2010 LPGA Tour

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2010 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 13, 2010 (2010-02-13) – December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05)
Number of official events24
Most wins5 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato
Money leader Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi
Rolex Player of the Year Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng
Rookie of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz
2009
2011

The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

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The tour included 24 tournaments, including events in Malaysia, southern California, and two in New Jersey that were new to the schedule in 2010. Of the 24 tournaments on the schedule, 14 were hosted in the United States. The 2010 season was the tour's smallest schedule in nearly 40 years.

Na Yeon Choi, a third-year player from Korea, topped the official money list with earnings of $1,871,166. She had two wins and 15 top-10 finishes in 23 starts and won the Vare Trophy, given to the player with the lowest scoring average. Yani Tseng from Taiwan captured Player of the Year honors; she won three tournaments in 2010 including two of the four major championships. Spaniard Azahara Muñoz won the Rookie of the Year Award.

The four majors were won by: Yani Tseng (Kraft Nabisco Championship), Cristie Kerr (LPGA Championship), Paula Creamer (U.S. Women's Open), and Yani Tseng (Women's British Open). Tseng's win in the Women's British Open at age 21 made her the youngest player in LPGA history to win three major championships.

Changes in the 2010 season

The 2010 season was the 60th anniversary of the LPGA Tour. As with most years, changes were made to the schedule from the previous year, which included:

Schedule and results

The season included 24 official money events, compared with 34 just two years earlier, as the LPGA struggled to cope with the economic downturn. There were three unofficial money events, with 17 off-weeks between the first and last events in 2010. [2]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerFirst prize ($)
Feb 21 Honda PTT LPGA Thailand Thailand Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (2)195,000
Feb 28 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (3)195,000
Mar 28 Kia Classic Presented by J Golf California Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Kyung Seo (1)1255,000
Apr 4 Kraft Nabisco Championship California Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (3)300,000
Apr 16 The Mojo 6 2Jamaica Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist (n/a)2350,000
May 2 Tres Marias Championship Mexico Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (4)195,000
May 16 Bell Micro LPGA Classic Alabama Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak (25)195,000
May 23 Sybase Match Play Championship New Jersey Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo (1)375,000
May 30 HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 2Brazil Flag of the United States.svg Meaghan Francella (n/a)2105,000
Jun 14 LPGA State Farm Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr (13)255,000
Jun 20 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (5)225,000
Jun 27 LPGA Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr (14)337,500
Jul 4 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Ohio Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi (3)150,000
Jul 11 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Paula Creamer (9)585,000
Jul 25 Evian Masters France Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (7)487,500
Aug 1 Women's British Open England Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (4)408,714
Aug 22 Safeway Classic Oregon Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (6)225,000
Aug 29 CN Canadian Women's Open Manitoba Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Wie (2)337,500
Sep 12 P&G NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (5)300,000
Oct 10 Navistar LPGA Classic Alabama Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull (2)195,000
Oct 17 CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge California Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari (1)165,000
Oct 24 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malayasia Flag of South Korea.svg Jimin Kang (2)270,000
Oct 31 LPGA Hana Bank Championship South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi (4)270,000
Nov 7 Mizuno Classic Japan Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (8)180,000
Nov 9 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge 2Nevada PGA Tour
Nov 14 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim (3)220,000
Dec 5 LPGA Tour Championship Florida Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth (4)225,000

Tournaments in bold are majors.
1 Hee Kyung Seo was not a member of the LPGA at the time of her win in the Kia Classic.
2 Exhibition tournament, unofficial earnings.

Leaders

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events
1 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,871,16623
2 Jiyai Shin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,783,12719
3 Cristie Kerr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1,601,55221
4 Yani Tseng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,573,52919
5 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,557,17519
6 Ai Miyazato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,457,38421
7 In-Kyung Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,210,06821
8 Song-Hee Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,208,69822
9 Michelle Wie Flag of the United States.svg  United States 888,01719
10 Paula Creamer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 883,87014

Full 2010 Official Money List- navigate to "2010"

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69.87
2 Cristie Kerr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69.95
3 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 70.09
4 Song-Hee Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.21
5 Jiyai Shin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.25

Full 2010 Scoring Average List - navigate to "2010", then "Scoring Average"

Awards and honors

The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:

See also

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References

  1. "LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans among 2010 LPGA Tour schedule highlights". LPGA. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010.
  2. Sirak, Ron (November 18, 2009). "LPGA schedule will carry only 24 events in 2010". ESPN.