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Annika Sörenstam was a three-peat winner of the event in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

The LPGA Championship is an annual golf competition held in mid-June. It was established in 1955 and one of the four women's major championships played each year which include the Kraft Nabisco, the U.S. Women's Open, and the Women's British Open, which it is the second major championship played each year.[1] This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition.[1]

Mickey Wright holds the record for the most victories with four, and Annika Sörenstam with three consecutive wins.[1] The lowest score for 72-holes on a par 71 golf course is Betsy King's 267 (-17) in 1992 and on a par 72 golf course is Patty Sheehan's 272 (-16) in 1984.[1]

Key edit

† Tournament won in a playoff

Champions edit

 
Patty Sheehan was a three-time champion of the event in 1983, 1984 and 1993.
 
Se Ri Pak is a three-time winner of the event in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
 
Juli Inkster is only one of four golfers to win back-to-back titles at the event in 1999 and 2000.
Year Country Champion Course Location Total score Total par Notes
1955   USA Beverly Hanson Orchard Ridge Country Club Fort Wayne, Indiana 220 4&3 [1]
1956   USA Marlene Hagge † Forest Lake Country Club Detroit, Michigan 291 -9 [1][a]
1957   USA Louise Suggs Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 285 +5 [1]
1958   USA Mickey Wright Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 288 +8 [1]
1959   USA Betsy Rawls Sheraton Hotel Country Club French Lick, Indiana 288 +8 [1]
1960   USA Mickey Wright Sheraton Hotel Country Club French Lick, Indiana 292 -4 [1]
1961   USA Mickey Wright Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 287 +3 [1]
1962   USA Judy Kimball Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 282 -2 [1]
1963   USA Mickey Wright Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 294 +10 [1]
1964   USA Mary Mills Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 294 -6 [1]
1965   USA Sandra Haynie Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 279 -5 [1]
1966   USA Gloria Ehret Stardust Country Club Las Vegas, Nevada 282 -2 [1]
1967   USA Kathy Whitworth Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 284 -8 [1]
1968   CAN Sandra Post † Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 294 +2 [1][b]
1969   USA Betsy Rawls Concord Golf Course Kiamesha Lake, New York 293 +1 [1]
1970   USA Shirley Englehorn † Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 285 -7 [1][c]
1971   USA Kathy Whitworth Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288 -4 [1]
1972   USA Kathy Ahern Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 293 +1 [1]
1973   USA Mary Mills Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288 -4 [1]
1974   USA Sandra Haynie Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288 -4 [1]
1975   USA Kathy Whitworth Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Maryland 288 -4 [1]
1976   USA Betty Burfeindt Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Maryland 287 -5 [1]
1977   JPN Hisako Higuchi Bay Tree Golf Plantation North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 279 -9 [1]
1978   USA Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 275 -13 [1]
1979   USA Donna Caponi Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 279 -9 [1]
1980   ZAF Sally Little Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 285 -3 [1]
1981   USA Donna Caponi Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 280 -8 [1]
1982   AUS Jan Stephenson Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 280 -9 [1]
1983   USA Patty Sheehan Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 280 -9 [1]
1984   USA Patty Sheehan Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 272 -16 [1]
1985   USA Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 273 -15 [1]
1986   USA Pat Bradley Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 277 -11 [1]
1987   USA Jane Geddes Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 275 -13 [1]
1988   USA Sherri Turner Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 281 -7 [1]
1989   USA Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Kings Island, Ohio 274 -14 [1]
1990   USA Beth Daniel Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 280 -4 [1]
1991   USA Meg Mallon Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 274 -10 [1]
1992   USA Betsy King Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 267 -17 [1]
1993   USA Patty Sheehan Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 275 -9 [1]
1994   ENG Laura Davies DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 279 -5 [1]
1995   USA Kelly Robbins DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 274 -10 [1]
1996   ENG Laura Davies DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 213 E [1]
1997   USA Christa Johnson † DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 281 -3 [1][d]
1998   KOR Se Ri Pak DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 273 -11 [1]
1999   USA Juli Inkster DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 268 -16 [1]
2000   USA Juli Inkster † DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 281 -3 [1][e]
2001   AUS Karrie Webb DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 270 -14 [1]
2002   KOR Se Ri Pak DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 279 -5 [1]
2003   SWE Annika Sörenstam † DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 278 -6 [1][f]
2004   SWE Annika Sörenstam DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 271 -13 [1]
2005   SWE Annika Sörenstam Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 277 -11 [1]
2006   KOR Se Ri Pak † Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 280 -8 [1][g]
2007   NOR Suzann Pettersen Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 274 -14 [1]
2008   TWN Yani Tseng † Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 276 -12 [1][h]
2009   SWE Anna Nordqvist Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 273 -15 [1]

Multiple champions edit

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one LPGA Championship.

Deceased golfer †
Grand Slam winners ‡
Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞
Country Golfer Total Years
  USA Mickey Wright ‡ 4 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963
  USA Kathy Whitworth 3 1967, 1971, 1975
  USA Nancy Lopez 3 1978, 1985, 1989
  USA Patty Sheehan 3 1983, 1984, 1993
  SWE Annika Sörenstam ‡ 3 2003, 2004, 2005
  KOR Se Ri Pak 3 1998, 2002, 2006
  USA Betsy Rawls 2 1959, 1969
  USA Mary Mills 2 1964, 1973
  USA Sandra Haynie 2 1965, 1974
  USA Donna Caponi 2 1979, 1981
  ENG Laura Davies 2 1994, 1996
  USA Juli Inkster ‡ 2 1999, 2000
  • Bolded years and player names means back-to-back wins or a three-peat winner and players who accomplished the feat.

Champions by nationality edit

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Rank Nationality Wins Winners
1   United States 38 25
2   Sweden 4 2
3   South Korea 3 1
T4   Australia 2 2
  England 2 1
T6   Canada 1 1
  Japan 1 1
  Norway 1 1
  South Africa 1 1
  Taiwan 1 1

Notes edit

  • a Marlene Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg.[1]
  • b Sandra Post won in an 18-hole playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[1]
  • c Shirley Englehorn won in a sudden death playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[1]
  • d Christa Johnson won in a sudden death playoff over Leta Lindley.[1]
  • e Juli Inkster won in a sudden death playoff over Stefania Croce.[1]
  • f Annika Sorenstam won in a sudden death playoff over Grace Park.[1]
  • g Se Ri Pak won in a sudden death playoff over Karrie Webb.[1]
  • h Yani Tseng won in a sudden death playoff over Maria Hjorth.[1]

References edit

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