2002 LPGA Tour
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. The season consisted 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.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 season. "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 |
Mar 2 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | Hawaii | ![]() | 196 | 900,000 | 135,000 |
Mar 17 | PING Banner Health | Arizona | ![]() | 281 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Mar 24 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | ![]() | 270 | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Mar 31 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | ![]() | 280 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Apr 7 | The Office Depot Championship | California | ![]() | 209 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Apr 21 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | ![]() | 280 | 900,000 | 135,000 |
May 5 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 132 ^ | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
May 12 | Aerus Electrolux USA Championship | Tennessee | ![]() | 271 | 800,000 | 120,000 |
May 19 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | South Carolina | ![]() | 273 | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | ![]() | 274 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jun 2 | Kellogg-Keebler Classic | Illinois | ![]() | 195 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Jun 9 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | ![]() | 279 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 15 | Evian Masters | France | ![]() | 269 | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
Jun 23 | Wegmans Rochester LPGA | New York | ![]() | 276 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Jun 30 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | ![]() | 201 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Jul 7 | U.S. Women's Open | Kansas | ![]() | 276 | 3,000,000 | 535,000 |
Jul 14 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | ![]() | 270 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jul 21 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | ![]() | 202 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jul 28 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | New York | ![]() | 270 | 950,000 | 142,500 |
Aug 4 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Ohio | ![]() | 208 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Aug 11 | Weetabix Women's British Open | Scotland | ![]() | 273 | 1,500,000 | 236,383 |
Aug 18 | Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open | Canada | ![]() | 284 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Aug 25 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 267 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Sep 1 | State Farm Classic | Illinois | ![]() | 270 | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
Sep 8 | Williams Championship | Oklahoma | ![]() | 199 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Sep 15 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | ![]() | 199 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Oct 6 | Samsung World Championship | California | ![]() | 266 | 775,000 | 162,000 |
Oct 13 | Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions | Alabama | ![]() | 268 | 750,000 | 122,000 |
Oct 27 | Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic | South Korea | ![]() | 213 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Nov 3 | Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship | Japan | ![]() | 22 holes | 1,020,000 | 153,000 |
Nov 10 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | ![]() | 201 | 1,130,000 | 169,500 |
Nov 24 | ADT Championship | Florida | ![]() | 275 | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Leaders
Money List leadersRank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events |
1 | Annika Sörenstam | 2,863,904 | 23 | |
2 | Se Ri Pak | 1,722,281 | 24 | |
3 | Juli Inkster | 1,154,349 | 20 | |
4 | Mi Hyun Kim | 1,049,993 | 28 | |
5 | Karrie Webb | 1,009,760 | 21 | |
6 | Grace Park | 861,943 | 28 | |
7 | Laura Diaz | 843,790 | 25 | |
8 | Carin Koch | 785,817 | 25 | |
9 | Rachel Teske | 779,329 | 27 | |
10 | Rosie Jones | 722,412 | 24 |