The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of $1,002,000, the first player to win over $1 million in a season.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
^LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
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1996, lpga, tour, 47th, season, since, lpga, tour, officially, began, 1950, season, from, january, november, season, consisted, official, money, events, laura, davies, dottie, pepper, karrie, webb, most, tournaments, four, each, webb, money, list, with, earnin. The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950 The season ran from January 11 to November 24 The season consisted of 34 official money events Laura Davies Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments four each Webb led the money list with earnings of 1 002 000 the first player to win over 1 million in a season 1996 LPGA Tour seasonDurationJanuary 11 1996 1996 01 11 November 24 1996 1996 11 24 Number of official events34Most wins4 Laura Davies Dottie Pepper and Karrie WebbMoney leaderKarrie WebbPlayer of the YearLaura DaviesRookie of the YearKarrie Webb 19951997 The season saw the first winner s share over 200 000 at the U S Women s Open There were four first time winners in 1996 Mayumi Hirase Emilee Klein Caroline Pierce and Joan Pitcock The tournament results and award winners are listed below Contents 1 Tournament results 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksTournament results editThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season 1 Date is the ending date of the tournament The numbers in parentheses after the winners names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event Majors are shown in bold Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse 1st prize Jan 14 Chrysler Plymouth Tournament of Champions Florida nbsp Liselotte Neumann 6 275 13 725 000 117 500 Jan 21 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida nbsp Karrie Webb 2 209 7 450 000 67 500 Feb 24 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii nbsp Meg Mallon 7 212 4 600 000 90 000 Mar 17 Ping Welch s Championship Arizona nbsp Liselotte Neumann 7 276 12 450 000 67 500 Mar 24 Standard Register PING Arizona nbsp Laura Davies 12 284 8 700 000 105 000 Mar 31 Nabisco Dinah Shore California nbsp Patty Sheehan 35 281 7 900 000 135 000 Apr 7 Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic California nbsp Kelly Robbins 4 273 11 500 000 75 000 Apr 21 Chick fil A Charity Championship Georgia nbsp Barb Mucha 4 208 8 550 000 82 500 Apr 28 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee nbsp Meg Mallon 8 210 6 600 000 90 000 May 5 Sprint Titleholders Championship Florida nbsp Karrie Webb 3 272 16 1 200 000 180 000 May 12 McDonald s LPGA Championship Delaware nbsp Laura Davies 13 213 E 1 200 000 180 000 May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York nbsp Rosie Jones 7 276 12 600 000 90 000 Jun 2 U S Women s Open North Carolina nbsp Annika Sorenstam 4 272 8 1 200 000 212 500 Jun 9 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan nbsp Michelle McGann 3 272 16 600 000 90 000 Jun 16 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Minnesota nbsp Liselotte Neumann 8 207 9 550 000 82 500 Jun 23 Rochester International New York nbsp Dottie Pepper 11 206 10 600 000 90 000 Jun 30 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey nbsp Dottie Pepper 12 202 11 750 000 112 500 Jul 7 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio nbsp Joan Pitcock 1 204 9 575 000 86 250 Jul 14 Youngstown Warren LPGA Classic Ohio nbsp Michelle McGann 4 200 16 600 000 90 000 Jul 21 Friendly s Classic Massachusetts nbsp Dottie Pepper 13 279 9 500 000 75 000 Jul 28 Michelob Light Heartland Classic Missouri nbsp Vicki Fergon 3 276 12 550 000 82 500 Aug 4 du Maurier Classic Canada nbsp Laura Davies 14 277 11 1 000 000 150 000 Aug 11 PING Welch s Championship Massachusetts nbsp Emilee Klein 1 277 15 500 000 75 000 Aug 18 Weetabix Women s British Open England nbsp Emilee Klein 2 277 15 850 000 124 000 Aug 25 Star Bank LPGA Classic Ohio nbsp Laura Davies 15 204 12 550 000 82 500 Sep 2 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois nbsp Michelle McGann 5 202 14 575 000 86 250 Sep 8 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon nbsp Dottie Pepper 14 202 14 550 000 82 500 Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington nbsp Karrie Webb 4 277 11 550 000 82 500 Sep 29 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic North Carolina nbsp Trish Johnson 3 270 18 500 000 75 000 Oct 5 JAL Big Apple Classic New York nbsp Caroline Pierce 1 211 2 725 000 108 750 Oct 13 CoreStates Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania nbsp Annika Sorenstam 5 270 18 600 000 90 000 Oct 20 Samsung World Championship of Women s Golf South Korea nbsp Annika Sorenstam 6 274 14 500 000 125 000 Nov 3 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan nbsp Mayumi Hirase 1 212 4 750 000 112 500 Nov 24 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Nevada nbsp Karrie Webb 5 272 16 700 000 150 000Awards editAward Winner Country Money winner Karrie Webb nbsp Australia Scoring leader Vare Trophy Annika Sorenstam 2 nbsp Sweden Player of the Year Laura Davies nbsp England Rookie of the Year Karrie Webb nbsp AustraliaReferences edit LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990 1999 Archived 2007 09 20 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editLPGA Tour official site 1996 season coverage at golfobserver com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 LPGA Tour amp oldid 1158287549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
