With venues like Pebble Beach and Baltusrol on the major championship schedule and a Solheim Cup in Spain, the 2023 LPGA season was bound to deliver. And while there were many intriguing storylines this year, it’s safe to say the vast majority were completely unpredictable.
A player who’d never won on tour came the first American to win two majors in a season since Juli Inkster in 1999. Meanwhile, stars who looked destined to shine brightly in 2023 came up stunningly short.
A record 12 players were Rolex First-Time winners in 2023, up from a record-tying 11 last season (first set in 1995).
Among the 12 was Rose Zhang, the best amateur player in modern history. The Stanford star managed to accomplish something that hadn’t been done in decades her first professional start.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 storylines from a surprising 2023 season: