2021 LPGA Tour
Duration | January 21, 2021 | – November 21, 2021
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Number of official events | 35 (with 5 canceled) |
Most wins | 5 ![]() |
Race to CME Globe Winner | ![]() |
Money leader | ![]() |
Rolex Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 LPGA Tour was the 72nd edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on January 21 and ended on November 21 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.[2] The tournaments were 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. The schedule and purse amount for each tournament is listed on the LPGA website.[3] The LPGA has a standard formula for payout percentages and distribution of its purse and prize money for every event. The winner typically gets 15% of the total, second place gets 9.3%, third place 6.75%, etc.[4]
With the $1.3 million increase in the total prize fund for the 2021 Women's British Open from $4.5 million to $5.8 million announced on August 18,[5] if all remaining events are played, the present 2021 total prize money is now scheduled to be $73.3 million, the largest in its history. With the cancellation of the Toto Japan Classic, as the fifth canceled of the 35 originally scheduled, the total prize money to be won now drops to $69.2 million for the 30 played, $1 million fewer than in 2019. That 2019 total was $70.2 million in its 32 played tournaments. For 2021, the AIG Women's British Open has the largest total prize fund, but its winner's share of $870,000 is barely more than one-half of the CME Group Tour Championship that pays the winner $1.5 million, as it did in 2019, the largest ever in woman's golf.
Several events were postponed or canceled due to an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Major championships |
Regular events |
Team championships |
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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Jan 21–24 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | ![]() |
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20.5 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Feb 25–28 | Gainbridge Championship | ![]() |
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53 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Mar 4–7 | LPGA Drive On Championship | ![]() |
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53 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Mar 25–28 | Kia Classic | ![]() |
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68 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
Apr 1–4 | ANA Inspiration | ![]() |
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100 | 3,100,000 | 465,000 |
Apr 14–17 | Lotte Championship | ![]() |
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53 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Apr 21–24 | Hugel-Air Premia LA Open | ![]() |
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62 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Apr 29 – May 2 | HSBC Women's World Championship | ![]() |
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46 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
May 6–9 | Honda LPGA Thailand | ![]() |
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34 | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
Blue Bay LPGA | ![]() |
Tournament canceled[6] | – | |||
May 20–23 | Pure Silk Championship | ![]() |
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31 | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
May 26–30 | Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play | ![]() |
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50 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 3–6 | U.S. Women's Open | ![]() |
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100 | 5,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
Jun 10–13 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | ![]() |
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37 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jun 17–20 | Meijer LPGA Classic | ![]() |
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50 | 2,300,000 | 345,000 |
Jun 24–27 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | ![]() |
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100 | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
Jul 1–4 | Volunteers of America Classic | ![]() |
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24 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Jul 8–11 | Marathon Classic | ![]() |
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34 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Jul 14–17 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational | ![]() |
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n/a | 2,300,000 | 279,500 (each) |
Jul 22–25 | Evian Championship | ![]() |
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100 | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
Jul 29 – Aug 1 | ISPS Handa World Invitational | ![]() |
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18 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Aug 12–15 | Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open | ![]() |
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37 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
Aug 19–22 | AIG Women's Open | ![]() |
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100 | 5,800,000 | 870,000 |
CP Women's Open | ![]() |
Tournament canceled[7] | – | |||
Sep 4–6 | Solheim Cup | ![]() |
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n/a | n/a | n/a |
Sep 16–19 | Cambia Portland Classic | ![]() |
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26 | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
Sep 24–26 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | ![]() |
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50 | 2,300,000 | 345,000 |
Oct 1–3 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | ![]() |
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50 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
Oct 7–10 | Cognizant Founders Cup | ![]() |
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62 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 |
Buick LPGA Shanghai | ![]() |
Tournament canceled[8] | – | |||
Oct 21–24 | BMW Ladies Championship | ![]() |
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40 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA | ![]() |
Tournament canceled[9] | – | |||
Toto Japan Classic | ![]() |
Tournament removed from schedule[10] | – | |||
Nov 11–14 | Pelican Women's Championship | ![]() |
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53 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
Nov 18–21 | CME Group Tour Championship | ![]() |
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56 | 5,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
Unofficial events[]
The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | WWGR points |
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Aug 4–7 | Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | ![]() |
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Statistics leaders[]
Money list leaders[]
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
Scoring average[]
Source and complete list: LPGA official website. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit Earns 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie Of The Year Award". LPGA. October 25, 2021.
- ^ "2021 LPGA Tour Schedule" (PDF). LPGA. January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Tournaments". LPGA.
- ^ "LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution". Golf News Net. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "A New Benchmark for Women's Golf: Record prize fund at AIG Women's Open". AIG Women's Open. August 18, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled, Will Return in 2022". LPGA. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open canceled for 2nd year in a row". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for October, canceled amid COVID-19 travel restrictions". ESPN. Associated Press. August 24, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. July 29, 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Tour won't play Toto Japan Classic next month, cites pandemic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2021.
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