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ROGERS, ARKANSAS – SEPTEMBER 23: Nelly Korda during the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club on September 23, 2022 in Rogers, Arkansas. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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ROGERS, ARKANSAS – SEPTEMBER 23: Nelly Korda during the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club on September 23, 2022 in Rogers, Arkansas. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Last week, the year’s first LPGA Major drew to a thrilling end in Houston, with Lilia Vu edging past Angel Yin in a dramatic playoff. The LPGA Tour’s next event will kick off at the Wilshire Country Club in LA on April 27.
The likes of Nelly Korda, Jin Young Ko, Minjee Lee, Brooke Henderson, and more are set to headline the event. Fresh from her maiden Major victory, 25-year-old Lilia Vu has also returned to her homeland for the JM Eagle LA Championship.
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So, what is the total prize purse for the event? How much will the winner take home?
Which top LPGA Tour stars will headline the JM Eagle LA Championship?
The LPGA Tour returns to the “City of Angels” for the inaugural edition of the JM Eagle LA Championship. The event will commence at LA’s Wilshire Country Club, which has previously hosted four LPGA’s LA Open editions.
The event will boast a 144-player field and will be played out over four days. Nelly Korda, who returned to world no. 1 after her third-place finish at the Chevron Championship, will compete in the event. Lydia Ko, the LPGA sensation Korda replaced at the top, will be missing from action. However, several other golfers from the top 50 in the world will be making an appearance.
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KAWAGOE, JAPAN – AUGUST 05: Nelly Korda of Team United States looks on from the 17th hole during the second round of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 05, 2021 in Kawagoe, Japan. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
World no. 6 Minjee Lee and world no. 8 Brooke Henderson, who have previously emerged victorious at the event’s venue, will also be appearing. Other big names in this week’s field include world no. 3 Jin Young Ko, world no.5 Atthaya Thitikul, world no.9 Celine Boutier, and world no.10 Georgia Hall.
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Chevron Championship winner Lilia Vu is back in her city and will want to keep the momentum going. Last week’s runner-up, 24-year-old Angel Yin, will also take on the field, hoping to shake off her Major loss.
Total purse, prize money, and winner’s share from the event
Fans of LPGA Tour stars are thrilled to catch their favorite golfers in action once again after last week’s Chevron Championship. The inaugural edition of the JM Eagle LA Championship is expected to be an exciting one, with incredible rewards on the line.
The event boasts a $3 million prize purse, of which the winner will take home $450,000 in earnings. Per the LPGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart, the winner’s payout is the standard 15 percent of the total purse. The victorious golfer will also get 500 points toward the season-long race to the CME Globe.
Here’s the individual prize money distribution:
| 1 | $450,000 |
| 2 | $282,977 |
| 3 | $205,279 |
| 4 | $158,799 |
| 5 | $127,815 |
| 6 | $104,577 |
| 7 | $87,535 |
| 8 | $76,690 |
| 9 | $68,943 |
| 10 | $62,746 |
| 11 | $58,097 |
| 12 | $54,223 |
| 13 | $50,815 |
| 14 | $47,717 |
| 15 | $44,928 |
| 16 | $42,449 |
| 17 | $40,282 |
| 18 | $38,422 |
| 19 | $36,873 |
| 20 | $35,633 |
| 21 | $34,395 |
| 22 | $33,154 |
| 23 | $31,917 |
| 24 | $30,675 |
| 25 | $29,592 |
| 26 | $28,509 |
| 27 | $27,422 |
| 28 | $26,337 |
| 29 | $25,253 |
| 30 | $24,324 |
| 31 | $23,393 |
| 32 | $22,464 |
| 33 | $21,535 |
| 34 | $20,604 |
| 35 | $19,831 |
| 36 | $19,056 |
| 37 | $18,283 |
| 38 | $17,506 |
| 39 | $16,731 |
| 40 | $16,113 |
| 41 | $15,494 |
| 42 | $14,875 |
| 43 | $14,253 |
| 44 | $13,634 |
| 45 | $13,169 |
| 46 | $12,703 |
| 47 | $12,238 |
| 48 | $11,774 |
| 49 | $11,309 |
| 50 | $10,845 |
| 51 | $10,536 |
| 52 | $10,226 |
| 53 | $9,914 |
| 54 | $9,607 |
| 55 | $9,295 |
| 56 | $8,985 |
| 57 | $8,676 |
| 58 | $8,366 |
| 59 | $8,057 |
| 60 | $7,747 |
| 61 | $7,593 |
| 62 | $7,435 |
| 63 | $7,282 |
| 64 | $7,128 |
| 65 | $6,970 |
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