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 | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Feb 13–16 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | ![]() | ![]() | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Feb 20–23 | Honda LPGA Thailand | ![]() | ![]() | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Feb 27 – Mar 2 | HSBC Women's Champions | ![]() | ![]() | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
Mar 20–23 | JTBC Founders Cup | ![]() | ![]() | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Mar 27–30 | Kia Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Apr 3–6 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Apr 16–19 | LPGA Lotte Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Apr 24–27 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
May 1–4 | North Texas LPGA Shootout | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 15–18 | Kingsmill Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 22–25 | Airbus LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 30 – Jun 1 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 5–8 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 19–22 | U.S. Women's Open | ![]() | ![]() | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
Jun 27–29 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Jul 10–13 | Ricoh Women's British Open | ![]() | ![]() | 3,000,000 | 474,575 |
Jul 17–20 | Marathon Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
Jul 24–27^ | International Crown | ![]() | ![]() | 1,600,000 | 100,000 |
Aug 7–10 | Meijer LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Aug 14–17 | Wegmans LPGA Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
Aug 21–24 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | ![]() | ![]() | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
Aug 28–31 | Portland Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Sep 11–14 | The Evian Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
Sep 18–21 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Oct 2–5 | Reignwood LPGA Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
Oct 9–12 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 17–19 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 23–27 | Blue Bay LPGA | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Oct 30 – Nov 2 | Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Nov 7–9 | Mizuno Classic | ![]() | ![]() | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Nov 13–16 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | ![]() | ![]() | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
Nov 20–23 | CME Group Tour Championship | ![]() | ![]() | 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 |