The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.
The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open . There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima , Jackie Gallagher-Smith , Maria Hjorth , Mi Hyun Kim , Kelli Kuehne , Mardi Lunn , and Catrin Nilsmark .
The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak .[ 1]
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season.[ 2] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 17
HealthSouth Inaugural Florida Kelly Robbins (9)205 (−11)
550,000
82,500
Jan 24
Naples LPGA Memorial Florida Meg Mallon (10)272 (−16)
750,000
112,500
Jan 30
The Office Depot Florida Karrie Webb (11)278 (−10)
675,000
101,250
Feb 14
Valley of the Stars Championship California Catrin Nilsmark (1)204 (−12)
650,000
97,500
Feb 20
Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii Alison Nicholas (4)209 (−7)
650,000
97,500
Feb 28
Australian Ladies Masters Australia Karrie Webb (12)262 (−26)
750,000
112,500
Mar 14
Welch's/Circle K Championship Arizona Juli Inkster (18)273 (−15)
625,000
93,750
Mar 21
Standard Register PING Arizona Karrie Webb (13)274 (−14)
850,000
127,500
Mar 28
Nabisco Dinah Shore California Dottie Pepper (15)269 (−19)
1,000,000
150,000
Apr 4
Longs Drugs Challenge California Juli Inkster (19)280 (−8)
600,000
90,000
Apr 25
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia Rachel Hetherington (2)204 (−12)
800,000
120,000
May 2
City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina Rachel Hetherington (3)137 (−7)^
675,000
101,250
May 9
Mercury Titleholders Championship Florida Karrie Webb (14)271 (−17)
900,000
135,000
May 16
Sara Lee Classic Tennessee Meg Mallon (11)199 (−17)
750,000
112,500
May 23
The Philips Invitational Texas Akiko Fukushima (1)267 (−13)
800,000
120,000
May 30
LPGA Corning Classic New York Kelli Kuehne (1)278 (−10)
750,000
112,500
Jun 6
U.S. Women's Open Mississippi Juli Inkster (20)272 (−16)
1,750,000
315,000
Jun 13
Wegmans Rochester International New York Karrie Webb (15)280 (−8)
1,000,000
150,000
Jun 20
ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey Se Ri Pak (5)198 (−15)
1,000,000
150,000
Jun 27
McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware Juli Inkster (21)268 (−16)
1,400,000
210,000
Jul 4
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio Se Ri Pak (6)276 (−8)
900,000
135,000
Jul 11
Michelob Light Classic Missouri Annika Sörenstam (17)278 (−10)
800,000
120,000
Jul 18
Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic New York Sherri Steinhauer (4)273 (−11)
850,000
127,500
Jul 25
Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Ohio Jackie Gallagher-Smith (1)199 (−17)
1,000,000
150,000
Aug 1
du Maurier Classic Canada Karrie Webb (16)277 (−11)
1,200,000
180,000
Aug 8
areaWEB.COM Challenge Massachusetts Mardi Lunn (1)275 (−13)
800,000
120,000
Aug 15
Weetabix Women's British Open England Sherri Steinhauer (5)283 (−9)
1,000,000
160,000
Aug 22
Firstar LPGA Classic Ohio Rosie Jones (10)207 (−9)
650,000
97,500
Aug 29
Oldsmobile Classic Michigan Dottie Pepper (16)270 (−18)
700,000
105,000
Sep 6
State Farm Rail Classic Illinois Mi Hyun Kim (1)204 (−12)
775,000
116,250
Sep 12
Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Minnesota Se Ri Pak (7)280 (−8)
700,000
150,000
Sep 19
Safeco Classic Washington Maria Hjorth (1)271 (−17)
650,000
97,500
Sep 26
Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon Juli Inkster (22)207 (−9)
800,000
120,000
Oct 3
New Albany Golf Classic Ohio Annika Sörenstam (18)269 (−19)
1,000,000
150,000
Oct 10
First Union Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania Mi Hyun Kim (2)280 (−8)
725,000
108,750
Oct 17
AFLAC Champions Alabama Akiko Fukushima (2)279 (−9)
750,000
122,000
Nov 7
Mizuno Classic Japan Maria Hjorth (2)201 (−15)
800,000
120,000
Nov 14
PageNet Championship Nevada Se Ri Pak (8)276 (−12)
1,000,000
215,000
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Karrie Webb
Mi Hyun Kim