"By the Numbers: US Women's Open - This Year's Total Prize Money is a Whopping $10 Million"

When Se-ri Pak won the 1998 US Women's Open, the total prize money was 1.5 million dollars, and the winner's prize was 267,500 dollars.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] "10 million dollars (12.4 billion KRW)".

On the night of the 2nd (Korean time), the US Women's Open kicked off at Pine Needles Lodge Golf Club (Par 71) in Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA, with a total prize money of 10 million dollars. This is the largest single tournament prize in women's golf history. The previous record was 5.8 million dollars at last year's AIG Women's Open. Considering that the total prize money for the LPGA Tour is around 1.5 to 2 million dollars, this is a groundbreaking amount. Let's break down the US Women's Open by numbers.

▲ 2 (holes) = The number of playoff holes started in 2018. If there is a tie, the winner is decided by the combined score of a 2-hole playoff. If still tied, it goes to sudden death.

▲ 4 (wins) = The most wins in the tournament by Betsy Rawls and Mickey Wright (both USA). Next is Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) with 3 wins.

▲ 11 (wins) = Korea's combined wins. Se-ri Pak (45, retired) opened the door in 1998. So-yeon Ryu (32, Mediheal) in 2011, In-ji Jeon (28, KB Financial Group) in 2015, and A-rim Kim (27, SBI Savings Bank) in 2020 are champions from non-members.

▲ 19 (years) = The youngest winner, In-bi Park (34, KB Financial Group). She won the trophy at the age of 19 years, 11 months, and 17 days in 2008. The oldest winner was Babe Zaharias (USA) in 1954, at 43 years and 7 days old.

▲ 24 (years) = The most consecutive appearances by Cristie Kerr (USA). Angela Stanford (USA) is second with 23 years. Korea's Hee-young Yang (33, Woori Financial Group) has appeared for 16 consecutive years.

▲ 51 (wins) = The most wins held by the USA. Korea has 11 wins, followed by Sweden with 4, Australia with 3, and England with 2.

▲ 77 (times) = This is the 77th edition this year. Established in 1946, it boasts the longest history among LPGA Tour events.

▲ 156 (players) = Total entries. Korea has a remarkable 22 players, including 6 past champions. The only two-time champion, In-bi Park, has withdrawn from participation.

▲ 1.8 million dollars = The winner's prize money. This is similar to the total prize money of many tournaments.

▲ 272 (strokes) = The lowest 72-hole score in the tournament. Achieved by Annika Sorenstam (1996), Juli Inkster (1999, USA), and In-ji Jeon.

▲ 6,638 (yards) = The course length for par 71. All three par-5 holes exceed 500 yards. This is a challenging distance for female players.

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