On the heels of the CME Group’s blockbuster announcement of an $11 million purse for next year’s Tour Championship, coupled with a record $4 million winner’s prize, the LPGA has released its 2024 schedule, and the money keeps flowing.
There will be 33 official events with a record total prize fund of $118 million, with $116.55 million in official money. LPGA prize funds have increased 69 percent since $70 million in 2021, with the bulk of that leap coming at the majors and CME.
Perhaps the most important increase is in the number of regular-season events that now have purses of $3 million or higher. That number increases to 10 in 2024, up from four in 2023 and only one in 2021.
There are three new tournament titles on the 2024 schedule including the previously announced LPGA Drive On Championship in Bradenton, Florida, as well as the FM Global Championship in Norton, Massachusetts and the Arizona Championship presented by JTBC next March at a course to be announced at a later date. (This is essentially a swap for the Arizona-based Drive On event that was held this year at Superstition.)
South Korean legend Se Ri Pak will now have her own namesake event on U.S. soil at the renamed Se Ri Pak L.A. Open at Palos Verdes. She joins Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie West as tournament hosts.
The flow of the 2024 schedule will be easier on players with less criss-crossing the country. The LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek moves up to April ahead of the Chevron Championship. The U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club moves back to late May and the AIG Women’s British Open at St. Andrews moves later in August to accommodate the Olympics.
Qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics will end after the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship June 24 at Sahalee. The top 15 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings automatically qualify for the Games (no more than four players per country) and the remaining spots awarded to the highest-ranked players from countries that do not already have two qualified players.
The Solheim Cup also returns in September at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, where Team USA will look to end its drought.
Hawaii’s Lotte Championship moves to the fall for the first time on the heels of a four-tournament Asian swing. The purse for the Lotte also jumps significantly from $2 million to $3 million.
Notably absent from the schedule is the Volunteers of America tournament in Texas. The ISPS Handa World Invitational, which featured both men and women, also won’t return to the LPGA schedule, as previously announced.
Additional purse increases are expected to be announced in the coming months. Major championship purses have increased 78 percent since 2021, with regular-season events up 61 percent. Players will be given travel stipends or guaranteed minimum payouts at 19 events next season, including the majors.
Dates
Event
Course
Location
Purse
Jan. 18-21
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf and Country Club
Orlando
$1.5 million
Jan. 25-28
LPGA Drive On Championship
Bradenten Country Club
Bradenton, Florida
$1.75 million
Feb. 22-25
Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club
Thailand
$1.7 million
Feb. 29-March 3
HSBC Women’s World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club
Singapore
$1.8 million
March 7-10
Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club
China
$2.2 million
March 21-24
Seri Pak LA Open
Palos Verdes Golf Club
Palos Verdes Estates, California
$2 million
March 28-31
Arizona Championship presented by JTBC
TBD
Phoenix
$2 million
April 3-7
LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek
Shadow Creek
Las Vegas
$2 million
April 18-21
The Chevron Championship
The Club at Carlton Woods
The Woodlands, Texas
$5.2 million
April 25-28
LM Eagle LA Championship
Wilshire Country Club
Los Angeles
$3 million
May 9-12
Cognizant Founders Cup
Upper Montclair Country Club
Clifton, New Jersey
$3 million
May 16-19
Mizuho Americans Open
Liberty National Golf Club
Jersey City, New Jersey
$3 million
May 30-June 2
U.S. Women’s Open
Lancaster Country Club
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
$11 million
June 7-9
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Seaview, a Dolce Hotel (Bay Course)
Galloway, New Jersey
$1.75 million
June 13-16
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club
Grand Rapids, Michigan
$3 million
June 20-23
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Sahalee Country Club
Sammamish, Washington
$10 million
June 27-30
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Midland Country Club
Midland, Michigan
$3 million
July 11-14
Amundi Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian-les-Bains, France
$6.5 million
July 18-21
Dana Open
Highland Meadows Golf Club
Sylvania, Ohio
$1.75 million
July 25-28
CPKC Women’s Open
Earl Grey Golf Club
Calgery, Canada
$2.6 million
Aug. 1-4
Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Portland, Oregon
$1.75 million
Aug. 8-11
2024 Paris Olympics
Le Golf National
France
N/A
Aug. 15-18
Scottish Open
TBD
Scotland
$2 million
Aug. 22-25
AIG Women’s Open
Old Course at St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Scotland
$9 million
Aug. 29-Sept 1
FM Global Championship
TPC Boston
Norton, Massachusetts
$3.5 million
Sept. 13-15
Solheim Cup
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
Gainesville, Virginia
N/A
Sept. 19-22
Kroger Queen City Championship
TBD
Cincinnati, Ohio
$2 million
Sept. 27-29
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Pinnacle Country Club
Rogers, Arkansas
$3 million
Oct. 10-13
Buick LPGA Shanghai
Qizhong Garden Golf Club
Shanghai, China
$2.1 million
Oct. 17-20
BMW Ladies Championship
TBD
Korea
$2.2 million
Oct. 24-27
Maybank Championship
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$3 million
Oct. 31-Nov. 3
Toto Japan Classic
Seta Golf Course
Shiga, Japan
$2 million
Nov. 6-9
Lotte Championship
Hoakalei Country Club
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
$3 million
Nov. 14-17
The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
Pelican Golf Club
Belleair, Florida
$3.25 million
Nov. 21-24
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburon Golf Club
Naples, Florida
$11 million
Dec. 13-15
Grant Thornton Invitational
Tiburon Golf Club
Naples, Florida
$2 million
