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2021 LPGA Tour

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.[1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

2021 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21) – November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
Number of official events30 (5 cancelled)[1]
Most wins5 South Korea Ko Jin-young
Race to CME Globe WinnerSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
Money leaderSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
Rolex Player of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
Rookie of the YearThailand Patty Tavatanakit[2]
← 2020
2022 →

Schedule and results

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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. 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   Jessica Korda (6) 20.5 1,200,000 180,000
Feb 28 Gainbridge LPGA Florida   Nelly Korda (4) 53 2,000,000 300,000
Mar 7 LPGA Drive On Championship Florida   Austin Ernst (3) 53 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 28 Kia Classic California   Inbee Park (21) 68 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 4 ANA Inspiration California   Patty Tavatanakit (1) 100 3,100,000 465,000
Apr 17 Lotte Championship Hawaii   Lydia Ko (16) 53 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 24 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open California   Brooke Henderson (10) 62 1,500,000 225,000
May 2 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore   Kim Hyo-joo (4) 46 1,600,000 240,000
May 9 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand   Ariya Jutanugarn (11) 34 1,600,000 240,000
May 16 Blue Bay LPGA China Tournament canceled[6] 2,100,000 –
May 23 Pure Silk Championship Virginia   Hsu Wei-ling (1) 31 1,300,000 195,000
May 30 Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Nevada   Ally Ewing (2) 50 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 6 U.S. Women's Open California   Yuka Saso (1) 100 5,500,000 1,000,000
Jun 13 LPGA Mediheal Championship California   Matilda Castren (1) 37 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 20 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan   Nelly Korda (5) 50 2,300,000 345,000
Jun 27 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Georgia   Nelly Korda (6) 100 4,500,000 675,000
Jul 4 Volunteers of America Classic Texas   Ko Jin-young (8) 24 1,500,000 225,000
Jul 11 Marathon Classic Ohio   Nasa Hataoka (4) 34 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 17 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Michigan   Ariya Jutanugarn (12)
  Moriya Jutanugarn (2) 		n/a 2,300,000 279,500
(each)
Jul 25 Evian Championship France   Minjee Lee (6) 100 4,500,000 675,000
Aug 1 ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland   Pajaree Anannarukarn (1) 18 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 15 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open Scotland   Ryann O'Toole (1) 37 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 22 AIG Women's Open Scotland   Anna Nordqvist (9) 100 5,800,000 870,000
Aug 29 CP Women's Open Canada Tournament canceled[7] 2,350,000 –
Sep 6 Solheim Cup Ohio   Europe n/a
Sep 19 Cambia Portland Classic Oregon   Ko Jin-young (9) 26 1,400,000 210,000
Sep 26 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas   Nasa Hataoka (5) 50 2,300,000 345,000
Oct 3 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Céline Boutier (2) 50 1,750,000 262,500
Oct 10 Cognizant Founders Cup New Jersey   Ko Jin-young (10) 62 3,000,000 450,000
Oct 17 Buick LPGA Shanghai China Tournament canceled[8] 2,100,000 –
Oct 24 BMW Ladies Championship South Korea   Ko Jin-young (11) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 31 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Tournament canceled[9] 2,200,000 –
Nov 7 Toto Japan Classic Japan Tournament removed from schedule[10] 2,000,000 –
Nov 14 Pelican Women's Championship Florida   Nelly Korda (7) 53 1,750,000 262,500
Nov 21 CME Group Tour Championship Florida   Ko Jin-young (12) 56 5,000,000 1,500,000

Unofficial events

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The 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   Nelly Korda 37

Statistics leaders

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 Tournament Schedule". www.lpga.com/tournaments. LPGA. October 11, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Patty Tavatanakit Earns 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie Of The Year Award". LPGA. October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tournaments". LPGA.
  4. ^ "LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution". Golf News Net. May 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "A New Benchmark for Women's Golf: Record prize fund at AIG Women's Open". AIG Women's Open. August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled, Will Return in 2022". LPGA. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open canceled for 2nd year in a row". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for October, canceled amid COVID-19 travel restrictions". ESPN. Associated Press. August 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. July 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "LPGA Tour won't play Toto Japan Classic next month, cites pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2021.
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