The 1992 LPGA Tour was the 43rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 8. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Dottie Mochrie won the most tournaments, four. She also led the money list with earnings of $693,335.

1992 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 30, 1992 (1992-01-30) – November 8, 1992 (1992-11-08)
Number of official events34
Most wins4 United States Dottie Mochrie
Money leaderUnited States Dottie Mochrie
Player of the YearUnited States Dottie Mochrie
Rookie of the YearSweden Helen Alfredsson
1991
1993

There were eight first-time winners in 1992: Brandie Burton, Dawn Coe, Florence Descampe, Dana Lofland, Sherri Steinhauer, Kris Tschetter, Lisa Walters, and Jennifer Wyatt.

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 1992 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 ($) 1st prize ($)
Feb 2 Oldsmobile LPGA Classic Florida   Colleen Walker (5) 279 (-9) 400,000 60,000
Feb 9 The Phar-Mor at Inverrary Florida   Shelley Hamlin (2) 206 (-10) 500,000 75,000
Feb 22 Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii   Lisa Walters (1) 208 (-8) 400,000 60,000
Feb 29 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii   Dawn Coe (1) 275 (-13) 500,000 75,000
Mar 8 Inamori Classic California   Judy Dickinson (4) 277 (-11) 425,000 63,750
Mar 15 Ping/Welch's Championship Arizona   Brandie Burton (1) 277 (-11) 400,000 60,000
Mar 22 Standard Register PING Arizona   Danielle Ammaccapane (2) 279 (-13) 550,000 82,500
Mar 29 Nabisco Dinah Shore California   Dottie Mochrie (3) 279 (-9) 700,000 105,000
Apr 5 Las Vegas LPGA International Nevada   Dana Lofland (1) 212 (-4) 450,000 67,500
Apr 19 Sega Women's Championship Georgia   Dottie Mochrie (4) 277 (-11) 600,000 90,000
Apr 26 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee   Maggie Will (2) 207 (-9) 525,000 78,750
May 3 Centel Classic Florida   Danielle Ammaccapane (3) 275 (-13) 1,200,000 180,000
May 10 Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic Virginia   Jennifer Wyatt (1) 208 (-8) 425,000 63,750
May 17 Mazda LPGA Championship Maryland   Betsy King (26) 267 (-17) 1,000,000 150,000
May 24 LPGA Corning Classic New York   Colleen Walker (6) 276 (-12) 450,000 67,500
May 31 Oldsmobile Classic Michigan   Barb Mucha (2) 276 (-12) 500,000 75,000
Jun 7 McDonald's Championship Delaware   Ayako Okamoto (17) 205 (-8) 750,000 112,500
Jun 14 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey   Anne Marie Palli (2) 207 (-6) 400,000 60,000
Jun 21 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania   Danielle Ammaccapane (4) 208 (-8) 400,000 60,000
Jun 28 Rochester International New York   Patty Sheehan (27) 269 (-19) 400,000 60,000
Jul 5 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio   Patty Sheehan (28) 209 (-4) 400,000 60,000
Jul 12 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Ohio   Betsy King (27) 209 (-7) 500,000 75,000
Jul 19 JAL Big Apple Classic New York   Juli Inkster (15) 273 (-15) 500,000 75,000
Jul 26 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania   Patty Sheehan (29) 280 (-4) 700,000 130,000
Aug 2 Welch's Classic Massachusetts   Dottie Mochrie (5) 278 (-10) 425,000 63,750
Aug 9 McCall's LPGA Classic Vermont   Florence Descampe (1) 278 (-6) 500,000 75,000
Aug 16 du Maurier Ltd. Classic Canada   Sherri Steinhauer (1) 277 (-11) 700,000 105,000
Aug 23 Northgate Computer Classic Minnesota   Kris Tschetter (1) 211 (-5) 425,000 63,750
Aug 30 Sun-Times Challenge Illinois   Dottie Mochrie (6) 216 (E) 450,000 67,500
Sep 7 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois   Nancy Lopez (45) 199 (-17) 450,000 67,500
Sep 13 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship Oregon   Nancy Lopez (46) 209 (-7) 450,000 67,500
Sep 20 Safeco Classic Washington   Colleen Walker (7) 277 (-11) 450,000 67,500
Sep 27 Los Coyotes LPGA Classic California   Nancy Scranton (2) 279 (-9) 500,000 75,000
Nov 8 Mazda Japan Classic Japan   Betsy King (28) 205 (-11) 650,000 97,500

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Dottie Mochrie   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Dottie Mochrie   United States
Player of the Year Dottie Mochrie   United States
Rookie of the Year Helen Alfredsson   Sweden

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