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 25–28
Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Bahamas
Brittany Lincicome (8)
37
1,400,000
210,000
Feb 15–18
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Australia
Ko Jin-young (2)
34
1,300,000
195,000
Feb 22–25
Honda LPGA Thailand
Thailand
Jessica Korda (5)
62
1,600,000
240,000
Mar 1–4
HSBC Women's World Championship
Singapore
Michelle Wie (5)
62
1,500,000
225,000
Mar 15–18
Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Arizona
Inbee Park (19)
46
1,500,000
225,000
Mar 22–25
Kia Classic
California
Ji Eun-hee (4)
62
1,800,000
270,000
Mar 29 – Apr 2^
ANA Inspiration
California
Pernilla Lindberg (1)
100
2,800,000
420,000
Apr 11–14
Lotte Championship
Hawaii
Brooke Henderson (6)
46
2,000,000
300,000
Apr 19–22
Hugel-JTBC LA Open
California
Moriya Jutanugarn (1)
62
1,500,000
225,000
Apr 26–29
LPGA Mediheal Championship
California
Lydia Ko (15)
56
1,500,000
225,000
May 3–6
Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic
Texas
Park Sung-hyun (3)
31
1,300,000
195,000
May 17–20
Kingsmill Championship
Virginia
Ariya Jutanugarn (8)
43
1,300,000
195,000
May 24–27
LPGA Volvik Championship
Michigan
Minjee Lee (4)
37
1,300,000
195,000
May 31 – Jun 3
U.S. Women's Open
Alabama
Ariya Jutanugarn (9)
100
5,000,000
900,000
Jun 8–10
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
Annie Park (1)
31
1,750,000
262,500
Jun 14–17
Meijer LPGA Classic
Michigan
Ryu So-yeon (6)
40
2,000,000
300,000
Jun 22–24
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Arkansas
Nasa Hataoka (1)
62
2,000,000
300,000
Jun 28 – Jul 1
KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Illinois
Park Sung-hyun (4)
100
3,650,000
547,500
Jul 5–8
Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Wisconsin
Kim Sei-young (7)
40
2,000,000
300,000
Jul 12–15
Marathon Classic
Ohio
Thidapa Suwannapura (1)
22
1,600,000
240,000
Jul 26–29
Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
Scotland
Ariya Jutanugarn (10)
46
1,500,000
225,000
Aug 2–5
Ricoh Women's British Open
England
Georgia Hall (1)
100
3,250,000
490,000
Aug 16–19
Indy Women in Tech Championship
Indiana
Park Sung-hyun (5)
53
2,000,000
300,000
Aug 23–26
CP Women's Open
Saskatchewan
Brooke Henderson (7)
56
2,250,000
337,500
Aug 30 – Sep 2
Cambia Portland Classic
Oregon
Marina Alex (1)
40
1,300,000
195,000
Sep 13–16
Evian Championship
France
Angela Stanford (6)
100
3,850,000
577,500
Oct 4–7
UL International Crown
South Korea
South Korea
n/a
1,600,000 [2]
400,000 [2]
Oct 11–14
LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
South Korea
Chun In-gee (3)
62
2,000,000
300,000
Oct 18–21
Buick LPGA Shanghai
China
Danielle Kang (2)
50
2,100,000
315,000
Oct 25–28
Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Taiwan
Nelly Korda (1)
37
2,200,000
330,000
Nov 2–4
Toto Japan Classic
Japan
Nasa Hataoka (2)
53
1,500,000
225,000
Nov 7–10
Blue Bay LPGA
China
Gaby López (1)
24
2,100,000
315,000
Nov 15–18
CME Group Tour Championship
Florida
Lexi Thompson (10)
2,500,000
500,000
^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.
Statistical information [ edit ]
Wins by player [ edit ]
Wins by nation [ edit ]
Statistics leaders [ edit ]
Money list leaders [ edit ]
Rank
Player
Events
Prize money ($ )
1
Ariya Jutanugarn
27
2,667,983
2
Minjee Lee
26
1,538,391
3
Brooke Henderson
27
1,428,539
4
Park Sung-hyun
23
1,466,266
5
Nasa Hataoka
23
1,401,440
6
Ryu So-yeon
22
1,299,382
7
Kim Sei-young
26
1,324,710
8
Carlota Ciganda
24
1,168,644
9
Ko Jin-young
24
1,154,198
10
Lydia Ko
25
1,042,214
As of November 10. Source and complete list: LPGA official website .
Race to CME Globe Season [ edit ]
Rank
Player
Events
Globe points
Wins
Top10s
1
Ariya Jutanugarn
27
4,354
3
16
2
Minjee Lee
26
3,141
1
13
3
Brooke Henderson
27
2,649
2
10
4
Nasa Hataoka
23
2,596
2
10
5
Park Sung-hyun
23
2,478
3
7
6
Kim Sei-young
26
2,474
1
8
7
Ko Jin-young
24
2,388
1
13
8
Ryu So-yeon
22
2,231
1
6
9
Moriya Jutanugarn
27
2,189
1
8
10
Lydia Ko
25
2,188
1
9
As of November 10. Source and complete list: LPGA official website .
Rolex Player of the Year [ edit ]
As of November 10. Source and complete list: LPGA official website .
Scoring average [ edit ]
Rank
Player
Total strokes
Total rounds
Average
1
Ariya Jutanugarn
7,082
102
69.398
2
Ko Jin-young
6,194
89
69.596
3
Minjee Lee
6,616
95
69.642
4
Brooke Henderson
6,510
93
70.000
5
Chun In-gee
4,621
66
70.015
6
Jessica Korda
4,342
62
70.032
7
Amy Yang
5,619
80
70.053
8
Lydia Ko
6,379
91
70.099
9
Austin Ernst
4,908
70
70.114
10
Nasa Hataoka
5,821
83
70.133
As of November 10. Source and complete list: LPGA official website .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]