2004 LPGA Tour
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Golf tour season
| Duration | March 11, 2004 (2004年3月11日) – December 19, 2004 (2004年12月19日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 8 Sweden Annika Sörenstam |
| Money leader | Sweden Annika Sörenstam |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Sweden Annika Sörenstam |
| Rookie of the Year | South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from March through December 2004. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). This was the 55th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Total prize money for all tournaments was $42,875,000.
Annika Sörenstam continued to dominate women's golf in 2004, winning eight tournaments and 2,544,707ドル in prize money. Four other players earned over $1 million. There were six first-time winners in 2004: Moira Dunn, Christina Kim, Lorena Ochoa, Jennifer Rosales, Kim Saiki, and Karen Stupples. Ochoa (Mexico) and Rosales (Philippines) were the first winners of their respective countries to win on the LPGA Tour.
For details of what happened in the main tournaments of the year see 2004 in golf.
Tournament schedule and results
[edit ]The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour including that event.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Welch's/Fry's Championship | Arizona | England Karen Stupples (1) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Mar 21 | Safeway International | Arizona | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (49) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Mar 28 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | South Korea Grace Park (5) | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Apr 4 | The Office Depot Championship | California | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (50) | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| Apr 17 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | Nevada | United States Cristie Kerr (2) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| May 2 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | Philippines Jennifer Rosales (1) | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| May 9 | Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill | Virginia | South Korea Se Ri Pak (22) | 2,200,000 | 330,000 |
| May 16 | Franklin American Mortgage Championship | Tennessee | Mexico Lorena Ochoa (1) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 23 | Sybase Classic | New York | United States Sherri Steinhauer (6) | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
| May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (51) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 6 | Kellogg-Keebler Classic | Illinois | Australia Karrie Webb (30) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Jun 13 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (52) | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Jun 20 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | United States Cristie Kerr (3) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jun 27 | Wegmans LPGA | New York | United States Kim Saiki (1) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jul 4 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | United States Meg Mallon (16) | 3,100,000 | 560,000 |
| Jul 11 | BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open | Ontario | United States Meg Mallon (17) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jul 18 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | United States Moira Dunn (1) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 24 | Evian Masters | France | Australia Wendy Doolan (3) | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| Aug 1 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | England Karen Stupples (2) | 1,600,000 | 290,880 |
| Aug 8 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | Ohio | United States Meg Mallon (18) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| Aug 22 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Ohio | Scotland Catriona Matthew (2) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| Aug 29 | Wachovia LPGA Classic | Pennsylvania | Mexico Lorena Ochoa (2) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 5 | State Farm Classic | Illinois | United States Cristie Kerr (4) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Sep 12 | John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic | Oklahoma | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (53) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 19 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | South Korea Hee-Won Han (3) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Sep 26 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | United States Christina Kim (1) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 10 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | South Carolina | Sweden Liselotte Neumann (13) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 17 | Samsung World Championship | California | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (54) | 825,000 | 206,250 |
| Oct 31 | CJ Nine Bridges Classic | South Korea | South Korea Grace Park (6) | 1,350,000 | 202,500 |
| Nov 7 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (55) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Nov 14 | The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions | Alabama | United States Heather Daly-Donofrio (2) | 800,000 | 130,000 |
| Nov 21 | ADT Championship | Florida | Sweden Annika Sörenstam (56) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
| Dec 19 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | LPGA Tour | n/a | |
Tournaments in bold are majors.
Leaders
[edit ]Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 2,544,707 | 18 |
| 2 | Grace Park | South Korea | 1,525,471 | 25 |
| 3 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 1,450,824 | 27 |
| 4 | Meg Mallon | United States | 1,358,623 | 21 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 1,189,990 | 24 |
| 6 | Karen Stupples | England | 968,852 | 23 |
| 7 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 931,693 | 28 |
| 8 | Hee-Won Han | South Korea | 840,605 | 28 |
| 9 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 748,316 | 22 |
| 10 | Jennifer Rosales | Philippines | 693,625 | 25 |
Source:[2]
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 68.70 |
| 2 | Grace Park | South Korea | 69.99 |
| 3 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 70.02 |
| 4 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 70.33 |
| 5 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 70.48 |
Source:[3]
Award winners
[edit ]The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:
- The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th.
- 2004 Winner: Annika Sörenstam. Runner-up: Grace Park
- The Vare Trophy, named for Glenna Collett-Vare, is given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
- 2004 Winner: Grace Park. Runner-up: Annika Sörenstam
- The Louis Suggs Rolex Rooke of the Year Award is awarded to the first-year player on the LPGA Tour who scores the highest in a points competition in which points are awarded at all full-field domestic events and doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in increments of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points. The award is named after Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA.
- 2004 Winner: Shi Hyun Ahn. Runner-up: Aree Song
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2011.
- ^ "Money/Finishes: Official Money – 2000". LPGA.
- ^ "Scoring: Scoring Average – 2004". LPGA.