2022 LPGA Tour

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2022 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) – November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)
Number of official events34 (2 canceled, now 32)
Most wins3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Race to CME Globe Winner Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Money leader Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Rolex Player of the Year Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Rookie of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul [1]
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The 2022 LPGA Tour was the 73rd edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on January 20, and ended on November 20, at the Tiburón Golf Club in the CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Florida. [2] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

Contents

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]

The total prize money to be won increased to $88.9 million for the 34 scheduled to be played, $19.7 million more than in 2021, with another $3.2 million increase announced by the U.S. Women's Open from $6.8 million to $10 million, the largest purse in women's golf, in January 2022. [5] [6] The 2021 total was $69.2 million in its 30 played tournaments, with five canceled. The CME Group Tour Championship then had that tournament's purse at $5 million, and the winner's share of $1.5 million. For 2022, it will offer a larger purse of $7 million, and pay the winner $2.0 million, the largest winner's payout ever in woman's golf, with the year's purse now $90.9 million. [7] The KPMG Women's PGA Championship on June 21, announced a doubling of its purse from $4.5 million to $9 million for the second-highest on the tour, with the winner now receiving $1.35 million from $675,0000. [8] The total purse for 2022 jumps from $90.9 million to a new record $95.4 million. The Evian Championship announced its purse increase from $4.5 million to $6.5 million, and the winner's share jumps from $675,000 to $1 million. [9] The total purse for 2022 is now a record $97.4 million. The Buick LPGA Shanghai event, with a purse of $2.1 million was canceled on July 6, dropping the total for the year to $95.3 million. [10] The AIG Women's Open increased its purse and winner's share on August 3, from $6.8 million ($1.02 million), to $7.3 million ($1.095 million) [11] The purse for 2022 increases $500,000 to $95.8 million. The Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA, with a purse of $2.2 million, was canceled on August 10 due to ongoing COVID-19-related travel restrictions, dropping the total for the year to $93.6 million. [12] The Portland Classic increased its purse $100,000 to $1.5 million on May 11, total for 2022 now $93.7 million. [13] The Volunteers of America Classic tournament starting on September 29, increased its purse $200,000 from its previous $1.5 million, pushing the 2022 total to $93.9 million. [14]

Key
Major championships
Regular events
DateTournamentLocationWinner(s) [lower-alpha 1] WWGR
points [15] 		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Purse (US$)Winner's
share ($)
Jan 23 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Florida Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Kang (6)311,500,000225,000
Jan 30 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Florida Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (17)562,000,000300,000
Feb 5 LPGA Drive On Championship Florida Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire (1)461,500,000225,000
Mar 6 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young (13)501,700,000255,000
Mar 13 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1)341,600,000240,000
Mar 27 JTBC Classic California Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul (1)621,500,000225,000
Apr 3 Chevron Championship California Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho (1)1005,000,000750,000
Apr 16 Lotte Championship Hawaii Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo (5)402,000,000300,000
Apr 24 DIO Implant LA Open California Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka (6)531,500,000225,000
May 1 Palos Verdes Championship California Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex (2)531,500,000225,000
May 15 Cognizant Founders Cup New Jersey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee (7)463,000,000450,000
May 29 Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Nevada Flag of South Korea.svg Ji Eun-hee (6)281,500,000225,000
Jun 5 U.S. Women's Open North Carolina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee (8)10010,000,0001,800,000
Jun 12 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson (11)281,750,000262,500
Jun 19 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho (2)562,500,000375,000
Jun 26 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Maryland Flag of South Korea.svg Chun In-gee (4)1009,000,000 [8] 1,350,000
Jul 16 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho (3) and
Flag of the United States.svg Lizette Salas (2)		n/a2,500,000301,586
(each) [16] [17]
Jul 24 Evian Championship France Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson (12)1006,500,0001,000,000
Jul 31 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open Scotland Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Furue (1)62 LET 2,000,000300,000
Aug 7 AIG Women's Open Scotland Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Buhai (1)1007,300,000 [11] 1,095,000
Aug 14 ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (1)19 LET 1,500,000225,000
Aug 28 CP Women's Open Canada Flag of South Africa.svg Paula Reto (1)562,350,000352,500
Sep 4 Dana Open Ohio Flag of Mexico.svg Gaby López (3)461,750,000262,500
Sep 11 Kroger Queen City Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing (3)431,750,000262,500
Sep 18 Portland Classic Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee (1)241,500,000225,000
Sep 25 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul (2)562,300,000345,000
Oct 2 Volunteers of America Classic Texas Flag of England.svg Charley Hull (2)461,700,000255,000
Oct 9 LPGA Mediheal Championship California Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart Shadoff (1)281,800,000270,000
Oct 16 Buick LPGA Shanghai ChinaTournament canceled [10] 2,100,000–
Oct 23 BMW Ladies Championship South Korea Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (18)432,000,000300,000
Oct 30 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA TaiwanTournament canceled [12] 2,200,000–
Nov 6 Toto Japan Classic Japan Flag of Scotland.svg Gemma Dryburgh (1)34 JLPGA 2,000,000300,000
Nov 13 Pelican Women's Championship Florida Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda (8)502,000,000300,000
Nov 20 CME Group Tour Championship Florida Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (19)627,000,0002,000,000

Statistics leaders

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of LPGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for LPGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour, LET − Ladies European Tour.

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