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 |  Na Yeon Choi (8)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Feb 8 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | Sei-Young Kim (1)
|
56 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Feb 22 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia |  Lydia Ko (6)
|
37 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Mar 1 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | Amy Yang (2)
|
56 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 8 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | Inbee Park (13)
|
62 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Mar 22 | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona | Hyo-Joo Kim (2)
|
53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 29 | Kia Classic | California |  Cristie Kerr (17)
|
68 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Apr 5 | ANA Inspiration | California | Brittany Lincicome (6)
|
100 | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| Apr 18 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Hawaii | Sei-Young Kim (2)
|
46 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Apr 26 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California | Lydia Ko (7)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| May 3 | Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout | Texas | Inbee Park (14)
|
62 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 18^ | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia |  Minjee Lee (1)
|
62 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 31 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Anna Nordqvist (5)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 7 | Manulife LPGA Classic | Ontario |  Suzann Pettersen (15)
|
62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 14 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | New York | Inbee Park (15)
|
100 | 3,500,000 | 525,000 |
| Jun 28 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | Na Yeon Choi (9)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jul 12 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | Chun In-gee (1)
|
100 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 |
| Jul 19 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | Chella Choi (1)
|
50 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jul 26 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | Lexi Thompson (5)
|
37 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Aug 2 | Ricoh Women's British Open | Scotland | Inbee Park (16)
|
100 | 3,000,000 | 464,817 |
| Aug 16 | Cambia Portland Classic | Oregon |  Brooke Henderson (1)
|
53 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Aug 23 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | British Columbia | Lydia Ko (8)
|
68 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Aug 30 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama | Kris Tamulis (1)
|
28 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Sep 13 | The Evian Championship | France | Lydia Ko (9)
|
100 | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
| Sep 20 | Solheim Cup | Germany |  United States
|
n/a | ||
| Oct 11 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia | Jessica Korda (4)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 18 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship | South Korea | Lexi Thompson (6)
|
62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 25 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | Lydia Ko (10)
|
50 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 1 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | Sei-Young Kim (3)
|
43 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 8 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | Ahn Sun-ju (1)
|
34 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Nov 15 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | Inbee Park (17)
|
26 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Nov 22 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | Cristie Kerr (18)
|
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 | New Zealand |
24 | 2,800,802 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
25 | 2,630,011 |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | United States |
26 | 1,893,423 |
| 4 | Sei-Young Kim | South Korea |
27 | 1,820,056 |
| 5 | Lexi Thompson | United States |
24 | 1,763,904 |
| 6 | Amy Yang | South Korea |
23 | 1,438,312 |
| 7 | Cristie Kerr | United States |
25 | 1,294,301 |
| 8 | So Yeon Ryu | South Korea |
25 | 1,292,395 |
| 9 | Shanshan Feng |  China |
21 | 1,086,338 |
| 10 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
25 | 977,743 |
Scoring average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
69.42 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand |
69.44 |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | United States |
69.79 |
| 4 | Lexi Thompson | United States |
70.01 |
| 5 | Hyo-Joo Kim | South Korea |
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.