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Resources about the LPGA Tour

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The LPGA Tour, based in Florida and with tournaments throughout the United States, plus Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia, is the premier wommen's professional golf tour in the world.

Below are resources on About.com relating to the LPGA Tour. Click a topic you're interested in to find the information you need.

2012 LPGA Schedule

The week-by-week schedule of events on the LPGA Tour for 2012.

Women's Major Championships

US Women's Open Flag - LPGA TourScott Halleran / Getty Images
The LPGA has a somewhat convulated history of major championships. This page explains that history, and also links you to the individual tournament pages for the present LPGA majors, as well as past LPGA majors, including the U.S. Women's Open, LPGA Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship and Women's British Open.

LPGA Tour Records

Annika Sorenstam - LPGA TourScott Halleran / Getty Images
Who has the most wins? Needed the fewest putts over 19 holes? Holds the 72-hole scoring record? Who were the youngest and oldest major champions? Made the most consecutive birdies? Find these LPGA Tour records and dozens more. And yes, Annika Sorenstam (pictured) shows up a few times in the record book.

LPGA Tour Career Wins

Nancy Lopez - LPGA TourDavid Cannon / Getty Images
Who has the most career wins on the LPGA Tour? Find out, and view the list of the winningest players in tour history. Nancy Lopez (left) ranks high.

LPGA Tour Players of the Year

Karrie Webb - LPGA TourDavid Cannon / Getty Images
The LPGA Player of the Year Award has been given annually since 1966. See the list of players to win the award. Karrie Webb (left) shows up on that list a couple times.

More LPGA Tour Awards, Honors

This link goes to our Golf Almanac index, which is where you'll find the lists of yearly LPGA victory leaders, money leaders, scoring leaders; Rookies of the Year and more.

Golfers of the LPGA Tour

Kathy Whitworth - LPGA TourPhoto courtesy of the LPGA; used with permission
Looking for information about LPGA Tour players? Here are our profiles of the most famous female golfers of all-time. Read biographies of all the greats, including Kathy Whitworth (pictured).

LPGA Founders

The LPGA was created in 1950 by a group of 13 women golfers, some of whom won a lot of tournaments on the tour they founded, others of whom won no LPGA events. View the list of 13 LPGA founders and learn more about each.

Women's World Golf Rankings (Rolex Rankings)

How do the Rolex Rankings work? Where you can view the current rankings? Which golfers have been No. 1 at the end of a season? Those questions and others answered here.

LPGA Q-School

Information about the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament, a k a Q-School, including the list of all past medalists.

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