[Golf Topic] AIG Women's Open 'Total Prize Money $5.8 Million'... "Largest Scale in Women's Tournament History"

AIG Women's Open Championship trophy. Photo by R&A website

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] 'Total prize money of 5.8 million dollars (6.8 billion won)'.

On the afternoon of the 19th (Korean time), the final major of the 2021 LPGA Tour, the AIG Women's Open, will kick off at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland (par 72, 6,850 yards). The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A), which organizes the tournament, announced, "This year, the total prize money has been increased from 4.5 million dollars last year to 5.8 million dollars, and the winner's prize has also been raised from 675,000 dollars to 870,000 dollars." Next year, the total prize money is planned to increase to 6.8 million dollars.

This is the largest scale in the history of women's golf tournaments. The previous largest prize money was 5.5 million dollars at the US Women's Open. The total prize money for the four major tournaments held earlier this year were 4.5 million dollars each for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the Evian Championship, and 3.1 million dollars for the ANA Inspiration. The US Women's Open offers the highest winner's prize at 1 million dollars. Based on the winner's prize, the CME Group Tour Championship's 1.5 million dollars is the highest amount ever.

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