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The 2012 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Australia on February 9 and ended November 18 in Florida .[ 1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Season overview
There were 27 official tournaments on the 2012 LPGA Tour, four more than in 2011 . Fifteen tournaments were held in the United States. Eleven other countries hosted the remaining twelve tournaments.
Stacy Lewis won the most tournaments, four, and won the Player of the Year award. Inbee Park won two tournaments and both the money title with earnings of $2,266,638 and the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average. So Yeon Ryu won Rookie of the Year honors, winning one tournament, finishing sixth on the money list and second in scoring average.
Other players winning multiple tournaments were Yani Tseng with three wins and Na Yeon Choi , Ai Miyazato , Suzann Pettersen , and Jiyai Shin with two wins each.
Changes for 2012
Five additional events
source: LPGA 2012 Schedule [ 1]
Final major delayed
The Ricoh Women's British Open was moved from its usual late-July date to mid-September, to accommodate the 2012 Summer Olympics in London which were being held in London.
Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after winners' names is the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event.
Dates
Tournament
Location
Winner
Purse ($ )
First prize ($)
Titleholders qualifiers
Feb 9–12
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Australia
Jessica Korda (1)
1,100,000
165,000
Jessica Korda Stacy Lewis Brittany Lincicome
Feb 16–19
Honda LPGA Thailand
Thailand
Yani Tseng (13)
1,500,000
225,000
Yani Tseng Ai Miyazato Jiyai Shin
Feb 23–26
HSBC Women's Champions
Singapore
Angela Stanford (5)
1,400,000
210,000
Angela Stanford Na Yeon Choi Shanshan Feng
Mar 15–18
RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
Arizona
Yani Tseng (14)
1,500,000
225,000
So Yeon Ryu Hee Young Park Caroline Hedwall
Mar 22–25
Kia Classic
California
Yani Tseng (15)
1,700,000
255,000
Sun Young Yoo Se Ri Pak Jodi Ewart
Mar 29 – Apr 1
Kraft Nabisco Championship
California
Sun-Young Yoo (2)
2,000,000
300,000
I.K. Kim Amy Yang Hee Kyung Seo
Apr 18–21
LPGA Lotte Championship
Hawaii
Ai Miyazato (8)
1,700,000
255,000
Meena Lee Azahara Muñoz Cristie Kerr
Apr 26–29
Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
Alabama
Stacy Lewis (2)
1,250,000
187,500
Lexi Thompson Karine Icher Karrie Webb
May 5–6
HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 1
Brazil
Pornanong Phatlum (n/a)
720,000
108,000
n/a
May 17–20
Sybase Match Play Championship
New Jersey
Azahara Muñoz (1)
1,500,000
375,000
Morgan Pressel Vicky Hurst Candie Kung
Jun 1–3
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
Stacy Lewis (3)
1,500,000
225,000
Katherine Hull Mika Miyazato Hee-Won Han
Jun 7–10
Wegmans LPGA Championship
New York
Shanshan Feng (1)
2,500,000
375,000
Suzann Pettersen Eun-Hee Ji Gerina Piller
Jun 21–24
Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Ontario
Brittany Lang (1)
1,300,000
195,000
Brittany Lang Inbee Park Chella Choi
Jun 29 – Jul 1
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Arkansas
Ai Miyazato (9)
2,000,000
300,000
Veronica Felibert Anna Nordqvist Jenny Shin
Jul 5–8
U.S. Women's Open
Wisconsin
Na Yeon Choi (6)
3,250,000
585,000
Sandra Gal Ilhee Lee Giulia Sergas
Jul 26–29
Evian Masters
France
Inbee Park (2)
3,250,000
487,500
Natalie Gulbis Beatriz Recari Paula Creamer
Aug 9–12
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
Ohio
So Yeon Ryu (2)
1,300,000
195,000
Jennie Lee Jacqui Concolino Lindsey Wright
Aug 17–19
Safeway Classic
Oregon
Mika Miyazato (1)
1,500,000
225,000
Haeji Kang Sydnee Michaels Michelle Wie
Aug 23–26
CN Canadian Women's Open
British Columbia
Lydia Ko (1) (a)
2,000,000
300,000*
Lydia Ko (a) Jane Rah Catriona Matthew
Sep 6–9
Kingsmill Championship
Virginia
Jiyai Shin (9)
1,300,000
195,000
Danielle Kang Maria Hjorth Dewi Claire Schreefel
Sep 13–16
Ricoh Women's British Open
England
Jiyai Shin (10)
2,750,000
428,650
Julieta Granada Katie Futcher Cindy LaCrosse
Sep 20–23
Navistar LPGA Classic
Alabama
Stacy Lewis (4)
1,300,000
195,000
M. J. Hur Sarah Jane Smith Pernilla Lindberg
Oct 11–14
Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Malaysia
Inbee Park (3)
1,900,000
285,000
Lizette Salas Momoko Ueda Mina Harigae
Oct 19–21
LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship
South Korea
Suzann Pettersen (9)
1,800,000
270,000
Karin Sjödin Jennifer Johnson Nicole Castrale
Oct 25–28
Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Taiwan
Suzann Pettersen (10)
2,000,000
300,000
Belén Mozo Mariajo Uribe Mo Martin
Nov 2–4
Mizuno Classic
Japan
Stacy Lewis (5)
1,200,000
180,000
Pornanong Phatlum Jennifer Song Alison Walshe
Nov 8–11
Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Mexico
Cristie Kerr (15)
1,000,000
200,000
Lorena Ochoa Kristy McPherson Tanya Dergal
Nov 13
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge 1
Nevada
PGA Tour (n/a)
1,000,000
500,000
n/a
Nov 15–18
CME Group Titleholders
Florida
Na Yeon Choi (7)
1,500,000
500,000
n/a
1 Unofficial events
* Lydia Ko was an amateur when she won the CN Canadian Women's Open; the winner's share went to the runner-up, Inbee Park .
Season leaders
Money list leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Earnings ($ )
Events played
1
Inbee Park
South Korea
2,287,080
24
2
Na Yeon Choi
South Korea
1,981,834
22
3
Stacy Lewis
United States
1,872,409
26
4
Yani Tseng
Taiwan
1,430,159
24
5
Ai Miyazato
Japan
1,334,977
23
6
So Yeon Ryu
South Korea
1,282,673
24
7
Jiyai Shin
South Korea
1,234,597
18
8
Azahara Muñoz
Spain
1,230,751
26
9
Suzann Pettersen
Norway
1,182,860
24
10
Shanshan Feng
China
1,101,147
19
Full 2012 Official Money List
Scoring average leaders
Full 2012 Scoring Average List
References
External links