1999 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1999 LPGA Tour 1999 1 15 – 1999 11 14 38 6 AUS Karrie Webb Money leader AUS Karrie Webb Rolex Player of the Year AUS Karrie Webb Vare Trophy AUS Karrie Webb Rookie of the Year KOR Mi-Hyun Kim 1998 2000 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/326088211/?match=1&terms=webb Pak needs playoff to capture LPGA Tour Championship Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia Associated Press November 15, 1999 B2 newspapers.com subscription 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/428262630/?match=1&terms=karrie%20webb%20vare LPGA star in shadow of Tiger's bright glow The Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Associated Press November 16, 1999 8B newspapers.com subscription The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark. The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZQAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PX4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6588,7188589&dq=se+ri+pak+jamie+farr+playoff&hl=en Pak wins crowded playoff Sarasota Herald-Tribune Associated Press July 5, 1999 3C Google News Archive The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20070920192212/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf September 20, 2007 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 17 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida USA Kelly Robbins (9) 205 (−11) 550,000 82,500 Jan 24 Naples LPGA Memorial Florida USA Meg Mallon (10) 272 (−16) 750,000 112,500 Jan 30 The Office Depot Florida AUS Karrie Webb (11) 278 (−10) 675,000 101,250 Feb 14 Valley of the Stars Championship California SWE Catrin Nilsmark (1) 204 (−12) 650,000 97,500 Feb 20 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii ENG Alison Nicholas (4) 209 (−7) 650,000 97,500 Feb 28 Australian Ladies Masters Australia AUS Karrie Webb (12) 262 (−26) 750,000 112,500 Mar 14 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona USA Juli Inkster (18) 273 (−15) 625,000 93,750 Mar 21 Standard Register PING Arizona AUS Karrie Webb (13) 274 (−14) 850,000 127,500 Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Dottie Pepper (15) 269 (−19) 1,000,000 150,000 Apr 4 Longs Drugs Challenge California USA Juli Inkster (19) 280 (−8) 600,000 90,000 Apr 25 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia AUS Rachel Hetherington (2) 204 (−12) 800,000 120,000 May 2 City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina AUS Rachel Hetherington (3) 137 (−7)^ 675,000 101,250 May 9 Mercury Titleholders Championship Florida AUS Karrie Webb (14) 271 (−17) 900,000 135,000 May 16 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee USA Meg Mallon (11) 199 (−17) 750,000 112,500 May 23 The Philips Invitational Texas JPN Akiko Fukushima (1) 267 (−13) 800,000 120,000 May 30 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA Kelli Kuehne (1) 278 (−10) 750,000 112,500 Jun 6 U.S. Women's Open Mississippi USA Juli Inkster (20) 272 (−16) 1,750,000 315,000 Jun 13 Wegmans Rochester International New York AUS Karrie Webb (15) 280 (−8) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 20 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey KOR Se Ri Pak (5) 198 (−15) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 27 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware USA Juli Inkster (21) 268 (−16) 1,400,000 210,000 Jul 4 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio KOR Se Ri Pak (6) 276 (−8) 900,000 135,000 Jul 11 Michelob Light Classic Missouri SWE Annika Sörenstam (17) 278 (−10) 800,000 120,000 Jul 18 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic New York USA Sherri Steinhauer (4) 273 (−11) 850,000 127,500 Jul 25 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio USA Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1) 199 (−17) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 1 du Maurier Classic Canada AUS Karrie Webb (16) 277 (−11) 1,200,000 180,000 Aug 8 areaWEB.COM Challenge Massachusetts AUS Mardi Lunn (1) 275 (−13) 800,000 120,000 Aug 15 Weetabix Women's British Open England USA Sherri Steinhauer (5) 283 (−9) 1,000,000 160,000 Aug 22 Firstar LPGA Classic Ohio USA Rosie Jones (10) 207 (−9) 650,000 97,500 Aug 29 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan USA Dottie Pepper (16) 270 (−18) 700,000 105,000 Sep 6 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois KOR Mi Hyun Kim (1) 204 (−12) 775,000 116,250 Sep 12 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Minnesota KOR Se Ri Pak (7) 280 (−8) 700,000 150,000 Sep 19 Safeco Classic Washington SWE Maria Hjorth (1) 271 (−17) 650,000 97,500 Sep 26 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon USA Juli Inkster (22) 207 (−9) 800,000 120,000 Oct 3 New Albany Golf Classic Ohio SWE Annika Sörenstam (18) 269 (−19) 1,000,000 150,000 Oct 10 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania KOR Mi Hyun Kim (2) 280 (−8) 725,000 108,750 Oct 17 AFLAC Champions Alabama JPN Akiko Fukushima (2) 279 (−9) 750,000 122,000 Nov 7 Mizuno Classic Japan SWE Maria Hjorth (2) 201 (−15) 800,000 120,000 Nov 14 PageNet Championship Nevada KOR Se Ri Pak (8) 276 (−12) 1,000,000 215,000 ^ – weather-shortened tournament Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Karrie Webb (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Karrie Webb (2) Player of the Year Karrie Webb Rookie of the Year Mi Hyun Kim References External links LPGA Tour official site 1999 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour