The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $595,992, becoming the first to win over $500,000 in a season.

1993 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 5, 1993 (1993-02-05) – November 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)
Number of official events31
Most wins3 United States Brandie Burton
Money leaderUnited States Betsy King
Player of the YearUnited States Betsy King
Rookie of the YearEngland Suzanne Strudwick
1992
1994

There were nine first-time winners in 1993: Kristi Albers, Helen Alfredsson, Donna Andrews, Missie Berteotti, Helen Dobson, Trish Johnson, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kelly Robbins, and Cindy Schreyer.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1993 season.[1] "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.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Feb 7 HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic Florida   Tammie Green (2) 208 (−8) 400,000 60,000
Feb 20 Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii   Lisa Walters (2) 210 (−6) 450,000 67,500
Mar 14 Ping/Welch's Championship Arizona   Meg Mallon (5) 272 (−16) 400,000 60,000
Mar 21 Standard Register PING Arizona   Patty Sheehan (30) 275 (−17) 700,000 105,000
Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore California   Helen Alfredsson (1) 284 (−4) 700,000 105,000
Apr 4 Las Vegas LPGA Nevada   Trish Johnson (1) 209 (−7) 450,000 67,500
Apr 18 Atlanta Women's Championship Georgia   Trish Johnson (2) 282 (−6) 600,000 90,000
May 2 Sprint Classic Florida   Kristi Albers (1) 279 (−9) 1,200,000 180,000
May 9 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee   Meg Mallon (6) 205 (−11) 525,000 78,750
May 16 McDonald's Championship Delaware   Laura Davies (6) 277 (−7) 900,000 135,000
May 23 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania   Val Skinner (4) 210 (−6) 400,000 60,000
May 30 LPGA Corning Classic New York   Kelly Robbins (1) 277 (−11) 500,000 75,000
Jun 6 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan   Jane Geddes (10) 277 (−11) 550,000 82,500
Jun 13 Mazda LPGA Championship Maryland   Patty Sheehan (31) 275 (−9) 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 20 Rochester International New York   Tammie Green (3) 276 (−12) 500,000 75,000
Jun 27 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Shelley Hamlin (3) 204 (−9) 450,000 67,500
Jul 4 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio   Brandie Burton (2) 201 (−12) 450,000 67,500
Jul 11 Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic Ohio   Nancy Lopez (47) 203 (−13) 500,000 75,000
Jul 18 JAL Big Apple Classic New York   Hiromi Kobayashi (1) 278 (−6) 600,000 90,000
Jul 25 U.S. Women's Open Indiana   Lauri Merten (3) 280 (−8) 800,000 144,000
Aug 1 PING/Welch's Championship Massachusetts   Missie Berteotti (1) 276 (−12) 450,000 67,500
Aug 8 McCall's LPGA Classic Vermont   Dana Lofland-Dormann (2) 275 (−13) 500,000 75,000
Aug 15 Sun-Times Challenge Illinois   Cindy Schreyer (1) 272 (−16) 475,000 71,250
Aug 22 Minnesota LPGA Classic Minnesota   Hiromi Kobayashi (2) 205 (−11) 450,000 67,500
Aug 29 du Maurier Ltd. Classic Canada   Brandie Burton (3) 277 (−11) 800,000 120,000
Sep 6 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois   Helen Dobson (1) 203 (−13) 500,000 75,000
Sep 12 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship Oregon   Donna Andrews (1) 208 (−8) 450,000 67,500
Sep 19 Safeco Classic Washington   Brandie Burton (4) 274 (−14) 450,000 67,500
Sep 26 Kyocera Inamori Classic California   Kris Monaghan (2) 275 (−13) 425,000 63,750
Oct 17 World Championship of Women's Golf Florida   Dottie Mochrie (7) 283 (−5) 400,000 102,500
Nov 7 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan   Betsy King (29) 205 (−11) 650,000 97,500

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Betsy King (3)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Betsy King (2)   United States
Player of the Year Betsy King (3)   United States
Rookie of the Year Suzanne Strudwick   England

References

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  1. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
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