The 1996 LPGA Championship was the 42nd LPGA Championship, played May 9–12 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Laura Davies won the second of her two LPGA Championship titles at even par, one stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers. It was the third of Davies' four major titles. Rain and wind hampered play; the first round was delayed until Friday and the second round was not completed until Sunday morning; the championship was reduced to 54 holes and ended on Sunday. It was the first women's major in twelve years to have a winning score of par or above, last at the 1984 U.S. Women's Open.
This was the third of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club.
Final leaderboard Sunday, May 12, 1996 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Laura Davies 72-71-70=213 E 180,0002 Julie Piers 72-72-70=214 +1 111,711T3 Jane Crafter 75-68-72=215 +2 72,461 Penny Hammel 73-72-70=215 T5 Judy Dickinson 71-74-71=216 +3 37,800 Shirley Furlong 70-73-73=216 Juli Inkster 70-73-73=216 Hiromi Kobayashi 71-70-75=216 Val Skinner 73-69-74=216T10 Kristi Albers 72-71-74=217 +4 22,342 Michelle Dobek 72-75-70=217 Meg Mallon 69-75-73=217 Patty Sheehan 72-74-71=217 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer leaderboard