2023 LPGA Tour

2023 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) – November 19, 2023 (2023-11-19)
Number of official events34 (2 canceled, now 32)
Most wins4 United States Lilia Vu and France Céline Boutier
Race to CME Globe WinnerUnited States Lilia Vu
Money leaderUnited States Lilia Vu
Vare TrophyThailand Atthaya Thitikul
Rolex Player of the YearUnited States Lilia Vu
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Ryu Hae-ran
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The 2023 LPGA Tour was the 74th edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, in Orlando, Florida on January 19, and officially ended on November 19, at the Tiburón Golf Club in the CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Florida, not counting the unofficial December 10 Grant Thornton Invitational.[1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

Schedule and results

The number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors. The schedule and purse amount for each tournament is listed on the LPGA website.[2] The LPGA has a standard formula for payout percentages and distribution of its purse and prize money for every event. The winner typically gets 15% of the total, second place gets 9.3%, third place 6.75%, etc.[3]

The total prize money to be won increases to $99.3 million for the 34 now scheduled to be played, $5.4 million more than the $93.9 million in 2022.[1][4] The net $800,000 increase from the cancellation of the $2.2 million Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA to the new $3.0 million Maybank Championship, makes the total purse $100.1 million for 2023. Kroger Queen City Championship (Sep. 10) increased its purse from $1.75 million to $2 million[5] making the total purse now $100.35 million. On June 25, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship announced its purse would increase to $10 million from $9 million and the winner paid $1.5 million, making the total for the season $101.35 million.[6] On July 5, the USGA increased the U.S. Women's Open payout to $11 million, from $10 million (with eventual goal of equal purse with the men) with the winner's share $2 million. This increases the season total to $102.35 million.[7]

Key
Major championships
Regular events
Date Tournament Location Winner(s)[a] WWGR
points[8] 		Other
tours[b] 		Purse
(US$) 		Winner's
share ($)
Jan 22 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Florida Canada Brooke Henderson (13) 24 1,500,000 225,000
Feb 26 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand United States Lilia Vu (1) 62 1,700,000 255,000
Mar 5 HSBC Women's World Championship Singapore South Korea Ko Jin-young (14) 62 1,800,000 270,000
Mar 12 Blue Bay LPGA China Tournament canceled[9][10] 2,100,000
Mar 26 LPGA Drive On Championship Arizona France Céline Boutier (3) 62 1,750,000 262,500
Apr 2 DIO Implant LA Open California China Yin Ruoning (1) 62 1,750,000 262,500
Apr 15 Lotte Championship Hawaii Australia Grace Kim (1) 24 2,000,000 300,000
Apr 23 Chevron Championship Texas United States Lilia Vu (2) 100 5,100,000 765,000
Apr 30 JM Eagle LA Championship California Australia Hannah Green (3) 62 3,000,000 450,000
May 14 Cognizant Founders Cup New Jersey South Korea Ko Jin-young (15) 62 3,000,000 450,000
May 28 Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Nevada Thailand Pajaree Anannarukarn (2) 28 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 4 Mizuho Americas Open New Jersey United States Rose Zhang (1) 53 2,750,000 412,500
Jun 11 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey South Africa Ashleigh Buhai (2) 24 1,750,000 262,500
Jun 18 Meijer LPGA Classic Michigan Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire (2) 43 2,500,000 375,000
Jun 25 KPMG Women's PGA Championship New Jersey China Yin Ruoning (2) 100 10,000,000 1,500,000
Jul 9 U.S. Women's Open California United States Allisen Corpuz (1) 100 11,000,000 2,000,000
Jul 16 Dana Open Ohio Sweden Linn Grant (1) 28 1,750,000 262,500
Jul 22 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Michigan United States Cheyenne Knight (2) and
United States Elizabeth Szokol (1) 		n/a 2,700,000 328,115
(each)[11]
Jul 30 Amundi Evian Championship France France Céline Boutier (4) 100 LET 6,500,000 1,000,000
Aug 6 FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open Scotland France Céline Boutier (5) 46 LET 2,000,000 300,000
Aug 13 AIG Women's Open England United States Lilia Vu (3) 100 LET 9,000,000 1,350,000
Aug 20 ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland United States Alexa Pano (1) 17.5 LET 1,500,000 225,000
Aug 27 CPKC Women's Open Canada United States Megan Khang (1) 62 2,500,000 375,000
Sep 3 Portland Classic Oregon Thailand Chanettee Wannasaen (1) 62 1,500,000 225,000
Sep 10 Kroger Queen City Championship Ohio Australia Minjee Lee (9) 40 2,000,000 300,000
Oct 1 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Arkansas South Korea Ryu Hae-ran (1) 26 2,300,000 345,000
Oct 8 Volunteers of America Classic Texas South Korea Kim Hyo-joo (6) 22 1,800,000 270,000
Oct 15 Buick LPGA Shanghai China United States Angel Yin (1) 28 CLPGA 2,100,000 315,000
Oct 22 BMW Ladies Championship South Korea Australia Minjee Lee (10) 62 2,200,000 330,000
Oct 29 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Tournament canceled[12][13] 2,200,000
Oct 29 Maybank Championship Malaysia France Céline Boutier (6) 46 3,000,000 450,000
Nov 5 Toto Japan Classic Japan Japan Mone Inami (1) 26 JLPGA 2,000,000 300,000
Nov 12 The Annika Florida United States Lilia Vu (4) 53 3,250,000 487,500
Nov 19 CME Group Tour Championship Florida South Korea Amy Yang (5) 62 7,000,000 2,000,000

Unofficial events

The following team events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money.

Date Tournament Location Winning team Purse
(US$) 		Winner's
share ($)
May 7 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown California Thailand Thailand 2,000,000[14] 500,000
Sep 24 Solheim Cup Spain Europe (Tied)[15] n/a n/a
Dec 10 Grant Thornton Invitational[16] Florida New Zealand Lydia Ko / Australia Jason Day[17] 4,000,000 500,000

Statistics leaders

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of LPGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for LPGA Tour members.
  2. ^ JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour, LET − Ladies European Tour.

References

  1. ^ a b "LPGA Tour Announces Record-Breaking 2023 Schedule". LPGA. November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tournaments". LPGA.
  3. ^ "LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution". Golf News Net. May 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "2023 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled". LPGA. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kroger Queen City Championship Presented By P&G Announces Increase In Purse To $2 Million In 2023". LPGA. May 16, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Hirsch, Jack (June 25, 2023). "2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship purse: Payout breakdown, winner's share". Golf Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Paisley, Kent (July 5, 2023). "USGA bumps U.S. Women's Open prize money payout to record $11M with eventual goal of equal purse to men". Golf Digest.
  8. ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2023". Rolex Rankings.
  9. ^ "2023 Blue Bay LPGA Cancelled". LPGA. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Blue Bay LPGA event canceled for third time in four years". ESPN. Associated Press. January 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout". golfnewsnet.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "LPGA Tour Statement on the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "LPGA Announces Return to Malaysia for Maybank Championship". LPGA. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown Purse Breakdown". LPGA. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "Solheim Cup 2023 Leaderboard". LPGA. September 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Grant Thornton Invitational". LPGA. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "Lydia Ko, Jason Day Win Inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational". LPGA. December 10, 2023.