1995 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

1995 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| January 12, 1995 (1995-01-12) – November 5, 1995 (1995-11-05)

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Number of official events| 33
Most wins| 3  Annika Sörenstam
Money leader|  Annika Sörenstam
Player of the Year|  Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the Year|  Pat Hurst

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The 1995 LPGA Tour was the 46th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, three. She also led the money list with earnings of $666,533.

The season saw the first tournament in South Korea, the Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf. There were 12 first-time winners in 1995: Nanci Bowen, Gail Graham, Becky Iverson, Tracy Kerdyk, Julie Larsen, Jenny Lidback, Kathryn Marshall, Michelle McGann, Alison Nicholas, Annika Sörenstam, Barb Thomas, and Karrie Webb. Sörenstam went on to win 72 LPGA events in her career, the third most all-time.

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 1995 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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Jan 15 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | Florida |  Dawn Coe-Jones (3) | 281 (−7) | 700,000 | 115,000
Jan 22 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida |  Pat Bradley (31) | 211 (−5) | 450,000 | 67,500
Feb 18 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  Barb Thomas (1) | 204 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500
Mar 12 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona |  Dottie Mochrie (9) | 278 (−10) | 450,000 | 67,500
Mar 19 | Standard Register PING | Arizona |  Laura Davies (10) | 280 (−12) | 700,000 | 105,000
Mar 26 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California |  Nanci Bowen (1) | 285 (−3) | 850,000 | 127,500
Apr 16 | Pinewild Women's Championship | North Carolina |  Rosie Jones (6) | 211 (−5) | 650,000 | 97,500
Apr 23 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia |  Laura Davies (11) | 201 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000
Apr 30 | Sprint Championship | Florida |  Val Skinner (6) | 273 (−15) | 1,200,000 | 180,000
May 7 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee |  Michelle McGann (1) | 202 (−14) | 525,000 | 78,750
May 14 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware |  Kelly Robbins (3) | 274 (−10) | 1,200,000 | 180,000
May 21 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio |  Christa Johnson (7) | 210 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000
May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York |  Alison Nicholas (1) | 275 (−13) | 550,000 | 82,500
Jun 4 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan |  Dale Eggeling (2) | 274 (−14) | 600,000 | 90,000
Jun 11 | Edina Realty LPGA Classic | Minnesota |  Julie Larsen (1) | 205 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jun 18 | Rochester International | New York |  Patty Sheehan (33) | 278 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500
Jun 25 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Betsy King (30) | 204 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500
Jul 2 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio |  Michelle McGann (2) | 205 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500
Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio |  Kathryn Marshall (1) | 205 (−8) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jul 16 | U.S. Women's Open | Colorado |  Annika Sörenstam (1) | 278 (−2) | 1,000,000 | 175,000
Jul 23 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York |  Tracy Kerdyk (1) | 273 (−11) | 700,000 | 105,000
Jul 30 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts |  Becky Iverson (1) | 276 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000
Aug 6 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont |  Dottie Mochrie (10) | 204 (−12) | 500,000 | 75,000
Aug 13 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts |  Beth Daniel (32) | 271 (−17) | 450,000 | 67,500
Aug 20 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England |  Karrie Webb (1*) | 278 (−14) | 600,000 | 92,400
Aug 27 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada |  Jenny Lidback (1) | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000
Sep 4 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois |  Mary Beth Zimmerman (4) | 206 (−10) | 550,000 | 82,500
Sep 10 | Ping-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon |  Alison Nicholas (2) | 207 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000
Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington |  Patty Sheehan (34) | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000
Sep 24 | GHP Heartland Classic | Missouri |  Annika Sörenstam (2) | 278 (−10) | 525,000 | 78,750
Oct 1 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | North Carolina |  Gail Graham (1) | 273 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000
Oct 15 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | South Korea |  Annika Sörenstam (3) | 282 (−6) | 475,000 | 117,500
Nov 5 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan |  Woo-Soon Ko (2*) | 207 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000

* – non-member at time of win

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden
Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden
Rookie of the Year | Pat Hurst |  United States

## 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
* 1995 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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