LPGA Tour Records

Looking for LPGA Tour records? Here is a stroll through the tour record-book, with highs and lows, bests and worsts in various categories. We start by listing the record categories for which we have more in-depth entries; you can click on those links to read more. After that, we list many more records right here on this page.

These entries in the record-book are covered on their own pages, which allows us to go a bit more in-depth into each. Click to read all about it:

• Best 18-hole scores on LPGA Tour
• Most LPGA Tour wins, career
• Most career wins in majors
• Longest LPGA Tour winning streaks
• Lowest 18-hole stroke total in a major
• Youngest to win a major championship
• Oldest to win a major championship
• Youngest winners of an LPGA Tour event
• Oldest to play in LPGA Tour tournament
• Oldest winners on the LPGA Tour
• Oldest first-time winner on LPGA Tour

Now we'll list many more categories of LPGA Tour records and give you the record-holders (and, in most cases, the runners-up) right here:

Fewest Strokes, Tournament (72 Holes)

• 257 - Sei Young Kim (63-65-64-65), 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
• 258 - Karen Stupples (63-66-66-63), 2004 Welch's/Fry's Championship
• 258 - Angela Stanford (63-67-64-64), 2013 Manulife Classic
• 258 - Hee Young Park (65-67-61-65), 2013 Manulife Classic
• 259 - Wendy Doolan (65-62-67-65), 2003 Welch's/Fry's Championship

Fewest Strokes, Tournament (54 Holes)

• 192 - Annika Sorenstam (63-63-66), 2003 Mizuno Classic
• 192 - Nasa Hataoka (64-65-63), 2018 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
• 194 - Annika Sorenstam (63-66-65), 2004 Mizuno Classic

Most Strokes Below Par, Tournament (72 Holes)

• 31-under - Sei Young Kim, 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, 257 total, par-72
• 27-under - Annika Sorenstam, 2001 Standard Register Ping, 261 total, par-72
• 27-under - Sei Young Kim, 2016 LPGA Founders Cup, 261 total, par-72

Most Strokes Below Par, Tournament (54 Holes)

• 24-under - Annika Sorenstam, 2003 Mizuno Classic, 192, par-72

Fewest Total Strokes, LPGA Major

• 263 - In Gee Chun, 2016 Evian Championship
• 267 - Betsy King, 1992 LPGA Championship
• 267 - *So Yeon Ryu, 2016 Evian Championship
• 267 - *Sung Hyun Park, 2016 Evian Championship
• 268 - Juli Inkster, 1999 LPGA Championship
• 268 - Lydia Ko, 2015 Evian Championship

(*did not win tournament)

Most Strokes Below Par in a Women's Major

• 21-under - In Gee Chun, 2016 Evian Championship
• 19-under - Dottie Pepper, 1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship
• 19-under - Karen Stupples, 2004 Women's British Open
• 19-under - Cristie Kerr, 2010 LPGA Championship
• 19-under - Yani Tseng, 2011 LPGA Championship

Most Below-Par Holes in One Tournament
Four golfers share the record of having 29 holes under par in a single tournament:

• Se Ri Pak, 1998 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
• Annika Sorenstam, 2001 Standard Register Ping
• Wendy Doolan, 2003 Welch's/Fry's Championship
• Juli Inkster, 2003 LPGA Corning Classic

Lowest LPGA Season Scoring Average

• 68.6970 strokes - Annika Sorenstam, 2004
• 68.6974 - Annika Sorenstam, 2002
• 69.0167 - Annika Sorenstam, 2003
• 69.114 - Lexi Thompson, 2017
• 69.2360 - Lorena Ochoa, 2006
• 69.247 - Sung Hyun Park, 2017
• 69.3286 - Annika Sorenstam, 2005

Lowest 9-Hole Scores

• 27 - Mi Hyang Lee, 2016 LPGA Founders Cup (par 36), shot 62
• 27 - Amy Yang, 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank LPGA Championship (par 36), shot 62
• 27 - Paula Creamer, 2008 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (par 34), shot 60
• 27 - In-Kyung Kim, 2007 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (par 34), shot 65
• 27 - Jimin Kang, 2005 ShopRite LPGA Classic (par 35), shot 62

Consecutive Birdies (in One Round)

• 9 - Beth Daniel, second round of 1999 Phillips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick
• 9 - Amy Yang, final round of the 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship

Consecutive Rounds Under Par

• 29 - Annika Sorenstam, 2nd round of 2004 US Women's Open through 2nd round of 2004 ADT Championship
• 29 - Lydia Ko, first round of 2014 CME Group Tour Championship through 1st round of 2015 ANA Inspiration

Most LPGA Wins in One Year

• 13 - Mickey Wright, 1963
• 11 - Mickey Wright, 1964
• 11 - Annika Sorenstam, 2002

Most LPGA Seasons With At Least One Win

• 22 Years With a Win - Kathy Whitworth
• 18 - Betsy Rawls
• 16 - Sandra Haynie
• 16 - Nancy Lopez
• 16 - Juli Inkster

Consecutive Years With a Win

• 17 Years In a Row - Kathy Whitworth, 1962-78
• 15 - Betsy Rawls, 1951-65
• 14 - Mickey Wright, 1956-69
• 14 - Sandra Haynie, 1962-75

Most Consecutive Wins in LPGA Tournaments Played

• 5 wins in a row - Nancy Lopez, 1978
• 5 - Annika Sorenstam, 2004-05

Most Wins in the Same Tournament

• 5 - Mickey Wright, Sea Island Open (1957-58, 1960, 1962-63)
• 5 - Kathy Whitworth, Orange Blossom Classic (1965, 1968-70, 1974)
• 5 - Annika Sorenstam, Samsung World Championship (1995-96, 2002, 2004-2005)
• 5 - Annika Sorenstam, Mizuno Classic (2001-2005)
• 5 - Se Ri Pak, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (1998-99, 2001, 2003, 2007)

Most Consecutive Wins in the Same Tournament

• 5 Wins In a Row - Annika Sorenstam, Mizuno Classic (2001-05)
• 4 - Laura Davies, Standard Register Ping (1994-97)

Largest Margin of Victory (72-Hole Tournament)

• 14 strokes - Cindy Mackey, 1986 MasterCard International Pro-Am

Largest Margin of Victory (54-Hole Tournament)

• 11 strokes - Jan Stephenson (1981 Mary Kay Classic)
• 11 - Annika Sorenstam (2002 Kellogg-Keebler Classic)

Largest Final-Round Comeback to Win
Three golfers share the record for starting the final round the most strokes behind the leader and then winning. That record is 10 strokes:

• Mickey Wright, 1964 Tall City Open
• Annika Sorenstam, 2001 The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott
• Louise Friberg, 2008 MasterCard Classic

Fewest LPGA Starts Before First Win

• 1 start - Beverly Hanson (1951 Eastern Open)
• 2 starts - Karrie Webb (1996 HealthSouth Inaugural)

Most LPGA Starts Before Getting First Win

• 359 starts - Carolyn Hill (1994 McCall's LPGA Classic)
• 313 starts - Cindy Figg-Currier (1997 State Farm Rail Classic)

Longest Gap Between Wins

• 14 years, 11 months - Dale Eggeling won the 1980 Boston Five Classic and then didn't win again until the 1995 Oldsmobile Classic

Largest Sudden-Death Playoff

• 6 golfers - 1999 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic: Carin Koch, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, Se Ri Pak (winner), Sherri Steinhauer, Karrie Webb
• 6 - 2012 Women's Australian Open: Jessica Korda (winner), Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Julieta Granada, So Yeon Ryu, Hee Kyung Seo

Most Wins in Playoffs

• 16 wins - Annika Sorenstam (overall playoff record 16-6)
• 10 - JoAnne Carner (10-10)

Most Losses in Playoffs

• 20 - Kathy Whitworth (overall playoff record 8-20)
• 12 - Judy Rankin (4-12)

Longest Sudden-Death Playoffs

• 10 Holes - 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open, Jo Ann Prentice def. Sandra Palmer and Kathy Whitworth
• 9 Holes - 2012 Kingsmill Championship, Jiyai Shin def. Paula Creamer
• 8 Holes - 2018 ANA Inspiration, Pernilla Lindberg def. Inbee Park and Jennifer Song
• 7 Holes - 2004 LPGA Takefuji Classic, Cristie Kerr defeated Seol-An Jeon

Youngest Golfer to Play in an LPGA Tournament
The record-holder is Beverly Klass, who was 10 years, 6 months and 3 days old when she played the 1967 Dallas Civitan Open. She finished 51st, shooting 88-88-90-99--365.

Youngest Golfer to Make an LPGA Cut
The record-holder is Michelle Wie, who was 13 years, 5 months, 17 days old when she made the cut at the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship, a major.

Oldest Golfer to Make an LPGA Cut
The record-holder is JoAnne Carner, who made her last cut at age 64 years, 26 days at the 2004 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. She finished 90th.

Youngest Qualifiers for LPGA Tournament
(These golfers played their way into an LPGA event by advancing through a qualifier.)

• 11 years, 8 months, 19 days - Lucy Li, 2014 U.S. Women's Open
• 11 years, 11 months, 2 days - Ariya Jutanugarn, 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand
• 12 years, 4 months, 14 days - Michelle Wie, 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic
• 12 years, 4 months, 18 days - Lexi Thompson, 2007 U.S. Women's Open