Chevron Championship prize money payouts for each golfer at first LPGA major of 2026
The LPGA significantly increased the prize money for the 2026 Chevron Championship, raising the total purse to $9 million — a $1 million increase from 2025 and a massive jump of $5.9 million since Chevron began sponsoring the event in 2022.
Nelly Korda, who won the tournament by five shots, took home the winner’s share of $1.35 million.
Nelly Korda, who won the tournament by five shots, took home the winner’s share of $1.35 million.
This was her third major title and second Chevron Championship victory.For perspective:In the inaugural Chevron event (then known as the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle), winner Jane Blalock earned just $20,050 from a $110,000 purse.
When the event became a major in 1983, Amy Alcott won $55,000 from a $400,000 total purse.
Even in 2026, the Chevron Championship’s $9 million purse trails the U.S. Women’s Open and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (both $12 million in 2025), while sitting ahead of the AIG Women’s Open ($9.75 million) and Amundi Evian Championship ($8 million).(Note: Every player who missed the cut received $10,000.)
2026 The Chevron Championship Prize money: Purse payout, winner’s share, how much winners will get.?
Here is the full purse breakdown for those who made the cut at the Chevron Championship:
2026 Chevron Championship – Final Leaderboard & Prize Money Payout
Total Purse: $9,000,000
Position Player To Par Prize Money
1 Nelly Korda -18 $1,350,000
T2 Ruoning Yin -13 $732,384
T2 Patty Tavatanakit -13 $732,384
T4 Yan Liu -12 $429,922
T4 Ina Yoon -12 $429,922
6 Hyo Joo Kim -7 $313,730
T7 Hannah Green -6 $233,169
T7 Lottie Woad -6 $233,169
T7 Ryan O’Toole -6 $233,169
T10 Angel Yin -5 $181,265
T10 Charley Hull -5 $181,265
T12 Haeran Ryu -4 $130,447
T12 Carlota Ciganda -4 $130,447
T12 Minami Katsu -4 $130,447
T12 Youmin Hwang -4 $130,447
T12 Jennifer Kupcho -4 $130,447
T12 Rio Takeda -4 $130,447
T12 Lexi Thompson -4 $130,447
T12 Gaby Lopez -4 $130,447
T12 Yealimi Noh -4 $130,447
T21 Celine Boutier -3 $94,121
T21 Maja Stark -3 $94,121
T21 Hye-Jin Choi -3 $94,121
T21 Akie Iwai -3 $94,121
T21 Miyu Yamashita -3 $94,121
T21 Jin Hee Im -3 $94,121
T27 Allisen Corpuz -2 $73,169
T27 Jenny Bae -2 $73,169
T27 Saki Baba -2 $73,169
T27 Mary Liu -2 $73,169
T27 Chiara Tamburlini -2 $73,169
T27 Jasmine Suwannapura -2 $73,169
T27 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard -2 $73,169
T34 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -1 $58,330
T34 Cassie Porter -1 $58,330
T34 Somi Lee -1 $58,330
T34 Megan Khang -1 $58,330
T38 Shannon Tan E $46,545
T38 Yuri Yoshida E $46,545
T38 Jing Yan E $46,545
T38 Erika Hara E $46,545
T38 Sora Kamiya E $46,545
T45 Ingrid Lindblad +1 $37,413
T45 Melanie Green +1 $37,413
T45 Julia Lopez Ramirez+1 $37,413
T45 Perrine Delacour +1 $37,413
T49 Manon De Roey +2 $31,218
T49 Yana Wilson +2 $31,218
T49 Minjee Lee +2 $31,218
T49 Brooke Henderson +2 $31,218
T49 Ayaka Furue +2 $31,218
T55 Jessica Porvasnik +3 $26,491
T55 Nastasia Nadaud +3 $26,491
T55 Wei-Ling Hsu +3 $26,491
T55 Lauren Coughlin +3 $26,491
T59 Amy Yang +4 $22,717
T59 Peiyun Chien +4 $22,717
T59 Mao Saigo +4 $22,717
T59 Linnea Strom +4 $22,717
T59 Auston Kim +4 $22,717
T59 Yuka Saso +4 $22,717
T67 Weiwei Zhang +5 -
T67 Karis Davidson +5 -
69 Paula Reto +6 -
70 Jenny Shin +7 -
71 Suvichaya Vinijchaitham +8 -
72 Albane Valenzuela +9 -
Note: Amateurs receive $0 prize money. Players who missed the cut received $10,000 each.
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