Английская Википедия:2008 LPGA Tour
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The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In 2008, prize money on the LPGA Tour was $60.3 million, which was the highest in the history of the tour until 2016.
Lorena Ochoa topped the money list, earning $2,763,193. Ochoa also led the league in most wins with six, including four consecutive tournaments in March and April and one major tournament.
The four major championships were won by: Lorena Ochoa (Kraft Nabisco Championship), Yani Tseng (LPGA Championship), Inbee Park (U.S. Women's Open), and Jiyai Shin (Women's British Open). All major winners except Ochoa were not only first-time major winners, but first-time winners on the LPGA Tour. Tseng, at 19 years old, and Park and Shin, both at 20 years old, became the youngest-ever winners of the respective majors.
On May 12, a day after winning her third tournament of the season, Annika Sörenstam announced her intent to "step away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season. She continued to draw large crowds through the remainder of the season, though she did not win another tournament on the LPGA Tour before the end of the year.
Jiyai Shin, a 20-year-old non-LPGA member, set records on the LPGA Tour by winning three of the nine tournaments in which she played, including the Women's British Open and the season-ending ADT Championship with its $1 million first place prize. She became the first non-LPGA member ever to win three events.
The LPGA organization also attracted attention in 2008 when commissioner Carolyn Bivens announced a new policy in August that would have required all players who had been on the tour for two years to show proficiency in English or face suspension.[1][2] The Tour rescinded the policy two weeks later after increasing criticism from the media and from LPGA Tour sponsors.[3][4]
Tournament schedule and results
ADT Playoff Categories:
- winner: Official LPGA Tour events with a purse of at least $2,000,000. Winners of these events automatically qualify for the ADT Championship.
- standard: Winners do not automatically qualify for the ADT Championship; the ADT points system is used.
- unofficial: These events are not official LPGA Tour events and participation is not part of the ADT Playoff system.
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour, including that event.
| Date | Tournament | Location | ADT Playoff category |
Winner | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Women's World Cup of Golf | South Africa | unofficial | Шаблон:PHL (Jennifer Rosales / Dorothy Delasin) |
1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Feb 16 | SBS Open at Turtle Bay | Hawaii | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam (70) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| Feb 23 | Fields Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Paula Creamer (5) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Mar 2 | HSBC Women's Champions | Singapore | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (18) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Mar 116 | MasterCard Classic | Mexico | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Louise Friberg (1) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Mar 30 | Safeway International | Arizona | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (19) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Apr 6 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | California | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (20) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Apr 13 | Corona Championship | Mexico | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (21) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Apr 20 | Ginn Open | Florida | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (22) | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| Apr 27 | Stanford International Pro-Am | Florida | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam (71) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| May 4 | SemGroup Championship | Oklahoma | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Paula Creamer (6) | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| May 11 | Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill | Virginia | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam (72) | 2,200,000 | 330,000 |
| May 18 | Sybase Classic | New Jersey | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (23) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| May 25 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Leta Lindley (1) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 1 | Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika | South Carolina | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Seon Hwa Lee (3) | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| Jun 8 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | Maryland | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Yani Tseng (1) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| End of first half of the season | ||||||
| Jun 22 | Wegmans LPGA | New York | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Eun-Hee Ji (1) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Jun 29 | U.S. Women's Open | Minnesota | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Inbee Park (1) | 3,250,000 | 585,000 |
| Jul 6 | P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Seon Hwa Lee (4) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Jul 13 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | Ohio | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Paula Creamer (7) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| Jul 20 | LPGA State Farm Classic | Illinois | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Ji Young Oh (1) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Jul 27 | Evian Masters | France | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Helen Alfredsson (6) | 3,250,000 | 487,500 |
| Aug 3 | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiyai Shin (1*) | 2,100,000 | 314,464 |
| Aug 17 | CN Canadian Women's Open | Ontario | winner | Шаблон:Flagicon Katherine Hull (1) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| Aug 24 | Safeway Classic | Oregon | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Cristie Kerr (11) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Sep 14 | Bell Micro LPGA Classic | Alabama | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Angela Stanford (2) | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Sep 28 | Navistar LPGA Classic | Alabama | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa (24) | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Oct 5 | Samsung World Championship | California | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Paula Creamer (8) | 1,000,000 | 250,000 |
| Oct 12 | Longs Drugs Challenge | California | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon In-Kyung Kim (1) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Oct 19 | Kapalua LPGA Classic | Hawaii | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Morgan Pressel (2) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Oct 26 | Grand China Air LPGA | Chine | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Helen Alfredsson (7) | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Nov 2 | Hana Bank-KOLON Championship | South Korea | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Candie Kung (4) | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Nov 9 | Mizuno Classic | Japan | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiyai Shin (2*) | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Nov 16 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | Mexico | standard | Шаблон:Flagicon Angela Stanford (3) | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Nov 23 | ADT Championship | Florida | n/a | Шаблон:Flagicon Jiyai Shin (3*) | 1,550,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Nov 30 | Lexus Cup | Singapore | unofficial | Team International | n/a | |
| Dec 14** | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | unofficial | Champions Tour | n/a | |
Tournaments in bold are majors.
**The Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge was held on November 17. It was broadcast on television on December 13 and 14. The official LPGA Tour schedule lists the tournament dates based on the date of the television broadcast.
*Shin was not an LPGA member in 2008.
Leaders
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | Шаблон:MEX | 2,763,193 | 23 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | Шаблон:USA | 1,823,992 | 26 |
| 3 | Yani Tseng | Шаблон:TWN | 1,752,086 | 27 |
| 4 | Annika Sörenstam | Шаблон:SWE | 1,735,912 | 22 |
| 5 | Helen Alfredsson | Шаблон:SWE | 1,431,408 | 26 |
| 6 | Lee Seon-hwa | Шаблон:KOR | 1,187,294 | 30 |
| 7 | Suzann Pettersen | Шаблон:NOR | 1,177,809 | 24 |
| 8 | Inbee Park | Шаблон:KOR | 1,138,370 | 27 |
| 9 | Angela Stanford | Шаблон:USA | 1,134,753 | 28 |
| 10 | Cristie Kerr | Шаблон:USA | 1,108,839 | 26 |
Full 2008 Official Money List - navigate to "2008"
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | Шаблон:MEX | 69.70 |
| 2 | Annika Sörenstam | Шаблон:SWE | 70.47 |
| 3 | Paula Creamer | Шаблон:USA | 70.56 |
| 4 | Yani Tseng | Шаблон:TWN | 70.77 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | Шаблон:USA | 70.88 |
Full 2008 Scoring Average List - navigate to "2008", then "Scoring Average"
Award winners
The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:
- The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending ADT Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th.
- 2008 Winner: Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa. Runner-up: Шаблон:Flagicon Paula Creamer
- The Vare Trophy, named for Glenna Collett-Vare, is given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
- 2008 Winner: Шаблон:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa. Runner-up: Шаблон:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam
- The Louis Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award is awarded to the first-year player on the LPGA Tour who scores the highest in a points competition in which points are awarded at all full-field domestic events and doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in increments of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points. The award is named after Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA.
- 2008 Winner: Шаблон:Flagicon Yani Tseng. Runner-up: Шаблон:Flagicon Na Yeon Choi
See also
References
