A dozen players announced they were stepping away from the LPGA last season. The list isn’t as long this year (eight), but it’s filled with major champions and moms and good friends.Last year, a number of players celebrated with champagne and flowers at the CME Group Tour Championship. This year, there were no goodbyes in Naples, Florida, but two players signed off after The Annika, the penultimate event of the season.Here’s a complete list of players who retired in 2025:Stacy LewisLewis, 40, became the No. 1 player in the world for the first time in 2013. A 13-time winner on the LPGA, including two majors, a two-time Rolex Player of the Year, two-time Vare Trophy winner and two-time Solheim Cup captain, Lewis retired from the tour after 17 seasons, playing her final event in Hawaii. She became the most recent player to win on the LPGA after becoming a mom at the 2020 Scottish Open.Pernilla LindbergWith husband Daniel Taylor by her side at the Lotte Championship, Lindberg put the finishing touches on a 16-year LPGA career that included a victory at the 2018 ANA Inspiration (now Chevron Championship), 12 top-10 finishes, 340 starts and $3.4 million in earnings. She’s due to give birth to her first child in March 2026.Eun-Hee JiAfter 19 years on the LPGA, Ji played her last event on home soil at the BMW Ladies Championship. A six-time winner on the LPGA, including the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open, Ji said she’s simply ready for a break. Ji’s victory at Women’s Open at Saucon Valley included a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole.Lindsey Weaver-WrightWeaver-Wright, 32, joined the LPGA in 2018 and amassed 21 top-25 finishes along the way, earning $1.3 million. Weaver-Wright made headlines in 2023 when she holed out for eagle from the fairway on her last hole before maternity leave while seven months pregnant with son Crew. In 2021, Weaver married Zach Wright, who played on the Korn Ferry Tour.Hee Young ParkPark, 38, won three times on the LPGA, with her first coming at the 2011 CME Group Titleholders. The South Korean announced her retirement plans in June. Park gave birth to her first child, a son, in 2023 and announced last spring that the couple is expecting a baby girl.Mel ReidReid, 38, played her final event last December at the Grant Thornton Invitational and transitioned to a full-time career in media. A six-time winner on the LET, Reid won her first LPGA event at the 2020 ShopRite LPGA Classic. Reid and wife Carly welcomed their son Kai two years ago. She now works as an on-course reporter and analyst for Golf Channel. Caroline InglisInglis, 31, joined the LPGA in 2017 and earned $1.1 million over the course of a career that included three top 10s. Back injuries plagued her professional career and flared up again over the summer. When a job opportunity presented itself to work at the Oregon Golf Association, Inglis felt it was the right time make a change. She played alongside good friend Elizabeth Szokol at her final event, The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.Elizabeth SzokolSzokol, 30, joined the LPGA in 2019 and won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with Cheyenne Knight in 2023. She had nine career top 10s and $1.8 million in career earnings. Szokol played her last event at her home course, Pelican Golf Club, in front of a number of supporters. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: LPGA list of players who retired includes five moms, three major champs
