LPGA Tour 2023 bonus fund surpasses USD 100 million

"Next year, our players will compete for the biggest prize pool ever. The schedule will feature new courses, tournaments and formats with more than 500 hours of television broadcast. The very aspects. That confirms the LPGA Tour as a leading asset in the world women's professional sports industry," the announcement of the LPGA Tour's bonus schedule quoted special envoy Mollie Marcoux Samaan.

With the new financial index, the LPGA Tour's gross bonus fund surpassed the $100 million mark for the first time since its opening in 1950. That budget was for 34 tournaments, of which five majors accounted for more than 37%, or 37.9 million. USD. The 2023 schedule starts from January 19 to November 19, covering 11 US states and more than 10 international destinations, including Thailand, China, Singapore, China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. China).

The total fund this season reached 85.7 million USD, for 34 tournaments, including 7 million USD for the Tour Championship - the grand final and also the closing event in Naples, Florida from November 17 to 20. The champion of this tournament will receive two million USD - a record prize in the current women's golf village.

The last leg of the schedule has four rounds on the Tiburon par72 course, no cut. After round 2, Lydia Ko continued to hold the top of the table, going from -7 to -13 and dropping five strokes from second place. World number one Nelly Korda was in T3 (-7), while defending champion Ko Jin Young was in T49 (+3).