Duration | February 14, 2013 – November 24, 2013 |
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | 6 Inbee Park |
Money leader | Inbee Park |
Rolex Player of the Year | Inbee Park |
Rookie of the Year | Moriya Jutanugarn |
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The 2013 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began in Australia on February 14 and ended on November 24 in Florida. [1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Inbee Park of South Korea won the most tournaments, six, including three majors. She also led the money list for the second straight year and won the Rolex Player of the Year award. Stacy Lewis won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, the first American to win since 1994. Three players, Lewis, Park, and Suzann Pettersen had scoring averages below 70, for the first time in LPGA Tour history. [2] Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand won the Rookie of the Year award.
The number in parentheses after winners' names is the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event.
Money list leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events played |
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1 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 2,456,619 | 23 |
2 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 2,296,106 | 23 |
3 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 1,938,868 | 26 |
4 | Shanshan Feng | China | 1,716,657 | 19 |
5 | So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 1,278,864 | 24 |
6 | Lexi Thompson | United States | 1,206,109 | 24 |
7 | I.K. Kim | South Korea | 1,125,389 | 23 |
8 | Beatriz Recari | Spain | 1,030,614 | 25 |
9 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 929,964 | 24 |
10 | Hee Young Park | South Korea | 848,676 | 26 |
Scoring average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
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1 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 69.48 |
2 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 69.70 |
3 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 69.87 |
4 | So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 70.29 |
5 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 70.31 |
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