2020 LPGA Tour

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2020 LPGA Tour season
Duration January 16, 2020 (2020-01-16) – December 20, 2020 (2020-12-20)
Number of official events 35 (with 17 canceled)
Most wins 2 United States Danielle Kang
Race to CME Globe Winner South Korea Inbee Park
Money leader South Korea Ko Jin-young
Rolex Player of the Year South Korea Kim Sei-young
Rookie of the Year Not given out, due to the pandemic[1]
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The 2020 LPGA Tour was the 71st edition of the LPGA Tour, 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 16 and ended on December 20 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[2] The tournaments were 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.

Several events were postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Key
Major championships
Regular events
Team championships
Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points		 Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 9 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Florida Mexico Gaby López (2) 24 1,200,000 180,000
Jan 26 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Florida Sweden Madelene Sagström (1) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Feb 9 ISPS Handa Vic Open Australia South Korea Park Hee-young (3) 20.5 1,100,000 165,000
Feb 16 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia South Korea Inbee Park (20) 37 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 23 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand Tournament canceled[3] 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 1 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore Tournament canceled[3] 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 8 Blue Bay LPGA China Tournament canceled[4] 2,100,000 315,000
Mar 22 Volvik Founders Cup Arizona Tournament canceled[5] 1,500,000 225,000
Apr 18 Lotte Championship Hawaii Tournament canceled[5] 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 26 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open California Tournament canceled[5] 1,500,000 225,000
May 3 LPGA Mediheal Championship California Tournament canceled[5] 1,800,000 270,000
May 24 Pure Silk Championship Virginia Tournament canceled[6] 1,300,000 195,000
Jul 18 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Michigan Tournament canceled[7] 2,300,000 279,500
(each)
Aug 2[lower-alpha 1] LPGA Drive On Championship – Inverness Ohio United States Danielle Kang (4) 28 1,000,000 150,000
Aug 9[lower-alpha 2] Marathon Classic Ohio United States Danielle Kang (5) 31 1,700,000 255,000
Aug 9[lower-alpha 3] The Evian Championship France Tournament canceled[10] 4,100,000 615,000
Aug 16 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland United States Stacy Lewis (13) 34 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 23 AIG Women's Open Championship Scotland Germany Sophia Popov (1) 100 4,500,000 675,000
Aug 30 UL International Crown England Tournament canceled[5] 1,600,000 100,000
(each)
Aug 30[lower-alpha 4] Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas United States Austin Ernst (2) 46 2,300,000 345,000
Sep 6 CP Women's Open British Columbia Tournament canceled[11] 2,350,000 352,500
Sep 13[lower-alpha 5] ANA Inspiration California South Korea Mirim Lee (4) 100 3,100,000 465,000
Sep 20[13][14] Cambia Portland Classic Oregon England Georgia Hall (2) 37 1,750,000 262,500
Sep 27 Kia Classic California Tournament canceled[15] 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 4[lower-alpha 6] Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan Tournament canceled[16] 2,300,000 345,000
Oct 4[lower-alpha 7] ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey England Mel Reid (1) 46 1,300,000 195,000
Oct 11[lower-alpha 8] KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pennsylvania South Korea Kim Sei-young (11) 100 4,300,000 645,000
Oct 18 Buick LPGA Shanghai China Tournament canceled[17] 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 25 BMW Ladies Championship South Korea Tournament canceled[18][19] 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 25[lower-alpha 9] LPGA Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake Oconee Georgia United States Ally McDonald (1) 28 1,300,000 195,000
Nov 1 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Tournament canceled[20] 2,200,000 330,000
Nov 8 Toto Japan Classic Japan Tournament not co-sanctioned[18][19] 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 22[lower-alpha 10] Pelican Women's Championship Florida South Korea Kim Sei-young (12) 40 1,500,000 225,000
Dec 6[lower-alpha 11] Volunteers of America Classic Texas United States Angela Stanford (7) 40 1,750,000 262,500
Dec 13[lower-alpha 12] U.S. Women's Open Texas South Korea Kim A-lim (1) 100 5,500,000 1,000,000
Dec 20[lower-alpha 13] CME Group Tour Championship Florida South Korea Ko Jin-young (7) 50 3,000,000 1,100,000
  1. ↑ New tournament to restart the tour following suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
  2. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Jul 9–12.[5]
  3. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from July 23–26.[9]
  4. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Jun 19–21.[5]
  5. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from April 2–5.[12][13]
  6. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Jun 11–14.[6]
  7. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from May 29–31 and Jul 31 – Aug 2.[6][16]
  8. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Jun 25–28.[5]
  9. ↑ New tournament created as replacement for the fall Asian swing cancellation due to COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19]
  10. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from May 14–17.[6]
  11. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Oct 1–4.[5]
  12. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from May 30 – June 2.[12][13][6]
  13. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Nov 19–22.[5]

Unofficial events

The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.

Date Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
points
8 Aug Olympic women's golf competition Japan Postponed

Statistics leaders

Awards

Award Winner Country
Rolex Player of the Year Kim Sei-young  South Korea
Glenna Collett-Vare Trophy Danielle Kang  United States
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Not given out[1]
Money winner Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Rolex Annika Major Award
Race to the CME Globe Inbee Park  South Korea

See also

References

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