The 2020 LPGA Tour was the 71st edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on January 16 and ended on December 20 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Schedule and results 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.
Several events were postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key Major championshipsRegular eventsTeam championships
DateTournamentLocationWinnerWWGRpointsPurse ($)Winner'sshare ($)Jan 9Diamond Resorts Tournament of ChampionsFlorida Gaby López (2)241,200,000180,000Jan 26Gainbridge LPGA at Boca RioFlorida Madelene Sagström (1)402,000,000300,000Feb 9ISPS Handa Vic OpenAustralia Park Hee-young (3)20.51,100,000165,000Feb 16ISPS Handa Women's Australian OpenAustralia Inbee Park (20)371,300,000195,000Feb 23Honda LPGA ThailandThailandTournament canceled1,600,000240,000Mar 1HSBC Women's World ChampionshipSingaporeTournament canceled1,500,000225,000Mar 8Blue Bay LPGAChinaTournament canceled2,100,000315,000Mar 22Volvik Founders CupArizonaTournament canceled1,500,000225,000Apr 18Lotte ChampionshipHawaiiTournament canceled2,000,000300,000Apr 26Hugel-Air Premia LA OpenCaliforniaTournament canceled1,500,000225,000May 3LPGA Mediheal ChampionshipCaliforniaTournament canceled1,800,000270,000May 24Pure Silk ChampionshipVirginiaTournament canceled1,300,000195,000Jul 18Dow Great Lakes Bay InvitationalMichiganTournament canceled2,300,000279,500(each)Aug 2LPGA Drive On Championship – InvernessOhio Danielle Kang (4)281,000,000150,000Aug 9Marathon ClassicOhio Danielle Kang (5)311,700,000255,000Aug 9The Evian ChampionshipFranceTournament canceled4,100,000615,000Aug 16Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish OpenScotland Stacy Lewis (13) 341,500,000225,000Aug 23AIG Women's Open ChampionshipScotland Sophia Popov (1)1004,500,000675,000Aug 30UL International CrownEnglandTournament canceled1,600,000100,000(each)Aug 30Walmart NW Arkansas ChampionshipArkansas Austin Ernst (2)462,300,000345,000Sep 6CP Women's OpenBritish ColumbiaTournament canceled2,350,000352,500Sep 13ANA InspirationCalifornia Mirim Lee (4)1003,100,000465,000Sep 20Cambia Portland ClassicOregon Georgia Hall (2)371,750,000262,500Sep 27Kia ClassicCaliforniaTournament canceled2,000,000300,000Oct 4Meijer LPGA ClassicMichiganTournament canceled2,300,000345,000Oct 4ShopRite LPGA ClassicNew Jersey Mel Reid (1)461,300,000195,000Oct 11KPMG Women's PGA ChampionshipPennsylvania Kim Sei-young (11)1004,300,000645,000Oct 18Buick LPGA ShanghaiChinaTournament canceled 2,100,000315,000Oct 25BMW Ladies ChampionshipSouth KoreaTournament canceled2,000,000300,000Oct 25LPGA Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake OconeeGeorgia Ally McDonald (1)281,300,000195,000Nov 1Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGATaiwanTournament canceled2,200,000330,000Nov 8Toto Japan ClassicJapanTournament not co-sanctioned1,500,000225,000Nov 22Pelican Women's ChampionshipFlorida Kim Sei-young (12)401,500,000225,000Dec 6Volunteers of America ClassicTexas Angela Stanford (7)401,750,000262,500Dec 13U.S. Women's OpenTexas Kim A-lim (1)1005,500,0001,000,000Dec 20CME Group Tour ChampionshipFlorida Ko Jin-young (7)503,000,0001,100,000
Unofficial events The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerWWGRpoints8 AugOlympic women's golf competitionJapanPostponed
Statistics leaders
Money list leaders Rank Player Events Prize money ($)1 Ko Jin-young 4 1,667,9252 Kim Sei-young 9 1,416,9933 Inbee Park 13 1,377,7994 Danielle Kang 13 897,8725 Nasa Hataoka 12 854,0246 Austin Ernst 17 771,0927 Amy Olson 16 763,8328 Minjee Lee 16 724,2739 Lydia Ko 13 677,54510 Brooke Henderson 10 648,604
Source and complete list: LPGA official website.
Scoring average Rank Player Total strokes Total rounds Average 1 Kim Sei-young 2,404 35 66.686 2 Brooke Henderson 2,579 37 69.703 3 Inbee Park 3,153 45 70.067 4 Danielle Kang 3,434 49 70.082 5 Nasa Hataoka 3,295 47 70.106 6 Lydia Ko 3,302 47 70.255 7 Nelly Korda 2,881 41 70.268 8 Lexi Thompson 3,032 43 70.512 9 Carlota Ciganda 3,035 43 70.581 10 Moriya Jutanugarn 3,531 50 70.620 Source and complete list: LPGA official website.
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Rolex Player of the Year Kim Sei-young Glenna Collett-Vare Trophy Danielle Kang Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Not given out Money winner Ko Jin-young Rolex Annika Major Award Race to the CME Globe Inbee Park
See also 2020 Ladies European Tour 2020 Symetra Tour
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