1993 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

1993 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| February 5, 1993 (1993-02-05) – November 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)

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Number of official events| 31
Most wins| 3  Brandie Burton
Money leader|  Betsy King
Player of the Year|  Betsy King
Rookie of the Year|  Suzanne Strudwick

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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

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1993 season.[1] "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 ($) | 1st prize ($)

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Feb 7 | HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic | Florida |  Tammie Green (2) | 208 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000
Feb 20 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  Lisa Walters (2) | 210 (−6) | 450,000 | 67,500
Mar 14 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona |  Meg Mallon (5) | 272 (−16) | 400,000 | 60,000
Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona |  Patty Sheehan (30) | 275 (−17) | 700,000 | 105,000
Mar 28 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California |  Helen Alfredsson (1) | 284 (−4) | 700,000 | 105,000
Apr 4 | Las Vegas LPGA | Nevada |  Trish Johnson (1) | 209 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500
Apr 18 | Atlanta Women's Championship | Georgia |  Trish Johnson (2) | 282 (−6) | 600,000 | 90,000
May 2 | Sprint Classic | Florida |  Kristi Albers (1) | 279 (−9) | 1,200,000 | 180,000
May 9 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee |  Meg Mallon (6) | 205 (−11) | 525,000 | 78,750
May 16 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware |  Laura Davies (6) | 277 (−7) | 900,000 | 135,000
May 23 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania |  Val Skinner (4) | 210 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000
May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York |  Kelly Robbins (1) | 277 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jun 6 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan |  Jane Geddes (10) | 277 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500
Jun 13 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland |  Patty Sheehan (31) | 275 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000
Jun 20 | Rochester International | New York |  Tammie Green (3) | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jun 27 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Shelley Hamlin (3) | 204 (−9) | 450,000 | 67,500
Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio |  Brandie Burton (2) | 201 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500
Jul 11 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio |  Nancy Lopez (47) | 203 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jul 18 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York |  Hiromi Kobayashi (1) | 278 (−6) | 600,000 | 90,000
Jul 25 | U.S. Women's Open | Indiana |  Lauri Merten (3) | 280 (−8) | 800,000 | 144,000
Aug 1 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts |  Missie Berteotti (1) | 276 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500
Aug 8 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont |  Dana Lofland-Dormann (2) | 275 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000
Aug 15 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois |  Cindy Schreyer (1) | 272 (−16) | 475,000 | 71,250
Aug 22 | Minnesota LPGA Classic | Minnesota |  Hiromi Kobayashi (2) | 205 (−11) | 450,000 | 67,500
Aug 29 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada |  Brandie Burton (3) | 277 (−11) | 800,000 | 120,000
Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois |  Helen Dobson (1) | 203 (−13) | 500,000 | 75,000
Sep 12 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon |  Donna Andrews (1) | 208 (−8) | 450,000 | 67,500
Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington |  Brandie Burton (4) | 274 (−14) | 450,000 | 67,500
Sep 26 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California |  Kris Monaghan (2) | 275 (−13) | 425,000 | 63,750
Oct 17 | World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida |  Dottie Mochrie (7) | 283 (−5) | 400,000 | 102,500
Nov 7 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan |  Betsy King (29) | 205 (−11) | 650,000 | 97,500

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Betsy King (3) |  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Betsy King (2) |  United States
Player of the Year | Betsy King (3) |  United States
Rookie of the Year | Suzanne Strudwick |  England

## References

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1. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.

## External links

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* LPGA Tour official site
* 1993 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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