1993 LPGA Tour
The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $595,992, becoming the first to win over $500,000 in a season.
There were nine first-time winners in 1993: Kristi Albers, Helen Alfredsson, Donna Andrews, Missie Berteotti, Helen Dobson, Trish Johnson, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kelly Robbins, and Cindy Schreyer.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1993 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. Majors are shown in bold.Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse | 1st prize |
Feb 7 | HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic | Florida | ![]() | 208 | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Feb 20 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | ![]() | 210 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Mar 14 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | ![]() | 272 | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | ![]() | 275 | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Mar 28 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | ![]() | 284 | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Apr 4 | Las Vegas LPGA | Nevada | ![]() | 209 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Apr 18 | Atlanta Women's Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 282 | 600,000 | 90,000 |
May 2 | Sprint Classic | Florida | ![]() | 279 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
May 9 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | ![]() | 205 | 525,000 | 78,750 |
May 16 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | ![]() | 277 | 900,000 | 135,000 |
May 23 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 210 | 400,000 | 60,000 |
May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | ![]() | 277 | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 6 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | ![]() | 277 | 550,000 | 82,500 |
Jun 13 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland | ![]() | 275 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
Jun 20 | Rochester International | New York | ![]() | 276 | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 27 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | ![]() | 204 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | ![]() | 201 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Jul 11 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | ![]() | 203 | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jul 18 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | ![]() | 278 | 600,000 | 90,000 |
Jul 25 | U.S. Women's Open | Indiana | ![]() | 280 | 800,000 | 144,000 |
Aug 1 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | ![]() | 276 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Aug 8 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | ![]() | 275 | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Aug 15 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois | ![]() | 272 | 475,000 | 71,250 |
Aug 22 | Minnesota LPGA Classic | Minnesota | ![]() | 205 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Aug 29 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | ![]() | 277 | 800,000 | 120,000 |
Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | ![]() | 203 | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Sep 12 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | ![]() | 208 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington | ![]() | 274 | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 26 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | ![]() | 275 | 425,000 | 63,750 |
Oct 17 | World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida | ![]() | 283 | 400,000 | 102,500 |
Nov 7 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan | ![]() | 205 | 650,000 | 97,500 |