[Golf Topic] LPGA Tour Final "Next Year's Winner Prize 2.4 Billion Won, Highest Amount~"

This is a view of the Tiburon Golf Course, the battleground for the CME Group Tour Championship, the final event of the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour. Photo by LPGA Tour website

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…‘Highest Amount Ever’.

The CME Group Tour Championship, the final event of the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour season, will see its prize money increase to the largest scale in women's golf history. The LPGA and the tournament title sponsor CME Group announced on the 18th (Korean time) that "Starting from the 2022 season, the total prize money will be increased to $7 million (82.74 billion KRW), and the winner's prize will be $2 million (2.364 billion KRW)." This year, the total prize money is $5 million with a winner's prize of $1.5 million.

The increased prize money, which will be applied from next year's tournament, is the highest ever in women's golf for both total prize money and winner's prize. The total prize money record was held by the major AIG Women's Open at $5.8 million, and the winner's prize record was held by the CME Group Tour Championship at $1.5 million. The CME Group Tour Championship is a tournament where only the top players qualify based on their LPGA Tour season points. This year, 60 players will compete, and the tournament opens tonight at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, USA.

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