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1999 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1999 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 38 |
| most_wins | 6 AUS Karrie Webb |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | AUS Karrie Webb |
| honor2 | Rolex Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | AUS Karrie Webb |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | KOR Mi Hyun Kim |
| prevseason | [1998](1998-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2000](2000-lpga-tour) |
The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959, setting the LPGA Tour record. She also won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average (69.43), besting the previous record (Annika Sörenstam, 1998, 69.99) by more than 0.5 strokes.
The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.
The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida | USA Kelly Robbins (9) | 205 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jan 24 | Naples LPGA Memorial | Florida | USA Meg Mallon (10) | 272 (−16) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jan 30 | The Office Depot | Florida | AUS Karrie Webb (11) | 278 (−10) | 675,000 | 101,250 |
| Feb 14 | Valley of the Stars Championship | California | SWE Catrin Nilsmark (1) | 204 (−12) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 20 | Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | ENG Alison Nicholas (4) | 209 (−7) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 28 | Australian Ladies Masters | Australia | AUS Karrie Webb (12) | 262 (−26) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Mar 14 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | USA Juli Inkster (18) | 273 (−15) | 625,000 | 93,750 |
| Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | AUS Karrie Webb (13) | 274 (−14) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Mar 28 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1999-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Dottie Pepper (15)** | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Apr 4 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | USA Juli Inkster (19) | 280 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 25 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | AUS Rachel Hetherington (2) | 204 (−12) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| May 2 | City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic | South Carolina | AUS Rachel Hetherington (3) | 137 (−7)^ | 675,000 | 101,250 |
| May 9 | Mercury Titleholders Championship | Florida | AUS Karrie Webb (14) | 271 (−17) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 16 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Meg Mallon (11) | 199 (−17) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| May 23 | The Philips Invitational | Texas | JPN Akiko Fukushima (1) | 267 (−13) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Kelli Kuehne (1) | 278 (−10) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jun 6 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1999-u-s-women-s-open)** | Mississippi | USA **Juli Inkster (20)** | 272 (−16) | 1,750,000 | 315,000 |
| Jun 13 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | AUS Karrie Webb (15) | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 20 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | KOR Se Ri Pak (5) | 198 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 27 | **[McDonald's LPGA Championship](1999-lpga-championship)** | Delaware | USA **Juli Inkster (21)** | 268 (−16) | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | KOR Se Ri Pak (6) | 276 (−8) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| Jul 11 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | SWE Annika Sörenstam (17) | 278 (−10) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Jul 18 | Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic | New York | USA Sherri Steinhauer (4) | 273 (−11) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Jul 25 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1) | 199 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 1 | **[du Maurier Classic](1999-du-maurier-classic)** | Canada | AUS **Karrie Webb (16)** | 277 (−11) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Aug 8 | areaWEB.COM Challenge | Massachusetts | AUS Mardi Lunn (1) | 275 (−13) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Aug 15 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | USA Sherri Steinhauer (5) | 283 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 160,000 |
| Aug 22 | Firstar LPGA Classic | Ohio | USA Rosie Jones (10) | 207 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Aug 29 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | USA Dottie Pepper (16) | 270 (−18) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | KOR Mi Hyun Kim (1) | 204 (−12) | 775,000 | 116,250 |
| Sep 12 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | Minnesota | KOR Se Ri Pak (7) | 280 (−8) | 700,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington | SWE Maria Hjorth (1) | 271 (−17) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Sep 26 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Juli Inkster (22) | 207 (−9) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Oct 3 | New Albany Golf Classic | Ohio | SWE Annika Sörenstam (18) | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 10 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | KOR Mi Hyun Kim (2) | 280 (−8) | 725,000 | 108,750 |
| Oct 17 | AFLAC Champions | Alabama | JPN Akiko Fukushima (2) | 279 (−9) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| Nov 7 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | SWE Maria Hjorth (2) | 201 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Nov 14 | PageNet Championship | Nevada | KOR Se Ri Pak (8) | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Karrie Webb (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Karrie Webb (2) | |
| Player of the Year | Karrie Webb | |
| Rookie of the Year | Mi Hyun Kim |
References
References
- (November 15, 1999). "Pak needs playoff to capture LPGA Tour Championship". Nanaimo Daily News.
- (November 16, 1999). "LPGA star in shadow of Tiger's bright glow". The Times Leader.
- (July 5, 1999). "Pak wins crowded playoff". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999". LPGA.
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