The LPGA has produced some of the greatest golfers in history — from pioneers like Babe Didrikson Zaharias to modern dominators like Annika Sorenstam. Vote for the female golfer you think stands above all others.
1Annika SorenstamThe most dominant female golfer of the modern era, winning 72 LPGA titles and 10 major championships between 1994 and 2008.1000pts
2Mickey WrightWidely regarded as having the best golf swing of any woman ever, she won 82 LPGA tournaments including 13 major championships.797pts
3Sandra HaynieA consistent Hall of Fame performer who won 42 LPGA events and 4 majors, known for precision and mental toughness.730pts
4Ariya JutanugarnThailand's first major champion and first world number one, winner of the 2016 Women's British Open and 2018 U.S. Women's Open.717pts
5Nelly KordaAmerican star who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, the 2021 Women's PGA and the 2024 Chevron, and dominated 2024 with six wins in seven starts.717pts
6Juli InksterThe only player to win two LPGA majors in three different decades, spanning a professional career of over 30 years.597pts
7Patty SheehanHall of Famer with 35 LPGA victories and six majors, including U.S. Women's Open wins in 1992 and 1994 and three LPGA Championships.597pts
8Carol MannSix-foot-three Hall of Famer who won 38 LPGA events including the 1965 U.S. Women's Open, and later served as LPGA president.542pts
9Pat BradleyHall of Famer known for winning all four LPGA major championships across her career and collecting 31 Tour victories.542pts
10Laura DaviesEngland's greatest woman golfer, a long-hitting four-time major champion with more than 80 worldwide wins and a record twelve Solheim Cup appearances.542pts
11Louise SuggsA founding LPGA member and master ball-striker who won 61 events including 11 major championships in the 1940s through 60s.478pts
12Meg MallonFour-time major winner with 18 LPGA titles, including U.S. Women's Opens in 1991 and 2004, who captained the United States at the 2013 Solheim Cup.478pts
13Jin Young KoSouth Korean world number one who set scoring records and won the Rolex Player of the Year award in 2019 and again in 2021.478pts
14Se Ri PakThe South Korean pioneer who inspired an entire generation of LPGA players, winning 25 titles and 5 majors after turning pro in 1998.478pts
15Shin Ji-yaiSouth Korean Final Round Queen who won two Women's British Opens, reached world number one in 2010 and collected more than 60 professional titles.478pts
16Nancy LopezThe charismatic superstar who sparked massive interest in women's golf in the late 1970s, winning 48 LPGA events including 3 majors.478pts
17Lydia KoNew Zealand prodigy who became the youngest player to reach world number one, won majors in 2015, 2016 and 2024, and completed an Olympic set of silver, bronze and gold.478pts
18Betsy RawlsOne of the founding pillars of women's professional golf, winning 55 LPGA events and 8 major championships in the 1950s and 60s.404pts
19Joyce WetheredEnglish amateur who won four British Ladies titles and five English championships, and whom Bobby Jones called the finest golfer he had ever seen.404pts
20Minjee LeeAustralian star who won the 2021 Evian Championship and then the 2022 U.S. Women's Open with a record 13-under-par winning total.404pts
21Babe Didrikson ZahariasA true sports legend who excelled in multiple Olympic events before dominating women's golf, winning 10 LPGA majors in the 1940s and 50s.404pts
22Beth DanielTwo-time U.S. Women's Amateur champion who won 33 LPGA events and the 1990 LPGA Championship, and at 46 became the then-oldest LPGA winner in 2003.404pts
23Catriona MatthewScotland's most successful woman golfer, who won the 2009 Women's British Open eleven weeks after giving birth and captained Europe to two Solheim Cups.404pts
24Karrie WebbAustralian powerhouse who won 7 major championships and was the youngest inductee into the LPGA Hall of Fame.404pts
25Patty BergFounding member and first president of the LPGA, whose 15 major championships remain the all-time record for a woman golfer.404pts
26Lorena OchoaMexico's greatest golfer who became world number one in 2007 and dominated the LPGA Tour before retiring in 2010 at her peak.319pts
27Glenna Collett-VareThe dominant American amateur of the 1920s and 30s, whose record six U.S. Women's Amateur titles earned her the name Queen of American Golf.217pts
28Yani TsengTaiwanese star who became the youngest golfer, male or female, to win five majors and held world number one for 109 consecutive weeks.217pts
29Betsy KingThe LPGA's winningest player of the 1980s, with 34 Tour titles and six majors including back-to-back U.S. Women's Opens in 1989 and 1990.217pts
30Cristie KerrAmerican with 20 LPGA victories and two majors, whose twelve-shot win at the 2010 LPGA Championship made her the first American world number one.217pts
31Feng ShanshanChina's first LPGA winner and major champion at the 2012 LPGA Championship, an Olympic bronze medallist in 2016 and world number one in 2017.217pts
32Kathy WhitworthThe all-time LPGA wins record holder with 88 victories, a trailblazer who dominated women's golf from the 1960s through the 1980s.217pts
33Stacy LewisOvercame scoliosis surgery to win two majors and two Rolex Player of the Year awards, becoming the first American world number one since Cristie Kerr.217pts
34JoAnne CarnerNicknamed 'Big Mama,' she won 43 LPGA events and 5 majors, beloved for her power, charisma, and longevity on Tour.0pts
35Inbee ParkSouth Korean great who captured 7 major championships and held the world number one ranking for an extended stretch in the 2010s.0pts
Photo credits
- Ariya Jutanugarn — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Patty Sheehan — Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0
- Laura Davies — Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meg Mallon — Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Se Ri Pak — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shin Ji-yai — Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Joyce Wethered — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
- Minjee Lee — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Beth Daniel — Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catriona Matthew — Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yani Tseng — Wmigda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cristie Kerr — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Feng Shanshan — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stacy Lewis — Wojciech Migda (Wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Inbee Park — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
