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).

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

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