2013 LPGA Tour

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2013 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) – November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
Number of official events29
Most wins6 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Money leader Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Rolex Player of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Rookie of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Moriya Jutanugarn
2012
2014

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).

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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.

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
WWGR
points [3]
Feb 17 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (11)1,200,000180,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng
Flag of Thailand.svg Moriya Jutanugarn
37
Feb 24 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (4)1,500,000225,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
Flag of South Korea.svg So Yeon Ryu
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari
62
Mar 3 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (6)1,400,000210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis
Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Creamer
56
Mar 17 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (7)1,500,000225,000 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda
62
Mar 24 Kia Classic California Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari (2)1,700,000255,000 Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim
Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum
Flag of the United States.svg Mo Martin
62
Apr 7 Kraft Nabisco Championship California Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (5)2,000,000300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
Flag of South Korea.svg Haeji Kang
100
Apr 20 LPGA Lotte Championship Hawaii Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (11)1,700,000255,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lizette Salas
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Kyung Seo
62
Apr 28 North Texas LPGA Shootout Texas Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (6)1,300,000195,000 Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Young Park
Flag of France.svg Karine Icher
62
May 5 Kingsmill Championship Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr (16)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
Flag of South Korea.svg Ilhee Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Gerina Piller
62
May 19 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Johnson (1)1,200,000180,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Johnson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
31
May 26 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Bahamas Flag of South Korea.svg Ilhee Lee (1)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Irene Cho
Flag of Japan.svg Mika Miyazato
Flag of the United States.svg Mindy Kim
56
Jun 2 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (39)1,500,000225,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Jenny Shin
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Jang
Flag of Japan.svg Chie Arimura
62
Jun 9 Wegmans LPGA Championship New York Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (7)2,250,000337,500 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew
Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Pressel
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang
100
Jun 23 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (8)2,000,000300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lang
Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Pancake
62
Jun 30 U.S. Women's Open New York Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (9)3,250,000585,000 Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Lincicome
Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson
100
Jul 14 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Ontario Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Young Park (2)1,300,000195,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Meena Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ernst
Flag of South Korea.svg Hanna Kang
56
Jul 21 Marathon Classic Ohio Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari (3)1,300,000195,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jacqui Concolino
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
Flag of South Korea.svg Chella Choi
46
Aug 4 Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (8)2,750,000402,584 Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Gulbis
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Castrale
Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Lindberg
100
Aug 18 Solheim Cup Colorado Flag of Europe.svg Europe n/a
Aug 25 CN Canadian Women's Open Alberta Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (2) (a)2,000,000300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (a)
Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Prammanasudh
Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Masson
68
Sep 1 Safeway Classic Oregon Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (12)1,300,000195,000 Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Gal
Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Changkija
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dewi Claire Schreefel
46
Sep 15 The Evian Championship France Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (13)3,250,000487,500 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Lee-Bentham
Flag of the United States.svg Cindy LaCrosse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull-Kirk
100
Oct 6 Reignwood LPGA Classic China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (2)1,800,000270,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon
Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Young Yoo
Flag of Colombia.svg Paola Moreno
40
Oct 13 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson (2)2,000,000300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Alison Walshe
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Wie
Flag of the United States.svg Jane Park
62
Oct 20 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang (1)1,900,000285,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Hee Ji
Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Uehara
Flag of the United States.svg Candie Kung
56
Oct 27 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (14)2,000,000300,000 Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz
Flag of the United States.svg Mina Harigae
Flag of South Korea.svg M.J. Hur
31
Nov 10 Mizuno Classic Japan Flag of the Republic of China.svg Teresa Lu (1)1,200,000180,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Teresa Lu
Flag of Japan.svg Haru Nomura
Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Han
28
Nov 17 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson (3)1,000,000200,000None37
Nov 24 CME Group Titleholders Florida Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (3)2,000,000700,000n/a62

Season leaders

Money list leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events
played
1 Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2,456,61923
2 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2,296,10623
3 Stacy Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1,938,86826
4 Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,716,65719
5 So Yeon Ryu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,278,86424
6 Lexi Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1,206,10924
7 I.K. Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,125,38923
8 Beatriz Recari Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,030,61425
9 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 929,96424
10 Hee Young Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 848,67626

Full 2013 Official Money List

Scoring average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1 Stacy Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69.48
2 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 69.70
3 Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69.87
4 So Yeon Ryu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.29
5 Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70.31

Full 2013 Scoring Average List

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