# 1996 LPGA Tour

The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of $1,002,000, the first player to win over $1 million in a season.
The season saw the first winner's share over $200,000, at the U.S. Women's Open. There were four first-time winners in 1996: Mayumi Hirase, Emilee Klein, Caroline Pierce, and Joan Pitcock.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

## Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 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 ($) | 1st prize ($) |
| Jan 14 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | Florida | Liselotte Neumann (6) | 275 (−13) | 725,000 | 117,500 |
| Jan 21 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida | Karrie Webb (2) | 209 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Feb 24 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | Meg Mallon (7) | 212 (−4) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Mar 17 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | Liselotte Neumann (7) | 276 (−12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Mar 24 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | Laura Davies (12) | 284 (−8) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 31 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | Patty Sheehan (35) | 281 (−7) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| Apr 7 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic | California | Kelly Robbins (4) | 273 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 21 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | Barb Mucha (4) | 208 (−8) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Apr 28 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | Meg Mallon (8) | 210 (−6) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| May 5 | Sprint Titleholders Championship | Florida | Karrie Webb (3) | 272 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 12 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | Laura Davies (13) | 213 (E) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Rosie Jones (7) | 276 (−12) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 2 | U.S. Women's Open | North Carolina | Annika Sörenstam (4) | 272 (−8) | 1,200,000 | 212,500 |
| Jun 9 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | Michelle McGann (3) | 272 (−16) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 16 | Edina Realty LPGA Classic | Minnesota | Liselotte Neumann (8) | 207 (−9) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 23 | Rochester International | New York | Dottie Pepper (11) | 206 (−10) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jun 30 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Dottie Pepper (12) | 202 (−11) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jul 7 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | Joan Pitcock (1) | 204 (−9) | 575,000 | 86,250 |
| Jul 14 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | Michelle McGann (4) | 200 (−16) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 21 | Friendly's Classic | Massachusetts | Dottie Pepper (13) | 279 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 28 | Michelob Light Heartland Classic | Missouri | Vicki Fergon (3) | 276 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Aug 4 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | Laura Davies (14) | 277 (−11) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 11 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | Emilee Klein (1) | 277 (−15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 18 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | Emilee Klein (2) | 277 (−15) | 850,000 | 124,000 |
| Aug 25 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Ohio | Laura Davies (15) | 204 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Sep 2 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | Michelle McGann (5) | 202 (−14) | 575,000 | 86,250 |
| Sep 8 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | Dottie Pepper (14) | 202 (−14) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Sep 15 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Karrie Webb (4) | 277 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Sep 29 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | North Carolina | Trish Johnson (3) | 270 (−18) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Oct 5 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | Caroline Pierce (1) | 211 (−2) | 725,000 | 108,750 |
| Oct 13 | CoreStates Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | Annika Sörenstam (5) | 270 (−18) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Oct 20 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | South Korea | Annika Sörenstam (6) | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 125,000 |
| Nov 3 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan | Mayumi Hirase (1) | 212 (−4) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Nov 24 | ITT LPGA Tour Championship | Nevada | Karrie Webb (5) | 272 (−16) | 700,000 | 150,000 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| Money winner | Karrie Webb | Australia |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Sweden |
| Player of the Year | Laura Davies | England |
| Rookie of the Year | Karrie Webb | Australia |