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.[2] 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 events35 (with 5 canceled)
Most wins5 Ko Jin-young
Race to CME Globe Winner Ko Jin-young
Money leader Ko Jin-young
Rolex Player of the Year Ko Jin-young
Rookie of the Year Patty Tavatanakit[1]
2020
2022

Schedule and results

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

    Unofficial events

    The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.

    Date Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
    points
    Aug 4–7 Olympic women's golf competition Japan Nelly Korda 37

    Statistics leaders

    See also

    References

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