2014 LPGA Tour
| Duration | January 23, 2014 (2014年1月23日) – November 23, 2014 (2014年11月23日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 5 United States Stacy Lewis |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | New Zealand Lydia Ko |
| Money leader | United States Stacy Lewis |
| Player of the Year | United States Stacy Lewis |
| Rookie of the Year | New Zealand Lydia Ko |
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The 2014 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began at Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in The Bahamas on January 23 and ended on November 23 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
The most significant addition to the Tour in 2014 was a new team event, the International Crown. To be held each even-numbered year (those in which the Solheim Cup is not held), the event involved four-woman teams from eight countries competing in a four-day match play format. The eight qualifying countries were those whose four top players are cumulatively ranked highest in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of the end of the preceding LPGA season.[1] The individual participants from each qualified country were determined by the rankings immediately prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship.[2]
Qualification for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship changed for 2014 and a 1ドル million bonus was added. Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. The field in 2014 was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points with 500 points going to the winner. The five major champions had a higher points distribution with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational). Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the points list gained entry into the Tour Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 72. Points were reset before the tournament such that only the top three players were guaranteed to win the Race by winning the tournament and only the top nine had a mathematical chance of winning the Race. The winner of the points race received a 1ドル million bonus that did not count on the official money list.[3] [4] [5] The Race is similar to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and the European Tour's Race to Dubai.
Schedule and results
[edit ]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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points[6] |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | United States Jessica Korda (2) | 34 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Feb 116 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia | Australia Karrie Webb (40) | 43 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Feb 223 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | Sweden Anna Nordqvist (3) | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 2 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | United States Paula Creamer (10) | 62 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Mar 23 | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona | Australia Karrie Webb (41) | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 30 | Kia Classic | California | Sweden Anna Nordqvist (4) | 62 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Apr 6 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | United States Lexi Thompson (4) | 100 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Apr 19 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Hawaii | United States Michelle Wie (3) | 46 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Apr 27 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California | New Zealand Lydia Ko (3) | 62 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| May 4 | North Texas LPGA Shootout | Texas | United States Stacy Lewis (9) | 43 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 18 | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia | United States Lizette Salas (1) | 50 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| May 25 | Airbus LPGA Classic | Alabama | United States Jessica Korda (3) | 53 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jun 1 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | United States Stacy Lewis (10) | 62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 8 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | Ontario | South Korea Inbee Park (10) | 43 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 22 | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina | United States Michelle Wie (4) | 100 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
| Jun 29 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | United States Stacy Lewis (11) | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jul 13 | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | United States Mo Martin (1) | 100 | 3,000,000 | 474,575 |
| Jul 20 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | New Zealand Lydia Ko (4) | 37 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Jul 27^ | International Crown | Maryland | Spain | n/a | 1,600,000 | 100,000[a 1] |
| Aug 10 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | South Korea Mirim Lee (1) | 53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Aug 17 | Wegmans LPGA Championship | New York | South Korea Inbee Park (11) | 100 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Aug 24 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Ontario | South Korea So Yeon Ryu (3) | 62 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Aug 31 | Portland Classic | Oregon | United States Austin Ernst (1) | 31 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Sep 14 | The Evian Championship | France | South Korea Kim Hyo-joo (1) | 100 | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
| Sep 21 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama | South Korea Mi Jung Hur (2) | 22 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Oct 5 | Reignwood LPGA Classic | China | South Korea Mirim Lee (2) | 34 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 12 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia | China Shanshan Feng (4) | 46 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 19 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | South Korea | South Korea Baek Kyu-jung (1) | 62 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 27 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | South Africa Lee-Anne Pace (1) | 34 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 2 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | South Korea Inbee Park (12) | 43 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 9 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | South Korea Mi Hyang Lee (1) | 28 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Nov 16 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | United States Christina Kim (3) | 37 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Nov 23 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | New Zealand Lydia Ko (5) | 62 | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
^ Event held over to Monday, July 27 due to lack of daylight. The event was also shortened to 54 holes.
- ^ Prize for each of the four members of the winning team.
Season leaders
[edit ]Money list leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 28 | 2,539,039 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 23 | 2,226,641 |
| 3 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 26 | 2,089,033 |
| 4 | Michelle Wie | United States | 21 | 1,924,796 |
| 5 | So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 25 | 1,468,804 |
| 6 | Shanshan Feng | China | 24 | 1,404,623 |
| 7 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 26 | 1,144,245 |
| 8 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 19 | 1,069,540 |
| 9 | Azahara Muñoz | Spain | 27 | 1,051,332 |
| 10 | Chella Choi | South Korea | 31 | 1,048,932 |
Scoring average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 69.53 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 69.68 |
| 3 | Michelle Wie | United States | 69.82 |
| 4 | So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 69.98 |
| 5 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 70.08 |
Full 2014 Scoring Average List
Awards
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "32 Players, 8 Countries, 1 Crown: LPGA Unveils the International Crown" (Press release). LPGA. January 24, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "LPGA International Crown Celebrates "Year from Here" Event" (Press release). LPGA. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "LPGA Tour goes to points race". ESPN. Associated Press. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 8, 2014). "LPGA adds intrigue with points race". ESPNW. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2014". Rolex Rankings.