2016 LPGA Tour

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

Season leaders

Money list leaders

RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize
money($)
1Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand282,550,928
2Lydia Ko New Zealand242,492,994
3Brooke Henderson Canada311,724,409
4Chun In-gee South Korea191,501,102
5Shanshan Feng China211,458,579
6Kim Sei-young South Korea251,445,937
7Anna Nordqvist Sweden251,424,685
8Jang Ha-na South Korea211,383,575
9Brittany Lang United States281,259,787
10Ryu So-yeon South Korea241,259,485

Full 2016 official money list

Scoring average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1Chun In-gee South Korea69.583
2Lydia Ko New Zealand69.596
3Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand69.870
4Shanshan Feng China69.877
5Jang Ha-na South Korea69.976

Full 2016 scoring average list

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerAriya Jutanugarn Thailand
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Chun In-gee South Korea
Player of the YearAriya Jutanugarn Thailand
Rookie of the YearChun In-gee South Korea
Race to the CME GlobeAriya Jutanugarn Thailand

See also

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