| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 12–15, 1994 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W |
| Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,386 yards (5,839 m) |
| Cut | 151 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $1.1 million |
| Winner's share | $165,000 |
| Champion | |
| Laura Davies | |
| 279 (−5) | |
| Location map | |
Location in Delaware | |
The 1994 LPGA Championship was the 40th LPGA Championship, played May 12–15 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Laura Davies shot a final round 68 to win the first of her two LPGA Championship titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Ritzman. It was the second of her four major titles.
This was the first of eleven consecutive LPGA Championships at DuPont, which had hosted the McDonald's Championship, a regular tour event, the previous seven seasons. McDonald's sponsored the LPGA Championship for sixteen editions, from 1994 through 2009.
Davies had won the regular tour event at DuPont the previous year for consecutive victories at the course.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 15, 1994
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 70-72-69-68=279 | −5 | 165,000 |
| 2 | Alice Ritzman | 68-73-71-70=282 | −2 | 102,402 |
| T3 | Pat Bradley | 73-73-70-67=283 | −1 | 54,660 |
| Elaine Crosby | 76-71-69-67=283 | |||
| Hiromi Kobayashi | 72-73-71-67=283 | |||
| Liselotte Neumann | 74-73-67-69=283 | |||
| T7 | Amy Alcott | 71-75-70-69=285 | +1 | 27,676 |
| Beth Daniel | 72-74-68-71=285 | |||
| Patty Sheehan | 72-68-72-73=285 | |||
| Sherri Steinhauer | 75-70-72-68=285 |
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References
- ^ a b c "Davies outdistances field for LPGA Championship". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). wire reports. May 16, 1994. p. 4C.
- ^ "Nervous Davies wins by 3 strokes". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. May 16, 1994. p. 23.
- ^ Somnambulo, El (June 11, 2009). "The Rise and Demise of the McDonald's LPGA Tournament". Delaware Liberal. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 1994. Retrieved April 11, 2018.