1996 LPGA Tour
| Duration | January 11, 1996 (1996年01月11日) – November 24, 1996 (1996年11月24日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 34 |
| Most wins | 4 England Laura Davies, United States Dottie Pepper and Australia Karrie Webb |
| Money leader | Australia Karrie Webb |
| Player of the Year | England Laura Davies |
| Rookie of the Year | Australia Karrie Webb |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of 1,002,000,ドル the first player to win over 1ドル million in a season.[1]
The season saw the first winner's share over 200,000,ドル at the U.S. Women's Open. There were four first-time winners in 1996: Mayumi Hirase, Emilee Klein, Caroline Pierce, and Joan Pitcock.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
[edit ]The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season.[2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Awards
[edit ]| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Karrie Webb | Australia |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Sweden |
| Player of the Year | Laura Davies | England |
| Rookie of the Year | Karrie Webb | Australia |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Titles caps Webb's rookie season" . The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 25, 1996. p. 3-C – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.