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Golf tour season
The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies , Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of $1,002,000, the first player to win over $1 million in a season.[ 1]
The season saw the first winner's share over $200,000, at the U.S. Women's Open . There were four first-time winners in 1996: Mayumi Hirase , Emilee Klein , Caroline Pierce , and Joan Pitcock .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season.[ 2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 14
Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
Florida
Liselotte Neumann (6)
275 (−13)
725,000
117,500
Jan 21
HealthSouth Inaugural
Florida
Karrie Webb (2)
209 (−7)
450,000
67,500
Feb 24
Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
Hawaii
Meg Mallon (7)
212 (−4)
600,000
90,000
Mar 17
Ping/Welch's Championship
Arizona
Liselotte Neumann (7)
276 (−12)
450,000
67,500
Mar 24
Standard Register PING
Arizona
Laura Davies (12)
284 (−8)
700,000
105,000
Mar 31
Nabisco Dinah Shore
California
Patty Sheehan (35)
281 (−7)
900,000
135,000
Apr 7
Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic
California
Kelly Robbins (4)
273 (−11)
500,000
75,000
Apr 21
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Georgia
Barb Mucha (4)
208 (−8)
550,000
82,500
Apr 28
Sara Lee Classic
Tennessee
Meg Mallon (8)
210 (−6)
600,000
90,000
May 5
Sprint Titleholders Championship
Florida
Karrie Webb (3)
272 (−16)
1,200,000
180,000
May 12
McDonald's LPGA Championship
Delaware
Laura Davies (13)
213 (E)
1,200,000
180,000
May 26
LPGA Corning Classic
New York
Rosie Jones (7)
276 (−12)
600,000
90,000
Jun 2
U.S. Women's Open
North Carolina
Annika Sörenstam (4)
272 (−8)
1,200,000
212,500
Jun 9
Oldsmobile Classic
Michigan
Michelle McGann (3)
272 (−16)
600,000
90,000
Jun 16
Edina Realty LPGA Classic
Minnesota
Liselotte Neumann (8)
207 (−9)
550,000
82,500
Jun 23
Rochester International
New York
Dottie Pepper (11)
206 (−10)
600,000
90,000
Jun 30
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
Dottie Pepper (12)
202 (−11)
750,000
112,500
Jul 7
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
Ohio
Joan Pitcock (1)
204 (−9)
575,000
86,250
Jul 14
Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic
Ohio
Michelle McGann (4)
200 (−16)
600,000
90,000
Jul 21
Friendly's Classic
Massachusetts
Dottie Pepper (13)
279 (−9)
500,000
75,000
Jul 28
Michelob Light Heartland Classic
Missouri
Vicki Fergon (3)
276 (−12)
550,000
82,500
Aug 4
du Maurier Classic
Canada
Laura Davies (14)
277 (−11)
1,000,000
150,000
Aug 11
PING/Welch's Championship
Massachusetts
Emilee Klein (1)
277 (−15)
500,000
75,000
Aug 18
Weetabix Women's British Open
England
Emilee Klein (2)
277 (−15)
850,000
124,000
Aug 25
Star Bank LPGA Classic
Ohio
Laura Davies (15)
204 (−12)
550,000
82,500
Sep 2
State Farm Rail Classic
Illinois
Michelle McGann (5)
202 (−14)
575,000
86,250
Sep 8
Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
Oregon
Dottie Pepper (14)
202 (−14)
550,000
82,500
Sep 15
Safeco Classic
Washington
Karrie Webb (4)
277 (−11)
550,000
82,500
Sep 29
Fieldcrest Cannon Classic
North Carolina
Trish Johnson (3)
270 (−18)
500,000
75,000
Oct 5
JAL Big Apple Classic
New York
Caroline Pierce (1)
211 (−2)
725,000
108,750
Oct 13
CoreStates Betsy King Classic
Pennsylvania
Annika Sörenstam (5)
270 (−18)
600,000
90,000
Oct 20
Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf
South Korea
Annika Sörenstam (6)
274 (−14)
500,000
125,000
Nov 3
Toray Japan Queens Cup
Japan
Mayumi Hirase (1)
212 (−4)
750,000
112,500
Nov 24
ITT LPGA Tour Championship
Nevada
Karrie Webb (5)
272 (−16)
700,000
150,000