1996 McDonald's LPGA Championship: Laura Davies wins at DuPont Country Club
Laura Davies won the 1996 McDonald's LPGA Championship at DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware, United States with 213 (E), by 1 stroke over Julie Piers.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- May 10, 1996 to May 12, 1996
- Course
- DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Edition
- 42nd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 3 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,386 yards
- Cut
- 148
- Purse
- $1,200,000 · winner's share $180,000
- Champion
- Laura Davies · age 32 · England · born Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 3rd major
- Winning score
- 72-71-70 = 213 (E) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Julie Piers (214)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 72 | 71 | 70 | 213 | E |
| 2 | Julie Piers | 214 |
What happened at the 1996 McDonald's LPGA Championship
Rain and wind delayed the first round until Friday and the championship was cut to 54 holes, with the second round finished on Sunday morning.
Davies won at even-par 213, the first women's major in 12 years with a winning score of par or worse.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).