# 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 (68.70) 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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
| Mar 2 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | Hawaii | Annika Sörenstam (32) | 196 (−14) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| Mar 17 | PING Banner Health | Arizona | Rachel Teske (5) | 281 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Mar 24 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | Laura Diaz (1) | 270 (−18) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Mar 31 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | Annika Sörenstam (33) | 280 (−8) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Apr 7 | The Office Depot Championship | California | Se Ri Pak (14) | 209 (−7) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Apr 21 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | Cristie Kerr (1) | 280 (−8) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 5 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | Juli Inkster (27) | 132 (−12)^ | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
| May 12 | Aerus Electrolux USA Championship | Tennessee | Annika Sörenstam (34) | 271 (−17) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| May 19 | Asahi Ryokuken International Championship | South Carolina | Janice Moodie (2) | 273 (−15) | 1,250,000 | 187,500 |
| May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Laura Diaz (2) | 274 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 2 | Kellogg-Keebler Classic | Illinois | Annika Sörenstam (35) | 195 (−21) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Jun 9 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | Se Ri Pak (15) | 279 (−5) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 15 | Evian Masters | France | Annika Sörenstam (36) | 269 (−19) | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Jun 23 | Wegmans Rochester LPGA | New York | Karrie Webb (27) | 276 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Jun 30 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Annika Sörenstam (37) | 201 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Jul 7 | U.S. Women's Open | Kansas | Juli Inkster (28) | 276 (−4) | 3,000,000 | 535,000 |
| Jul 14 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | Rachel Teske (6) | 270 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 21 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | Mi Hyun Kim (4) | 202 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 28 | Sybase Big Apple Classic | New York | Gloria Park (2) | 270 (−14) | 950,000 | 142,500 |
| Aug 4 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Ohio | Mi Hyun Kim (5) | 208 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 11 | Weetabix Women's British Open | Scotland | Karrie Webb (28) | 273 (−15) | 1,500,000 | 236,383 |
| Aug 18 | Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open | Canada | Meg Mallon (14) | 284 (-4) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Aug 25 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | Se Ri Pak (16) | 267 (−21) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Sep 1 | State Farm Classic | Illinois | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (1) | 270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| Sep 8 | Williams Championship | Oklahoma | Annika Sörenstam (38) | 199 (−11) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 15 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | Annika Sörenstam (39) | 199 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 6 | Samsung World Championship | California | Annika Sörenstam (40) | 266 (−22) | 775,000 | 162,000 |
| Oct 13 | Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions | Alabama | Se Ri Pak (17) | 268 (−20) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| Oct 27 | Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic | South Korea | Se Ri Pak (18) | 213 (−3) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Nov 3 | Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship | Japan | Grace Park (3) | 22 holes | 1,020,000 | 153,000 |
| Nov 10 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | Annika Sörenstam (41) | 201 (−15) | 1,130,000 | 169,500 |
| Nov 24 | ADT Championship | Florida | Annika Sörenstam (42) | 275 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament

## Leaders

Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 2,863,904 | 23 |
| 2 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 1,722,281 | 24 |
| 3 | Juli Inkster | United States | 1,154,349 | 20 |
| 4 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea | 1,049,993 | 28 |
| 5 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 1,009,760 | 21 |
| 6 | Grace Park | South Korea | 861,943 | 28 |
| 7 | Laura Diaz | United States | 843,790 | 25 |
| 8 | Carin Koch | Sweden | 785,817 | 25 |
| 9 | Rachel Teske | Australia | 779,329 | 27 |
| 10 | Rosie Jones | United States | 722,412 | 24 |
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## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| Money winner | Annika Sörenstam (5) | Sweden |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Annika Sörenstam (5) | Sweden |
| Player of the Year | Annika Sörenstam (5) | Sweden |
| Rookie of the Year | Beth Bauer | United States |