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1993 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1993 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 31 |
| most_wins | 3 USA Brandie Burton |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Betsy King |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Betsy King |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Suzanne Strudwick |
| prevseason | [1992](1992-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1994](1994-lpga-tour) |
The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $595,992, becoming the first to win over $500,000 in a season.
There were nine first-time winners in 1993: Kristi Albers, Helen Alfredsson, Donna Andrews, Missie Berteotti, Helen Dobson, Trish Johnson, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kelly Robbins, and Cindy Schreyer.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1993 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic | Florida | USA Tammie Green (2) | 208 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 20 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | CAN Lisa Walters (2) | 210 (−6) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Mar 14 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | USA Meg Mallon (5) | 272 (−16) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | USA Patty Sheehan (30) | 275 (−17) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 28 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1993-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | SWE **Helen Alfredsson (1)** | 284 (−4) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 4 | Las Vegas LPGA | Nevada | ENG Trish Johnson (1) | 209 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 18 | Atlanta Women's Championship | Georgia | ENG Trish Johnson (2) | 282 (−6) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| May 2 | Sprint Classic | Florida | USA Kristi Albers (1) | 279 (−9) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 9 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Meg Mallon (6) | 205 (−11) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 16 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | ENG Laura Davies (6) | 277 (−7) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 23 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Val Skinner (4) | 210 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Kelly Robbins (1) | 277 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 6 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | USA Jane Geddes (10) | 277 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 13 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1993-lpga-championship)** | Maryland | USA **Patty Sheehan (31)** | 275 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 20 | Rochester International | New York | USA Tammie Green (3) | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 27 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | USA Shelley Hamlin (3) | 204 (−9) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Brandie Burton (2) | 201 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jul 11 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Nancy Lopez (47) | 203 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 18 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | JPN Hiromi Kobayashi (1) | 278 (−6) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 25 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1993-u-s-women-s-open)** | Indiana | USA **Lauri Merten (3)** | 280 (−8) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
| Aug 1 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | USA Missie Berteotti (1) | 276 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 8 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | USA Dana Lofland-Dormann (2) | 275 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 15 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois | USA Cindy Schreyer (1) | 272 (−16) | 475,000 | 71,250 |
| Aug 22 | Minnesota LPGA Classic | Minnesota | JPN Hiromi Kobayashi (2) | 205 (−11) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 29 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Brandie Burton (3)** | 277 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | ENG Helen Dobson (1) | 203 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 12 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Donna Andrews (1) | 208 (−8) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Brandie Burton (4) | 274 (−14) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 26 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | USA Kris Monaghan (2) | 275 (−13) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Oct 17 | World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida | USA Dottie Mochrie (7) | 283 (−5) | 400,000 | 102,500 |
| Nov 7 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan | USA Betsy King (29) | 205 (−11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Betsy King (3) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Betsy King (2) | |
| Player of the Year | Betsy King (3) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Suzanne Strudwick |
References
References
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