The 2018 LPGA Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season begins in Bahamas on January 25 and ends on November 18 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

2018 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) – November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
Number of official events33
Most wins3 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Race to CME Globe WinnerThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Money leaderThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rolex Player of the YearThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jin-young
2017
2019

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.

Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 28 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Bahamas   Brittany Lincicome (8) 37 1,400,000 210,000
Feb 18 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia   Ko Jin-young (2) 34 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 25 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand   Jessica Korda (5) 62 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 4 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore   Michelle Wie (5) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 18 Bank of Hope Founders Cup Arizona   Inbee Park (19) 46 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 25 Kia Classic California   Ji Eun-hee (4) 62 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 2^ ANA Inspiration California   Pernilla Lindberg (1) 100 2,800,000 420,000
Apr 14 Lotte Championship Hawaii   Brooke Henderson (6) 46 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 22 Hugel-JTBC LA Open California   Moriya Jutanugarn (1) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Apr 29 LPGA Mediheal Championship California   Lydia Ko (15) 56 1,500,000 225,000
May 6 Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic Texas   Park Sung-hyun (3) 31 1,300,000 195,000
May 20 Kingsmill Championship Virginia   Ariya Jutanugarn (8) 43 1,300,000 195,000
May 27 LPGA Volvik Championship Michigan   Minjee Lee (4) 37 1,300,000 195,000
Jun 3 U.S. Women's Open Alabama   Ariya Jutanugarn (9) 100 5,000,000 900,000
Jun 10 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Annie Park (1) 31 1,750,000 262,500
Jun 17 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan   Ryu So-yeon (6) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 24 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas   Nasa Hataoka (1) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 1 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Illinois   Park Sung-hyun (4) 100 3,650,000 547,500
Jul 8 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Wisconsin   Kim Sei-young (7) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 15 Marathon Classic Ohio   Thidapa Suwannapura (1) 22 1,600,000 240,000
Jul 29 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland   Ariya Jutanugarn (10) 46 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 5 Ricoh Women's British Open England   Georgia Hall (1) 100 3,250,000 490,000
Aug 19 Indy Women in Tech Championship Indiana   Park Sung-hyun (5) 53 2,000,000 300,000
Aug 26 CP Women's Open Saskatchewan   Brooke Henderson (7) 56 2,250,000 337,500
Sep 2 Cambia Portland Classic Oregon   Marina Alex (1) 40 1,300,000 195,000
Sep 16 Evian Championship France   Angela Stanford (6) 100 3,850,000 577,500
Oct 7 UL International Crown South Korea   South Korea n/a 1,600,000[2] 400,000[2]
Oct 14 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship South Korea   Chun In-gee (3) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 21 Buick LPGA Shanghai China   Danielle Kang (2) 50 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 28 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan   Nelly Korda (1) 37 2,200,000 330,000
Nov 4 Toto Japan Classic Japan   Nasa Hataoka (2) 53 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 10 Blue Bay LPGA China   Gaby López (1) 24 2,100,000 315,000
Nov 18 CME Group Tour Championship Florida   Lexi Thompson (10) 53 2,500,000 500,000

^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.

Statistical information

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Statistics leaders

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Awards

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Award Winner Country
Rolex Player of the Year Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Glenna Collett-Vare Trophy Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Ko Jin-young   South Korea
Money winner Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Rolex Annika Major Award Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Race to the CME Globe Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LPGA Announces 2018 Season Schedule". LPGA. December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team