The 2016 LPGA Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began in the Bahamas on January 28 and ended on November 20 at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

2016 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 28, 2016 (2016-01-28) – November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Race to CME Globe WinnerThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Money leaderThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rolex Player of the YearThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Chun In-gee
2015
2017

Schedule and results

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The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors.

Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points[2]
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Jan 31 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Bahamas   Kim Hyo-joo (3) 46 1,400,000 210,000
Feb 6 Coates Golf Championship Florida   Jang Ha-na (1) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Feb 21 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia   Haru Nomura (1) 26 1,300,000 195,000
Feb 28 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand   Lexi Thompson (7) 62 1,600,000 240,000
Mar 6 HSBC Women's Champions Singapore   Jang Ha-na (2) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 20 JTBC Founders Cup Arizona   Kim Sei-young (4) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Mar 27 Kia Classic California   Lydia Ko (11) 68 1,700,000 255,000
Apr 3 ANA Inspiration California   Lydia Ko (12) 100 2,600,000 390,000
Apr 16 Lotte Championship Hawaii   Minjee Lee (2) 50 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 24 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic California   Haru Nomura (2) 62 2,000,000 300,000
May 1 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Texas   Jenny Shin (1) 50 1,300,000 195,000
May 8 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic Alabama   Ariya Jutanugarn (1) 37 1,300,000 195,000
May 22 Kingsmill Championship Virginia   Ariya Jutanugarn (2) 62 1,300,000 195,000
May 29 LPGA Volvik Championship Michigan   Ariya Jutanugarn (3) 53 1,300,000 195,000
Jun 5 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Anna Nordqvist (6) 26 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 12 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Washington   Brooke Henderson (2) 100 3,500,000 525,000
Jun 19 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan   Kim Sei-young (5) 56 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 26 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas   Lydia Ko (13) 56 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 3 Cambia Portland Classic Oregon   Brooke Henderson (3) 24 1,300,000 195,000
Jul 10 U.S. Women's Open California   Brittany Lang (2) 100 4,500,000 810,000
Jul 17 Marathon Classic Ohio   Lydia Ko (14) 34 1,500,000 225,000
Jul 24 UL International Crown Illinois   United States n/a 1,600,000[3] 400,000[3]
Jul 31 Ricoh Women's British Open England   Ariya Jutanugarn (4) 100 3,000,000 412,047
Aug 20 Olympic Women's Golf Competition Brazil   Inbee Park (n/a) 34 n/a
Aug 28 Canadian Pacific Women's Open Alberta   Ariya Jutanugarn (5) 62 2,250,000 337,500
Sep 4 Manulife LPGA Classic Ontario   Caroline Masson (1) 50 1,600,000 240,000
Sep 18 The Evian Championship France   Chun In-gee (2) 100 3,250,000 487,500
Oct 2 Reignwood LPGA Classic China   Kim In-kyung (4) 28 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 9 Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship Taiwan   Jang Ha-na (3) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 16 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship South Korea   Carlota Ciganda (1) 62 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 23 Blue Bay LPGA China   Minjee Lee (3) 26 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 30 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Malaysia   Shanshan Feng (5) 43 1,800,000 270,000
Nov 6 Toto Japan Classic Japan   Shanshan Feng (6) 53 1,500,000 225,000
Nov 13 Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational Mexico   Carlota Ciganda (2) 17 1,000,000 200,000
Nov 20 CME Group Tour Championship Florida   Charley Hull (1) 62 2,000,000 500,000

Season leaders

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Money list leaders

Rank Player Country Events Prize
money($)
1 Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand 28 2,550,928
2 Lydia Ko   New Zealand 24 2,492,994
3 Brooke Henderson   Canada 31 1,724,409
4 Chun In-gee   South Korea 19 1,501,102
5 Shanshan Feng   China 21 1,458,579
6 Kim Sei-young   South Korea 25 1,445,937
7 Anna Nordqvist   Sweden 25 1,424,685
8 Jang Ha-na   South Korea 21 1,383,575
9 Brittany Lang   United States 28 1,259,787
10 Ryu So-yeon   South Korea 24 1,259,485

Full 2016 official money list

Scoring average leaders

Rank Player Country Average
1 Chun In-gee   South Korea 69.583
2 Lydia Ko   New Zealand 69.596
3 Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand 69.870
4 Shanshan Feng   China 69.877
5 Jang Ha-na   South Korea 69.976

Full 2016 scoring average list

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Chun In-gee   South Korea
Player of the Year Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand
Rookie of the Year Chun In-gee   South Korea
Race to the CME Globe Ariya Jutanugarn   Thailand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 LPGA Schedule Announcement". LPGA. November 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2016". Rolex Rankings.
  3. ^ a b Unofficial money – $400,000 to winning team
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