2018 LPGA Tour
| Duration | January 25, 2018 – November 18, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 3  Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Money leader | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| Rookie of the Year |  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
[edit]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 |  Brittany Lincicome (8)
|
37 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Feb 18 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia | Ko Jin-young (2)
|
34 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Feb 25 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | Jessica Korda (5)
|
62 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Mar 4 | HSBC Women's World Championship | Singapore | Michelle Wie (5)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 18 | Bank of Hope Founders Cup | Arizona | Inbee Park (19)
|
46 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 25 | Kia Classic | California | Ji Eun-hee (4)
|
62 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Apr 2^ | ANA Inspiration | California |  Pernilla Lindberg (1)
|
100 | 2,800,000 | 420,000 |
| Apr 14 | Lotte Championship | Hawaii |  Brooke Henderson (6)
|
46 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Apr 22 | Hugel-JTBC LA Open | California | Moriya Jutanugarn (1)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Apr 29 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | California |  Lydia Ko (15)
|
56 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| May 6 | Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic | Texas | Park Sung-hyun (3)
|
31 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 20 | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia | Ariya Jutanugarn (8)
|
43 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 27 | LPGA Volvik Championship | Michigan |  Minjee Lee (4)
|
37 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jun 3 | U.S. Women's Open | Alabama | Ariya Jutanugarn (9)
|
100 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 |
| Jun 10 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Annie Park (1)
|
31 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| Jun 17 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | Ryu So-yeon (6)
|
40 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jun 24 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas |  Nasa Hataoka (1)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jul 1 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Illinois | Park Sung-hyun (4)
|
100 | 3,650,000 | 547,500 |
| Jul 8 | Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic | Wisconsin | Kim Sei-young (7)
|
40 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jul 15 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | Thidapa Suwannapura (1)
|
22 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Jul 29 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland | Ariya Jutanugarn (10)
|
46 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Aug 5 | Ricoh Women's British Open | England |  Georgia Hall (1)
|
100 | 3,250,000 | 490,000 |
| Aug 19 | Indy Women in Tech Championship | Indiana | Park Sung-hyun (5)
|
53 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Aug 26 | CP Women's Open | Saskatchewan | Brooke Henderson (7)
|
56 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Sep 2 | Cambia Portland Classic | Oregon | Marina Alex (1)
|
40 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Sep 16 | Evian Championship | France | 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 | Chun In-gee (3)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 21 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | China | Danielle Kang (2)
|
50 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 28 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | Nelly Korda (1)
|
37 | 2,200,000 | 330,000 |
| Nov 4 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | Nasa Hataoka (2)
|
53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Nov 10 | Blue Bay LPGA | China |  Gaby López (1)
|
24 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Nov 18 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | Lexi Thompson (10)
|
53 | 2,500,000 | 500,000 |
^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.
Statistical information
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Wins by player[edit]
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Wins by nation[edit]
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Statistics leaders
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Money list leaders[edit]
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
Scoring average[edit]
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
Awards
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LPGA Announces 2018 Season Schedule". LPGA. December 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team