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1992 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1992 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 34 |
| most_wins | 4 USA Dottie Mochrie |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Dottie Mochrie |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Dottie Mochrie |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SWE Helen Alfredsson |
| prevseason | [1991](1991-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1993](1993-lpga-tour) |
The 1992 LPGA Tour was the 43rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 8. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Dottie Mochrie won the most tournaments, four. She also led the money list with earnings of $693,335.
There were eight first-time winners in 1992: Brandie Burton, Dawn Coe, Florence Descampe, Dana Lofland, Sherri Steinhauer, Kris Tschetter, Lisa Walters, and Jennifer Wyatt.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1992 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | USA Colleen Walker (5) | 279 (−9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 9 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | Florida | USA Shelley Hamlin (2) | 206 (−10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 22 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | CAN Lisa Walters (1) | 208 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 29 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | CAN Dawn Coe (1) | 275 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 8 | Inamori Classic | California | USA Judy Dickinson (4) | 277 (−11) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Mar 15 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | USA Brandie Burton (1) | 277 (−11) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 22 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (2) | 279 (−13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Mar 29 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1992-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Dottie Mochrie (3)** | 279 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 5 | Las Vegas LPGA International | Nevada | USA Dana Lofland (1) | 212 (−4) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 19 | Sega Women's Championship | Georgia | USA Dottie Mochrie (4) | 277 (−11) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 26 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Maggie Will (2) | 207 (−9) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 3 | Centel Classic | Florida | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (3) | 275 (−13) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 10 | Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic | Virginia | CAN Jennifer Wyatt (1) | 208 (−8) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 17 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1992-lpga-championship)** | Maryland | USA **Betsy King (26)** | 267 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| May 24 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Colleen Walker (6) | 276 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| May 31 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | USA Barb Mucha (2) | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | JPN Ayako Okamoto (17) | 205 (−8) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jun 14 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | FRA Anne Marie Palli (2) | 207 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (4) | 208 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York | USA Patty Sheehan (27) | 269 (−19) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Patty Sheehan (28) | 209 (−4) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 12 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio | USA Betsy King (27) | 209 (−7) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | USA Juli Inkster (15) | 273 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 26 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1992-u-s-women-s-open)** | Pennsylvania | USA **Patty Sheehan (29)** | 280 (−4) | 700,000 | 130,000 |
| Aug 2 | Welch's Classic | Massachusetts | USA Dottie Mochrie (5) | 278 (−10) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Aug 9 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | BEL Florence Descampe (1) | 278 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 16 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Sherri Steinhauer (1)** | 277 (−11) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Aug 23 | Northgate Computer Classic | Minnesota | USA Kris Tschetter (1) | 211 (−5) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Aug 30 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois | USA Dottie Mochrie (6) | 216 (E) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 7 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | USA Nancy Lopez (45) | 199 (−17) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 13 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Nancy Lopez (46) | 209 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 20 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Colleen Walker (7) | 277 (−11) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 27 | Los Coyotes LPGA Classic | California | USA Nancy Scranton (2) | 279 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | USA Betsy King (28) | 205 (−11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Dottie Mochrie | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Dottie Mochrie | |
| Player of the Year | Dottie Mochrie | |
| Rookie of the Year | Helen Alfredsson |
References
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