The 2021 LPGA Tour was the 72nd 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 21 and ended on November 21 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[2] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
| Duration | January 21, 2021 – November 21, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 35 (with 5 canceled) |
| Most wins | 5  Ko Jin-young |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | Ko Jin-young |
| Money leader | Ko Jin-young |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Ko Jin-young |
| Rookie of the Year |  Patty Tavatanakit[1] |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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. The schedule and purse amount for each tournament is listed on the LPGA website.[3] The LPGA has a standard formula for payout percentages and distribution of its purse and prize money for every event. The winner typically gets 15% of the total, second place gets 9.3%, third place 6.75%, etc.[4]
With the $1.3 million increase in the total prize fund for the 2021 Women's British Open from $4.5 million to $5.8 million announced on August 18,[5] if all remaining events are played, the present 2021 total prize money is now scheduled to be $73.3 million, the largest in its history. With the cancellation of the Toto Japan Classic, as the fifth canceled of the 35 originally scheduled, the total prize money to be won now drops to $69.2 million for the 30 played, $1 million fewer than in 2019. That 2019 total was $70.2 million in its 32 played tournaments. For 2021, the AIG Women's British Open has the largest total prize fund, but its winner's share of $870,000 is barely more than one-half of the CME Group Tour Championship that pays the winner $1.5 million, as it did in 2019, the largest ever in woman's golf.
Several events were postponed or canceled due to an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- Key
| Major championships |
| Regular events |
| Team championships |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | Florida | 20.5 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |
| Feb 28 | Gainbridge LPGA | Florida | 53 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Mar 7 | LPGA Drive On Championship | Florida | 53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Mar 28 | Kia Classic | California | 68 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | |
| Apr 4 | ANA Inspiration | California | 100 | 3,100,000 | 465,000 | |
| Apr 17 | Lotte Championship | Hawaii | 53 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Apr 24 | Hugel-Air Premia LA Open | California | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| May 2 | HSBC Women's World Championship | Singapore | 46 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 | |
| May 9 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | 34 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 | |
| Blue Bay LPGA | China | Tournament canceled[6] | – | |||
| May 23 | Pure Silk Championship | Virginia | 31 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |
| May 30 | Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play | Nevada | 50 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jun 6 | U.S. Women's Open | California | 100 | 5,500,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Jun 13 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | California | 37 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jun 20 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | 50 | 2,300,000 | 345,000 | |
| Jun 27 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Georgia | 100 | 4,500,000 | 675,000 | |
| Jul 4 | Volunteers of America Classic | Texas | 24 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jul 11 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | 34 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Jul 17 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational | Michigan | n/a | 2,300,000 | 279,500 (each) | |
| Jul 25 | Evian Championship | France | 100 | 4,500,000 | 675,000 | |
| Aug 1 | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | 18 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Aug 15 | Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open | Scotland | 37 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Aug 22 | AIG Women's Open | Scotland | 100 | 5,800,000 | 870,000 | |
| CP Women's Open | Canada | Tournament canceled[7] | – | |||
| Sep 6 | Solheim Cup | Ohio | n/a | |||
| Sep 19 | Cambia Portland Classic | Oregon | 26 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 | |
| Sep 26 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | 50 | 2,300,000 | 345,000 | |
| Oct 3 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | 50 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Oct 10 | Cognizant Founders Cup | New Jersey | 62 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Buick LPGA Shanghai | China | Tournament canceled[8] | – | |||
| Oct 24 | BMW Ladies Championship | South Korea | 40 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA | Taiwan | Tournament canceled[9] | – | |||
| Toto Japan Classic | Japan | Tournament removed from schedule[10] | – | |||
| Nov 14 | Pelican Women's Championship | Florida | 53 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Nov 21 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | 56 | 5,000,000 | 1,500,000 | |
Unofficial events
editThe following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | WWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | 37 |
Statistics leaders
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Money list leadersedit
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
Scoring averageedit
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit Earns 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie Of The Year Award". LPGA. October 25, 2021.
- ^ "2021 LPGA Tour Schedule" (PDF). LPGA. January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Tournaments". LPGA.
- ^ "LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution". Golf News Net. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "A New Benchmark for Women's Golf: Record prize fund at AIG Women's Open". AIG Women's Open. August 18, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled, Will Return in 2022". LPGA. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open canceled for 2nd year in a row". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for October, canceled amid COVID-19 travel restrictions". ESPN. Associated Press. August 24, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. July 29, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Tour won't play Toto Japan Classic next month, cites pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2021.