Duration | February 17, 2011 – November 20, 2011 |
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Number of official events | 23 |
Most wins | 7 Yani Tseng |
Money leader | Yani Tseng |
Rolex Player of the Year | Yani Tseng |
Rookie of the Year | Hee Kyung Seo |
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The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011, and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011, in Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
There were 23 official tournaments on the 2011 LPGA, the lowest number in nearly 40 years. More events were held outside of the United States, with eleven different countries hosting tournaments, the highest number in the history of the LPGA Tour. Thirteen tournaments were held in the United States, the lowest number in several decades.
Yani Tseng from Taiwan, was the dominant player on the 2011 Tour. She won seven of the 22 tournaments in which she played and had fourteen top-10 finishes. Her wins in the Women's British Open and the LPGA Championship made her the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five career major tournaments. She won the LPGA money list title with $2,921,713 in official earnings; American Cristie Kerr finished second with $1,470,979.
Tseng also won the Player of the Year award and the Vare Trophy given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season. Korean Hee Kyung Seo won the Rookie of the Year award.
Tournaments in bold are majors.
1Ryu was not an LPGA member at the time of her win and her win was not counted as an official LPGA win.
Money list leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events played |
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1 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 2,921,713 | 22 |
2 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 1,470,979 | 22 |
3 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 1,357,382 | 21 |
4 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 1,356,211 | 23 |
5 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 1,322,770 | 20 |
6 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 1,154,234 | 21 |
7 | Angela Stanford | United States | 1,017,196 | 21 |
8 | Ai Miyazato | Japan | 1,007,633 | 19 |
9 | Paula Creamer | United States | 926,338 | 21 |
10 | Amy Yang | South Korea | 912,160 | 22 |
Full 2011 Official Money List - navigate to "Official Money List"
Scoring average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
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1 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 69.66 |
2 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 70.53 |
3 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 70.71 |
4 | Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 70.81 |
5 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70.84 |
Full 2011 Scoring Average List - navigate to "Scoring Average"
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