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Annika Sörenstam was a three-peat winner of the event in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The LPGA Championship is an annual golf competition held in mid-June. It was established in 1955 and one of the four women's major championships played each year which include the Kraft Nabisco , the U.S. Women's Open , and the Women's British Open , which it is the second major championship played each year.[ 1] This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition.[ 1]
Mickey Wright holds the record for the most victories with four, and Annika Sörenstam with three consecutive wins.[ 1] The lowest score for 72-holes on a par 71 golf course is Betsy King 's 267 (-17) in 1992 and on a par 72 golf course is Patty Sheehan 's 272 (-16) in 1984.[ 1]
Patty Sheehan was a three-time champion of the event in 1983, 1984 and 1993.
Se Ri Pak is a three-time winner of the event in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
Juli Inkster is only one of four golfers to win back-to-back titles at the event in 1999 and 2000.
Year
Country
Champion
Course
Location
Total score
Total par
Notes
1955
USA
Beverly Hanson
Orchard Ridge Country Club
Fort Wayne, Indiana
220
4&3
[ 1]
1956
USA
Marlene Hagge †
Forest Lake Country Club
Detroit, Michigan
291
-9
[ 1] [a]
1957
USA
Louise Suggs
Churchill Valley Country Club
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
285
+5
[ 1]
1958
USA
Mickey Wright
Churchill Valley Country Club
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
288
+8
[ 1]
1959
USA
Betsy Rawls
Sheraton Hotel Country Club
French Lick, Indiana
288
+8
[ 1]
1960
USA
Mickey Wright
Sheraton Hotel Country Club
French Lick, Indiana
292
-4
[ 1]
1961
USA
Mickey Wright
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
287
+3
[ 1]
1962
USA
Judy Kimball
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
282
-2
[ 1]
1963
USA
Mickey Wright
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
294
+10
[ 1]
1964
USA
Mary Mills
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
294
-6
[ 1]
1965
USA
Sandra Haynie
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
279
-5
[ 1]
1966
USA
Gloria Ehret
Stardust Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
282
-2
[ 1]
1967
USA
Kathy Whitworth
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
284
-8
[ 1]
1968
CAN
Sandra Post †
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
294
+2
[ 1] [b]
1969
USA
Betsy Rawls
Concord Golf Course
Kiamesha Lake, New York
293
+1
[ 1]
1970
USA
Shirley Englehorn †
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
285
-7
[ 1] [c]
1971
USA
Kathy Whitworth
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
288
-4
[ 1]
1972
USA
Kathy Ahern
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
293
+1
[ 1]
1973
USA
Mary Mills
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
288
-4
[ 1]
1974
USA
Sandra Haynie
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
288
-4
[ 1]
1975
USA
Kathy Whitworth
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Baltimore, Maryland
288
-4
[ 1]
1976
USA
Betty Burfeindt
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Baltimore, Maryland
287
-5
[ 1]
1977
JPN
Hisako Higuchi
Bay Tree Golf Plantation
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
279
-9
[ 1]
1978
USA
Nancy Lopez
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
275
-13
[ 1]
1979
USA
Donna Caponi
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
279
-9
[ 1]
1980
ZAF
Sally Little
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
285
-3
[ 1]
1981
USA
Donna Caponi
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
280
-8
[ 1]
1982
AUS
Jan Stephenson
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
280
-9
[ 1]
1983
USA
Patty Sheehan
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
280
-9
[ 1]
1984
USA
Patty Sheehan
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
272
-16
[ 1]
1985
USA
Nancy Lopez
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
273
-15
[ 1]
1986
USA
Pat Bradley
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
277
-11
[ 1]
1987
USA
Jane Geddes
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
275
-13
[ 1]
1988
USA
Sherri Turner
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
281
-7
[ 1]
1989
USA
Nancy Lopez
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Kings Island, Ohio
274
-14
[ 1]
1990
USA
Beth Daniel
Bethesda Country Club
Bethesda, Maryland
280
-4
[ 1]
1991
USA
Meg Mallon
Bethesda Country Club
Bethesda, Maryland
274
-10
[ 1]
1992
USA
Betsy King
Bethesda Country Club
Bethesda, Maryland
267
-17
[ 1]
1993
USA
Patty Sheehan
Bethesda Country Club
Bethesda, Maryland
275
-9
[ 1]
1994
ENG
Laura Davies
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
279
-5
[ 1]
1995
USA
Kelly Robbins
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
274
-10
[ 1]
1996
ENG
Laura Davies
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
213
E
[ 1]
1997
USA
Christa Johnson †
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
281
-3
[ 1] [d]
1998
KOR
Se Ri Pak
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
273
-11
[ 1]
1999
USA
Juli Inkster
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
268
-16
[ 1]
2000
USA
Juli Inkster †
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
281
-3
[ 1] [e]
2001
AUS
Karrie Webb
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
270
-14
[ 1]
2002
KOR
Se Ri Pak
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
279
-5
[ 1]
2003
SWE
Annika Sörenstam †
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
278
-6
[ 1] [f]
2004
SWE
Annika Sörenstam
DuPont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
271
-13
[ 1]
2005
SWE
Annika Sörenstam
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Havre de Grace, Maryland
277
-11
[ 1]
2006
KOR
Se Ri Pak †
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Havre de Grace, Maryland
280
-8
[ 1] [g]
2007
NOR
Suzann Pettersen
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Havre de Grace, Maryland
274
-14
[ 1]
2008
TWN
Yani Tseng †
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Havre de Grace, Maryland
276
-12
[ 1] [h]
2009
SWE
Anna Nordqvist
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Havre de Grace, Maryland
273
-15
[ 1]
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one LPGA Championship .
Deceased golfer †
Grand Slam winners ‡
Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞
Country
Golfer
Total
Years
USA
Mickey Wright ‡
4
1958, 1960 , 1961 , 1963
USA
Kathy Whitworth
3
1967, 1971, 1975
USA
Nancy Lopez
3
1978, 1985, 1989
USA
Patty Sheehan
3
1983 , 1984 , 1993
SWE
Annika Sörenstam ‡
3
2003 , 2004 , 2005
KOR
Se Ri Pak
3
1998, 2002, 2006
USA
Betsy Rawls
2
1959, 1969
USA
Mary Mills
2
1964, 1973
USA
Sandra Haynie
2
1965, 1974
USA
Donna Caponi
2
1979, 1981
ENG
Laura Davies
2
1994, 1996
USA
Juli Inkster ‡
2
1999 , 2000
Bolded years and player names means back-to-back wins or a three-peat winner and players who accomplished the feat.
Champions by nationality [ edit ]
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.
a Marlene Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg .[ 1]
b Sandra Post won in an 18-hole playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[ 1]
c Shirley Englehorn won in a sudden death playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[ 1]
d Christa Johnson won in a sudden death playoff over Leta Lindley .[ 1]
e Juli Inkster won in a sudden death playoff over Stefania Croce .[ 1]
f Annika Sorenstam won in a sudden death playoff over Grace Park .[ 1]
g Se Ri Pak won in a sudden death playoff over Karrie Webb.[ 1]
h Yani Tseng won in a sudden death playoff over Maria Hjorth .[ 1]
† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire