2012 LPGA Tour

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2012 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 9, 2012 (2012-02-09) – November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)
Number of official events29
Most wins4 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis
Money leader Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Rolex Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg So Yeon Ryu
2011
2013

The 2012 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Australia on February 9 and ended November 18 in Florida. [1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

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Season overview

There were 27 official tournaments on the 2012 LPGA Tour, four more than in 2011. Fifteen tournaments were held in the United States. Eleven other countries hosted the remaining twelve tournaments.

Stacy Lewis won the most tournaments, four, and won the Player of the Year award. Inbee Park won two tournaments and both the money title with earnings of $2,266,638 and the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average. So Yeon Ryu won Rookie of the Year honors, winning one tournament, finishing sixth on the money list and second in scoring average.

Other players winning multiple tournaments were Yani Tseng with three wins and Na Yeon Choi, Ai Miyazato, Suzann Pettersen, and Jiyai Shin with two wins each.

Changes for 2012

Five additional events

source: LPGA 2012 Schedule [1]

Final major delayed

The Ricoh Women's British Open was moved from its usual late-July date to mid-September, to accommodate the 2012 Summer Olympics in London which were being held in London.

Schedule and results

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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerPurse ($)First prize
($)
Titleholders
qualifiers
Feb 12 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda (1)1,100,000165,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda
Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lincicome
Feb 19 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (13)1,500,000225,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato
Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin
Feb 26 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford (5)1,400,000210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford
Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Mar 18 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Arizona Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (14)1,500,000225,000 Flag of South Korea.svg So Yeon Ryu
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Young Park
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Mar 25 Kia Classic California Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (15)1,700,000255,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Young Yoo
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart
Apr 1 Kraft Nabisco Championship California Flag of South Korea.svg Sun-Young Yoo (2)2,000,000300,000 Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee Kyung Seo
Apr 21 LPGA Lotte Championship Hawaii Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (8)1,700,000255,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Meena Lee
Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
Apr 29 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (2)1,250,000187,500 Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson
Flag of France.svg Karine Icher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
May 6 HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 1Brazil Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum (n/a)720,000108,000n/a
May 20 Sybase Match Play Championship New Jersey Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz (1)1,500,000375,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Pressel
Flag of the United States.svg Vicky Hurst
Flag of the United States.svg Candie Kung
Jun 3 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (3)1,500,000225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull
Flag of Japan.svg Mika Miyazato
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Han
Jun 10 Wegmans LPGA Championship New York Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (1)2,500,000375,000 Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Hee Ji
Flag of the United States.svg Gerina Piller
Jun 24 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Ontario Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lang (1)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lang
Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Flag of South Korea.svg Chella Choi
Jul 1 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (9)2,000,000300,000 Flag of Venezuela.svg Veronica Felibert
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
Flag of South Korea.svg Jenny Shin
Jul 8 U.S. Women's Open Wisconsin Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi (6)3,250,000585,000 Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Gal
Flag of South Korea.svg Ilhee Lee
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Sergas
Jul 29 Evian Masters France Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (2)3,250,000487,500 Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Gulbis
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Creamer
Aug 12 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio Flag of South Korea.svg So Yeon Ryu (2)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Jacqui Concolino
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsey Wright
Aug 19 Safeway Classic Oregon Flag of Japan.svg Mika Miyazato (1)1,500,000225,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Haeji Kang
Flag of the United States.svg Sydnee Michaels
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Wie
Aug 26 CN Canadian Women's Open British Columbia Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (1) (a)2,000,000300,000* Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (a)
Flag of the United States.svg Jane Rah
Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew
Sep 9 Kingsmill Championship Virginia Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (9)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Kang
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dewi Claire Schreefel
Sep 16 Ricoh Women's British Open England Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (10)2,750,000428,650 Flag of Paraguay.svg Julieta Granada
Flag of the United States.svg Katie Futcher
Flag of the United States.svg Cindy LaCrosse
Sep 23 Navistar LPGA Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (4)1,300,000195,000 Flag of South Korea.svg M. J. Hur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Jane Smith
Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Lindberg
Oct 14 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (3)1,900,000285,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lizette Salas
Flag of Japan.svg Momoko Ueda
Flag of the United States.svg Mina Harigae
Oct 21 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship South Korea Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (9)1,800,000270,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Sjödin
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Castrale
Oct 28 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (10)2,000,000300,000 Flag of Spain.svg Belén Mozo
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariajo Uribe
Flag of the United States.svg Mo Martin
Nov 4 Mizuno Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (5)1,200,000180,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Song
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Walshe
Nov 11 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr (15)1,000,000200,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Ochoa
Flag of the United States.svg Kristy McPherson
Flag of Mexico.svg Tanya Dergal
Nov 13 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge 1Nevada PGA Tour (n/a)1,000,000500,000n/a
Nov 18 CME Group Titleholders Florida Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi (7)1,500,000500,000n/a

1 Unofficial events
* Lydia Ko was an amateur when she won the CN Canadian Women's Open; the winner's share went to the runner-up, Inbee Park.

Season leaders

Money list leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events
played
1 Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2,287,08024
2 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,981,83422
3 Stacy Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1,872,40926
4 Yani Tseng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,430,15924
5 Ai Miyazato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,334,97723
6 So Yeon Ryu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,282,67324
7 Jiyai Shin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,234,59718
8 Azahara Muñoz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,230,75126
9 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,182,86024
10 Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,101,14719

Full 2012 Official Money List

Scoring average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1 Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.21
2 So Yeon Ryu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.30
3 Jiyai Shin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.31
4 Stacy Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70.33
5 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.49

Full 2012 Scoring Average List

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