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2016 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 28, 2016 (2016-01-28) – November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Race to CME Globe WinnerThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Money leaderThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rolex Player of the YearThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Chun In-gee
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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).

Schedule and results

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 Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 28–31 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic The Bahamas Bahamas South Korea Kim Hyo-joo (3) 1,400,000 210,000
Feb 3–6 Coates Golf Championship United States Florida South Korea Jang Ha-na (1) 1,500,000 225,000
Feb 18–21 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Australia Japan Haru Nomura (1) 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 25–28 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand Thailand United States Lexi Thompson (7) 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 3–6 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore Singapore South Korea Jang Ha-na (2) 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 17–20 JTBC Founders Cup United States Arizona South Korea Kim Sei-young (4) 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 24–27 Kia Classic United States California New Zealand Lydia Ko (11) 1,700,000 255,000
Mar 31 – Apr 3 ANA Inspiration United States California New Zealand Lydia Ko (12) 2,600,000 390,000
Apr 13–16 Lotte Championship United States Hawaii Australia Minjee Lee (2) 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 21–24 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic United States California Japan Haru Nomura (2) 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 28 – May 1 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout United States Texas South Korea Jenny Shin (1) 1,300,000 195,000
May 5–8 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic United States Alabama Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (1) 1,300,000 195,000
May 19–22 Kingsmill Championship United States Virginia Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (2) 1,300,000 195,000
May 26–29 LPGA Volvik Championship United States Michigan Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (3) 1,300,000 195,000
Jun 3–5 ShopRite LPGA Classic United States New Jersey Sweden Anna Nordqvist (6) 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 9–12 KPMG Women's PGA Championship United States Washington Canada Brooke Henderson (2) 3,500,000 525,000
Jun 16–19 Meijer LPGA Classic United States Michigan South Korea Kim Sei-young (5) 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 24–26 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship United States Arkansas New Zealand Lydia Ko (13) 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 30 – Jul 3 Cambia Portland Classic United States Oregon Canada Brooke Henderson (3) 1,300,000 195,000
Jul 7–10 U.S. Women's Open United States California United States Brittany Lang (2) 4,500,000 810,000
Jul 14–17 Marathon Classic United States Ohio New Zealand Lydia Ko (14) 1,500,000 225,000
Jul 21–24 UL International Crown United States Illinois  United States 1,600,000[2] 400,000[2]
Jul 28–31 Ricoh Women's British Open England England Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (4) 3,000,000 412,047
Aug 17–20 Olympic Women's Golf Competition Brazil Brazil South Korea Inbee Park (n/a) n/a
Aug 25–28 Canadian Pacific Women's Open Canada Alberta Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (5) 2,250,000 337,500
Sep 1–4 Manulife LPGA Classic Canada Ontario Germany Caroline Masson (1) 1,600,000 240,000
Sep 15–18 The Evian Championship France France South Korea Chun In-gee (2) 3,250,000 487,500
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Reignwood LPGA Classic China China South Korea Kim In-kyung (4) 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 6–9 Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan Taiwan South Korea Jang Ha-na (3) 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 13–16 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship South Korea South Korea Spain Carlota Ciganda (1) 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 20–23 Blue Bay LPGA China China Australia Minjee Lee (3) 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 27–30 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia China Shanshan Feng (5) 1,800,000 270,000
Nov 4–6 Toto Japan Classic Japan Japan China Shanshan Feng (6) 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 10–13 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico Mexico Spain Carlota Ciganda (2) 1,000,000 200,000
Nov 17–20 CME Group Tour Championship United States Florida England Charley Hull (1) 2,000,000 500,000

Season leaders

Money 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

Full 2016 official money list

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

Full 2016 scoring average list

Awards

Award Winner Country
Money winner Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Chun In-gee  South Korea
Player of the Year Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Rookie of the Year Chun In-gee  South Korea
Race to the CME Globe Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016 LPGA Schedule Announcement". LPGA. November 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team
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