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All records correct up to the end of 2025 | Unless otherwise stated all winners from the USA

Most Wins
Wins Golfer (Country) First Win Last Win
88 Kathy Whitworth 1962 1985
82 Mickey Wright         1956 1973
72 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) 1995 2008
61 Louise Suggs 1946 1962
60 Patty Berg 1937 1962
55 Betsy Rawls 1951 1972
48 Nancy Lopez 1978 1997
43 JoAnne Carner 1969 1985
42 Sandra Haynie 1962 1982
41 Babe Zaharias 1940 1955
41 Karrie Webb (Australia) 1995 2014

The first of Kathy Whitworth'srecord 88 wins was on 8 July 1962 when she beat Sandra Haynie by one stroke to win the Kelly Girls Open at Turf Valley Country Club, Maryland. Her 88th and last win was 23 years later on 12 May 1985 when she beat Amy Alcott by one stroke to win the United Virginia Bank Classic at Sleepy Hole, Virginia.

Most Wins in One Year
Wins Golfer (Country) Year
13 Mickey Wright 1963
11 Mickey Wright 1964
11 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) 2002
10 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) 2005
10 Carol Mann 1968
10 Kathy Whitworth 1968
10 Mickey Wright 1961
10 Betsy Rawls 1959

Most Times Topping the Annual Money List
Times Golfer (Country) Years
8 Kathy Whitworth

1965-68 1970-73
8 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) 1995, 1997-98, 2001-05
4 Mickey Wright 1961-64
3 Patty Berg 1954-55, 1957
3 Nancy Lopez 1978-78, 1985
3 Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) 2006-08
3 Ko Jin-young (South Korea) 2019-21
3 Karrie Webb (Australia) 1996, 1999-2000
3 JoAnne Carner 1974, 1982-83
3 Betsy King 1984, 1989,1993
3 Beth Daniel 1980-81, 1990,

The most money won in a single season is $7,578,330 by Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul in 2025.The first woman to top the list with $1 milion winnings was Australia’s Karrie Webb in 1996.

Career Money Winners
Winnings Golfer (Country) Years
$22,583,693 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) 1994-2003
$21,316,768 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 2014-25
$20,293,617 Karrie Webb (Australia) 1996-2024
$20,179,848 Cristie Kerr (USA) 1997-2024
$18,656,560 Minjee Lee (Australia) 2015-25
$18,262,344 Inbee Park (South Korea) 2007-22
$17,369,400 Jeeno Thitikul (Thailand) 2022-25
$16,117,591 Amy Yang (South Korea) 2008-25
$16,109,558 Nelly Korda (USA) 2017-25
$15,498,227 Lexi Thompson (USA) 2012-25
$15,492,568 Sei Young Kim (South Korea) 2013-25

Sörenstam's first pay day was in finishing tied 16th in the 1994 Toray Japan Queens Cup at the Oak Hills Country Club, when she won $8,517

Lowest 18 Hole Totals
Total Golfer (Country) Year/Tournament
59 Annika Sörenstam (Sweden)

2001 Standard Register PING
60 Lucy Li

2024 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
60 Linnea Ström (Sweden) 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic
60 Jessica Korda 2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
60 Paula Creamer 2008 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
60 Anna Acker-Macosko 2004 Longs Drugs Challenge
60 Sarah Jung Yeon Lee (South Korea) 2004 Welch’s/Fry’s Championship
60 Meg Mallon 2003 Welch’s/Fry’s Championship

Sörenstam's Record-breaking Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18   Total
Par 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 36 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 36 720
Score 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 28 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 31 59

At the time of her record, no woman had scored 60 on the Tour.
The record at the time was 61 held jointly by Sörenstam, Se Ri Pak (South Korea), and Australia's Karrie Webb.

Sörenstam went on to win the Standard Register tournament, the 25th Tour win of her career.
Lowest 72 Hole Totals
Total Golfer (Country) Year/Tournament
257 Sei Young Kim (South Korea)

2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
258 Hee Young Park (South Korea) 2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
258 Angela Stanford (USA) *

2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
258 Karen Stupples (England)

2004 Welch’/Fry’s Championship
259 Shanshan Feng (China) 2019 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
259 Wendy Doolan (Australia) 2003 Welch’s/Fry’s Championship
260 Angel Yin (USA) 2025 Honda LPGA Thailand
260 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 2021 LOTTE Championship
260 Jessica Korda (USA)

2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
260 Danielle Kang (USA) *

2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions

Oldest Winners
Age * Golfer (Country) Year/Tournament
46 years 272 days Beth Daniel

2003 Canadian Women’s Open

46 years 164 days JoAnne Carner 1985 Safeco Classic
45 years 322 days Betsy King 2001 ShopRite LPGA Classic
45 years 268 days Juli Inkster 2006 Safeway International
45 years 227 days Kathy Whitworth 1985 United Virginia Bank Classic
45 years 224 days Fay Crocker (Uruguay) 1960 Titleholders Championship
44 years 304 days  Pat Bradley 1995 HealthSouth Inaugural
44 years 171 days Betsy Rawls 1962 Muskogee Civitan Open
44 years 96 days Patty Berg 1962 Muskogee Civitan Open
* Age at time of last win

At the 2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship, JoAnne Carner became the oldest person to  take part in an LPGA Tour event at the age of 65 years 354 days


Youngest Winners
Age * Golfer (Country) Year/Tournament
15 years 124 days Lydia Ko # (New Zealand)

2012 Canadian Women’s Open

16 years 220 days Lexi Thompson 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic
17 years 340 days Brooke Henderson # (Canada) 2015 Cambia Portland Classic
18 years 15 days Marlene Bauer Hagge

1952 Sarasota Open †

18 years 290 days Paula Creamer 2005 Sybase Classic
18 years 313 days Morgan Pressel 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship
18 years 350 days Jessica Korda 2012 Women’s Australian Open
18 years 356 days Minjee Lee (Australia) 2015 Kingsmill Championship

* Age at time of first win | # a non-LPGA member at the time | † a one-day 18-hole event only

Lyda Ko won 12 LPGA Tour events before her 19th birthday.

The youngest person to take part in an LPGA Tour event is Beverly Klass who was just 10 years and 184 days when she competed in the Dallas Civitan Open at Glenn Lakes Country Club in May 1967. She finished joint 51st. Six weeks later she competed in the US Women's Open.
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