1992 LPGA Tour
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The 1992 LPGA Tour was the 43rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 8. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Dottie Mochrie won the most tournaments, four. She also led the money list with earnings of $693,335.
There were eight first-time winners in 1992: Brandie Burton, Dawn Coe, Florence Descampe
, Dana Lofland, Sherri Steinhauer
, Kris Tschetter
, Lisa Walters
, and Jennifer Wyatt
.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
are shown in bold.
There were eight first-time winners in 1992: Brandie Burton, Dawn Coe, Florence Descampe
Florence Descampe
Florence Descampe is a veteran professional golfer from Brussels, Belgium who played on the United States based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour....
, Dana Lofland, Sherri Steinhauer
Sherri Steinhauer
Sherri Steinhauer is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Legends Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major...
, Kris Tschetter
Kris Tschetter
Kris Tschetter is an American golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Tschetter won the 1983 American Junior Golf Association Tournament of Champions and was a four-time winner of the South Dakota State Women’s Amateur Championship . In 1984, she qualified for...
, Lisa Walters
Lisa Walters
Lisa Walters is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed under her maiden name Lisa Young until 1988....
, and Jennifer Wyatt
Jennifer Wyatt
Jennifer Noel Wyatt is a Canadian professional golfer who formerly toured on the LPGA Tour.Wyatt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and starting playing golf at an early age in Richmond, British Columbia out of the Quichena Golf & Country Club...
.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1992 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. MajorsWomen's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | 1st prize ($) |
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Feb 2 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour.... (5) |
279 (-9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Feb 9 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary The Phar-Mor at Inverrary The Phar-Mor at Inverrary was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 1992. It was played at the Inverrary Country Club & Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Shelley Hamlin Shelley Hamlin Shelley Lee Hamlin is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California. As an amateur golfer she won the California Women's Amateur four times. She played at Stanford University and won the 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship... (2) |
206 (-10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Feb 22 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Lisa Walters Lisa Walters Lisa Walters is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed under her maiden name Lisa Young until 1988.... (1) |
208 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Feb 29 | Women's Kemper Open Women's Kemper Open The Women's Kemper Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1979 to 1992. It was played at several different courses in California and Hawaii.-Tournament locations:-Winners:*1992 Dawn Coe*1991 Deb Richard*1990 Beth Daniel*1989 Betsy King... |
Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... |
Dawn Coe (1) | 275 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Mar 8 | Inamori Classic | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Judy Dickinson Judy Dickinson Judy Dickinson is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed as Judy Clark from 1978 until her marriage to PGA Tour golfer Gardner Dickinson in 1985.... (4) |
277 (-11) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
Mar 15 | Ping/Welch's Championship Welch's/Fry's Championship The Welch's/Fry's Championship was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 2004. It was played at the Randolph Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Brandie Burton (1) | 277 (-11) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Mar 22 | Standard Register PING | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.-Amateur career:... (2) |
279 (-13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
Mar 29 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Dottie Mochrie (3) | 279 (-9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Apr 5 | Las Vegas LPGA International | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
Dana Lofland (1) | 212 (-4) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Apr 19 | Sega Women's Championship | Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... |
Dottie Mochrie (4) | 277 (-11) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
Apr 26 | Sara Lee Classic Sara Lee Classic The Sara Lee Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1988 to 2002. It was played at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tennessee from 1988 to 1999. In 2000, the tournament moved to the Legends Club of Tennessee in Franklin, Tennessee and changed its name to the Electrolux USA... |
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... |
Maggie Will Maggie Will Margaret "Maggie" Will is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Will won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1990 and 1994.-LPGA Tour wins:LPGA Tour playoff record -External links:... (2) |
207 (-9) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
May 3 | Centel Classic Centel Classic (LPGA Tour) The Mercury Titleholders Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 1999. It was played at three different courses in Florida... |
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.-Amateur career:... (3) |
275 (-13) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
May 10 | Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic The Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1979 to 1992. It was played at three different courses in Hampton Roads area of Virginia.-Tournament locations:-Winners:Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic*1992 Jennifer Wyatt... |
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there... |
Jennifer Wyatt Jennifer Wyatt Jennifer Noel Wyatt is a Canadian professional golfer who formerly toured on the LPGA Tour.Wyatt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and starting playing golf at an early age in Richmond, British Columbia out of the Quichena Golf & Country Club... (1) |
208 (-8) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
May 17 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... |
Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:... (26) |
267 (-17) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
May 24 | LPGA Corning Classic LPGA Corning Classic The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York.... |
New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour.... (6) |
276 (-12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
May 31 | Oldsmobile Classic Oldsmobile Classic The Oldsmobile Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1992 to 2000. It was played at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing, Michigan.-Winners:*2000 Karrie Webb*1999 Dottie Pepper*1998 Lisa Walters*1997 Pat Hurst*1996 Michelle McGann... |
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... |
Barb Mucha Barb Mucha Barb Mucha is an American professional golfer.Mucha was born in Parma Heights, Ohio. She played college golf at Michigan State University.Prior to joining the LPGA Tour in 1987, Mucha won six events on the Futures Tour... (2) |
276 (-12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship McDonald's Championship (golf) The McDonald's Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 1993. It was played at the White Manor Country Club in Malvern, Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1986 and at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware from 1987 to 1993.-Winners:... |
Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania... |
Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:... (17) |
205 (-8) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
Jun 14 | ShopRite LPGA Classic ShopRite LPGA Classic The ShopRite LPGA Classic is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held near Atlantic City, New Jersey. It took place annually from 1986 through 2006 and returned to the tour schedule in 2010 at a new venue, the Bay Course at the Dolce Seaview Resort, with a prize fund of $1.5... |
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... |
Anne Marie Palli Anne Marie Palli Anne Marie Palli is a French professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Palli won twice on the LPGA Tour, in 1983 and 1992.-LPGA Tour wins:*1983 Samaritan Turquoise Classic*1992 ShopRite LPGA Classic-External links:... (2) |
207 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open Lady Keystone Open The Lady Keystone Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1975 to 1994. In its first year it was a satellite tour event but became a full event in 1976... |
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... |
Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.-Amateur career:... (4) |
208 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (27) |
269 (-19) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... |
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (28) |
209 (-4) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
Jul 12 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... |
Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:... (27) |
209 (-7) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jul 19 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... (15) |
273 (-15) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Jul 26 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... |
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... (29) |
280 (-4) | 700,000 | 130,000 |
Aug 2 | Welch's Classic | Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... |
Dottie Mochrie (5) | 278 (-10) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
Aug 9 | McCall's LPGA Classic McCall's LPGA Classic The McCall's LPGA Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 1995. It was played at the Stratton Mountain Country Club in Stratton Mountain, Vermont.-Winners:McCall's LPGA Classic at Stratton Mountain*1995 Dottie Mochrie*1994 Carolyn Hill... |
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England... |
Florence Descampe Florence Descampe Florence Descampe is a veteran professional golfer from Brussels, Belgium who played on the United States based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.... (1) |
278 (-6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Aug 16 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Legends Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major... (1) |
277 (-11) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Aug 23 | Northgate Computer Classic | Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... |
Kris Tschetter Kris Tschetter Kris Tschetter is an American golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Tschetter won the 1983 American Junior Golf Association Tournament of Champions and was a four-time winner of the South Dakota State Women’s Amateur Championship . In 1984, she qualified for... (1) |
211 (-5) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
Aug 30 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Dottie Mochrie (6) | 216 (E) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 7 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:... (45) |
199 (-17) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 13 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:... (46) |
209 (-7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 20 | Safeco Classic Safeco Classic The Safeco Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the Seattle area, sponsored by Safeco Insurance. It was played 18 times, from 1982 to 1999, at in Kent, Washington, usually in mid-September, the week following the Safeway Classic in Portland... |
Washington | Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour.... (7) |
277 (-11) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Sep 27 | Los Coyotes LPGA Classic Los Coyotes LPGA Classic The Los Coyotes LPGA Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1989 to 1992. It was played at the Los Coyotes Country Club in Buena Park, California.-Winners:Los Coyotes LPGA Classic*1992 Nancy ScrantonMBS LPGA Classic*1991 Pat Bradley... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Nancy Scranton Nancy Scranton Nancy Scranton is an American professional golfer.Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three tournament victories on the tour, including one major championship, the 1991... (2) |
279 (-9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:... (28) |
205 (-11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
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Money winner | Dottie Mochrie | |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Dottie Mochrie | |
Player of the Year | Dottie Mochrie | |
Rookie of the Year | Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |