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Who Has the Most LPGA Major Wins? All-Time Winners List

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Counting LPGA majors isn’t quite as easy as counting majors in men’s golf, because not only the names of the women’s major championship events have changed, but the events that are designated as majors have evolved as well. To make things easy, here is a list of the players with the most women’s golf majors in history.

Women’s Golf Majors

As of 2022, the Chevron Championship, U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, the Evian Championship, and the Women's British Open make up the five majors of women’s professional golf. The evolution of the women’s golf major championship events and their titles is a different, yet very interesting story.

LPGA Major Championships Explained

Golfers with the Most Women’s Majors

Major championships are the most important factor in determining how players stack up amongst the greatest to have come before them.

1. Patty Berg - 15 Major Championships

• 7 Titleholder’s Championships (1937, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1957)
• 7 Women’s Western Opens (1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958)
• 1 U.S. Women’s Open (1946)

Patty Berg’s professional career spanned over two decades and includes over 60 professional wins, but the biggest highlight is her 15 majors. She is two major wins clear of anyone else that’s played since her time. Most of her major damage came through the Titleholder’s Championship and the Women’s Western Open, neither of which are still played today. Berg was a pioneer of the game and was even the first president of the LPGA and was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1951.

2. Mickey Wright - 13 Major Championships

• 4 LPGA Championships (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963)
• 4 U.S Women’s Opens (1958, 1959, 1961, 1964)
• 3 Women’s Western Opens (1962, 1963, 1966)
• 2 Titleholder’s Championships (1961, 1962)

Mickey Wright transcended the game of golf for women and was a generational player, the best that had been seen since Berg. Wright collected 13 major championships over her relatively short career of only 15 years. Ben Hogan, who is considered to have one of the greatest golf swings of all time, credited Wright for having the best swing he’d ever seen. As impressive as Wright’s 13 majors is the fact that she rattled 12 of them off in a seven-year span between 1958 and 1964, before adding her final major just two years later.

3. Louise Suggs - 11 Major Championships

• 4 Women’s Western Opens (1946, 1947, 1949, 1953)
• 4 Titleholders Championships (1946, 1954, 1956, 1959)
• 1 Women's PGA Championship (1957)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (1949, 1952)

As impressive as Wright’s career is, Louise Suggs accomplished her 11 majors and 61 career victories in only 14 years as a professional. Suggs was also one of the founding members of the LPGA and is one of only seven women to have won the career Grand Slam.

T4. Annika Sorenstam - 10 Major Championships

• 3 ANA Inspirations (2001, 2002, 2005)
• 3 Women's PGA Championships (2003, 2004, 2005)
• 3 U.S. Women's Opens (1995, 1996, 2006)
• 1 Women's British Open (2003)

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As dominant as Tiger Woods was from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, Annika Sorenstam was equally as dominant on the women’s side of the game. Sorenstam opened doors for international play and ranks third all-time in LPGA Tour wins with 72. Sorenstam is among the seven professionals to have won the Grand Slam.

T4. Babe Zaharias - 10 Major Championships

• 4 Women’s Western Opens (1940, 1944, 1945, 1950)
• 3 Titleholders Championships (1947, 1950, 1952)
• 3 U.S. Women's Opens (1948, 1950, 1954)

Babe Zarahias played in the golden age of women’s golf after winning a pair of gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics . Her professional career lasted only nine years before she passed away in 1956 at the age of 45 due to colon cancer. Zaharais is also one of the very few to have won the Grand Slam.

6. Betsy Rawls - 8 Major Championships

• 2 Women’s Western Opens (1952, 1959)
• 2 Women's PGA Championships (1959, 1969)
• 4 U.S. Women's Opens (1951, 1953, 1957, 1960)

Betsy Rawls stands as the only woman with eight major championships. There are two facts about Rawls’ career that stand out from the rest. First, of her eight majors, four are U.S. Opens which she won within a span of nine years. Second, she never won the Titleholder’s Championship but finished as the runner-up three times.

T7. Juli Inkster - 7 Major Championships

• 2 ANA Inspirations (1984, 1989)
• 2 Women's PGA Championships (1999, 2000)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (1999, 2002)
• 1 du Maurier Classic (1984)

Juli Inkster’s career is a story of longevity. Inkster won multiple major championships in three different decades. She also had legitimate contention in the 2017 Evian Championship where she ultimately tied for 26th. A Grand Slam winner and a World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, Inkster finished her career with 45 total wins.

T7. Karrie Webb - 7 Major Championships

• 2 ANA Inspirations (2000, 2006)
• 1 Women's PGA Championship (2001)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (2000, 2001)
• 1 du Maurier Classic (1999)
• 1 Women's British Open (2002)

Karrie Webb is the only women’s golfer in history to have won five different major championships in her career, giving her the “Super Slam” title. Webb battled the likes of Sorenstam and even Inkster towards the end of her career. A second-place finish at the 2014 Evian Championship kept her from winning her eighth major, and sixth different major championship, but she finished one shot back of South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo.

T7. Inbee Park - 7 Major Championships

• 1 ANA Inspiration (2013)
• 3 Women's PGA Championships (2013, 2014, 2015)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (2008, 2013)
• 1 Women's British Open (2015)

Inbee Park is one of the more recent phenoms that the women’s side of golf has seen. Of the seven majors that she currently has, three are Women’s PGA Championships as Park concluded a three-peat of the event in 2015. Park was one of the youngest women's golf major champions in history when she won the 2008 U.S. Women's Open as a 19-year-old.

The Youngest Major Champions in Women's Golf

T10. Pat Bradley - 6 Major Championships

• 1 ANA Inspiration (1986)
• 1 Women's PGA Championship (1986)
• 1 U.S. Women's Open (1981)
• 3 du Maurier Classics (1980, 1985, 1986)

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T10. Betsy King - 6 Major Championships

• 3 ANA Inspirations (1987, 1990, 1997)
• 1 Women's PGA Championships (1992)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (1989, 1990)

T10. Patty Sheehan - 6 Major Championships

• 1 ANA Inspiration (1996)
• 3 Women's PGA Championships (1983, 1984, 1993)
• 2 U.S. Women's Opens (1992, 1994)

T10. Kathy Whitworth - 6 Major Championships

• 1 Women’s Western Open (1967)
• 2 Titleholders Championships (1965, 1966)
• 3 Women's PGA Championships (1967, 1971, 1975)

Career Grand Slams

Seven female golfers have won four major championships at least once in their career to complete the career Grand Slam. There were four major championships up until 2013 when the Evian Championship was added as the fifth major.

• Karrie Webb (Only player to win the “Super Slam” by winning five different major championships)
• Mickey Wright
• Louise Suggs
• Juli Inkster
• Pat Bradley
• Annika Sorenstam

Grand Slam Hopefuls

Two active players have completed won three different majors, and need just one more for a career grand slam.

List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins

This table lists 60 players with 10 or more wins on the LPGA Tour . It is based on the list on the LPGA Tour's official site, which differs slightly from the main win lists on player's personal profiles on the site. The wins counted here include professional titles won before the tour was founded in 1950; and LPGA Tour events won as an amateur, or as an international invitee before joining the LPGA Tour. They do not include team events, unofficial events, or official wins on other professional tours, of which a few of the golfers listed, such as Laura Davies and Annika Sörenstam , have many.

The list is complete as of April 21, 2024. [1] Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame are annotated HoF . Golfers listed in bold are active on the LPGA Tour as of 2024.

"T" indicates tied for ranking position

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The LPGA Tour has been around since the early 1950s, and many great golfers have come and gone over that time. Which ones won the most tournaments in their careers?

Key Takeaways: Most LPGA Wins

• The leader in LPGA Tour career wins is Kathy Whitworth with 88.
• Mickey Wright, with 82, is the only other golfer with more than 80.
• Five golfers have recorded at least 60 LPGA wins, six golfers have reached 50, 11 golfers have won at least 40 times on the LPGA Tour, and 17 have 30 or more wins.

The five golfers with the most LPGA wins are:

• Kathy Whitworth, 88 wins
• Mickey Wright, 82 wins
• Annika Sorenstam, 72 wins
• Louise Suggs, 61 wins
• Patty Berg, 60 wins

The thing that stands out about that Top 5 is that four of those listed began their LPGA Tour careers in the 1950s; in fact, Berg and Suggs were original members (and the tour counts some of their wins even prior to the LPGA's founding as official wins). While Whitworth's final wins came in the 1980s, the others' happened much earlier.

Moral of the story: The depth of the LPGA is much, much deeper today than it was in previous decades, and especially compared to the tour's first two decades. And that makes Sorenstam's 72 wins even more impressive.

The Full List: LPGA Tour Career Wins

These are all the golfers in LPGA history who won 12 or more tournaments. An asterisk (*) next to a name means that golfer is still playing in LPGA tournaments. The number in parentheses is the number of wins in majors.

Kathy Whitworth — 88 (6) Mickey Wright — 82 (13) Annika Sorenstam — 72 (10) Louise Suggs — 61 (11) Patty Berg — 60 (15) Betsy Rawls — 55 (8) Nancy Lopez — 48 (3) JoAnne Carner — 43 (2) Sandra Haynie — 42 (4) Karrie Webb* — 41 (7) Babe Zaharias — 41 (10) Carol Mann — 38 (2) Patty Sheehan — 35 (6) Betsy King — 34 (6) Beth Daniel — 33 (1) Pat Bradley — 31 (6) Juli Inkster* — 31 (7) Amy Alcott — 29 (5) Jane Blalock — 27 (0) Lorena Ochoa — 27 (2) Judy Rankin — 26 (0) Marlene Hagge — 26 (1) Se Ri Pak — 25 (5) Donna Caponi — 24 (4) Marilynn Smith — 21 (2) Laura Davies* — 20 (4) Cristie Kerr* — 20 (2) Inbee Park* — 20 (7) Sandra Palmer — 19 (2) Meg Mallon — 18 (4) Hollis Stacy — 18 (4) Beverly Hanson — 17 (3) Dottie Pepper — 17 (2) Ayako Okamoto — 17 (0) Jan Stephenson — 16 (3) Lydia Ko* — 15 (2) Sally Little — 15 (2) Suzann Pettersen* — 15 (2) Yani Tseng* — 15 (5) Betty Jameson — 13 (3) Rosie Jones — 13 (0) Liselotte Neumann — 13 (1)

Stacy Lewis* — 12

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Here's where lydia ko ranks in lpga career titles among active players, share this article.

After Lydia Ko notched her 20th career LPGA title at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Sunday, it’s interesting to note what rare air that is on tour these days.

Ko won 14 titles on the LPGA as a teenager, and has endured a number of grueling droughts in her 20s.

The 26-year-old now sits only one point away from qualifying for the LPGA Hall of Fame, believed to be the toughest Hall to get into in all of sports.

At her home club of Lake Nona, Ko became the 29th different player in LPGA history to earn at least 20 official wins. She moved into a tie for 27th with Laura Davies and Cristie Kerr on the all-time official career wins list.

Here’s a look at who has the most LPGA titles among active players, noting that several ahead of Ko haven’t been too “active” in recent years:

Karrie Webb, 41

Australian Karrie Webb’s 41 victories places her tied for 10th with Babe Zaharias all-time. (Getty Images)

Webb didn’t compete on the LPGA in 2023, but she did play three times in 2022. The 49-year-old Aussie legend turns 50 at the end of the year and it wouldn’t be surprising to see her play in more LPGA events down the road as she gears up for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Webb won the 2022 Senior LPGA Championship.

Inbee Park, 21

Inbee Park, shown at the 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions

Currently on maternity leave, Park’s future on the LPGA remains unknown. The LPGA Hall of Famer last won on the LPGA in 2021. She made 15 starts in 2022. Park and husband G.H. Nam welcomed a daughter last April.

Laura Davies, 20

Laura Davies of England plays their shot during the first round of the 2023 Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links Golf Course in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Davies was pretty down on her game at the end of 2023, but left the door open to compete in one last AIG Women’s British Open as her exemption runs out after this year. The 60-year-old made a handful of starts last season on the LPGA, missing the cut in each. She withdrew from last year’s AIG with injury.

Cristie Kerr, 20

Cristie Kerr holds the trophy after winning the 2013 Kingsmill Championship at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Kerr’s 20th LPGA title came in 2017 in Malaysia, 15 years after her first. The 46-year-old mother of two made 10 starts on the tour last season, making the cut three times.

Lydia Ko, 20

Lydia Ko of New Zealand poses with the trophy after winning the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida. (Photo: Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Ko’s 20th LPGA title came just steps away from home at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. She won twice on tour as an amateur before joining in 2014. The two-time major winner has a packed schedule of events planned for 2024 as she chases the Hall of Fame and Olympic gold.

Yani Tseng, 15

Danielle Kang and Yani Tseng pose with their trophies at the 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Yani Tseng, entered in this week’s LPGA Drive On field in Bradenton, Florida, hasn’t compete on the LPGA since the 2021 season after being on a medical leave. The five-time major winner last won on tour in 2012.

Jin Young Ko, 15

Jin Young Ko imitates a selfie as she poses with the winner’s trophy after a playoff win against Minjee Lee at the 2023 Cognizant Founders Cup at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. (Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A two-time LPGA Player of the Year, Ko won twice last season but didn’t contend in any majors. She ended the year with an injury, wearing a knee brace at the CME Group Tour Championship, where she was forced to withdraw prior to the third round.

Stacy Lewis, 13

Stacy Lewis poses with the trophy on the Swilcan Bridge after winning the 2013 Women’s British Open at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

The most recent mom to win on tour, Lewis played a full schedule in 2022 and 2023 despite her obligations as U.S. Solheim Cup captain. The two-time major winner last won in 2020. She remains Solheim Cup captain for the 2024 event.

Brooke Henderson, 13

Brooke Henderson kisses the trophy after winning the 2018 Canadian Pacific Women’s at Wascana Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan. (Photo: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports)

The winningest Canadian in golf history, Henderson’s latest victory came at the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in 2023. Henderson won her first LPGA title – by eight strokes – as a Monday qualifier in 2015. She was 17 years old.

Ariya Jutanugarn, 12

Ariya Jutanugarn holds the championship trophy winning the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open at Shoal Creek, Alabama.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Ariya Jutanguran became the first Thai player to rise to No. 1 in the world and win a major. The power player last won on the LPGA three years ago at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational team event with older sister Moriya.

Sei Young Kim, 12

Sei Young Kim of Korea poses with the trophy after winning the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on October 11, 2020 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Kim shed the title of best player without a major at the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA at Aronimink Golf Club. She’s also a five-time winner on the KLPGA.

Jiyai Shin, 11

Jiyai Shin of South Korea smiles after her hole-in-one of the 2022 Hoken no Madoguchi Ladies at Fukuoka Country Club Wajiro Course in Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

Jiyai Shin gave up her LPGA membership in 2014 to compete on the Japan LPGA and be closer to family. The two-time major winner and former No. 1 has won 30 times in Japan and 21 times on the KLPGA. She competed in three LPGA majors last season, finishing in the top 3 at the U.S. Women’s Open and AIG Women’s British Open.

Lexi Thompson, 11

Lexi Thompson holds the trophy after winning the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic on the Bay Course at Seaview in Galloway, New Jersey. (Photo: Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Winless on the LPGA since 2019, Thompson ended 2023 on a high note after a more than respectable showing on the PGA Tour . The 28-year-old won her first LPGA title by five strokes at age 16 at the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic.

Paula Creamer, 10

Paula Creamer poses with the trophy after her four-stroke victory at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Creamer’s last victory on the LPGA came at the 2014 HSBC Women’s Champions. She has played a limited schedule since giving birth to daughter Hilton Rose in 2022. Creamer won twice as a rookie in 2005, with her finest victory coming at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open at Oakmont.

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2023 LPGA Tour Schedule: Dates, Purses, Winners

• Author: John Schwarb

Members of the LPGA Tour will play for a record $101.3 million in 33 official events during the 2023 season.

The season begins with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions from Jan. 19-22 in Orlando and concludes with the CME Group Tour Championship from Nov. 16-19 in Naples.

We'll track the winners and total purses for each event here.

2023 LPGA Tour Schedule: Dates, Winners, Purses

Jan. 19-22: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Lake Nona G. and C.C., Orlando, Florida, $1.5 million

Winner: Brooke Henderson

Feb. 23-26: Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam C.C., Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand, Purse: $1.7 million

Winner:  Lilia Vu

March 2-5: HSBC Women's World Championship, Sentosa G.C., Singapore, Purse: $1.8 million

Winner:  Jin Young Ko

March 23-26: LPGA Drive On Championship, Superstition Mountain G.C., Gold Canyon, Arizona, $1.75 million

Winner:  Celine Boutier

March 30-April 2: DIO Implant LA Open, Palos Verdes G.C., Palos Verdes Estates, California, $1.75 million

Winner: Ruoning Yin

April 12-15: LOTTE Championship, Hoakalei Country Club, Oahu, Hawaii, $2 million

Winner:  Grace Kim

April 20-23: The Chevron Championship, The Club at Carlton Woods, The Woodlands, Texas, $5.1 million

April 27-30: JM Eagle LA Championship, Wilshire C.C., Los Angeles, California, $3 million

Winner:  Hannah Green

May 4-7: Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California

Winning Team: Thailand

May 11-14: Cognizant Founders Cup, Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, New Jersey, $3 million

May 24-28: Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play, Shadow Creek, Las Vegas, Nevada, $1.5 million

Winner:  Pajaree Anannarukarn

June 1-4: Mizuho Americas Open, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey city, New Jersey, $2.75 million

Winner: Rose Zhang

June 9-11: ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer, Seaview, A Dolce Hotel (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey, $1.75 million

Winner:  Ashleigh Buhai

June 15-18: Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Blythefield C.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, $2.5 million

Winner:  Leona Maguire

June 22-25: KPMG Women's PGA Championship , Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey, $9 million

Winner:  Ruoning Yin

July 6-9: U.S. Women's Open presented by ProMedica, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California, $10 million

Winner: Allisen Corpuz

July 13-16: Greater Toledo LPGA Classic, Highland Meadows G.C., Sylvania, Ohio, $1.75 million

Winner: Linn Grant

July 19-22: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, Midland C.C., Midland, Michigan, $2.7 million

Winners:  Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol

July 27-30: Amundi Evian Championship, Evian Resort G.C., Evian-les-Bains, France, $6.5 million

Aug. 3-6: Freed Group Women's Scottish Open, Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland, $2 million

Aug. 10-13: AIG Women's Open, Walton Heath (Old Course), Surrey, England, $9 million

Aug. 17-20: ISPS Handa World Invitational, Galgorme Castle G.C., and Massereene G.C., Antrim, Northern Ireland, $1.5 million

Winner:  Alexa Pano

Aug. 24-27: CP Women's Open, Shaughnessy Golf and C.C., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, $2.35 million

Winner: Megan Khang

Aug. 31-Sept. 3: Portland Classic, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon, $1.5 million

Winner:  Chanettee Wannasaen

Sept. 7-10: Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, $1.75 million

Winner:  Minjee Lee

Sept. 22-24: Solheim Cup , Finca Cortesin, Andalucia, Spain

Winning Team: Europe (retains Cup after 14-14 tie)

Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas, $2.3 million

Winner: Hae Ran Ryu

Oct. 5-8: The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America, Old American G.C., The Colony, Texas, $1.8 million

Winner: Hyo Joo Kim

Oct. 12-15: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai, China, $2.1 million

Winner:  Angel Yin

Oct. 19-22: BMW Ladies Championship, Seowon Valley Country Club, Seoul, South Korea, $2.2 million

Oct. 26-29: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, $3 million

Winner: Celine Boutier

Nov. 2-5: TOTO Japan Classic, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan, $2 million

Winner: Mone Inami

Nov. 9-12: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Pelican G.C., Belleair, Florida, $3.25 million

Nov. 16-19: CME Group Tour Championship, Tiburon G.C., Naples, Florida, $7 million

Winner:  Amy Yang

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Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year

Hannah Green holds up the championship trophy after winning the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Grace Kim, right, sprays water on Hannah Green after Green won the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green drinks champagne after winning the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green kisses the championship trophy after winning the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green hits from the second tee during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green lines up a shot on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green putts on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Hannah Green reacts after making a putt on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Maja Stark hits from the second tee during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Maja Stark reacts after making a putt on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Jin Hee Im hits from the second tee during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Esther Henseleit hits from the second tee during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Grace Kim hits from the second tee during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Wilshire Country Club.

A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of a playoff, Green — with help from Maja Stark — took the late drama out of this one for her fifth LPGA Tour victory and second of the year.

“It wasn’t as a eventful as the last couple days. I was nervous,” Green said. “And I’ve never been able to win having a lead into the last hole like that, so it is nice to be able to get it done earlier in the round.”

Green closed with a 5-under 66 to beat Stark by three strokes. The 27-year-old Australian, also the winner early last month in Singapore, finished at 12-under 272 on the tree-lined layout with poa annua greens that become bumpy late in the day.

“It’s really kind to me,” Green said about the course. “I felt like a couple times today almost got like a member bounce. I, obviously, really am fond of the golf club and joked that they didn’t approve it with me that they were making alterations. I love it here.”

Green began the key run with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th and made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. Then, after Stark bogeyed the par-4 16th two groups ahead, Green ran in a 25-footer for eagle from the fringe on 15 to open a four-stroke lead, and made it 5 under in five holes with a birdie on 16.

“When I chipped in on 12 I kind of felt like I really snagged one there,” Green said. “I really like the 13th hole and also played the 15th really well. When I made eagle on 15 that kind of sealed the deal. I did see Maja got it to 9 under so I know what I needed to do. Usually, I make it really tricky on myself and only win by a shot.”

Stark finished with a 68, rebounding from the bogey on 16 to birdie the final two holes. The 24-year-old Swede also finished second last week outside Houston in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year.

“I’m really proud of the way I’ve played,” Stark said. “I feel like I’ve hit a lot of good shots and I feel like my nerves kind of took over for a little while, but I was always able to get back to the normal — my normal state of mind.”

Haeran Ryu (69) was third at 6 under, followed by fellow South Korean players Jin Young Ko (67) and Jin Hee Im (72) at 5 under.

Grace Kim, four strokes ahead entering weekend after opening rounds of 64 and 66 and tied with Green for the lead after a third-round 76, finished with a 77 to tie for 25th at 1 under. She failed to make a birdie the final two days.

Korda withdrew from the Los Angeles event Monday, a day after her record-tying fifth straight victory.

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LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup 2024: Schedule, prize money, venue and more

A s the JM Eagle LA Championship comes to an end, the LPGA Tour will stop in New Jersey for the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup. The tournament will be played at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey, from May 9 to 12, 2024.

The Upper Montclair Country Club was opened in 1928 and has hosted several men's and women's tournaments. The course will be hosting the Cognizant Founders Cup for the third time after 2022.

This year, the prize money at the Cognizant Founders Cup for the winner is $450,000. The total purse of the tournament is $3 million.

The 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup schedule

The 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup is a 72-hole format tournament. It will start with the first round on Thursday, May 9, and run through the weekend to conclude with the final round on Sunday, May 12. Here is the schedule for the Cognizant Founders Cup:

• Date: May 9, 2024
• Day: Thursday
• Date: May 10, 2024
• Day: Friday
• Date: May 11, 2024
• Day: Saturday
• Date: May 12, 2024
• Day: Sunday

The 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup prize money

Of the total $3 million doled out, the winner will take home $450,000. The runner-up wins $282,976 and the third position will win $205,279. Here's the list of prize money till 50th position:

• 1st: $450,000
• 2nd: $282,976
• 3rd: $205,279
• 4th: $158,799
• 5th: $127,816
• 6th: $104,576
• 7th: $87,534
• 8th: $76,690
• 9th: $76,690
• 10th: $68,944
• 11th: $58,097
• 12th: $54,223
• 13th: $50,815
• 14th: $47,717
• 15th: $44,928
• 16th: $42,449
• 17th: $40,282
• 18th: $38,422
• 19th: $36,873
• 20th: $35,633
• 21st: $34,395
• 22nd: $33,154
• 23rd: $31,916
• 24th: $30,675
• 25th: $29,592
• 26th: $28,508
• 27th: $27,421
• 28th: $26,337
• 29th: $25,253
• 30th: $24,324
• 31st: $23,394
• 32nd: $22,464
• 33rd: $21,534
• 34th: $20,604
• 35th: $19,831
• 36th: $19,056
• 37th: $18,283
• 38th: $17,507
• 39th: $16,731
• 40th: $16,112
• 41st: $15,493
• 42nd: $14,874
• 43rd: $14,252
• 44th: $13,634
• 45th: $13,169
• 46th: $12,704
• 47th: $12,239
• 48th: $11,774
• 49th: $11,309
• 50th: $10,844

The 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup venue

This year, Upper Montclair Country Club will be hosting the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup for the third time in a row. Some of the notable golf events that have been held at the course in the past are Thunderbird Classic, NFL Golf Classic, and Sybase Classic.

The course is a par 71 course and is 6,656 yards. The tournament has been held at several courses. In its first year in 2011, the tournament was held at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona.

The 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup field

Nelly Korda will be in the limelight as she looks to become the first player to win her sixth consecutive on the LPGA Tour. She skipped the JM Eagle LA Championship and took a two-week break. Jin Young Ko won the last edition of the tournament and will look to defend her title.

Some other notable players to look for are Lydia Ko , Bailey Tardy, Patty Tavatanakit, Maja Stark, and Hae Ran Ryu. The field in New Jersey will consist of 29 major championship winners and 39 Olympians. Here's a complete list of players for the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup:

• Bailey Shoemaker (a) [USA]
• Ashley Shaw (a) [USA]
• Laura Wearn [USA]
• Sophia Schubert [USA]
• Celine Boutier [FRA]
• Ruoning Yin [CHN]
• Minjee Lee [AUS]
• Jin Young Ko [KOR]
• Atthaya Thitikul [THA]
• Xiyu Lin [CHN]
• Nasa Hataoka [JPN]
• Haeran Ryu [KOR]
• Nelly Korda [USA]
• Brooke M. Henderson [CAN]
• Angel Yin [USA]
• Yuka Saso [JPN]
• Amy Yang [KOR]
• Leona Maguire [IRL]
• Megan Khang [USA]
• Alison Lee [USA]
• Georgia Hall [ENG]
• Ashleigh Buhai [RSA]
• Linn Grant [SWE]
• Cheyenne Knight [USA]
• Rose Zhang [USA]
• Ariya Jutanugarn [THA]
• Carlota Ciganda [ESP]
• Hannah Green [AUS]
• Maja Stark [SWE]
• Grace Kim [AUS]
• A Lim Kim [KOR]
• Jenny Shin [KOR]
• Lizette Salas [USA]
• Jennifer Kupcho [USA]
• Hye-Jin Choi [KOR]
• Esther Henseleit [GER]
• Jodi Ewart Shadoff [ENG]
• Yu Liu [CHN]
• Pajaree Anannarukarn [THA]
• Aditi Ashok [IND]
• Gaby Lopez [MEX]
• Alexa Pano [USA]
• Linnea Strom [SWE]
• Anna Nordqvist [SWE]
• Sei Young Kim [KOR]
• Jasmine Suwannapura [THA]
• Yuna Nishimura [JPN]
• Peiyun Chien [TPE]
• Gemma Dryburgh [SCO]
• Chanettee Wannasaen [THA]
• Elizabeth Szokol [USA]
• Sophia Popov [GER]
• Patty Tavatanakit [THA]
• Madelene Sagstrom [SWE]
• Caroline Masson [GER]
• Perrine Delacour [FRA]
• Bianca Pagdanganan [PHI]
• Stephanie Kyriacou [AUS]
• Sarah Kemp [AUS]
• Andrea Lee [USA]
• Sarah Schmelzel [USA]
• Celine Borge [NOR]
• Albane Valenzuela [SUI]
• Azahara Munoz [ESP]
• Eun Hee Ji [KOR]
• Lauren Coughlin [USA]
• Mi Hyang Lee [KOR]
• Nanna Koerstz Madsen [DEN]
• Ryann O'Toole [USA]
• Emily Kristine Pedersen [DEN]
• Narin An [KOR]
• Stephanie Meadow [NIR]
• Matilda Castren [FIN]
• Maude-Aimee Leblanc [CAN]
• Minami Katsu [JPN]
• In Gee Chun [KOR]
• Maria Fassi [MEX]
• Yan Liu [CHN]
• Lindsey Weaver-Wright [USA]
• Lexi Thompson [USA]
• Olivia Cowan [GER]
• Paula Creamer [USA]
• Angela Stanford [USA]
• Hee Young Park [KOR]
• Jeongeun Lee6 [KOR]
• Pernilla Lindberg [SWE]
• Lydia Ko [NZL]
• Moriya Jutanugarn [THA]
• Marina Alex [USA]
• Paula Reto [RSA]
• Bailey Tardy [USA]
• Mone Inami [JPN]
• Gabriela Ruffels [AUS]
• Auston Kim [USA]
• Jiwon Jeon [KOR]
• Minji Kang [KOR]
• Agathe Laisne [FRA]
• Jenny Coleman [USA]
• Roberta Liti [ITA]
• Isabella Fierro [MEX]
• Kristen Gillman [USA]
• Pavarisa Yoktuan [THA]
• Hinako Shibuno [JPN]
• Wichanee Meechai [THA]
• Mel Reid [ENG]
• Stacy Lewis [USA]
• Gina Kim [USA]
• Lindy Duncan [USA]
• Karis Davidson [AUS]
• Arpichaya Yubol [THA]
• Jaravee Boonchant [THA]
• Wei-Ling Hsu [TPE]
• Morgane Metraux [SUI]
• Daniela Holmqvist [SWE]
• Brittany Lincicome [USA]
• Robyn Choi [AUS]
• Mao Saigo [JPN]
• So Mi Lee [KOR]
• Mina Harigae [USA]
• Gurleen Kaur [USA]
• Polly Mack [GER]
• Hyo Joon Jang [KOR]
• Yu Jin Sung [KOR]
• Yuri Yoshida [JPN]
• Laetitia Beck [ISR]
• Savannah Grewal [CAN]
• Isi Gabsa [GER]
• Mary Liu [CHN]
• Xiaowen Yin [CHN]
• Liqi Zeng [CHN]
• Hira Naveed [AUS]
• Lauren Hartlage [USA]
• Jing Yan [CHN]
• Jennifer Song [USA]
• Sofia Garcia [PAR]
• Yealimi Noh [USA]
• Lucy Li [USA]
• Jin Hee Im [KOR]
• Malia Nam [USA]
• Nataliya Guseva [UNA]
• Jeongeun Lee5 [KOR]
• Aline Krauter [GER]
• Kiira Riihijarvi [FIN]
• Kelly Tan [MAS]

Benny and the Bets: Can Quail Hollow identify the next star… again?

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Rory McIlroy. Max Homa. Rickie Fowler. Wyndham Clark.

What do these four superstars of golf have in common? Their first win on the PGA TOUR came at none other than Quail Hollow Club, the site of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship.

It doesn’t feel like a coincidence to me. This track, also used for the 2017 PGA Championship and 2022 Presidents Cup in recent times, has a knack for finding elite winners. And more so, up-and-coming elite stars.

In 2010 McIlroy was still a baby-faced young man of just 20, his curly locks popping out the side of his cap. Already a star in Europe, McIlroy announced himself on the PGA TOUR with a blistering final round 62 to win by four.

Two years later, in 2012, McIlroy was bested in a playoff by a 23-year-old Fowler, who put away some near-misses to that point in his fledgling career with a brilliant approach to near tap in during extra holes.

Homa finally buried the demons of his well-publicized early career struggles at Quail Hollow in 2019, and it kick-started his ascension to one of the top players in the world over the last few years.

And who can forget the defending champion, Clark, who appeared to be an outlier winner a year ago but went on to prove his victory was no fluke by since adding the U.S. Open and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to his name.

So this begs the question: is there another player in the field this week we should have our eye on as the next player to not only breakthrough on TOUR, but to take their career to a new level afterwards?

Here are the five I believe are most likely to add to the trend this week at the home of the Green Mile:

Cameron Young (+2500 at BetMGM Sportsbook): The 2022 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year has seven runner-up finishes, two thirds and 16 total top-10 TOUR results in just 62 starts. Sitting 23rd on TOUR in Strokes Gained: Off-the Tee (second in 2022, 11th in 2023) and 32nd on Approach, Young has the form to contend this week. Was third and seventh in his first two seasons on TOUR in Driving Distance. Has a T2 in this event, but not from this course. A runner-up and T9 in his last three starts have him at 16th in the world rankings. One gets the feeling that when Young does win, it will open the floodgates, making him the perfect candidate to be the next Quail Hollow killer.

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Tommy Fleetwood (+2500): It seems almost frivolous to have Fleetwood on this list given he’s clearly a proven winner with seven DP World Tour titles to his name – including one in January of this year – but the fact remains he is devoid of a PGA TOUR win. At just 33, Fleetwood still has time to have a big surge in his career and a win on the TOUR could be the kick-starter to that. Ask yourself how surprised you would be if Fleetwood was to do the same double Clark did last year? I wouldn’t. He has three career top-5s in U.S. Opens, including a T5 last season. He’s also coming off a T3 at the Masters recently and sits 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Byeong Hun An (+4500): It seems forever ago that Benny An was the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur and had the world at his feet. Now at 33, he’s had a solid career, but certainly not what he would’ve hoped. A huge DP World Tour win at the 2015 BMW PGA Championship, a spot in the Presidents Cup in 2019 and five TOUR runner-up finishes are his highlights. One of those was a playoff loss at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January, one of four top-10s this season, helping him to 32nd in the Official World Golf Rankings. Coming off a T4 last week, he might be trending just at the right time.

Denny McCarthy (+6000): Almost a year ago, I saw first-hand some McCarthy magic at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday that made me a believer of the world No. 31’s talent. There is no doubt it is built around sublime putting, but anyone who can make a bunch of putts is a huge chance on the occasion they find their tee-to-green game firing. Last season (eight top-10s) was the one, should he kick on, we say was the builder. Was nearly unconscious on the greens at the recent Valero Texas Open where he ultimately fell in a playoff, victim to a poor approach shot under pressure. If he can figure out his nerves under the pump, he could break out.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+6600): A three-time winner on the DP World Tour, this South African sits 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking and could still take his game to another level. Consider Clark was 80th in the world coming into Quail Hollow a year ago and now sits third! Bezuidenhout plays Wells Fargo for the first time but has some history on the course. While he was barely used at Quail Hollow in the 2022 Presidents Cup, he still managed a win and draw to go undefeated. Four top-30 finishes in his last four TOUR starts, including a T9 and T13. At just 29, he still has time on his side.

Others to consider:

• Alex Noren (+4000): 10 DP World Tour wins, 41 years old, three career TOUR runner-up finishes.
• Adam Schenk (+6600): Two-time TOUR runner-up in 2023, including a playoff loss at Colonial.
• Eric Cole (+10000): The reigning PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year… at 35. Two runners-up, two thirds.
• Patrick Rodgers (+10000): Four career runner-up finishes, including two playoff defeats.
• Ben Kohles (+30000): Gutting loss last week in Texas, where he bogeyed the last hole to finish one shot short.

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Field Breakdown: 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup

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CLIFTON, N.J. — The 13th edition of the Cognizant Founders Cup is set to begin this week at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J. Six past winners will tee it up in the Garden State, including three-time Founders Cup champion Jin Young Ko and U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Stacy Lewis, and they’ll be joined by eight of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, the most notable of which is Nelly Korda, who will be looking to earn her sixth straight LPGA Tour victory this week at Upper Montclair. Eighteen LPGA Tour rookies are also in the field, including Epson Tour graduates Isabella Fierro, Minji Kang, Auston Kim and Gabriela Ruffels, and all 144 players will be duking it out for a share of a $3 million purse as well as 500 points in the Race to the CME Globe.

Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the Cognizant Founders Cup:

Past Champions (6):

Jin Young Ko (2023, 2021, 2019), Minjee Lee (2022), Anna Nordqvist (2017), Sei Young Kim (2016), Stacy Lewis (2013), Yani Tseng (2012)

2024 LPGA Tour Winners (5 of 5):

Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro) and Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA)

2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (18 of 26):

Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Mary Liu, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (8 of 10):

Nelly Korda (No. 1), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Ruoning Yin (No. 4), Jin Young Ko (No. 5), Brooke Henderson (No. 6), Hannah Green (No. 7), Minjee Lee (No. 9), Lydia Ko (No. 10)

New Jersey Natives:

Marina Alex

Sponsor Exemptions:

Ashley Shaw (a) (Winner of The JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup), Bailey Shoemaker (a)

Monday Qualifiers:

Laura Wearn, Sophia Schubert

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