# 1999 LPGA Tour

The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959, setting the LPGA Tour record. She also won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average (69.43), besting the previous record (Annika Sörenstam, 1998, 69.99) by more than 0.5 strokes.
The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.
The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

## Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 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 17 | HealthSouth Inaugural | Florida | Kelly Robbins (9) | 205 (−11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jan 24 | Naples LPGA Memorial | Florida | Meg Mallon (10) | 272 (−16) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jan 30 | The Office Depot | Florida | Karrie Webb (11) | 278 (−10) | 675,000 | 101,250 |
| Feb 14 | Valley of the Stars Championship | California | Catrin Nilsmark (1) | 204 (−12) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 20 | Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | Alison Nicholas (4) | 209 (−7) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Feb 28 | Australian Ladies Masters | Australia | Karrie Webb (12) | 262 (−26) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Mar 14 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Arizona | Juli Inkster (18) | 273 (−15) | 625,000 | 93,750 |
| Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | Karrie Webb (13) | 274 (−14) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Mar 28 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | Dottie Pepper (15) | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Apr 4 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | Juli Inkster (19) | 280 (−8) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 25 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Georgia | Rachel Hetherington (2) | 204 (−12) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| May 2 | City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic | South Carolina | Rachel Hetherington (3) | 137 (−7)^ | 675,000 | 101,250 |
| May 9 | Mercury Titleholders Championship | Florida | Karrie Webb (14) | 271 (−17) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 16 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | Meg Mallon (11) | 199 (−17) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| May 23 | The Philips Invitational | Texas | Akiko Fukushima (1) | 267 (−13) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Kelli Kuehne (1) | 278 (−10) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jun 6 | U.S. Women's Open | Mississippi | Juli Inkster (20) | 272 (−16) | 1,750,000 | 315,000 |
| Jun 13 | Wegmans Rochester International | New York | Karrie Webb (15) | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 20 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Se Ri Pak (5) | 198 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 27 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Delaware | Juli Inkster (21) | 268 (−16) | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Ohio | Se Ri Pak (6) | 276 (−8) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| Jul 11 | Michelob Light Classic | Missouri | Annika Sörenstam (17) | 278 (−10) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Jul 18 | Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic | New York | Sherri Steinhauer (4) | 273 (−11) | 850,000 | 127,500 |
| Jul 25 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Ohio | Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1) | 199 (−17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Aug 1 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | Karrie Webb (16) | 277 (−11) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Aug 8 | areaWEB.COM Challenge | Massachusetts | Mardi Lunn (1) | 275 (−13) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Aug 15 | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | Sherri Steinhauer (5) | 283 (−9) | 1,000,000 | 160,000 |
| Aug 22 | Firstar LPGA Classic | Ohio | Rosie Jones (10) | 207 (−9) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Aug 29 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | Dottie Pepper (16) | 270 (−18) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | Mi Hyun Kim (1) | 204 (−12) | 775,000 | 116,250 |
| Sep 12 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf | Minnesota | Se Ri Pak (7) | 280 (−8) | 700,000 | 150,000 |
| Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Maria Hjorth (1) | 271 (−17) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
| Sep 26 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | Juli Inkster (22) | 207 (−9) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Oct 3 | New Albany Golf Classic | Ohio | Annika Sörenstam (18) | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Oct 10 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Pennsylvania | Mi Hyun Kim (2) | 280 (−8) | 725,000 | 108,750 |
| Oct 17 | AFLAC Champions | Alabama | Akiko Fukushima (2) | 279 (−9) | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| Nov 7 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | Maria Hjorth (2) | 201 (−15) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Nov 14 | PageNet Championship | Nevada | Se Ri Pak (8) | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 215,000 |
^ – weather-shortened tournament

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| Money winner | Karrie Webb (2) | Australia |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Karrie Webb (2) | Australia |
| Player of the Year | Karrie Webb | Australia |
| Rookie of the Year | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea |