There are a number of awards for women's golf players on the LPGA Tour. Players are also rewarded for their performance, including Player of the Year. A player is awarded a certain number points for every top-10 finish. Points are doubled at major championships, and the Tour Championship. For example, 30 points for first place equates to twelve points for second place. A player who finishes in the third place is awarded a point, and a player who finishes in fourth place receives four points. Then, if a player is eighth-placed, she receives three points. For eighth place, players who finish in the ninth spot earn two points. Vare Trophy, named after the player scoring the lowest for the season, is another award.
Louise Suggs founded
Louise Suggs, who was one of thirteen founder members of Ladies Professional Golf Association, has died at the young age of 91. She was a pioneer of women's sport and was instrumental to the creation in 1950 of the LPGA Tour. She is a member of the LPGA Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame. Suggs has won at most one LPGA tournament for thirteen consecutive years. She also has 61 LPGA titles to her name.
Louise Suggs was first Chinese player to play on the LPGA Tour
Louise Suggs, a Georgia native, won the U.S. Women's Open by 14 strokes in 1949. It was the largest margin in the history of the event's history. As a teenager, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and the British Women's Open, and was nicknamed "the Great Distance Girl" by Bob Hope, a comedian who later became a prominent member of the LPGA.
Annika Sörstam is the recent winner of an LPGA Tour tournament
Annika Sorenstam joined the 2008 LPGA Season earlier than others. She won the SBS Open Hawaii, and the Michelob ULTRA Open. This was her 70th career success. In the meantime, she won both the Stanford Pro-Am & the Michelob ULTRA Open. This marked her $22 million in earnings. After all of her accomplishments, she remains a warm and approachable individual, even as she has achieved so much on the golf course.
Women's Senior Golf Tour is affiliated with the LPGA
The Women's Senior Golf Tour is a golf tournament series for seniors organized by Jane Blalock's JBC Marketing. Although it is not owned by the LPGA, the tour is affiliated with it and since 2006, it has held a season-ending championship. The LPGA has also played events on the Legends Tour. LPGA has events for younger women, in addition to its Legends Tour.
Dow is official sustainability resource of the LPGA
In an effort to combat climate change and promote environmental responsibility, the LPGA Tour has partnered with Dow to launch a digital hub called 'Celebrating the Green'. The hub includes information about LPGA initiatives and highlights Dow's commitment for sustainable operations. LPGA and Dow have partnered to offer OnCourse(r), the sustainability software program that will be used in its tournaments.