With $11,151,885, she began the 2019 season ranked 11th on the LPGA Career Money List. She won her first major championship in her 18th year on tour with a one-stroke victory at the Evian Championship. The win also moved her into second place on the all-time wins list behind Annika Sörenstam (with 12 victories). Stanford's earnings include $3,725,912 from winning the Vare Trophy for having the lowest scoring average (15.564) among players who have competed at least once this season. She also took home $1,101,987 for being the top female golfer in the world as determined by the FedEx Cup. In addition to her career earnings, Stanford has also been listed on the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women three times since 2016. She was ranked number 14 in 2018 and number 15 in 2017. She turned professional in 2000 at age 19 and immediately became one of the game's biggest stars. In 2001, she claimed her first major title at the Women's British Open, which is now known as the British Ladies' Golf Classic. The following year, she went on to become the first American woman to win the LPGA Tour's first major, the ANZ Championship.