lebouc .
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Mar 2
LPGA Takefuji Classic
Hawaii
Annika Sörenstam (32)
196 (−14)
900,000
135,000
Mar 17
PING Banner Health
Arizona
Rachel Teske (5)
281 (−7)
1,000,000
150,000
Mar 24
Welch's/Circle K Championship
Arizona
Laura Diaz (1)
270 (−18)
800,000
120,000
Mar 31
Kraft Nabisco Championship
California
Annika Sörenstam (33)
280 (−8)
1,500,000
225,000
Apr 7
The Office Depot Championship
California
Se Ri Pak (14)
209 (−7)
1,000,000
150,000
Apr 21
Longs Drugs Challenge
California
Cristie Kerr (1)
280 (−8)
900,000
135,000
May 5
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Georgia
Juli Inkster (27)
132 (−12)^
1,250,000
187,500
May 12
Aerus Electrolux USA Championship
Tennessee
Annika Sörenstam (34)
271 (−17)
800,000
120,000
May 19
Asahi Ryokuken International Championship
South Carolina
Janice Moodie (2)
273 (−15)
1,250,000
187,500
May 26
LPGA Corning Classic
New York
Laura Diaz (2)
274 (−14)
1,000,000
150,000
Jun 2
Kellogg-Keebler Classic
Illinois
Annika Sörenstam (35)
195 (−21)
1,200,000
180,000
Jun 9
McDonald's LPGA Championship
Delaware
Se Ri Pak (15)
279 (−5)
1,500,000
225,000
Jun 15
Evian Masters
France
Annika Sörenstam (36)
269 (−19)
2,100,000
315,000
Jun 23
Wegmans Rochester LPGA
New York
Karrie Webb (27)
276 (−12)
1,200,000
180,000
Jun 30
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
Annika Sörenstam (37)
201 (−12)
1,200,000
180,000
Jul 7
U.S. Women's Open
Kansas
Juli Inkster (28)
276 (−4)
3,000,000
535,000
Jul 14
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Ohio
Rachel Teske (6)
270 (−14)
1,000,000
150,000
Jul 21
Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
Ohio
Mi Hyun Kim (4)
202 (−14)
1,000,000
150,000
Jul 28
Sybase Big Apple Classic
New York
Gloria Park (2)
270 (−14)
950,000
142,500
Aug 4
Wendy's Championship for Children
Ohio
Mi Hyun Kim (5)
208 (−8)
1,000,000
150,000
Aug 11
Weetabix Women's British Open
Scotland
Karrie Webb (28)
273 (−15)
1,500,000
236,383
Aug 18
Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
Canada
Meg Mallon (14)
284 (-4)
1,200,000
180,000
Aug 25
First Union Betsy King Classic
Pennsylvania
Se Ri Pak (16)
267 (−21)
1,200,000
180,000
Sep 1
State Farm Classic
Illinois
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (1)
270 (−18)
1,100,000
165,000
Sep 8
Williams Championship
Oklahoma
Annika Sörenstam (38)
199 (−11)
1,000,000
150,000
Sep 15
Safeway Classic
Oregon
Annika Sörenstam (39)
199 (−17)
1,000,000
150,000
Oct 6
Samsung World Championship
California
Annika Sörenstam (40)
266 (−22)
775,000
162,000
Oct 13
Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions
Alabama
Se Ri Pak (17)
268 (−20)
750,000
122,000
Oct 27
Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic
South Korea
Se Ri Pak (18)
213 (−3)
1,500,000
225,000
Nov 3
Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship
Japan
Grace Park (3)
22 holes
1,020,000
153,000
Nov 10
Mizuno Classic
Japan
Annika Sörenstam (41)
201 (−15)
1,130,000
169,500
Nov 24
ADT Championship
Florida
Annika Sörenstam (42)
275 (−13)
1,000,000
215,000
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Money List leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Earnings ($)
Events
1
Annika Sörenstam
Sweden
2,863,904
23
2
Se Ri Pak
South Korea
1,722,281
24
3
Juli Inkster
United States
1,154,349
20
4
Mi Hyun Kim
South Korea
1,049,993
28
5
Karrie Webb
Australia
1,009,760
21
6
Grace Park
South Korea
861,943
28
7
Laura Diaz
United States
843,790
25
8
Carin Koch
Sweden
785,817
25
9
Rachel Teske
Australia
779,329
27
10
Rosie Jones
United States
722,412
24
Full 2002 Official Money List