1994 LPGA Tour
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The 1994 LPGA Tour was the 45th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Beth Daniel
won the most tournaments, four. Laura Davies
led the money list with earnings of $687,201.
There were five first-time winners in 1994: Marta Figueras-Dotti
, Carolyn Hill
, Lisa Kiggens
, Woo-Soon Ko
, and Missie McGeorge
.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
are shown in bold.
* - non-member at time of win
Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
won the most tournaments, four. Laura Davies
Laura Davies
Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
led the money list with earnings of $687,201.
There were five first-time winners in 1994: Marta Figueras-Dotti
Marta Figueras-Dotti
Marta Figueras-Dotti is a retired Spanish professional golfer.Figueras-Dotti won several amateur tournaments in Europe. She played college golf at the University of Southern California graduating in 1982....
, Carolyn Hill
Carolyn Hill
Carolyn Hill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hill won the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on the 1978 U.S. Curtis Cup team.Hill won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-External links:*...
, Lisa Kiggens
Lisa Kiggens
Lisa Kiggens is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Kiggens was born in Salinas, California. She played college golf for one year at UCLA, earning All-American honors and helping her team win the NCAA Women's Division I Golf Championship.Kiggens played on the LPGA Tour from...
, Woo-Soon Ko
Woo-Soon Ko
Woo-Soon Ko is a South Korean professional golfer.Ko won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1994 and 1995, both as a non-member.-LPGA Tour wins :*1994 Toray Japan Queens Cup...
, and Missie McGeorge
Missie McGeorge
Missie McGeorge is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.McGeorge won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-LPGA Tour wins:-External links:...
.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1994 season. "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. MajorsWomen's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | 1st prize ($) |
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Feb 6 | HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Coe-Jones was born in Campbell River, British Columbia. She won several amateur events in Canada, including the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1983... (2) |
201 (-15) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Feb 19 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Marta Figueras-Dotti Marta Figueras-Dotti Marta Figueras-Dotti is a retired Spanish professional golfer.Figueras-Dotti won several amateur tournaments in Europe. She played college golf at the University of Southern California graduating in 1982.... (1) |
209 (-7) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Mar 5 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Dottie Mochrie (8) | 287 (-1) | 700,000 | 115,000 |
Mar 13 | Ping/Welch's Championship Welch's/Fry's Championship The Welch's/Fry's Championship was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 2004. It was played at the Randolph Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Donna Andrews (2) | 276 (-12) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
Mar 20 | Standard Register PING | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... (7) |
277 (-15) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Mar 27 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Donna Andrews (3) | 276 (-12) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Apr 17 | Atlanta Women's Championship | Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... |
Val Skinner Val Skinner Val Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. She was also the 1980 Nebraska Match... (5) |
206 (-10) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
May 1 | Sprint Championship | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Legends Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major... (2) |
273 (-15) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
May 8 | Sara Lee Classic Sara Lee Classic The Sara Lee Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1988 to 2002. It was played at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tennessee from 1988 to 1999. In 2000, the tournament moved to the Legends Club of Tennessee in Franklin, Tennessee and changed its name to the Electrolux USA... |
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... |
Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... (8) |
203 (-13) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
May 15 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania... |
Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... (9) |
279 (-5) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
May 22 | Lady Keystone Open Lady Keystone Open The Lady Keystone Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1975 to 1994. In its first year it was a satellite tour event but became a full event in 1976... |
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... |
Elaine Crosby Elaine Crosby Elaine Crosby is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Crosby won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1989 and 1994.Crosby was elected to the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1996.... (2) |
211 (-5) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
May 29 | LPGA Corning Classic LPGA Corning Classic The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York.... |
New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (28) |
278 (-10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 5 | Oldsmobile Classic Oldsmobile Classic The Oldsmobile Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1992 to 2000. It was played at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing, Michigan.-Winners:*2000 Karrie Webb*1999 Dottie Pepper*1998 Lisa Walters*1997 Pat Hurst*1996 Michelle McGann... |
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (29) |
268 (-20) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
Jun 12 | Minnesota LPGA Classic | Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... |
Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann is a Swedish professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (3) |
205 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 19 | Rochester International | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Lisa Kiggens Lisa Kiggens Lisa Kiggens is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Kiggens was born in Salinas, California. She played college golf for one year at UCLA, earning All-American honors and helping her team win the NCAA Women's Division I Golf Championship.Kiggens played on the LPGA Tour from... (1) |
273 (-15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 26 | ShopRite LPGA Classic ShopRite LPGA Classic The ShopRite LPGA Classic is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held near Atlantic City, New Jersey. It took place annually from 1986 through 2006 and returned to the tour schedule in 2010 at a new venue, the Bay Course at the Dolce Seaview Resort, with a prize fund of $1.5... |
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... |
Donna Andrews (4) | 207 (-6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jul 3 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... |
Tammie Green Tammie Green Tammie Green is an American professional golfer.-Career:Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University. She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA... (4) |
206 (-10) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
Jul 10 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... |
Kelly Robbins (2) | 204 (-9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jul 17 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (30) |
276 (-8) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Jul 24 | U.S. Women's Open | Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (32) |
277 (-7) | 850,000 | 155,000 |
Jul 31 | PING/Welch's Championship PING/Welch's Championship The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the Boston, Massachusetts area from 1980 through 1997... |
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... |
Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (2) |
274 (-14) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Aug 7 | McCall's LPGA Classic McCall's LPGA Classic The McCall's LPGA Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 1995. It was played at the Stratton Mountain Country Club in Stratton Mountain, Vermont.-Winners:McCall's LPGA Classic at Stratton Mountain*1995 Dottie Mochrie*1994 Carolyn Hill... |
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England... |
Carolyn Hill Carolyn Hill Carolyn Hill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hill won the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on the 1978 U.S. Curtis Cup team.Hill won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-External links:*... (1) |
275 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Aug 14 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann is a Swedish professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (4) |
280 (-12) | 500,000 | 80,325 |
Aug 14 | Children's Medical Center LPGA Classic | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... |
Maggie Will Maggie Will Margaret "Maggie" Will is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Will won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1990 and 1994.-LPGA Tour wins:LPGA Tour playoff record -External links:... (3) |
210 (-6) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
Aug 21 | Chicago Challenge Chicago Challenge The Chicago Challenge was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1991 to 1994. It was played in the Chicago, Illinois are: at the Oak Brook Golf Club in Oak Brook in 1991 and at the White Eagle Golf Club in Naperville from 1992 to 1994... |
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... (11) |
272 (-16) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Aug 28 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Martha Nause Martha Nause Martha Nause is an American golfer. She attended St. Olaf College and her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 1978. She won three times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1994 du Maurier Ltd. Classic. Her best money list finish was 19th in 1988... (3) |
279 (-9) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Sep 5 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Barb Mucha Barb Mucha Barb Mucha is an American professional golfer.Mucha was born in Parma Heights, Ohio. She played college golf at Michigan State University.Prior to joining the LPGA Tour in 1987, Mucha won six events on the Futures Tour... (3) |
203 (-13) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
Sep 11 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
Missie McGeorge Missie McGeorge Missie McGeorge is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.McGeorge won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-LPGA Tour wins:-External links:... (1) |
207 (-9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Sep 18 | Safeco Classic Safeco Classic The Safeco Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the Seattle area, sponsored by Safeco Insurance. It was played 18 times, from 1982 to 1999, at in Kent, Washington, usually in mid-September, the week following the Safeway Classic in Portland... |
Washington | Deb Richard Deb Richard Deb Richard is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for ten years during the 1990s and 2000s.- Amateur career :Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas... (4) |
276 (-12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Oct 1 | GHP Heartland Classic | Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It... |
Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann is a Swedish professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (5) |
278 (-10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Oct 17 | World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (31) |
274 (-14) | 425,000 | 105,000 |
Nov 6 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Woo-Soon Ko Woo-Soon Ko Woo-Soon Ko is a South Korean professional golfer.Ko won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1994 and 1995, both as a non-member.-LPGA Tour wins :*1994 Toray Japan Queens Cup... (1*) |
205 (-7) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
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Money winner | Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
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Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (3) |
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Player of the Year | Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (3) |
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Rookie of the Year | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |