The 2015 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began in Ocala, Florida, on January 28 and ended on November 22 at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
| Duration | January 28, 2015 – November 22, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 32 |
| Most wins | 5  Lydia Ko |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | Lydia Ko |
| Money leader | Lydia Ko |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Lydia Ko |
| Rookie of the Year |  Sei-Young Kim |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Lydia Ko won five tournaments, including one major, led the money list, won the Race to the CME Globe, and became the youngest winner of the LPGA Tour's Player of the Year award.[2] Inbee Park also won five tournaments, including two majors, and won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average. She also accumulated enough points to be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame upon her completion of her 10th year on tour (2016).[3] Sei-Young Kim won three tournaments and the Rookie of the Year award.[4]
Schedule and results
editThe 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[5] |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 | Coates Golf Championship | Florida | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Feb 8 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | 56 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| Feb 22 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia | 37 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
| Mar 1 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | 56 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Mar 8 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | 62 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 | |
| Mar 22 | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona | 53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Mar 29 | Kia Classic | California | 68 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | |
| Apr 5 | ANA Inspiration | California | 100 | 2,500,000 | 375,000 | |
| Apr 18 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Hawaii | 46 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | |
| Apr 26 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| May 3 | Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout | Texas | 62 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| May 18^ | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia | 62 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| May 31 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jun 7 | Manulife LPGA Classic | Ontario | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jun 14 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | New York | 100 | 3,500,000 | 525,000 | |
| Jun 28 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Jul 12 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | 100 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | |
| Jul 19 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | 50 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jul 26 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | 37 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Aug 2 | Ricoh Women's British Open | Scotland | 100 | 3,000,000 | 464,817 | |
| Aug 16 | Cambia Portland Classic | Oregon | 53 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| Aug 23 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | British Columbia | 68 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 | |
| Aug 30 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama | 28 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| Sep 13 | The Evian Championship | France | 100 | 3,250,000 | 487,500 | |
| Sep 20 | Solheim Cup | Germany | n/a | |||
| Oct 11 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Oct 18 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship | South Korea | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Oct 25 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | 50 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Nov 1 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | 43 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Nov 8 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | 34 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Nov 15 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | 26 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
| Nov 22 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | 62 | 2,000,000 | 500,000 | |
^ Kingsmill Championship finished on Monday May 18 due to a rain-delay.
Season leaders
editMoney list leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 24 | 2,800,802 | |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 25 | 2,630,011 | |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | 26 | 1,893,423 | |
| 4 | Sei-Young Kim | 27 | 1,820,056 | |
| 5 | Lexi Thompson | 24 | 1,763,904 | |
| 6 | Amy Yang | 23 | 1,438,312 | |
| 7 | Cristie Kerr | 25 | 1,294,301 | |
| 8 | So Yeon Ryu | 25 | 1,292,395 | |
| 9 | Shanshan Feng | 21 | 1,086,338 | |
| 10 | Anna Nordqvist | 25 | 977,743 |
Scoring average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | 69.42 | |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | 69.44 | |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | 69.79 | |
| 4 | Lexi Thompson | 70.01 | |
| 5 | Hyo-Joo Kim | 70.14 |
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LPGA Continues To Elevate With Release Of 2015 Tour Schedule". LPGA. November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Lydia Ko Clinches 2015 Rolex Player of the Year Award". LPGA. November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Inbee Park Wins 2015 Vare Trophy, Earns Final Point For LPGA Hall of Fame". LPGA. November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Sei Young Kim Clinches Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year". LPGA. November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2015". Rolex Rankings.