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.

Click Into These LPGA Records

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

And Many More LPGA Tour Records

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
• 259 - Shanshan Feng (64-67-65-63), 2019 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

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
• 29-under - Shanshan Feng, 2019 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, 259 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