The 2023 LPGA was sure to be exciting with venues such as Pebble Beach, Baltusrol and the Solheim Cup being held in Spain. While there were a lot of interesting storylines in 2018, it is safe to say that the majority of them were totally unpredictable.
The first American since Juli Inkster, 1999 to win two majors within a single season was a player who had never won teh tour. Stars who appeared to be destined for greatness in 2023 were utterly disappointed.
In 2023, a record 12 players won the Rolex First Time award. This is up from 11 in 2015 (the first record).
Rose Zhang was the best amateur in modern history. Stanford’s star was able to achieve something unprecedented in decades with her first professional appearance.
Here are the 10 most surprising storylines of 2023:
