Sports
2022 LPGA Drive On Championship: Winner’s Payout and Complete Prize Money Breakdown
The 2022 LPGA Drive on Championship is currently underway in Florida. The Crown Colony Golf & Country Club is the host of this third LPGA Tour event of the season. Notably, Danielle Kang and Lydia Ko have won the first and second LPGA Tour events, respectively.
Some of the top players in the field this week are Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, and Danielle Kang, among a few others. However, sadly, Jessica Korda earlier withdrew from the event due to an injury.
On the business end, after round one, Marina Alex and Nasa Hataoka share the lead with a score of -7. As the challengers battle it out, find out here what is the prize money of the 2022 LPGA Drive on Championship.
2022 LPGA Drive on Championship prize money purse
The 2022 LPGA Drive on Championship has a prize money purse of $1.5 million. Moreover, the winner of the event will receive $225,000, which is the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart.
Watch This Story: WATCH: Paige Spiranac Reveals Her Interesting Picks for the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Notably, apart from monetary benefits, as usual, there are plenty of other perks for the winner. The winner will receive 500 Race to the CME Globe points, which will help them get into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Furthermore, the winner will also get a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour and direct qualification in other big tournaments.
Golf – AIG Women’s Open – Carnoustie, Scotland, Britain – August 21, 2021 Lexi Thompson of the U.S. reacts during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough
Additionally, the field has 120-players this week competing in the event. However, only the top 70 and ties will make it to the weekend as there will be a cut line after 36-holes. Hence, the players will get filtered out before we get into rounds three and four. It is crucial to note that only the players making it to the weekend will receive a share from the $1.5 million prize purse.
Here’s the complete breakdown of the prize money from the winner’s place to last place.
Complete breakdown of the prize money purse from winner’s place to last place
1
$225,000
2
$139,572
3
$101,250
4
$78,325
5
$63,043
6
$51,580
7
$43,175
8
$37,826
9
$34,005
10
$30,948
11
$28,655
12
$26,744
13
$25,064
14
$23,536
15
$22,160
16
$20,937
17
$19,868
18
$18,951
19
$18,187
20
$17,575
21
$16,964
22
$16,352
23
$15,742
24
$15,130
25
$14,596
26
$14,061
27
$13,525
28
$12,990
29
$12,456
30
$11,997
31
$11,539
32
$11,080
33
$10,622
34
$10,163
35
$9,782
36
$9,399
37
$9,017
38
$8,635
39
$8,252
40
$7,947
41
$7,642
42
$7,337
43
$7,030
44
$6,725
45
$6,495
46
$6,266
47
$6,037
48
$5,807
49
$5,578
50
$5,348
51
$5,197
52
$5,043
53
$4,890
54
$4,738
55
$4,585
56
$4,431
57
$4,280
58
$4,126
59
$3,974
60
$3,821
61
$3,745
62
$3,668
63
$3,592
64
$3,515
65
$3,438
66
$3,362
67
$3,287
68
$3,209
69
$3,133
70
$3,057
The post 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship: Winner’s Payout and Complete Prize Money Breakdown appeared first on EssentiallySports.
