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2019 LPGA Tour

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2019 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) – November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)
Number of official events33
Most wins4 South Korea Ko Jin-young
Race to CME Globe WinnerSouth Korea Kim Sei-young
Money leaderSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
Rolex Player of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Lee Jeong-eun
2018
2020

The 2019 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on January 17 and ended on November 24 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

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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.

Key
Major championships
Regular events
Team championships
Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 20 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Florida South Korea Ji Eun-hee (5) 28 1,200,000 180,000
Feb 10 ISPS Handa Vic Open Australia France Céline Boutier (1) 20.5 1,100,000 165,000
Feb 17 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia United States Nelly Korda (2) 37 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 24 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand South Korea Amy Yang (4) 62 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 3 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore South Korea Park Sung-hyun (6) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 24 Bank of Hope Founders Cup Arizona South Korea Ko Jin-young (3) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 31 Kia Classic California Japan Nasa Hataoka (3) 62 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 7 ANA Inspiration California South Korea Ko Jin-young (4) 100 3,000,000 450,000
Apr 20 Lotte Championship Hawaii Canada Brooke Henderson (8) 56 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 28 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open California Australia Minjee Lee (5) 62 1,500,000 225,000
May 5 LPGA Mediheal Championship California South Korea Kim Sei-young (8) 56 1,800,000 270,000
May 26 Pure Silk Championship Virginia England Bronte Law (1) 56 1,300,000 195,000
Jun 2 U.S. Women's Open South Carolina South Korea Lee Jeong-eun (1) 100 5,500,000 1,000,000
Jun 9 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey United States Lexi Thompson (11) 26 1,750,000 262,500
Jun 16 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan Canada Brooke Henderson (9) 50 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 23 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Minnesota Australia Hannah Green (1) 100 3,850,000 577,500
Jun 30 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas South Korea Park Sung-hyun (7) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 7 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Wisconsin China Shanshan Feng (10) 31 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 14 Marathon Classic Ohio South Korea Kim Sei-young (9) 24 1,750,000 262,500
Jul 20 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Michigan United States Cydney Clanton (1)
Thailand Jasmine Suwannapura (2)
n/a 2,000,000 241,269
(each)
Jul 28 Evian Championship France South Korea Ko Jin-young (5) 100 4,100,000 615,000
Aug 4 AIG Women's British Open England Japan Hinako Shibuno (1) 100 4,500,000 675,000
Aug 11 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland South Korea M. J. Hur (3) 31 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 25 CP Women's Open Ontario South Korea Ko Jin-young (6) 62 2,250,000 337,500
Sep 1 Cambia Portland Classic Oregon Australia Hannah Green (2) 46 1,300,000 195,000
Sep 15 Solheim Cup Scotland Europe Europe n/a n/a n/a
Sep 29 Indy Women in Tech Championship Indiana South Korea M. J. Hur (4) 50 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 6 Volunteers of America Classic Texas United States Cheyenne Knight (1) 37 1,300,000 195,000
Oct 20 Buick LPGA Shanghai China United States Danielle Kang (3) 50 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 27 BMW Ladies Championship South Korea South Korea Jang Ha-na (5) 56 2,000,000 300,000
Nov 3 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan United States Nelly Korda (3) 50 2,200,000 330,000
Nov 10 Toto Japan Classic Japan Japan Ai Suzuki (1) 43 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 24 CME Group Tour Championship Florida South Korea Kim Sei-young (10) 62 5,000,000 1,500,000

Statistical information

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Key
Major championships
Regular events

Points leaders

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Rolex Player of the Year

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Points distribution

Points were earned based on top-10 finishers, available points for regular events were as follows:

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 30 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points are doubled at each of the LPGA's five major championships.

Rank Player Country Points
1 Ko Jin-young  South Korea 241
2 Nelly Korda  United States 126
3 Lee Jeong-eun  South Korea 123
4 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 122
5 Brooke Henderson  Canada 117
5 Park Sung-hyun  South Korea 117
7 Lexi Thompson  United States 109
8 Danielle Kang  United States 108
9 Hannah Green  Australia 92
9 Minjee Lee  Australia 92

Source and complete list: LPGA official website.

Race to CME Globe

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Rank Player Country Events Season
points
1 Ko Jin-young  South Korea 21 4,148
2 Brooke Henderson  Canada 26 2,907
3 Minjee Lee  Australia 25 2,870
4 Lee Jeong-eun  South Korea 24 2,743
5 Nelly Korda  United States 19 2,547
6 Park Sung-hyun  South Korea 19 2,494
7 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 24 2,340
8 Danielle Kang  United States 20 2,259
9 Lexi Thompson  United States 20 2,223
10 Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 20 2,202

Source and complete list: LPGA official website.

Rolex First-Time Winners

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Player Country Event Score Victory margin
Céline Boutier  France ISPS Handa Vic Open 69-71-69-72=281 (−8) 2 strokes
Cydney Clanton  United States Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with Jasmine Suwannapura)
67-64-63-59=253 (−27) 6 strokes
Hannah Green  Australia KPMG Women's PGA Championship 68-69-70-72=279 (−9) 1 stroke
Cheyenne Knight  United States Volunteers of America Classic 66-67-67-66=266 (−18) 2 strokes
Bronte Law  England Pure Silk Championship 65-68-67-67=267 (−17) 2 strokes
Lee Jeong-eun  South Korea U.S. Women's Open 70-69-69-70=278 (−6) 2 strokes

Statistics leaders

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Awards

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Award Winner Country
Rolex Player of the Year Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Glenna Collett-Vare Trophy Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Lee Jeong-eun  South Korea
Money winner Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Rolex Annika Major Award Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Race to the CME Globe Kim Sei-young  South Korea

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 to Bring Record-Breaking Excitement, Innovation to the LPGA Tour". LPGA. December 6, 2018.