2021 LPGA Tour
{{short description|Professional women's golf tour}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2021
| tour = LPGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2021|1|21}} – {{end date|2021|11|21}}
| most_wins = 5 {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
| honor1 = {{nowrap|Race to CME Globe Winner}}
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
| honor2 = Money leader
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
| honor3 = Rolex Player of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
| honor4 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree4 = {{flagicon|THA}} Patty Tavatanakit{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2021/patty-tavatanakit-earns-2021-louise-suggs-rolex-rookie-of-the-year-award |title=Patty Tavatanakit Earns 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie Of The Year Award |publisher=LPGA |date=October 25, 2021}}
| prevseason = 2020
| nextseason = 2022
}}
The 2021 LPGA Tour was the 72nd edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on January 21 and ended on November 21 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors. The schedule and purse amount for each tournament is listed on the LPGA website.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/tournaments |title=Tournaments |publisher=LPGA}} The LPGA has a standard formula for payout percentages and distribution of its purse and prize money for every event. The winner typically gets 15% of the total, second place gets 9.3%, third place 6.75%, etc.{{cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2017/05/27/lpga-tour-purse-payout-percentages-distribution-105122 |title=LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution |publisher=Golf News Net |date=May 27, 2017}}
With the $1.3 million increase in the total prize fund for the 2021 Women's British Open from $4.5 million to $5.8 million announced on August 18,{{cite web |url=https://www.aigwomensopen.com/news/2021/08/record-prize-money |title=A New Benchmark for Women's Golf: Record prize fund at AIG Women's Open |publisher=AIG Women's Open |date=August 18, 2021}} if all remaining events are played, the present 2021 total prize money is now scheduled to be $73.3 million, the largest in its history. With the cancellation of the Toto Japan Classic, as the fifth canceled of the 35 originally scheduled, the total prize money to be won now drops to $69.2 million for the 30 played, $1 million fewer than in 2019. That 2019 total was $70.2 million in its 32 played tournaments. For 2021, the AIG Women's British Open has the largest total prize fund, but its winner's share of $870,000 is barely more than one-half of the CME Group Tour Championship that pays the winner $1.5 million, as it did in 2019, the largest ever in woman's golf.
Several events were postponed or canceled due to an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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|Major championships |
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|Regular events |
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|Team championships |
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Winner !WWGR !Purse ($) !Winner's | |
| Jan 24
| Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Korda (6) | align=center|20.5 | align=center|1,200,000 | align=center|180,000 | |
| Feb 28
| Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda (4) | align=center|53 | align=center|2,000,000 | align=center|300,000 | |
| Mar 7
| Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Ernst (3) | align=center|53 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
| Mar 28
| California | {{flagicon|KOR}} Inbee Park (21) | align=center|68 | align=center|1,800,000 | align=center|270,000 | |
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| Apr 4 | California | {{flagicon|THA}} Patty Tavatanakit (1) | align=center|100 | align=center|3,100,000 | align=center|465,000 | |
| Apr 17
| Hawaii | {{flagicon|NZL}} Lydia Ko (16) | align=center|53 | align=center|2,000,000 | align=center|300,000 | |
| Apr 24
| California | {{flagicon|CAN}} Brooke Henderson (10) | align=center|62 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
| May 2
| HSBC Women's World Championship | Singapore | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyo-joo (4) | align=center|46 | align=center|1,600,000 | align=center|240,000 | |
| May 9
| Thailand | {{flagicon|THA}} Ariya Jutanugarn (11) | align=center|34 | align=center|1,600,000 | align=center|240,000 | |
| China |colspan=2 align=center|Tournament canceled{{Cite web |title=2021 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled, Will Return in 2022 |url=http://www.lpga.com/news/2021/blue-bay-canceled |date=April 7, 2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021 |publisher=LPGA}} | align=center| | align=center|– | |
| May 23
| Virginia | {{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Wei-ling (1) | align=center|31 | align=center|1,300,000 | align=center|195,000 | |
| May 30
| Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play | Nevada | {{flagicon|USA}} Ally Ewing (2) | align=center|50 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
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| Jun 6 | California | {{flagicon|PHL}} Yuka Saso (1) | align=center|100 | align=center|5,500,000 | align=center|1,000,000 | |
| Jun 13
| California | {{flagicon|FIN}} Matilda Castren (1) | align=center|37 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
| Jun 20
| Michigan | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda (5) | align=center|50 | align=center|2,300,000 | align=center|345,000 | |
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| Jun 27 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Georgia | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda (6) | align=center|100 | align=center|4,500,000 | align=center|675,000 | |
| Jul 4
| Volunteers of America Classic | Texas | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young (8) | align=center|24 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
| Jul 11
| Ohio | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nasa Hataoka (4) | align=center|34 | align=center|2,000,000 | align=center|300,000 | |
| Jul 17
| Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational | Michigan | {{flagicon|THA}} Ariya Jutanugarn (12) | align=center|n/a | align=center|2,300,000 | align=center|279,500 | |
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| Jul 25 | France | {{flagicon|AUS}} Minjee Lee (6) | align=center|100 | align=center|4,500,000 | align=center|675,000 | |
| Aug 1
| ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | {{flagicon|THA}} Pajaree Anannarukarn (1) | align=center|18 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
| Aug 15
| Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open | Scotland | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryann O'Toole (1) | align=center|37 | align=center|1,500,000 | align=center|225,000 | |
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| Aug 22 | Scotland | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna Nordqvist (9) | align=center|100 | align=center|5,800,000 | align=center|870,000 | |
| Canada | colspan=2 align=center|Tournament canceled{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31555034/lpga-tour-cp-women-open-canceled-2nd-year-row |title=LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open canceled for 2nd year in a row |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 2, 2021}} | align=center| | align=center|– | |
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| Sep 6 | Ohio | {{flagicon|EUR}} Europe | align=center colspan=3|n/a | |
| Sep 19
| Oregon | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young (9) | align=center|26 | align=center|1,400,000 | align=center|210,000 | |
| Sep 26
| Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nasa Hataoka (5) | align=center|50 | align=center|2,300,000 | align=center|345,000 | |
| Oct 3
| New Jersey | {{flagicon|FRA}} Céline Boutier (2) | align=center|50 | align=center|1,750,000 | align=center|262,500 | |
| Oct 10
| New Jersey | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young (10) | align=center|62 | align=center|3,000,000 | align=center|450,000 | |
| China | colspan=2 align=center|Tournament canceled{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32079931/lpga-shanghai-tournament-scheduled-october-canceled-amid-covid-19-travel-restrictions |title=LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for October, canceled amid COVID-19 travel restrictions |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 24, 2021}} | align=center| | align=center|– |
| Oct 24
| South Korea | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young (11) | align=center|40 | align=center|2,000,000 | align=center|300,000 | |
| Taiwan |colspan=2 align=center|Tournament canceled{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2021/lpga-statement-on-the-2021-taiwan-swinging-skirts-lpga |title=LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA |publisher=LPGA |date=July 29, 2021}} | align=center| | align=center|– | |
| Japan | colspan=2 align=center|Tournament removed from schedule{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32340390/lpga-tour-play-toto-japan-classic-next-month-cites-pandemic |title=LPGA Tour won't play Toto Japan Classic next month, cites pandemic |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 4, 2021}} | align=center| | align=center|– | |
| Nov 14
| Pelican Women's Championship | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda (7) | align=center|53 | align=center|1,750,000 | align=center|262,500 | |
| Nov 21
| Florida | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young (12) | align=center|56 | align=center|5,000,000 | align=center|1,500,000 |
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=Unofficial events=
The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Winner !WWGR |
| Aug 7
| Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda | align=center|37 |
Statistics leaders
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=Money list leaders=
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! Rank ! Player ! Events ! Prize | |||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young | align=center|19 | align=right|3,502,161 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda | align=center|17 | align=right|2,382,198 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nasa Hataoka | align=center|21 | align=right|1,901,081 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Minjee Lee | align=center|18 | align=right|1,542,332 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|NZ}} Lydia Ko | align=center|20 | align=right|1,530,629 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|PHI}} Yuka Saso | align=center|10 | align=right|1,517,876 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|THA}} Patty Tavatanakit | align=center|19 | align=right|1,393,437 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|THA}} Ariya Jutanugarn | align=center|23 | align=right|1,260,430 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna Nordqvist | align=center|19 | align=right|1,258,467 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lexi Thompson | align=center|19 | align=right|1,254,423 |
Source and complete list: [http://www.lpga.com/statistics/money/official-money?year=2021 LPGA official website].
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=Scoring average=
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!Rank !! Player !! Total strokes !! Total rounds !! Average | ||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda | 4,264 | 62 | 68.774 |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young | 4,614 | 67 | 68.866 |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Lydia Ko | 5,061 | 73 | 69.329 |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Yuka Saso | 2,289 | 33 | 69.364 |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Inbee Park | 4,033 | 58 | 69.534 |
| 6 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Lexi Thompson | 4,874 | 70 | 69.629 |
| 7 | align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} In Gee Chun | 5,292 | 76 | 69.632 |
| 8 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Korda | 4,397 | 63 | 69.794 |
| 9 | align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Brooke Henderson | 5,235 | 75 | 69.800 |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Kang | 4,818 | 69 | 69.826 |
Source and complete list: [http://www.lpga.com/statistics/scoring/scoring-average?year=2021 LPGA official website].
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