The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011, and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011, in Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

2011 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) – November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)
Number of official events23
Most wins7 Taiwan Yani Tseng
Money leaderTaiwan Yani Tseng
Rolex Player of the YearTaiwan Yani Tseng
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Hee Kyung Seo
2010
2012

Season overview

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There were 23 official tournaments on the 2011 LPGA, the lowest number in nearly 40 years. More events were held outside of the United States, with eleven different countries hosting tournaments, the highest number in the history of the LPGA Tour. Thirteen tournaments were held in the United States, the lowest number in several decades.

Yani Tseng from Taiwan, was the dominant player on the 2011 Tour. She won seven of the 22 tournaments in which she played and had fourteen top-10 finishes. Her wins in the Women's British Open and the LPGA Championship made her the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five career major tournaments. She won the LPGA money list title with $2,921,713 in official earnings; American Cristie Kerr finished second with $1,470,979.

Tseng also won the Player of the Year award and the Vare Trophy given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season. Korean Hee Kyung Seo won the Rookie of the Year award.

Changes in the 2011 season

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Schedule and results

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  • The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event.
  • The "Titleholders qualifiers" column indicates the three golfers at each official event who qualify for the season-ending tournament, the CME Group Titleholders.
Date Tournament Location Winner First prize
($)
Titleholders
qualifiers
Feb 20 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand   Yani Tseng (6) 225,000   Yani Tseng
  Michelle Wie
  Karrie Webb
Feb 27 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore   Karrie Webb (37) 210,000   Sun Young Yoo
  Morgan Pressel
  Na Yeon Choi
Mar 20 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Arizona   Karrie Webb (38) 200,000
donation
  Brittany Lincicome
  Paula Creamer
  Cristie Kerr
Mar 27 Kia Classic California   Sandra Gal (1) 255,000   Sandra Gal
  Jiyai Shin
  I.K. Kim
Apr 3 Kraft Nabisco Championship California   Stacy Lewis (1) 300,000   Stacy Lewis
  Katie Futcher
  Angela Stanford
Apr 24 Tres Marias Championship Mexico Tournament canceled [5]
May 1 Avnet LPGA Classic Alabama   Maria Hjorth (5) 195,000   Maria Hjorth
  Song-Hee Kim
  Suzann Pettersen
May 22 Sybase Match Play Championship New Jersey   Suzann Pettersen (7) 375,000   Sophie Gustafson
  Ai Miyazato
  Julieta Granada
May 29 HSBC Brazil Cup[n 1] Brazil   Mariajo Uribe (n/a) 108,000 n/a
Jun 35 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Brittany Lincicome (4) 225,000   Catriona Matthew
  Anna Nordqvist
  Brittany Lang
Jun 12 LPGA State Farm Classic Illinois   Yani Tseng (7) 255,000   Se Ri Pak
  Mindy Kim
  Wendy Ward
Jun 26 Wegmans LPGA Championship New York   Yani Tseng (8) 375,000   Meena Lee
  Mika Miyazato
  Azahara Muñoz
Jul 11 U.S. Women's Open Colorado   So Yeon Ryu (1)1 585,000   So Yeon Ryu
  Hee Kyung Seo
  Inbee Park
Jul 24 Evian Masters France   Ai Miyazato (7) 487,500   Caroline Hedwall
  Amy Yang
  Paige Mackenzie
Jul 31 Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland   Yani Tseng (9) 392,133   Candie Kung
  Dewi Claire Schreefel
  Karen Stupples
Aug 21 Safeway Classic Oregon   Suzann Pettersen (8) 225,000   Hee Young Park
  Vicky Hurst
  Ryann O'Toole
Aug 28 CN Canadian Women's Open Quebec   Brittany Lincicome (5) 337,500   Hee-Won Han
  Jenny Shin
  Jennifer Johnson
Sep 11 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas   Yani Tseng (10) 300,000   Amy Hung
  Belén Mozo
  Mi-Hyun Kim
Sep 18 Navistar LPGA Classic Alabama   Lexi Thompson (1) 195,000   Lexi Thompson
  Tiffany Joh
  Giulia Sergas
Sep 25 Solheim Cup Ireland   Europe n/a
Oct 9 LPGA Hana Bank Championship South Korea   Yani Tseng (11) 270,000   Jimin Kang
  Chella Choi
  Shanshan Feng
Oct 16 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia   Na Yeon Choi (5) 285,000   Christel Boeljon
  Amanda Blumenherst
Mina Harigae
Oct 23 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan   Yani Tseng (12) 300,000   Pat Hurst
  Alison Walshe
  Grace Park
Nov 6 Mizuno Classic Japan   Momoko Ueda (2) 180,000   Momoko Ueda
  Christina Kim
  Pornanong Phatlum
Nov 8 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada Champions Tour n/a
Nov 13 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico   Catriona Matthew (4) 200,000   Juli Inkster
  Natalie Gulbis
  Beatriz Recari
Nov 20 CME Group Titleholders Florida   Hee Young Park (1) 500,000 n/a

Tournaments in bold are majors.
1Ryu was not an LPGA member at the time of her win and her win was not counted as an official LPGA win.

  1. ^ Prize money is not official.

Season leaders

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Money list leaders

Rank Player Country Earnings ($) Events
played
1 Yani Tseng   Taiwan 2,921,713 22
2 Cristie Kerr   United States 1,470,979 22
3 Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 1,357,382 21
4 Stacy Lewis   United States 1,356,211 23
5 Suzann Pettersen   Norway 1,322,770 20
6 Brittany Lincicome   United States 1,154,234 21
7 Angela Stanford   United States 1,017,196 21
8 Ai Miyazato   Japan 1,007,633 19
9 Paula Creamer   United States 926,338 21
10 Amy Yang   South Korea 912,160 22

Full 2011 Official Money List – navigate to "Official Money List"

Scoring average leaders

Rank Player Country Average
1 Yani Tseng   Taiwan 69.66
2 Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 70.53
3 Cristie Kerr   United States 70.71
4 Jiyai Shin   South Korea 70.81
5 Paula Creamer   United States 70.84

Full 2011 Scoring Average List – navigate to "Scoring Average"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LPGA confirms it: No China event". Golfweek. September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Ballengee, Ryan (February 11, 2011). "LPGA doubles projected charity donations for Founders Cup". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "LPGA will have 25 tournaments". ESPN. Associated Press. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tres Marias canceled due drug violence". Golfweek. January 31, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Tres Marias Championship postponed". ESPN. Associated Press. February 2, 2011.
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