1999 LPGA Tour

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1999 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 15, 1999 (1999-01-15) – November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)
Number of official events38
Most wins6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
Money leader Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
Rolex Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Mi Hyun Kim
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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]

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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

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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 17 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Robbins (9)205 (−11)550,00082,500
Jan 24 Naples LPGA Memorial Florida Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon (10)272 (−16)750,000112,500
Jan 30 The Office Depot Florida Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (11)278 (−10)675,000101,250
Feb 14 Valley of the Stars Championship California Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark (1)204 (−12)650,00097,500
Feb 20 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (4)209 (−7)650,00097,500
Feb 28 Australian Ladies Masters Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (12)262 (−26)750,000112,500
Mar 14 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (18)273 (−15)625,00093,750
Mar 21 Standard Register PING Arizona Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (13)274 (−14)850,000127,500
Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore California Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper (15)269 (−19)1,000,000150,000
Apr 4 Longs Drugs Challenge California Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (19)280 (−8)600,00090,000
Apr 25 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Hetherington (2)204 (−12)800,000120,000
May 2 City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Hetherington (3)137 (−7)^675,000101,250
May 9 Mercury Titleholders Championship Florida Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (14)271 (−17)900,000135,000
May 16 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon (11)199 (−17)750,000112,500
May 23 The Philips Invitational Texas Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Fukushima (1)267 (−13)800,000120,000
May 30 LPGA Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne (1)278 (−10)750,000112,500
Jun 6 U.S. Women's Open Mississippi Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (20)272 (−16)1,750,000315,000
Jun 13 Wegmans Rochester International New York Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (15)280 (−8)1,000,000150,000
Jun 20 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak (5)198 (−15)1,000,000150,000
Jun 27 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (21)268 (−16)1,400,000210,000
Jul 4 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak (6)276 (−8)900,000135,000
Jul 11 Michelob Light Classic Missouri Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam (17)278 (−10)800,000120,000
Jul 18 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer (4)273 (−11)850,000127,500
Jul 25 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1)199 (−17)1,000,000150,000
Aug 1 du Maurier Classic Canada Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (16)277 (−11)1,200,000180,000
Aug 8 areaWEB.COM Challenge Massachusetts Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mardi Lunn (1)275 (−13)800,000120,000
Aug 15 Weetabix Women's British Open England Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer (5)283 (−9)1,000,000160,000
Aug 22 Firstar LPGA Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones (10)207 (−9)650,00097,500
Aug 29 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper (16)270 (−18)700,000105,000
Sep 6 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois Flag of South Korea.svg Mi Hyun Kim (1)204 (−12)775,000116,250
Sep 12 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Minnesota Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak (7)280 (−8)700,000150,000
Sep 19 Safeco Classic Washington Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth (1)271 (−17)650,00097,500
Sep 26 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (22)207 (−9)800,000120,000
Oct 3 New Albany Golf Classic Ohio Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam (18)269 (−19)1,000,000150,000
Oct 10 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania Flag of South Korea.svg Mi Hyun Kim (2)280 (−8)725,000108,750
Oct 17 AFLAC Champions Alabama Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Fukushima (2)279 (−9)750,000122,000
Nov 7 Mizuno Classic Japan Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth (2)201 (−15)800,000120,000
Nov 14 PageNet Championship Nevada Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak (8)276 (−12)1,000,000215,000

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Karrie Webb (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Karrie Webb (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Player of the Year Karrie Webb Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rookie of the Year Mi Hyun Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

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References

  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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