Year: | 2002 |
Tour: | LPGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 32 |
Most Wins: | 11 Annika Sörenstam |
Honor1: | Money leader |
Honoree1: | Annika Sörenstam |
Honor2: | Rolex Player of the Year |
Honor3: | Rookie of the Year |
Honoree3: | Beth Bauer |
Prevseason: | 2001 |
Nextseason: | 2003 |
The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24, consisting of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904.
The season saw the first tournament with a $3,000,000 purse, the U.S. Women's Open. There were three first-time winners in 2002: Laura Diaz, Cristie Kerr, and Patricia Meunier-Lebouc.
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) | |
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Mar 2 | Annika Sörenstam (32) | 196 (−14) | 900,000 | 135,000 | |||
Mar 17 | Rachel Teske (5) | 281 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Mar 24 | Laura Diaz (1) | 270 (−18) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |||
Mar 31 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | Annika Sörenstam (33) | 280 (−8) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | ||
Apr 7 | Se Ri Pak (14) | 209 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Apr 21 | Cristie Kerr (1) | 280 (−8) | 900,000 | 135,000 | |||
May 5 | Juli Inkster (27) | 132 (−12)^ | 1,250,000 | 187,500 | |||
May 12 | Annika Sörenstam (34) | 271 (−17) | 800,000 | 120,000 | |||
May 19 | Janice Moodie (2) | 273 (−15) | 1,250,000 | 187,500 | |||
May 26 | Laura Diaz (2) | 274 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Jun 2 | Annika Sörenstam (35) | 195 (−21) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
Jun 9 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Se Ri Pak (15) | 279 (−5) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | ||
Jun 15 | Annika Sörenstam (36) | 269 (−19) | 2,100,000 | 315,000 | |||
Jun 23 | Karrie Webb (27) | 276 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
Jun 30 | Annika Sörenstam (37) | 201 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
Jul 7 | U.S. Women's Open | Juli Inkster (28) | 276 (−4) | 3,000,000 | 535,000 | ||
Jul 14 | Rachel Teske (6) | 270 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Jul 21 | Mi Hyun Kim (4) | 202 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Jul 28 | Gloria Park (2) | 270 (−14) | 950,000 | 142,500 | |||
Aug 4 | Mi Hyun Kim (5) | 208 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Aug 11 | Weetabix Women's British Open | Karrie Webb (28) | 273 (−15) | 1,500,000 | 236,383 | ||
Aug 18 | Meg Mallon (14) | 284 (-4) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
Aug 25 | Se Ri Pak (16) | 267 (−21) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
Sep 1 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (1) | 270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 | |||
Sep 8 | Annika Sörenstam (38) | 199 (−11) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Sep 15 | Annika Sörenstam (39) | 199 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
Oct 6 | Annika Sörenstam (40) | 266 (−22) | 775,000 | 162,000 | |||
Oct 13 | Se Ri Pak (17) | 268 (−20) | 750,000 | 122,000 | |||
Oct 27 | Se Ri Pak (18) | 213 (−3) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |||
Nov 3 | Grace Park (3) | 22 holes | 1,020,000 | 153,000 | |||
Nov 10 | Annika Sörenstam (41) | 201 (−15) | 1,130,000 | 169,500 | |||
Nov 24 | Annika Sörenstam (42) | 275 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,863,904 | 23 | |||
2 | 1,722,281 | 24 | |||
3 | 1,154,349 | 20 | |||
4 | 1,049,993 | 28 | |||
5 | 1,009,760 | 21 | |||
6 | 861,943 | 28 | |||
7 | 843,790 | 25 | |||
8 | 785,817 | 25 | |||
9 | 779,329 | 27 | |||
10 | 722,412 | 24 |
Award | Winner | Country | |
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Annika Sörenstam (5) | |||
Annika Sörenstam (5) | |||
Annika Sörenstam (5) | |||