2002 LPGA Tour


The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24, consisting of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904. She broke the LPGA Tour single-season earnings and scoring average records she had set the previous season.
The season saw the first tournament with a $3,000,000 purse, the U.S. Women's Open. There were three first-time winners in 2002: Laura Diaz, Cristie Kerr, and Patricia Meunier-Lebouc.
The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 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.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse 1st prize
Mar 2LPGA Takefuji ClassicHawaii

Leaders

Money List leaders
RankPlayerCountryEarnings Events
1Annika Sörenstam2,863,90423
2Se Ri Pak1,722,28124
3Juli Inkster1,154,34920
4Mi Hyun Kim1,049,99328
5Karrie Webb1,009,76021
6Grace Park861,94328
7Laura Diaz843,79025
8Carin Koch785,81725
9Rachel Teske779,32927
10Rosie Jones722,41224

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