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1999 LPGA Tour

The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959, setting the LPGA Tour record.[1] She also won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average (69.43), besting the previous record (Annika Sörenstam, 1998, 69.99) by more than 0.5 strokes.[2]

1999 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 15, 1999 (1999-01-15) – November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)
Number of official events38
Most wins6 Australia Karrie Webb
Money leaderAustralia Karrie Webb
Rolex Player of the YearAustralia Karrie Webb
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Mi Hyun Kim
← 1998
2000 →

The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.

The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.[3]

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season.[4] "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 17 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida   Kelly Robbins (9) 205 (−11) 550,000 82,500
Jan 24 Naples LPGA Memorial Florida   Meg Mallon (10) 272 (−16) 750,000 112,500
Jan 30 The Office Depot Florida   Karrie Webb (11) 278 (−10) 675,000 101,250
Feb 14 Valley of the Stars Championship California   Catrin Nilsmark (1) 204 (−12) 650,000 97,500
Feb 20 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii   Alison Nicholas (4) 209 (−7) 650,000 97,500
Feb 28 Australian Ladies Masters Australia   Karrie Webb (12) 262 (−26) 750,000 112,500
Mar 14 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona   Juli Inkster (18) 273 (−15) 625,000 93,750
Mar 21 Standard Register PING Arizona   Karrie Webb (13) 274 (−14) 850,000 127,500
Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore California   Dottie Pepper (15) 269 (−19) 1,000,000 150,000
Apr 4 Longs Drugs Challenge California   Juli Inkster (19) 280 (−8) 600,000 90,000
Apr 25 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia   Rachel Hetherington (2) 204 (−12) 800,000 120,000
May 2 City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina   Rachel Hetherington (3) 137 (−7)^ 675,000 101,250
May 9 Mercury Titleholders Championship Florida   Karrie Webb (14) 271 (−17) 900,000 135,000
May 16 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee   Meg Mallon (11) 199 (−17) 750,000 112,500
May 23 The Philips Invitational Texas   Akiko Fukushima (1) 267 (−13) 800,000 120,000
May 30 LPGA Corning Classic New York   Kelli Kuehne (1) 278 (−10) 750,000 112,500
Jun 6 U.S. Women's Open Mississippi   Juli Inkster (20) 272 (−16) 1,750,000 315,000
Jun 13 Wegmans Rochester International New York   Karrie Webb (15) 280 (−8) 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 20 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Se Ri Pak (5) 198 (−15) 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 27 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware   Juli Inkster (21) 268 (−16) 1,400,000 210,000
Jul 4 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio   Se Ri Pak (6) 276 (−8) 900,000 135,000
Jul 11 Michelob Light Classic Missouri   Annika Sörenstam (17) 278 (−10) 800,000 120,000
Jul 18 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic New York   Sherri Steinhauer (4) 273 (−11) 850,000 127,500
Jul 25 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio   Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1) 199 (−17) 1,000,000 150,000
Aug 1 du Maurier Classic Canada   Karrie Webb (16) 277 (−11) 1,200,000 180,000
Aug 8 areaWEB.COM Challenge Massachusetts   Mardi Lunn (1) 275 (−13) 800,000 120,000
Aug 15 Weetabix Women's British Open England   Sherri Steinhauer (5) 283 (−9) 1,000,000 160,000
Aug 22 Firstar LPGA Classic Ohio   Rosie Jones (10) 207 (−9) 650,000 97,500
Aug 29 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan   Dottie Pepper (16) 270 (−18) 700,000 105,000
Sep 6 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois   Mi Hyun Kim (1) 204 (−12) 775,000 116,250
Sep 12 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Minnesota   Se Ri Pak (7) 280 (−8) 700,000 150,000
Sep 19 Safeco Classic Washington   Maria Hjorth (1) 271 (−17) 650,000 97,500
Sep 26 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon   Juli Inkster (22) 207 (−9) 800,000 120,000
Oct 3 New Albany Golf Classic Ohio   Annika Sörenstam (18) 269 (−19) 1,000,000 150,000
Oct 10 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania   Mi Hyun Kim (2) 280 (−8) 725,000 108,750
Oct 17 AFLAC Champions Alabama   Akiko Fukushima (2) 279 (−9) 750,000 122,000
Nov 7 Mizuno Classic Japan   Maria Hjorth (2) 201 (−15) 800,000 120,000
Nov 14 PageNet Championship Nevada   Se Ri Pak (8) 276 (−12) 1,000,000 215,000

^ – weather-shortened tournament

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Karrie Webb (2)   Australia
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Karrie Webb (2)   Australia
Player of the Year Karrie Webb   Australia
Rookie of the Year Mi Hyun Kim   South Korea

References

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  1. ^ "Pak needs playoff to capture LPGA Tour Championship". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia. Associated Press. November 15, 1999. p. B2 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "LPGA star in shadow of Tiger's bright glow". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 16, 1999. p. 8B – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pak wins crowded playoff". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. July 5, 1999. p. 3C – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
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