The five majors in women's professional golf today are:
- ANA Inspiration (formerly called the Kraft Nabisco Championship, among other names)
- Women's PGA Championship (known as the LPGA Championship until 2014)
- U.S. Women's Open
- Women's British Open
- The Evian Championship
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LPGA majors
- The Chevron Championship.
- U.S. Women's Open.
- Women's PGA Championship.
- The Evian Championship.
- Women's British Open.
How many women's golf majors are there?
Sep 17, 2018 · The five current LPGA major championships. The Evian Championship was added in 2013 as part of a deal to keep the France event on the LPGA schedule as part of a bridge to the season with Europe ... The ANA Inspiration is traditionally the first major championship in golf each year, played a week or ...
What are the women's majors on the LPGA Tour?
Aug 01, 2017 · The women’s majors build-up towards the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, which rewards the golfer who has performed best over the year’s five major championships. Having won the 2016 ANA Inspiration, Ko finished runner-up at the next major, the Women’s PGA Championship, before finishing in a tie for third at the U.S. Women’s Open.
What are the 4 majors in golf?
Women's majors. March 31-April 3: The Chevron Championship - Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California (Winner - Jennifer Kupcho)June 2-5: US Women's Open - Pine Needles Lodge and Golf ...
What is the Order in which women's majors are played?
Apr 23, 2022 · 5. Rhodes: 309-310 (+35) 6. Centre: 316-323 (+55) 7. Millsaps: 323-320 (+59) 8. Hendrix: 324-341 (+81) To keep up to date with everything surrounding the Millsaps men's and women's golf programs follow the Majors on Twitter and Instagram, like Millsaps Majors Athletics on Facebook or visit gomajors.com.
How many majors are there in women's golf?
What are the LPGA majors 2021?
What woman golfer has the most majors?
What is the women's version of the Masters?
How many majors are there in women's golf?
In most years there have been four major championships in women's golf. But in some years in the past there were only three majors and in a few years just two. Today, five tournaments are called major championships by the LPGA Tour. A couple of tournaments once considered majors are no longer played, while a couple other tournaments previously not ...
How many women's golf majors were played in the 1950s?
The Women's Western Open was played from 1930 to 1967. So from the LPGA Tour's founding in 1950 through 1954, there were three majors: U.S. Women's Open, Western Open, and Titleholders. The LPGA Championship made it four from 1955 through 1966. So here's where we stand so far:
What is the Evian Masters?
The tournament near Paris that had been a "regular" LPGA tour stop and was called the Evian Masters was upgrade d to a major and retitled The Evian Championship. In addition, beginning in 2015 the LPGA Championship was renamed the Women's PGA Championship and the Kraft Nabisco Championship was renamed ANA Inspiration.
How many LPGA majors were there in 1967?
There were three LPGA majors in 1967, just two from 1968 to 1971, then three again (when the Titleholders had its last gasp) in 1972. From 1973 to 1978, there once again were just two LPGA majors (LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open).
When did the LPGA get back to four majors?
The tour got back to four majors in 1983 , when the Nabisco Dinah Shore (originally played in 1972 as the Colgate Dinah Shore) was accorded major championship status. This tournament is still one of the LPGA's majors today, but is now called the ANA Inspiration.
When was the LPGA established?
The History of LPGA Majors. The LPGA was established in 1950, and the LPGA Tour began to play that year. The U.S. Women's Open was already in existence at that time. So were the Women's Western Open and the Titleholders, two tournaments that were pioneers in women's professional golf and that were, in real time, ...
When did the LPGA become the 4th major?
The LPGA Championship became the fourth major in the LPGA's early history as of 1955 . The LPGA Championship (now renamed as the Women's PGA Championship) and U.S.
How many major championships does the LPGA have?
Dating back to its founding in 1950, the LPGA has adopted a number of different tournaments as their major championships. As of 2013, the LPGA Tour recognizes five major championships: the ANA Inspiration, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the US Women's Open, the Women's British Open and The Evian Championship.
What is the longest running LPGA tournament?
The US Women's Open is the longest-running LPGA-recognized major championship, pre-dating the LPGA Tour's 1950 founding with its first playing in 1946. The USGA-run tournament has long been considered the biggest championship in women's golf, in part because of how long its been contested and, in large part, because the tournament has consistently ...
How many times did Patty Berg win the du Maurier Classic?
Patty Berg won the tournament a record seven times. The du Maurier Classic was considered the LPGA's fourth major from 1979-2000. Named for the Canadian cigarette maker, the tournament was played throughout Canada and is now known today as the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.
When was the Evian Championship added?
The Evian Championship was added in 2013 as part of a deal to keep the France event on the LPGA schedule as part of a bridge to the season with Europe and with the Women's British Open. It's played on the same course, the Evian Resort Golf Course, each year.
When did the LPGA Championship change its name?
The LPGA Championship dates back to 1955, but the tournament name was changed in 2014 when the LPGA and PGA of America came to an agreement to collaborate on the championship, elevating its stature, television coverage, venues and purse. This came after Wegman's walked away as title sponsor of the LPGA Championship in 2014.
When was the CP Women's Open replaced?
It was replaced as a major in 2001 by the Women's British Open. The CP Women's Open remains a key tournament on the LPGA schedule. Since the LPGA was founded in 1950, each season has had at least two recognized major winners, with the LPGA Championship and US Women's Open being the only majors from 1968-1971 and 1973-1978.
Where was the Titleholders Championship played?
It was played at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Ga. , next to Augusta National Country Club. The event featured winners of various prestigious tournaments, with a field of mostly amateur golfers since women's pro golf was in it ...
Who won the 1995 US Women's Open?
Annika Sorenstam shows off the trophy after winning the 1995 US Women's Open, her first victory in a major championship. J.D. Cuban/Getty Images. Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism.
How many majors did Babe Zaharias win?
Babe Zaharias, 10 major wins. Before getting to the full list, a word about women's golf majors. Currently there are five tournaments on the LPGA Tour recognized as women's majors: the ANA Inspiration, U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open and Evian Championship .
What year did Maurier win the Women's Open?
1981 du Maurier. 1983 US Women's Open. Note that of the five golfers who recorded double-digit wins in women's majors, four of them (Sorenstam is the exception) did so in the early years of the LPGA Tour.
Award-winning performances
The women’s majors build-up towards the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award, which rewards the golfer who has performed best over the year’s five major championships. Having won the 2016 ANA Inspiration, Ko finished runner-up at the next major, the Women’s PGA Championship, before finishing in a tie for third at the U.S.
High Heavenly Ground
So far in 2017 the majors story has seen South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu take the ANA Inspiration title at Mission Hills after outlasting American star Lexi Thompson in a playoff.
Overview
LPGA majors
The LPGA's list of majors has changed several times over the years. Other than name changes, the two most recent changes were:
• In 2001, the du Maurier Classic, held in Canada, lost its primary sponsorship after that country passed severe restrictions on tobacco advertising. The tournament, now known as the Canadian Women's Open, is still a regular event on the LPGA Tour, but no longer designated as a major. Th…
Multiple major victories in a calendar year
• 1950: Babe Zaharias; Women's Western Open, U.S. Women's Open, and Titleholders Championship
• 1961: Mickey Wright; LPGA Championship, U.S. Women's Open, and Titleholders Championship
• 1986: Pat Bradley; Kraft Nabisco Championship, LPGA Championship, du Maurier Classic
Record scores
The lowest score in relation to par recorded in a women's major championship was 21-under-par, by Chun In-gee at the 2016 Evian Championship. Chun also holds the record for lowest aggregate score for 72-holes, at 263, for her performance at that tournament. The single round scoring record is 61 held by three golfers, Kim Hyo-joo at the 2014 Evian Championship, Lee Jeong-eun and Leona Maguire, both at 2021 Evian Championship. A score of 62 has been shot by Minea Blomqvi…
Other regular tours
In men's (non-senior) golf, the four majors are agreed globally. All the principal tours acknowledge the status of the majors via their sponsorship of the Official World Golf Ranking, and the prize money is official on the three richest regular tours (the PGA, European, and Japanese tours). This is not the case in women's golf, but the significance of this is limited, as the LPGA Tour is much more dominant in women's golf than the PGA Tour is in men's golf. For example, the BBChas bee…
Symetra Tour
Since 2006, the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour known through 2011 as the Futures Tour, has designated the Tate & Lyle Players Championship, an event which has been held since 1985, as a major championship. It was the Tour's first $100,000 purse.
Women's senior golf
Professional women's senior golf is in its infancy, and does not yet have a roster of majors. The Legends Tour, originally the Women's Senior Golf Tour, played its first season in 2001.
See also
• Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
The History of LPGA Majors
Four Majors to Just Two, Then Back to Three
- There were three LPGA majors in 1967, just two from 1968 to 1971, then three again (when the Titleholders had its last gasp) in 1972. From 1973 to 1978, there once again were just two LPGA majors (LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open). The du Maurier Classic (originally called the Peter Jackson Classic) was first played in 1979 and was immediate...
and Back to Four
- The tour got back to four majors in 1983, when the Nabisco Dinah Shore (originally played in 1972 as the Colgate Dinah Shore) was accorded major championship status. This tournament is still one of the LPGA's majors today, but is now called the ANA Inspiration. There was one more change in store for LPGA majors, however: The du Maurier Classic was "demoted" following the …
and Today: Five LPGA Majors
- And in 2013, a fifth tournament received major championship status from the LPGA Tour. The tournament near Paris that had been a "regular" LPGA tour stop and was called the Evian Masters was upgraded to a major and retitled The Evian Championship. In addition, beginning in 2015 the LPGA Championship was renamed the Women's PGA Championship and the Kraft Nabisco Cha…