2008 in Golf - Women's Professional Golf

Women's Professional Golf

LPGA majors

  • 3–6 April: Kraft Nabisco Championship - The number one ranked player in the world, Lorena Ochoa, eased to a five-shot win over Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam to claim her second consecutive major.
  • 5–8 June: LPGA Championship - Taiwanese teenager Yani Tseng became the youngest ever LPGA Championship winner and the first Taiwanese golfer to win a major.
  • 26–29 June: U.S. Women's Open - Inbee Park notched a 4-stroke victory, becoming the youngest-ever winner in the 63-year history of the tournament.
  • 31 July – 3 August: Ricoh Women's British Open - Jiyai Shin, a member of the KLPGA, won her first major tournament in a three-stroke victory over Yani Tseng.

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

  • 24–27 July: Evian Masters - Helen Alfredsson won in the third sudden-death playoff hole over Na Yeon Choi. Alfredsson previously won this event in 1994 and 1998.

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see Ladies European Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

  • 2–5 October: Samsung World Championship - Paula Creamer won the limited field event by one stroke to claim her fourth LPGA Tour win of the season.
  • 20–23 November: LPGA Playoffs at The ADT - Jiyai Shin won the season-ending championship with its $1 million prize. She also became the first non-LPGA member to ever win three LPGA tournaments.

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2008 LPGA Tour.

Team events

  • 18–20 January: Women's World Cup of Golf - Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin representing the Philippines won the tournament with a winning score of 18 under par 198. The team from Korea was second in the 40-team field.
  • 28–30 November: Lexus Cup - The Internalional team defeated the Asian team, 12½ to 11½.

Money list leaders

  • LPGA Tour – Mexican Lorena Ochoa ($2,763,193) wins her third straight money title.
  • Ladies European Tour – Gwladys Nocera of France tops the Order of Merit with €391,840.
  • Duramed Futures Tour - American teenager Vicky Hurst topped the money list with earnings of $93,107.
  • LPGA of Korea Tour - Jiyai Shin topped the list for the third straight year with earnings of 765 million won.
  • LPGA of Japan Tour - Miho Koga won the money list title with earnings of ￥120.85 million.
  • Ladies Asian Golf Tour - Korean Hee Kyung Seo earned $45,000 to win the money list title.
  • ALPG Tour - Karrie Webb of Australia topped the 2007/08 money list with A$99,600 in earnings.

Awards

  • LPGA Player of the Year - Lorena Ochoa
  • LPGA Rookie of the Year - Yani Tseng
  • LPGA Vare Trophy - Lorena Ochoa

Other happenings

  • 13 April: With a win at the Corona Championship, Lorena Ochoa earned enough points to qualify for the World Golf Hall of Fame. Her qualification will become final when she completes ten years as an LPGA Tour member in 2012.
  • 27 April: 17-year-old rookie Vicky Hurst broke the Duramed FUTURES Tour 54-hole scoring record with an 18-under par 198 performance at the Jalapeno Golf Classic. The previous record had been set by Grace Park in 1999 at the Betty Puskar Golf Classic.

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