1999 LPGA Tour

The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.

The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

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Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season.[1] "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 17 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida Kelly Robbins (9) 205 (-11) 550,000 82,500
Jan 24 Naples LPGA Memorial Florida Meg Mallon (10) 272 (-16) 750,000 112,500
Jan 30 The Office Depot Florida Karrie Webb (11) 278 (-10) 675,000 101,250
Feb 14 Valley of the Stars Championship California Catrin Nilsmark (1) 204 (-12) 650,000 97,500
Feb 20 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii Alison Nicholas (4) 209 (-7) 650,000 97,500
Feb 28 Australian Ladies Masters Australia Karrie Webb (12) 262 (-26) 750,000 112,500
Mar 14 Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona Juli Inkster (18) 273 (-15) 625,000 93,750
Mar 21 Standard Register PING Arizona Karrie Webb (13) 274 (-14) 850,000 127,500
Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore California Dottie Pepper (15) 269 (-19) 1,000,000 150,000
Apr 4 Longs Drugs Challenge California Juli Inkster (19) 280 (-8) 600,000 90,000
Apr 25 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia Rachel Hetherington (2) 204 (-12) 800,000 120,000
May 2 City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina Rachel Hetherington (3) 137 (-7)^ 675,000 101,250
May 9 Mercury Titleholders Championship Florida Karrie Webb (14) 271 (-17) 900,000 135,000
May 16 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee Meg Mallon (11) 199 (-17) 750,000 112,500
May 23 The Philips Invitational Texas Akiko Fukushima (1) 267 (-13) 800,000 120,000
May 30 LPGA Corning Classic New York Kelli Kuehne (1) 278 (-10) 750,000 112,500
Jun 6 U.S. Women's Open Mississippi Juli Inkster (20) 272 (-16) 1,750,000 315,000
Jun 13 Wegmans Rochester International New York Karrie Webb (15) 280 (-8) 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 20 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Se Ri Pak (5) 198 (-15) 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 27 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware Juli Inkster (21) 268 (-16) 1,400,000 210,000
Jul 4 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio Se Ri Pak (6) 276 (-8) 900,000 135,000
Jul 11 Michelob Light Classic Missouri Annika Sörenstam (17) 278 (-10) 800,000 120,000
Jul 18 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic New York Sherri Steinhauer (4) 273 (-11) 850,000 127,500
Jul 25 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1) 199 (-17) 1,000,000 150,000
Aug 1 du Maurier Classic Canada Karrie Webb (16) 277 (-11) 1,200,000 180,000
Aug 8 areaWEB.COM Challenge Massachusetts Mardi Lunn (1) 275 (-13) 800,000 120,000
Aug 15 Weetabix Women's British Open England Sherri Steinhauer (5) 283 (-9) 1,000,000 160,000
Aug 22 Firstar LPGA Classic Ohio Rosie Jones (10) 207 (-9) 650,000 97,500
Aug 29 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan Dottie Pepper (16) 270 (-18) 700,000 105,000
Sep 6 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois Mi Hyun Kim (1) 204 (-12) 775,000 116,250
Sep 12 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Minnesota Se Ri Pak (7) 280 (-8) 700,000 150,000
Sep 19 Safeco Classic Washington Maria Hjorth (1) 271 (-17) 650,000 97,500
Sep 26 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon Juli Inkster (22) 207 (-9) 800,000 120,000
Oct 3 New Albany Golf Classic Ohio Annika Sörenstam (18) 269 (-19) 1,000,000 150,000
Oct 10 First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania Mi Hyun Kim (2) 280 (-8) 725,000 108,750
Oct 17 AFLAC Champions Alabama Akiko Fukushima (2) 279 (-9) 750,000 122,000
Nov 7 Mizuno Classic Japan Maria Hjorth (2) 201 (-15) 800,000 120,000
Nov 14 PageNet Championship Nevada Se Ri Pak (8) 276 (-12) 1,000,000 215,000

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Awards

Award Winner Country
Money winner Karrie Webb (2)  Australia
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Karrie Webb (2)  Australia
Player of the Year Karrie Webb  Australia
Rookie of the Year Mi Hyun Kim  South Korea

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