2014 LPGA Tour

Women's golf competition

2014 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23) – November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)

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Number of official events| 33
Most wins| 3  Lydia Ko,  Stacy Lewis,  Inbee Park
Race to CME Globe Winner|  Lydia Ko
Money leader|  Stacy Lewis
Player of the Year|  Stacy Lewis
Rookie of the Year|  Lydia Ko

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The 2014 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began at Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in The Bahamas on January 23 and ended on November 23 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

The most significant addition to the Tour in 2014 was a new team event, the International Crown. To be held each even-numbered year (those in which the Solheim Cup is not held), the event involved four-woman teams from eight countries competing in a four-day match play format. The eight qualifying countries were those whose four top players are cumulatively ranked highest in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of the end of the preceding LPGA season.[1] The individual participants from each qualified country were determined by the rankings immediately prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship.[2]

Qualification for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship changed for 2014 and a $1 million bonus was added. Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. The field in 2014 was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points with 500 points going to the winner. The five major champions had a higher points distribution with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational). Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the points list gained entry into the Tour Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 72. Points were reset before the tournament such that only the top three players were guaranteed to win the Race by winning the tournament and only the top nine had a mathematical chance of winning the Race. The winner of the points race received a $1 million bonus that did not count on the official money list.[3][4][5] The Race is similar to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and the European Tour's Race to Dubai.

## Schedule and results

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The number in parentheses after winners' names is the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event.

Date  | Tournament  | Location  | Winner  | WWGR
points[6] | Purse ($)  | Winner's
share ($)

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Jan 26  | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas  |  Jessica Korda (2)  | 34  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
Feb 116  | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia  |  Karrie Webb (40)  | 43  | 1,200,000  | 180,000
Feb 223  | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand  |  Anna Nordqvist (3)  | 62  | 1,500,000  | 225,000
Mar 2  | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore  |  Paula Creamer (10)  | 62  | 1,400,000  | 210,000
Mar 23  | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona  |  Karrie Webb (41)  | 62  | 1,500,000  | 225,000
Mar 30  | Kia Classic | California  |  Anna Nordqvist (4)  | 62  | 1,700,000  | 255,000
Apr 6  | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California  |  Lexi Thompson (4)  | 100  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Apr 19  | LPGA Lotte Championship | Hawaii  |  Michelle Wie (3)  | 46  | 1,700,000  | 255,000
Apr 27  | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California  |  Lydia Ko (3)  | 62  | 1,800,000  | 270,000
May 4  | North Texas LPGA Shootout | Texas  |  Stacy Lewis (9)  | 43  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
May 18  | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia  |  Lizette Salas (1)  | 50  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
May 25  | Airbus LPGA Classic | Alabama  |  Jessica Korda (3)  | 53  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
Jun 1  | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey  |  Stacy Lewis (10)  | 62  | 1,500,000  | 225,000
Jun 8  | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | Ontario  |  Inbee Park (10)  | 43  | 1,500,000  | 225,000
Jun 22  | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina  |  Michelle Wie (4)  | 100  | 4,000,000  | 720,000
Jun 29  | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas  |  Stacy Lewis (11)  | 62  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Jul 13  | Ricoh Women's British Open | England  |  Mo Martin (1)  | 100  | 3,000,000  | 474,575
Jul 20  | Marathon Classic | Ohio  |  Lydia Ko (4)  | 37  | 1,400,000  | 210,000
Jul 27^  | International Crown | Maryland  |  Spain | n/a  | 1,600,000  | 100,000[a 1]
Aug 10  | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan  |  Mirim Lee (1)  | 53  | 1,500,000  | 225,000
Aug 17  | Wegmans LPGA Championship | New York  |  Inbee Park (11)  | 100  | 2,250,000  | 337,500
Aug 24  | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Ontario  |  So Yeon Ryu (3)  | 62  | 2,250,000  | 337,500
Aug 31  | Portland Classic | Oregon  |  Austin Ernst (1)  | 31  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
Sep 14  | The Evian Championship | France  |  Kim Hyo-joo (1)  | 100  | 3,250,000  | 487,500
Sep 21  | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama  |  Mi Jung Hur (2)  | 22  | 1,300,000  | 195,000
Oct 5  | Reignwood LPGA Classic | China  |  Mirim Lee (2)  | 34  | 2,100,000  | 315,000
Oct 12  | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia  |  Shanshan Feng (4)  | 46  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Oct 19  | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | South Korea  |  Baek Kyu-jung (1)  | 62  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Oct 27  | Blue Bay LPGA | China  |  Lee-Anne Pace (1)  | 34  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Nov 2  | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan  |  Inbee Park (12)  | 43  | 2,000,000  | 300,000
Nov 9  | Mizuno Classic | Japan  |  Mi Hyang Lee (1)  | 28  | 1,200,000  | 180,000
Nov 16  | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico  |  Christina Kim (3)  | 37  | 1,000,000  | 200,000
Nov 23  | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida  |  Lydia Ko (5)  | 62  | 2,000,000  | 500,000

^ Event held over to Monday, July 27 due to lack of daylight. The event was also shortened to 54 holes.

1. ^ Prize for each of the four members of the winning team.

## Season leaders

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Money list leaders

Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize
money($)

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1 | Stacy Lewis |  United States | 28 | 2,539,039
2 | Inbee Park |  South Korea | 23 | 2,226,641
3 | Lydia Ko |  New Zealand | 26 | 2,089,033
4 | Michelle Wie |  United States | 21 | 1,924,796
5 | So Yeon Ryu |  South Korea | 25 | 1,468,804
6 | Shanshan Feng |  China | 24 | 1,404,623
7 | Anna Nordqvist |  Sweden | 26 | 1,144,245
8 | Karrie Webb |  Australia | 19 | 1,069,540
9 | Azahara Muñoz |  Spain | 27 | 1,051,332
10 | Chella Choi |  South Korea | 31 | 1,048,932

Full 2014 Official Money List

Scoring average leaders

Rank | Player | Country | Average

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1 | Stacy Lewis |  United States | 69.53
2 | Inbee Park |  South Korea | 69.68
3 | Michelle Wie |  United States | 69.82
4 | So Yeon Ryu |  South Korea | 69.98
5 | Lydia Ko |  New Zealand | 70.08

Full 2014 Scoring Average List

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Stacy Lewis |  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Stacy Lewis (2) |  United States
Player of the Year | Stacy Lewis (2) |  United States
Rookie of the Year | Lydia Ko |  New Zealand
Race to the CME Globe | Lydia Ko |  New Zealand

## See also

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* 2014 Ladies European Tour
* 2014 Symetra Tour

## References

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1. ^ "32 Players, 8 Countries, 1 Crown: LPGA Unveils the International Crown" (Press release). LPGA. January 24, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
2. ^ "LPGA International Crown Celebrates "Year from Here" Event" (Press release). LPGA. July 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
3. ^ "LPGA Tour goes to points race". ESPN. Associated Press. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
4. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 8, 2014). "LPGA adds intrigue with points race". ESPNW. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
5. ^ "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
6. ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2014". Rolex Rankings.

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