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Undoubtedly, Jin Young Ko is a prominent flagbearer of the women’s game. As the new year approaches, turning back the pages of the last season would reveal that the South Korean golfer has had a great year financially. But how many dollars were exactly added to the 28-year-old’s bank account courtesy of the LPGA Tour this season?

How much prize money did Jin Young Ko earn this season?

There is no doubt that Jin Young Ko has had a great year. Her stats speak for themselves. In 2023, the 28-year-old bagged a massive $1,552,244 as she maintained her season of remaining in the top few positions in the rankings and finished sixth on the Rolex Rankings.

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Her victory at the Cognizant Founders Cup fetched her the most money. She bagged a total of $450,000 out of a prize purse of $3 million back in May this year. Adding to her list of wins and top earnings was her other most prosperous performance at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, where she ranked first and won $270,000—her second-highest earnings this season.

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Ko was truly on a winning spree this year. She was also the runner-up at the CPKC Women’s Open, which fetched her a sweet sum of $232,029 (her third-highest earnings of the season). Tracing her top-ten finishes of the year further illustrates how she registered her name in the million-dollar club.

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This year was surely a fruitful contribution to the 15-time LPGA Tour winner’s career earnings, taking it to a whopping $11,915,700. All in all, it is safe to say that the LPGA star had a blockbuster year. However, our curious minds lead us to question: was it all roses and sunshine for this South Korean professional golfer, or were there some bumps along the way?

Did Young Ko miss any cuts this season?

Even though Jin Young Ko had an overall blessed year, it was not without hardships. She missed the cut at the much-awaited US Women’s Open. She also underwent a major injury at the ANNIKA, which impacted her performance at the CME Group Tour Championship, the year-end event on the women’s side.

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She had to withdraw from the event, citing injuries. Additionally, she did not receive a favorable ending to the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. She also earned nothing on all three occasions. However, her wins surely surpass her sad endings.

Stay tuned to find out all the latest updates on the LPGA sensation, Jin Young Ko.

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Daiemah Malik is a Senior Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Thanks to many evenings on the course, driving and putting alongside her family, Daiemah is able to give her loyal readers a perspective of both a player and a writer. Her area of expertise is technical core sport pieces like analyzing golfers’ performances or predicting how weather will affect an event and those playing. An ace journalist, Daiemah has written extensively about her idol, Nelly Korda. When not writing about the sport, she enjoys indulging in spirited debates, especially about her hidden forte, politics.

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