1992 LPGA Tour
The 1992 LPGA Tour was the 43rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 8. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Dottie Mochrie won the most tournaments, four. She also led the money list with earnings of $693,335.
There were eight first-time winners in 1992: Brandie Burton, Dawn Coe, Florence Descampe, Dana Lofland, Sherri Steinhauer, Kris Tschetter, Lisa Walters, and Jennifer Wyatt.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1992 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida |  Colleen Walker (5) | 279 (-9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 9 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | Florida | Shelley Hamlin (2) | 206 (-10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 22 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  Lisa Walters (1) | 208 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 29 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | Dawn Coe (1) | 275 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 8 | Inamori Classic | California | Judy Dickinson (4) | 277 (-11) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Mar 15 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | Brandie Burton (1) | 277 (-11) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 22 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | Danielle Ammaccapane (2) | 279 (-13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Mar 29 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | Dottie Mochrie (3) | 279 (-9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 5 | Las Vegas LPGA International | Nevada | Dana Lofland (1) | 212 (-4) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 19 | Sega Women's Championship | Georgia | Dottie Mochrie (4) | 277 (-11) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 26 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | Maggie Will (2) | 207 (-9) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 3 | Centel Classic | Florida | Danielle Ammaccapane (3) | 275 (-13) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 10 | Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic | Virginia | Jennifer Wyatt (1) | 208 (-8) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 17 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland | Betsy King (26) | 267 (-17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| May 24 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Colleen Walker (6) | 276 (-12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| May 31 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | Barb Mucha (2) | 276 (-12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware |  Ayako Okamoto (17) | 205 (-8) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jun 14 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Anne Marie Palli (2) | 207 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | Danielle Ammaccapane (4) | 208 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York | Patty Sheehan (27) | 269 (-19) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | Patty Sheehan (28) | 209 (-4) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 12 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio | Betsy King (27) | 209 (-7) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | Juli Inkster (15) | 273 (-15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 26 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | Patty Sheehan (29) | 280 (-4) | 700,000 | 130,000 |
| Aug 2 | Welch's Classic | Massachusetts | Dottie Mochrie (5) | 278 (-10) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Aug 9 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | .svg.png){kind=small} Florence Descampe (1) | 278 (-6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 16 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | Sherri Steinhauer (1) | 277 (-11) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Aug 23 | Northgate Computer Classic | Minnesota | Kris Tschetter (1) | 211 (-5) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Aug 30 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois | Dottie Mochrie (6) | 216 (E) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 7 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | Nancy Lopez (45) | 199 (-17) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 13 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | Nancy Lopez (46) | 209 (-7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 20 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Colleen Walker (7) | 277 (-11) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 27 | Los Coyotes LPGA Classic | California | Nancy Scranton (2) | 279 (-9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | Betsy King (28) | 205 (-11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Dottie Mochrie | United States |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Dottie Mochrie | United States |
| Player of the Year | Dottie Mochrie | United States |
| Rookie of the Year | Helen Alfredsson |  Sweden |