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Stephenson (Aus) won the LPGA Tour 1974 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1979 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Lopez (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1978 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Massey (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1977 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Lauer (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1976 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Alcott (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1975 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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LPGA Tour Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award was not awarded in 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic severely reducing the number of LPGA tournaments played.
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Baugh (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1973 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Bourassa (Can) won the LPGA Tour 1972 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Carner (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1970 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Blalock (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1969 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Post (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1968 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Moran (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1967 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Ferraris (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1966 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Masters (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1965 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Susie Maxwell (USA, who competed after 1968 as Susie Berning) won the LPGA Tour 1964 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Creed (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1963 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Mills (USA) won the inaugural LPGA Tour Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Little (RSA) won the LPGA Tour 1971 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Creamer (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2005 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. 19 year-old Creamer finished second on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,531,780.
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Ahn (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2004 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Ahn finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $628,804.
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Ochoa (Mex) won the LPGA Tour 2003 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. 22 year-old Ochoa finished ninth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $823,740.
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Bauer (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2002 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Bauer finished 18th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $480,909.
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Han (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2001 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Han finished 70th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $131,669.
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Delasin (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2000 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Delasin finished 25th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $339,112.
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Kim (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 1999 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Kim finished eighth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $584,246.
Pak (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 1998 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Pak finished second on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $872,170.
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Lisa Hall (Eng, nee Hackney) won the LPGA Tour 1997 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Hackney finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $351,272.
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Webb (Aus) won the LPGA Tour 1996 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Webb finished top of the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,002,000.
Hurst (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1995 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Hurst finished 49th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $124,989.
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Sörenstam (Swe) won the LPGA Tour 1994 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Sörenstam finished 39th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $127,451.
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Strudwick (Eng) won the LPGA Tour 1993 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Strudwick finished 85th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $51,161.
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Alfredsson (Swe) won the LPGA Tour 1992 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Alfredsson finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $262,115.
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Burton (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1991 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Burton finished 22nd on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $176,412.
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Kobayashi (Jpn) won the LPGA Tour 1990 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Kobayashi finished 60th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $66,325.
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Wright (Scot) won the LPGA Tour 1989 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Wright finished 39th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $77,951.
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Neumann (Swe) won the LPGA Tour 1988 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Neumann finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $147,104.
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Green (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1987 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Green finished 39th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $68,346.
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Rosenthal (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1986 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Rosenthal finished 18th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $106,523.
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Hammel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1985 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Hammel finished 27th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $71,192.
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Inkster (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1984 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Inkster finished sixth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $186,501.
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Farwig (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1983 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Farwig finished 17th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $80,627.
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Rizzo (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1982 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Sheehan (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1981 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Van Hoose (Blackwelder) (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1980 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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Park (Brazil/USA) won the LPGA Tour 2007 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Park accumulated 952 pts; I.K. Kim (S Kor) was second with 495 pts. Park finished eighth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $983,922.
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Haeran Ryu (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Ryu accumulated 907 pts. In the process she won $1,555,010 in official prize-money and finished 15th on the LPGA money list. Second was Grace Kim (Aus) with 624 pts (earning $959,443, and finishing 29th); third was Rose Zhang (USA) with 557 pts (earning $1,389,794, and finishing 21st).
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Munoz (Esp) won the LPGA Tour 2010 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Munoz accumulated 704 pts; Beatriz Recari (Esp) was second with 419 pts. Munoz finished 30th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $402,497.
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Seo (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2011 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Seo accumulated 672 pts; Christel Boeljon (Neth) was second with 302 pts. Seo finished 21st on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $619,429.
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Jutanugarn (Thai) won the LPGA Tour 2013 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Jutanugarn accumulated 480 pts; Caroline Masson (Ger) was second with 479 pts. Jutanugarn finished 47th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $293,158.
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Ko (NZ) won the LPGA Tour 2014 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Ko accumulated 1,720 pts; Mirim Lee (S Kor) was second with 941 pts. Ko finished third on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $2,089,033.
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Park (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2017 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Park accumulated 1,620 pts; Angel Yin (USA) was second with 732 pts; Nelly Korda (USA) third with 599 pts. Leading rookie Park was also the Tour's leading money winner in 2017, with earnings of $2,335,883.
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Shin (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2009 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Shin accumulated 1,602 pts; Anna Nordqvist (Swe) was second with 943 pts. Shin finished top of the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,807,334.
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Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) won the LPGA Tour 2022 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Thitikul accumulated 1,587 pts. In the process she won $2,193,642 in official prize-money and finished fifth on the LPGA money list. Second was Hye-jin Choi (S Kor) with 1,292 pts (earning $2,075,696, and finishing 6th); third was Ayaka Furue (Jpn) with 759 pts (earning $957,831, and finishing 29th).
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Tseng (Taiw) won the LPGA Tour 2008 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Tseng accumulated 1,563 pts; Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) was second with 1,296 pts. Tseng finished third on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,752,086.
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Kim (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2015 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Kim accumulated 1,523 pts; Hyo Joo Kim (S Kor) was second with 1,255 pts; Minjee Lee (Aus) third with 1,163 pts. Kim finished fourth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,820,056.
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Ryu (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2012 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Ryu accumulated 1,448 pts; Lexi Thompson (USA) was second with 817 pts. Ryu finished sixth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,282,673.
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Jeongeun Lee (S Kor; playing as Jeongeun Lee6) won the LPGA Tour 2019 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Lee accumulated 1,438 pts (earning $2,052,103 in the process). Kristen Gillman (USA) was second with 634 pts ($492,466); Jennifer Kupcho (USA) was third with 409 pts ($525,432).
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Chun (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2016 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Chun accumulated 1,358 pts; Megan Khang (USA) was second with 526 pts; Gaby Lopez (Mex) third with 516 pts. Chun finished eighth on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,501,102.
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Ko (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2018 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Park accumulated 1,263 pts (earning $1,159,005 in the process). Georgia Hall (Eng) was second with 759 pts ($837,678); Yu Liu (China) was third with 608 pts ($464,347).
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Patty Tavatanakit (Tha) won the LPGA Tour 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Tavatanakit accumulated 1,211 pts (earning $1,393,437 in the process). Leona Maguire (Ire) was second with 847 pts ($885,141); Yealimi Noh (USA) was third with 618 pts ($708,162).
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Lee (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2006 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Lee accumulated 1,009 pts; Julieta Granada (Para) was second with 805 pts. Lee finished 12th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $915,590.
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