The 2018 LPGA Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season begins in Bahamas on January 25 and ends on November 18 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments are sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
WWGR
points |
Purse ($) |
Winner's
share ($) |
|---|
| Jan 25–28 |
Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic |
 Bahamas |
 Brittany Lincicome (8) |
37 |
1,400,000 |
210,000 |
| Feb 15–18 |
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open |
 Australia |
 Jin Young Ko (2) |
34 |
1,300,000 |
195,000 |
| Feb 22–25 |
Honda LPGA Thailand |
 Thailand |
Jessica Korda (5) |
62 |
1,600,000 |
240,000 |
| Mar 1–4 |
HSBC Women's World Championship |
 Singapore |
Michelle Wie (5) |
62 |
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| Mar 15–18 |
Bank of Hope Founders Cup |
Arizona |
Inbee Park (19) |
46 |
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| Mar 22–25 |
Kia Classic |
California |
Eun-Hee Ji (4) |
62 |
1,800,000 |
270,000 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 2^ |
ANA Inspiration |
California |
 Pernilla Lindberg (1) |
100 |
2,800,000 |
420,000 |
| Apr 11–14 |
Lotte Championship |
Hawaii |
 Brooke M. Henderson (6) |
46 |
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Apr 19–22 |
Hugel-JTBC LA Open |
California |
Moriya Jutanugarn (1) |
62 |
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| Apr 26–29 |
LPGA Mediheal Championship |
California |
 Lydia Ko (15) |
56 |
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| May 3–6 |
Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic |
Texas |
Sung Hyun Park (3) |
31 |
1,300,000 |
195,000 |
| May 17–20 |
Kingsmill Championship |
Virginia |
Ariya Jutanugarn (8) |
43 |
1,300,000 |
195,000 |
| May 24–27 |
LPGA Volvik Championship |
Michigan |
Minjee Lee (4) |
37 |
1,300,000 |
195,000 |
| May 31 – Jun 3 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Alabama |
Ariya Jutanugarn (9) |
100 |
5,000,000 |
900,000 |
| Jun 8–10 |
ShopRite LPGA Classic |
New Jersey |
Annie Park (1) |
31 |
1,750,000 |
262,500 |
| Jun 14–17 |
Meijer LPGA Classic |
Michigan |
So Yeon Ryu (6) |
40 |
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Jun 22–24 |
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship |
Arkansas |
 Nasa Hataoka (1) |
62 |
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 1 |
KPMG Women's PGA Championship |
Illinois |
Sung Hyun Park (4) |
100 |
3,650,000 |
547,500 |
| Jul 5–8 |
Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic |
Wisconsin |
Sei Young Kim (7) |
40 |
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Jul 12–15 |
Marathon Classic |
Ohio |
Thidapa Suwannapura (1) |
22 |
1,600,000 |
240,000 |
| Jul 26–29 |
Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open |
 Scotland |
Ariya Jutanugarn (10) |
46 |
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| Aug 2–5 |
Ricoh Women's British Open |
 England |
Georgia Hall (1) |
100 |
3,250,000 |
490,000 |
| Aug 16–19 |
Indy Women in Tech Championship |
Indiana |
Sung Hyun Park (5) |
53 |
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Aug 23–26 |
CP Women's Open |
Saskatchewan |
Brooke M. Henderson (7) |
56 |
2,250,000 |
337,500 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 |
Cambia Portland Classic |
Oregon |
Marina Alex (1) |
40 |
1,300,000 |
195,000 |
| Sep 13–16 |
Evian Championship |
 France |
Angela Stanford (6) |
100 |
3,850,000 |
577,500 |
| Oct 4–7 |
UL International Crown |
South Korea |
South Korea |
n/a |
1,600,000[2] |
400,000[2] |
| Oct 11–14 |
LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship |
South Korea |
In Gee Chun (3) |
|
2,000,000 |
300,000 |
| Oct 18–21 |
Buick LPGA Shanghai |
 China |
 |
|
2,100,000 |
315,000 |
| Oct 25–28 |
Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship |
 Taiwan |
|
|
2,200,000 |
330,000 |
| Nov 2–4 |
Toto Japan Classic |
Japan |
|
|
1,500,000 |
225,000 |
| Nov 7–10 |
Blue Bay LPGA |
China |
|
|
2,100,000 |
315,000 |
| Nov 15–18 |
CME Group Tour Championship |
Florida |
|
|
2,500,000 |
625,000 |
^ ANA Inspiration finished on Monday April 2 due to darkness.
Statistics leaders
Money List Leaders
| Rank | Change | Player | Country | Events | Prize
money ($) |
|---|
| 1 |
 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 23 | 2,261,377 |
| 2 |
| Brooke M. Henderson | Canada | 23 | 1,364,956 |
| 3 |
| Sung Hyun Park | South Korea | 19 | 1,261,595 |
| 4 |
| So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 19 | 1,229,837 |
| 5 |
| Minjee Lee | Australia | 22 | 1,187,576 |
| 6 |
| Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 20 | 1,093,790 |
| 7 |
 4 | Sei Young Kim | South Korea | 21 | 1,077,485 |
| 8 |
| Inbee Park | South Korea | 13 | 979,527 |
| 9 |
 2 | Jin Young Ko | South Korea | 20 | 954,401 |
| 10 |
35 | Angela Stanford | United States | 23 | 947,798 |
|
Source and complete list: LPGA official website.
Scoring Average
| Rank | Change | Player | Country | Events | Total strokes | Total rounds | Average |
|---|
| 1 |
| Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 23 | 6,038 | 87 | 69.402 |
| 2 |
| Jin Young Ko | South Korea | 20 | 5,150 | 74 | 69.595 |
| 3 |
| Minjee Lee | Australia | 22 | 5,573 | 80 | 69.663 |
| 4 |
| Brooke M. Henderson | Canada | 23 | 5,436 | 78 | 69.692 |
| 5 |
| Jessica Korda | United States | 16 | 4,051 | 58 | 69.845 |
| 6 |
| Amy Yang | South Korea | 18 | 4,262 | 61 | 69.869 |
| 7 |
| So Yeon Ryu | South Korea | 19 | 5,113 | 73 | 70.041 |
| 8 |
| Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 21 | 5,326 | 76 | 70.079 |
| 9 |
| Austin Ernst | United States | 21 | 4,908 | 70 | 70.114 |
| 10 |
| In Gee Chun | South Korea | 17 | 4,138 | 59 | 70.136 |
Source and complete list: LPGA official website.