Golf World Reacts to the LPGA Tour’s Record-Breaking Announcement

The LPGA Tour is breaking all boundaries this year. In a groundbreaking moment for women’s golf, the next season of the tour will return with a purse of nearly $87 million across 34 confirmed events. This is a substantial surge from last year’s $76.4 million purse.

In addition, a lot of new, impressive, and historic venues have been added to the calendar, including Muirfield and the Congressional Country Club. There have been some considerable increases, like a $2 million for the season finale CME Tour Championships, bringing the figure up to $7 million, the largest in history.

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Mollie Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA Commissioner, said, “The stage is set for 2022 to be one of the most exciting years in the history of the LPGA Tour, with the addition of new events, the largest total purse ever, over 500 hours of broadcast television and a collective commitment to being the leading women’s professional sports property in the world.”

The 2022 LPGA Tour schedule and prize money

Here is the entire list of the schedule for the next year, complete with the dates, locations, and purses.

Date
Venue
Location
Purse ($)
Winner’s share ($)

Jan 20–23
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Presented by Insurance Office of America
Florida
1,200,000
180,000

Jan 27–30
Gainbridge Championship
Florida
2,000,000
300,000

Feb 4–6 / 11-13
TBD
Florida
1,500,000
225,000

Mar 3-6
HSBC World Championship
Singapore
1,700,000
255,000

Mar 10–13
Honda LPGA Thailand
Thailand
1,600,000
240,000

Mar 24–27
JTBC Classic Presented by the Barbasol Corporation
California
1,500,000
225,000

Mar 31 – Apr 3
Chevron Championship
California
5,000,000
750,000

Apr 13–16
Lotte Championship
Hawaii
2,000,000
300,000

Apr 21–24
Hugel-Air Premia LA Open
California
1,500,000
225,000

Apr 28 – May 1
JTBC Championship
California
1,500,000
225,000

May 12–15
Cognizant Founders Cup
New Jersey
3,000,000
450,000

May 25–29
Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play
Nevada
1,500,000
225,000

Jun 2–5
U.S. Women’s Open
North Carolina
5,500,000
1,000,000

Jun 10–12
ShopRite LPGA Classic
New Jersey
1,750,000
262,500

Jun 16–19
Meijer LPGA Classic
Michigan
2,500,000
375,000

Jun 23–26
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Maryland
4,500,000
675,000

July 13–16
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Michigan
2,500,000
375,000
(each)

Jul 21–24
Evian Championship
France
4,500,000
675,000

Jul 28–31
Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open
Scotland
2,000,000
300,000

Aug 4–7
AIG Women’s Open
Scotland
6,800,000
1,020,000

Aug 11–14
ISPS Handa World Invitational
Northern Ireland
1,500,000
225,000

Aug 25–28
CP Women’s Open
Canada
2,350,000
352,500

Sep 1–4
Dana Open Presented By Marathon
Ohio
1,750,000
262,500

Sep 8–11
Kroger Queen City Championship
Ohio
1,750,000
262,500

Sep 15–18
Portland Classic
Oregon
1,400,000
210,000

Sep 23–25
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Arkansas
2,300,000
345,000

Sep 29 – Oct 2
Volunteers of America Classic
Texas
1,500,000
225,000

Oct 6–9
LPGA Mediheal Championship
California
1,800,000
270,000

Oct 13–16
Buick LPGA Shanghai
 China
2,100,000
315,000

Oct 20–23
BMW Ladies Championship
South Korea
2,000,000
300,000

Oct 27–30
Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA
Taiwan
2,200,000
330,000

Nov 3–6
Toto Japan Classic
Japan
2,000,000
300,000

Nov 10–13
Pelican Women’s Championship
Florida
2,000,000
300,000

Nov 17–20
CME Group Tour Championship
Florida
7,000,000
2,000,000

What do fans have to say?

Meanwhile, fans on Twitter had varying opinions on this new development. Here are some of the reactions to the same.

Now image if they had more than 10% of the revenue generated from contracts with the PGA Tour… https://t.co/4JJNG9VQzq

— PGATruth (@PGATruth) November 19, 2021

I really like how many events in Asia the @LPGA is having! I hope the @PGATOUR in 2022-23 does a good 4 week Asian swing. I would love to see them re-include Malaysia, and move around between Singapore, Thailand, and Taipei.

— Patrick (@panderson1988) November 19, 2021

I have become a massive fan of LPGA this last 3 years. They play some great golf.

— Al Hart (@AlHart07) November 19, 2021

Great news but the top 5 mens events combined is worth more and I don’t have to watch it at 10pm. ( even though I will) maybe some more cross tour events…

— Sleepy Harp Parker (@Tyre64) November 19, 2021

Better, but why hasn’t it broke $100M YET?????

— Michael Edwards (@bigmike_1960) November 19, 2021

About time the ladies got paid what they deserve

— John Melnick (@JohnMelnick17) November 19, 2021

No more tournaments in Australia ?? That’s a bummer..

— JJ (@jaehoon1126) November 20, 2021

While this is a minuscule amount compared to the PGA Tour, we believe this is just the start. Moreover, as women’s golf slowly gets the recognition it deserves, we will witness much more in the coming years. What do you think?

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