1996 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1996 LPGA Tour 1996 1 11 – 1996 11 24 34 4 ENG Laura Davies, USA Dottie Pepper, AUS Karrie Webb Money leader AUS Karrie Webb Player of the Year ENG Laura Davies Vare Trophy SWE Annika Sörenstam Rookie of the Year AUS Karrie Webb 1995 1997 The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of $1,002,000, the first player to win over $1 million in a season.https://www.newspapers.com/image/1074331980/?match=1&terms=karrie%20webb%20million Titles caps Webb's rookie season The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 25, 1996 3-C newspapers.com subscription The season saw the first winner's share over $200,000, at the U.S. Women's Open. There were four first-time winners in 1996: Mayumi Hirase, Emilee Klein, Caroline Pierce, and Joan Pitcock. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20070920192212/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf September 20, 2007 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 14 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions Florida SWE Liselotte Neumann (6) 275 (−13) 725,000 117,500 Jan 21 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida AUS Karrie Webb (2) 209 (−7) 450,000 67,500 Feb 24 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii USA Meg Mallon (7) 212 (−4) 600,000 90,000 Mar 17 Ping/Welch's Championship Arizona SWE Liselotte Neumann (7) 276 (−12) 450,000 67,500 Mar 24 Standard Register PING Arizona ENG Laura Davies (12) 284 (−8) 700,000 105,000 Mar 31 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Patty Sheehan (35) 281 (−7) 900,000 135,000 Apr 7 Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic California USA Kelly Robbins (4) 273 (−11) 500,000 75,000 Apr 21 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia USA Barb Mucha (4) 208 (−8) 550,000 82,500 Apr 28 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee USA Meg Mallon (8) 210 (−6) 600,000 90,000 May 5 Sprint Titleholders Championship Florida AUS Karrie Webb (3) 272 (−16) 1,200,000 180,000 May 12 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware ENG Laura Davies (13) 213 (E) 1,200,000 180,000 May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA Rosie Jones (7) 276 (−12) 600,000 90,000 Jun 2 U.S. Women's Open North Carolina SWE Annika Sörenstam (4) 272 (−8) 1,200,000 212,500 Jun 9 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan USA Michelle McGann (3) 272 (−16) 600,000 90,000 Jun 16 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Minnesota SWE Liselotte Neumann (8) 207 (−9) 550,000 82,500 Jun 23 Rochester International New York USA Dottie Pepper (11) 206 (−10) 600,000 90,000 Jun 30 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey USA Dottie Pepper (12) 202 (−11) 750,000 112,500 Jul 7 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio USA Joan Pitcock (1) 204 (−9) 575,000 86,250 Jul 14 Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic Ohio USA Michelle McGann (4) 200 (−16) 600,000 90,000 Jul 21 Friendly's Classic Massachusetts USA Dottie Pepper (13) 279 (−9) 500,000 75,000 Jul 28 Michelob Light Heartland Classic Missouri USA Vicki Fergon (3) 276 (−12) 550,000 82,500 Aug 4 du Maurier Classic Canada ENG Laura Davies (14) 277 (−11) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 11 PING/Welch's Championship Massachusetts USA Emilee Klein (1) 277 (−15) 500,000 75,000 Aug 18 Weetabix Women's British Open England USA Emilee Klein (2) 277 (−15) 850,000 124,000 Aug 25 Star Bank LPGA Classic Ohio ENG Laura Davies (15) 204 (−12) 550,000 82,500 Sep 2 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois USA Michelle McGann (5) 202 (−14) 575,000 86,250 Sep 8 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon USA Dottie Pepper (14) 202 (−14) 550,000 82,500 Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington AUS Karrie Webb (4) 277 (−11) 550,000 82,500 Sep 29 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic North Carolina ENG Trish Johnson (3) 270 (−18) 500,000 75,000 Oct 5 JAL Big Apple Classic New York ENG Caroline Pierce (1) 211 (−2) 725,000 108,750 Oct 13 CoreStates Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania SWE Annika Sörenstam (5) 270 (−18) 600,000 90,000 Oct 20 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf South Korea SWE Annika Sörenstam (6) 274 (−14) 500,000 125,000 Nov 3 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan JPN Mayumi Hirase (1) 212 (−4) 750,000 112,500 Nov 24 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Nevada AUS Karrie Webb (5) 272 (−16) 700,000 150,000 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Karrie Webb Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Annika Sörenstam (2) Player of the Year Laura Davies Rookie of the Year Karrie Webb References External links LPGA Tour official site 1996 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour