The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24, consisting of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904. She broke the LPGA Tour single-season earnings and scoring average (68.70) records she had set the previous season.
The season saw the first tournament with a $3,000,000 purse, the U.S. Women's Open. There were three first-time winners in 2002: Laura Diaz, Cristie Kerr, and Patricia Meunier-Lebouc.
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Mar 2 LPGA Takefuji Classic Hawaii Annika Sörenstam (32) 196 (−14) 900,000 135,000 Mar 17 PING Banner Health Arizona Rachel Teske (5) 281 (−7) 1,000,000 150,000 Mar 24 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona Laura Diaz (1) 270 (−18) 800,000 120,000 Mar 31 Kraft Nabisco Championship California Annika Sörenstam (33) 280 (−8) 1,500,000 225,000 Apr 7 The Office Depot Championship California Se Ri Pak (14) 209 (−7) 1,000,000 150,000 Apr 21 Longs Drugs Challenge California Cristie Kerr (1) 280 (−8) 900,000 135,000 May 5 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia Juli Inkster (27) 132 (−12)^ 1,250,000 187,500 May 12 Aerus Electrolux USA Championship Tennessee Annika Sörenstam (34) 271 (−17) 800,000 120,000 May 19 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship South Carolina Janice Moodie (2) 273 (−15) 1,250,000 187,500 May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York Laura Diaz (2) 274 (−14) 1,000,000 150,000 Jun 2 Kellogg-Keebler Classic Illinois Annika Sörenstam (35) 195 (−21) 1,200,000 180,000 Jun 9 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware Se Ri Pak (15) 279 (−5) 1,500,000 225,000 Jun 15 Evian Masters France Annika Sörenstam (36) 269 (−19) 2,100,000 315,000 Jun 23 Wegmans Rochester LPGA New York Karrie Webb (27) 276 (−12) 1,200,000 180,000 Jun 30 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Annika Sörenstam (37) 201 (−12) 1,200,000 180,000 Jul 7 U.S. Women's Open Kansas Juli Inkster (28) 276 (−4) 3,000,000 535,000 Jul 14 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio Rachel Teske (6) 270 (−14) 1,000,000 150,000 Jul 21 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio Mi Hyun Kim (4) 202 (−14) 1,000,000 150,000 Jul 28 Sybase Big Apple Classic New York Gloria Park (2) 270 (−14) 950,000 142,500 Aug 4 Wendy's Championship for Children Ohio Mi Hyun Kim (5) 208 (−8) 1,000,000 150,000 Aug 11 Weetabix Women's British Open Scotland Karrie Webb (28) 273 (−15) 1,500,000 236,383 Aug 18 Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open Canada Meg Mallon (14) 284 (-4) 1,200,000 180,000 Aug 25 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania Se Ri Pak (16) 267 (−21) 1,200,000 180,000 Sep 1 State Farm Classic Illinois Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (1) 270 (−18) 1,100,000 165,000 Sep 8 Williams Championship Oklahoma Annika Sörenstam (38) 199 (−11) 1,000,000 150,000 Sep 15 Safeway Classic Oregon Annika Sörenstam (39) 199 (−17) 1,000,000 150,000 Oct 6 Samsung World Championship California Annika Sörenstam (40) 266 (−22) 775,000 162,000 Oct 13 Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions Alabama Se Ri Pak (17) 268 (−20) 750,000 122,000 Oct 27 Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic South Korea Se Ri Pak (18) 213 (−3) 1,500,000 225,000 Nov 3 Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship Japan Grace Park (3) 22 holes 1,020,000 153,000 Nov 10 Mizuno Classic Japan Annika Sörenstam (41) 201 (−15) 1,130,000 169,500 Nov 24 ADT Championship Florida Annika Sörenstam (42) 275 (−13) 1,000,000 215,000 ^ – weather-shortened tournament
Leaders Money List leaders RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Events1 Annika Sörenstam 2,863,904 232 Se Ri Pak 1,722,281 243 Juli Inkster 1,154,349 204 Mi Hyun Kim 1,049,993 285 Karrie Webb 1,009,760 216 Grace Park 861,943 287 Laura Diaz 843,790 258 Carin Koch 785,817 259 Rachel Teske 779,329 2710 Rosie Jones 722,412 24 Source:
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Annika Sörenstam (5) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Annika Sörenstam (5) Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam (5) Rookie of the Year Beth Bauer
References
External links LPGA Tour official site 2002 season coverage at golfobserver.com