Yearly Birdie Leaders on the LPGA Tour
The list that follows of the LPGA's annual leaders in birdies made includes many names you'd expect to show up. You might be surprised, however, that Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb each led the tour in birdies just once. Keep in mind that Total Birdies is highly influenced by the number a rounds a golfer plays, and Sorenstam and Webb had many seasons when they played slightly fewer events relative to other LPGA golfers.
The List: LPGA Tour Total Birdies Leaders
The LPGA's birdies stat ranks players based on their total number of birdies, as opposed to an average of birdies per round. So the number listed below is the total birdies made by that player during that season (for the sake of comparison, we've also included, parenthetically, each golfer's average birdies per round when that info is available).
2024 — Haeran Ryu, 381 (4.19)
2023 — Nasa Hataoka, 342 (3.98)
2022 — Atthaya Thitikul, 405 (4.22)
2021 — Jeongeun Lee6, 343 (4.18)
2020 — Minjee Lee, 208* (3.41)
2019 — Ariya Jutanugarn, 418 (3.91)
2018 — Ariya Jutanugarn, 470 (4.43)
2017 — Moriya Jutanugarn, 428 (4.24)
2016 — Ariya Jutanugarn, 469 (4.34)
2015 — Stacy Lewis, 407 (4.11)
2014 — Stacy Lewis, 460 (4.22)
2013 — Stacy Lewis, 411 (4.42)
2012 — Stacy Lewis, 362 (3.89)
2011 — Yani Tseng, 356 (4.62)
2010 — Na Yeon Choi, 338 (4.28)
2009 — Yani Tseng, 381 (3.85)
2008 — Yani Tseng, 393 (4.01)
2007 — Lorena Ochoa, 383 (4.30)
2006 — Lorena Ochoa, 395 (4.44)
2005 — Jeong Jang, 331 (3.56)
2004 — Lorena Ochoa, 442
2003 — Grace Park, 403
2002 — Grace Park, 358
2001 — Annika Sorenstam, 369
2000 — Karrie Webb, 353
1999 — Maria Hjorth, 408
1998 — Lorie Kane, 375
1997 — Kelly Robbins, 377
1996 — Michelle McGann, 327
1995 — Betsy King, 317 (3.52)
1994 — Dottie Pepper, 310 (3.23)
1993 — Brandie Burton, 326 (3.58)
1992 — Michelle McGann, 292
(*shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic)
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