Yearly Money Leaders on the LPGA Tour

The list below of LPGA Tour money leaders goes back to 1950, the first year the tour was in existence.

There are two periods of LPGA money list history that are remarkable: From 1961-73, Mickey Wright or Kathy Whitworth led the LPGA money list every year but one. A similar period took place from 1995-2005, when Annika Sorenstam or Karrie Webb led every single year.

Sorenstam led the LPGA money list eight different years. That's a record, but one that she shares with Kathy Whitworth, who won eight out of nine years from 1965-73.

The LPGA money leader first crossed the $100,000 barrier in 1976, when Judy Rankin led. And the $1 million barrier was first crossed by Karrie Webb in 1996. Sorenstam was the first to cross $2 million, in 2001. Lorena Ochoa broke both the $3 million and $4 million levels in 2007. And the first to go over $5 million and $6 million was Jeeno Thitikul, who crossed both levels in 2024.

(Related article: LPGA's career money leaders)

The List of LPGA Money Leaders

2024 — Jeeno Thitikul, $6,059,309
2023 — Lilia Vu, $3,502,303
2022 — Lydia Ko, $4,364,403
2021 — Jin Young Ko, $3,502,161
2020 — Jin Young Ko, $1,667,925
2019 — Jin Young Ko, $2,773,894
2018 — Ariya Jutanugarn, $2,743,949
2017 — Sung Hyun Park, $2,335,883
2016 — Ariya Jutanugarn, $2,550,928
2015 — Lydia Ko, $2,800,802
2014 — Stacy Lewis, $2,539,039
2013 — Inbee Park, $2,456,619
2012 — Inbee Park, $2,287,080
2011 — Yani Tseng, $2,921,713
2010 — Na Yeon Choi, $1,871,165
2009 — Jiyai Shin, $1,807,334
2008 — Lorena Ochoa, $2,763,193
2007 — Lorena Ochoa, $4,364,994
2006 — Lorena Ochoa, $2,592,872
2005 — Annika Sorenstam, $2,588,240
2004 — Annika Sorenstam, $2,544,707
2003 — Annika Sorenstam, $1,914,506
2002 — Annika Sorenstam, $2,863,904
2001 — Annika Sorenstam, $2,105,868
2000 — Karrie Webb, $1,876,853
1999 — Karrie Webb, $1,591,959
1998 — Annika Sorenstam, $1,092,748
1997 — Annika Sorenstam, $1,236,789
1996 — Karrie Webb, $1,002,000
1995 — Annika Sorenstam, $666,533
1994 — Laura Davies, $687,201
1993 — Betsy King, $595,992
1992 — Dottie Pepper, $693,335
1991 — Pat Bradley, $763,118
1990 — Beth Daniel, $863,578
1989 — Betsy King, $654,132
1988 — Sherri Turner, $350,851
1987 — Ayako Okamoto, $466,034
1986 — Pat Bradley, $492,021
1985 — Nancy Lopez, $416,472
1984 — Betsy King, $266,771
1983 — JoAnne Carner, $291,404
1982 — JoAnne Carner, $310,400
1981 — Beth Daniel, $206,998
1980 — Beth Daniel, $231,000
1979 — Nancy Lopez, $197,489
1978 — Nancy Lopez, $189,814
1977 — Judy Rankin, $122,890
1976 — Judy Rankin, $150,734
1975 — Sandra Palmer, $76,374
1974 — JoAnne Carner, $87,094
1973 — Kathy Whitworth, $82,864
1972 — Kathy Whitworth, $65,063
1971 — Kathy Whitworth, $41,181
1970 — Kathy Whitworth, $30,235
1969 — Carol Mann, $49,152
1968 — Kathy Whitworth, $48,379
1967 — Kathy Whitworth, $32,937
1966 — Kathy Whitworth, $33,517
1965 — Kathy Whitworth, $28,658
1964 — Mickey Wright, $29,800
1963 — Mickey Wright, $31,269
1962 — Mickey Wright, $21,641
1961 — Mickey Wright, $22,236
1960 — Louise Suggs, $16,892
1959 — Betsy Rawls, $26,774
1958 — Beverly Hanson, $12,639
1957 — Patty Berg, $16,272
1956 — Marlene Hagge, $20,235
1955 — Patty Berg, $16,492
1954 — Patty Berg, $16,011
1953 — Louise Suggs, $19,816
1952 — Betsy Rawls, $14,505
1951 — Babe Zaharias, $15,087
1950 — Babe Zaharias, $14,800