The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each. Webb led the money list with earnings of $1,002,000, the first player to win over $1 million in a season.

1996 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1996 (1996-01-11) – November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)
Number of official events34
Most wins4 England Laura Davies, United States Dottie Pepper and Australia Karrie Webb
Money leaderAustralia Karrie Webb
Player of the YearEngland Laura Davies
Rookie of the YearAustralia Karrie Webb
1995
1997

The season saw the first winner's share over $200,000, at the U.S. Women's Open. There were four first-time winners in 1996: Mayumi Hirase, Emilee Klein, Caroline Pierce, and Joan Pitcock.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 14 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions Florida   Liselotte Neumann (6) 275 (−13) 725,000 117,500
Jan 21 HealthSouth Inaugural Florida   Karrie Webb (2) 209 (−7) 450,000 67,500
Feb 24 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii   Meg Mallon (7) 212 (−4) 600,000 90,000
Mar 17 Ping/Welch's Championship Arizona   Liselotte Neumann (7) 276 (−12) 450,000 67,500
Mar 24 Standard Register PING Arizona   Laura Davies (12) 284 (−8) 700,000 105,000
Mar 31 Nabisco Dinah Shore California   Patty Sheehan (35) 281 (−7) 900,000 135,000
Apr 7 Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic California   Kelly Robbins (4) 273 (−11) 500,000 75,000
Apr 21 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Georgia   Barb Mucha (4) 208 (−8) 550,000 82,500
Apr 28 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee   Meg Mallon (8) 210 (−6) 600,000 90,000
May 5 Sprint Titleholders Championship Florida   Karrie Webb (3) 272 (−16) 1,200,000 180,000
May 12 McDonald's LPGA Championship Delaware   Laura Davies (13) 213 (E) 1,200,000 180,000
May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York   Rosie Jones (7) 276 (−12) 600,000 90,000
Jun 2 U.S. Women's Open North Carolina   Annika Sörenstam (4) 272 (−8) 1,200,000 212,500
Jun 9 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan   Michelle McGann (3) 272 (−16) 600,000 90,000
Jun 16 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Minnesota   Liselotte Neumann (8) 207 (−9) 550,000 82,500
Jun 23 Rochester International New York   Dottie Pepper (11) 206 (−10) 600,000 90,000
Jun 30 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Dottie Pepper (12) 202 (−11) 750,000 112,500
Jul 7 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Ohio   Joan Pitcock (1) 204 (−9) 575,000 86,250
Jul 14 Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic Ohio   Michelle McGann (4) 200 (−16) 600,000 90,000
Jul 21 Friendly's Classic Massachusetts   Dottie Pepper (13) 279 (−9) 500,000 75,000
Jul 28 Michelob Light Heartland Classic Missouri   Vicki Fergon (3) 276 (−12) 550,000 82,500
Aug 4 du Maurier Classic Canada   Laura Davies (14) 277 (−11) 1,000,000 150,000
Aug 11 PING/Welch's Championship Massachusetts   Emilee Klein (1) 277 (−15) 500,000 75,000
Aug 18 Weetabix Women's British Open England   Emilee Klein (2) 277 (−15) 850,000 124,000
Aug 25 Star Bank LPGA Classic Ohio   Laura Davies (15) 204 (−12) 550,000 82,500
Sep 2 State Farm Rail Classic Illinois   Michelle McGann (5) 202 (−14) 575,000 86,250
Sep 8 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship Oregon   Dottie Pepper (14) 202 (−14) 550,000 82,500
Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington   Karrie Webb (4) 277 (−11) 550,000 82,500
Sep 29 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic North Carolina   Trish Johnson (3) 270 (−18) 500,000 75,000
Oct 5 JAL Big Apple Classic New York   Caroline Pierce (1) 211 (−2) 725,000 108,750
Oct 13 CoreStates Betsy King Classic Pennsylvania   Annika Sörenstam (5) 270 (−18) 600,000 90,000
Oct 20 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf South Korea   Annika Sörenstam (6) 274 (−14) 500,000 125,000
Nov 3 Toray Japan Queens Cup Japan   Mayumi Hirase (1) 212 (−4) 750,000 112,500
Nov 24 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Nevada   Karrie Webb (5) 272 (−16) 700,000 150,000

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Karrie Webb   Australia
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Annika Sörenstam (2)   Sweden
Player of the Year Laura Davies   England
Rookie of the Year Karrie Webb   Australia

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