The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship announced on Monday that it was raising the purse for the event to $13 million, setting a new record purse in women’s golf.
The event has seen the purse raised every year for nine consecutive years. The largest increase the event has ever seen came in 2022 when the prize purse hit $9 million, doubling the previous seasons purse. The $13 million this year tops the $12.5 million purse at this year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club.
This year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is back at Hazeltine National Golf Club this year in Chaska, Minnesota. The event features the strongest field in women’s golf and a fantastic storyline as world number one player, Nelly Korda, looks to win her third straight major to start the season and keep her Grand Slam hopes alive.
Tim Walsh, the U.S. chair and CEO for KPMG stated this week about the tournament, “We’re proud to deliver the premier major on the LPGA Tour, Working with the PGA of America and the LPGA Tour, we’re combining a record purse with technology that gives players better, real-time insight into their performance, along with broader, more dynamic coverage for fans. It’s all about continuing to build momentum for women’s golf.”
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Payouts By Finish
1. $1,950,000
2. $1,169,107
3. $848,104
4. $656,075
5. $528,068
6. $432,053
7. $361,645
8. $316,843
9. $284,838
10. $259,232
11. $240,024
12. $224,021
13. $209,940
14. $197,143
15. $185,618
16. $175,378
17. $166,422
18. $158,739
19. $152,341
20. $147,214
21. $142,101
22. $136,975
23. $131,861
24. $126,734
25. $122,257
26. $117,779
27. $113,289
28. $108,811
29. $104,333
30. $100,492
31. $96,650
32. $92,809
33. $88,967
34. $85,125
35. $81,933
36. $78,727
37. $75,534
38. $72,329
39. $69,123
40. $66,566
41. $64,009
42. $61,452
43. $58,883
44. $56,326
45. $54,405
46. $52,485
47. $50,564
48. $48,643
49. $46,722
50. $44,801
51. $43,529
52. $42,244
53. $40,960
54. $39,688
55. $38,403
56. $37,118
57. $35,846
58. $34,561
59. $33,289
60. $32,004
61. $31,368
62. $30,720
63. $30,084
64. $29,448
65. $28,799
66. $28,163
67. $27,527
68. $26,878
69. $26,242
Mike is a founding member of Break80 Golf and a contributing golf and sports writer for Forbes with PGA Tour and LIV Golf media credentials. Mike can be reached at [email protected] for inquiries or story leads.