1993 LPGA Tour
The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $595,992, becoming the first to win over $500,000 in a season.
There were nine first-time winners in 1993: Kristi Albers, Helen Alfredsson, Donna Andrews, Missie Berteotti, Helen Dobson, Trish Johnson, Hiromi Kobayashi, Kelly Robbins, and Cindy Schreyer.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1993 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Feb 7 | HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic | Florida |  Tammie Green (2) | 208 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 20 | Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  Lisa Walters (2) | 210 (-6) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Mar 14 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | Meg Mallon (5) | 272 (-16) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 21 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | Patty Sheehan (30) | 275 (-17) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Mar 28 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California |  Helen Alfredsson (1) | 284 (-4) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Apr 4 | Las Vegas LPGA | Nevada |  Trish Johnson (1) | 209 (-7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 18 | Atlanta Women's Championship | Georgia | Trish Johnson (2) | 282 (-6) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| May 2 | Sprint Classic | Florida | Kristi Albers (1) | 279 (-9) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| May 9 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | Meg Mallon (6) | 205 (-11) | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| May 16 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | Laura Davies (6) | 277 (-7) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| May 23 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | Val Skinner (4) | 210 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| May 30 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Kelly Robbins (1) | 277 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 6 | Oldsmobile Classic | Michigan | Jane Geddes (10) | 277 (-11) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jun 13 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Maryland | Patty Sheehan (31) | 275 (-9) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jun 20 | Rochester International | New York | Tammie Green (3) | 276 (-12) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 27 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Shelley Hamlin (3) | 204 (-9) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jul 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | Brandie Burton (2) | 201 (-12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jul 11 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | Ohio | Nancy Lopez (47) | 203 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 18 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York |  Hiromi Kobayashi (1) | 278 (-6) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 25 | U.S. Women's Open | Indiana | Lauri Merten (3) | 280 (-8) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
| Aug 1 | PING/Welch's Championship | Massachusetts | Missie Berteotti (1) | 276 (-12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 8 | McCall's LPGA Classic | Vermont | Dana Lofland-Dormann (2) | 275 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 15 | Sun-Times Challenge | Illinois | Cindy Schreyer (1) | 272 (-16) | 475,000 | 71,250 |
| Aug 22 | Minnesota LPGA Classic | Minnesota | Hiromi Kobayashi (2) | 205 (-11) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 29 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | Brandie Burton (3) | 277 (-11) | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| Sep 6 | State Farm Rail Classic | Illinois | Helen Dobson (1) | 203 (-13) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Sep 12 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | Donna Andrews (1) | 208 (-8) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 19 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Brandie Burton (4) | 274 (-14) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Sep 26 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | Kris Monaghan (2) | 275 (-13) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| Oct 17 | World Championship of Women's Golf | Florida | Dottie Mochrie (7) | 283 (-5) | 400,000 | 102,500 |
| Nov 7 | Toray Japan Queens Cup | Japan | Betsy King (29) | 205 (-11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
Awards
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