2014 LPGA Tour
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.
The most significant addition to the Tour in 2014 was a new team event, the International Crown. To be held each even-numbered year, 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. The individual participants from each qualified country were determined by the rankings immediately prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
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. 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. The Race is similar to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and the European Tour's Race to Dubai.
Schedule and results
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 | Purse | Winner's share |
Jan 23–26 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | Jessica Korda | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Feb 13–16 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia | Karrie Webb | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Feb 20–23 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | Anna Nordqvist | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Feb 27 – Mar 2 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | Paula Creamer | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
Mar 20–23 | JTBC Founders Cup | Arizona | Karrie Webb | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Mar 27–30 | Kia Classic | California | Anna Nordqvist | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Apr 3–6 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | Lexi Thompson | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Apr 16–19 | LPGA Lotte Championship | Hawaii | Michelle Wie | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Apr 24–27 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | California | Lydia Ko | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
May 1–4 | North Texas LPGA Shootout | Texas | Stacy Lewis | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 15–18 | Kingsmill Championship | Virginia | Lizette Salas | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 22–25 | Airbus LPGA Classic | Alabama | Jessica Korda | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 30 – Jun 1 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Stacy Lewis | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 5–8 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | Ontario | Inbee Park | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 19–22 | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina | Michelle Wie | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
Jun 27–29 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | Stacy Lewis | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Jul 10–13 | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | Mo Martin | 3,000,000 | 474,575 |
Jul 17–20 | Marathon Classic | Ohio | Lydia Ko | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
Jul 24–27^ | International Crown | Maryland | Spain | 1,600,000 | 100,000 |
Aug 7–10 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | Mirim Lee | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Aug 14–17 | Wegmans LPGA Championship | New York | Inbee Park | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
Aug 21–24 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Ontario | So Yeon Ryu | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
Aug 28–31 | Portland Classic | Oregon | Austin Ernst | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Sep 11–14 | The Evian Championship | France | Kim Hyo-joo | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
Sep 18–21 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | Alabama | Mi Jung Hur | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Oct 2–5 | Reignwood LPGA Classic | China | Mirim Lee | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
Oct 9–12 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | Malaysia | Shanshan Feng | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 17–19 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | South Korea | Baek Kyu-jung | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 23–27 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | Lee-Anne Pace | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 30 – Nov 2 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | Taiwan | Inbee Park | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Nov 7–9 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | Mi Hyang Lee | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Nov 13–16 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | Christina Kim | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
Nov 20–23 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | Lydia Ko | 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.
Season leaders
Money list leadersRank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money |
1 | Stacy Lewis | 28 | 2,539,039 | |
2 | Inbee Park | 23 | 2,226,641 | |
3 | Lydia Ko | 26 | 2,089,033 | |
4 | Michelle Wie | 21 | 1,924,796 | |
5 | So Yeon Ryu | 25 | 1,468,804 | |
6 | Shanshan Feng | 24 | 1,404,623 | |
7 | Anna Nordqvist | 26 | 1,144,245 | |
8 | Karrie Webb | 19 | 1,069,540 | |
9 | Azahara Muñoz | 27 | 1,051,332 | |
10 | Chella Choi | 31 | 1,048,932 |
Scoring average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
1 | Stacy Lewis | 69.53 | |
2 | Inbee Park | 69.68 | |
3 | Michelle Wie | 69.82 | |
4 | So Yeon Ryu | 69.98 | |
5 | Lydia Ko | 70.08 |