BRANDENTON, Fla. — For Nelly Korda, the phrase “there’s no place like home” has new meaning after the Bradenton, Florida, native won the LPGA Drive On Championship 15 minutes from her parents’ home.
Korda’s eagle-birdie finish at Bradenton Country Club vaulted her into a playoff against Lydia Ko. The two former No. 1s had the crowd rocking as Ko tried to play her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame, and Korda tried to go wire-to-wire.
“I thought I completely lost it,” said Korda, who began the day with a four-shot lead and trailed by three going into the last two holes.
“Being in my hometown and having the hometown support was incredible. I didn’t think this many people would show up.”
Korda won $262,500 for her efforts, pushing her career earnings to $9,223,989.
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Ten of the 15 rookies in the field cashed checks.
Here’s the total purse breakdown for the first full-field event of the 2024 LPGA season:
| Pos. | Golfer | Score | Money |
| 1 | Nelly Korda | -11 | $262,500 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | -11 | $163,689 |
| 3 | Megan Khang | -8 | $118,745 |
| T4 | Lucy Li | -7 | $82,897 |
| T4 | Ayaka Furue | -7 | $82,897 |
| T6 | Auston Kim | -6 | $55,564 |
| T6 | Xiyu Lin | -6 | $55,564 |
| 8 | Mone Inami | -5 | $44,362 |
| T9 | Andrea Lee | -4 | $35,287 |
| T9 | Cheyenne Knight | -4 | $35,287 |
| T9 | Nasa Hataoka | -4 | $35,287 |
| T9 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -4 | $35,287 |
| T13 | Lindy Duncan | -3 | $27,662 |
| T13 | Gemma Dryburgh | -3 | $27,662 |
| T13 | Sei Young Kim | -3 | $27,662 |
| T16 | Hye-Jin Choi | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | Xiaowen Yin | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | Celine Boutier | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | So Mi Lee | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | Brooke Henderson | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | Lexi Thompson | -2 | $21,585 |
| T16 | Robyn Choi | -2 | $21,585 |
| T23 | Olivia Cowan | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Allisen Corpuz | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Linn Grant | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Lauren Coughlin | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | A Lim Kim | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Yealimi Noh | -1 | $16,199 |
| T23 | Ruoning Yin | -1 | $16,199 |
| 31 | Leona Maguire | E | $13,532 |
| T32 | Isabella Fierro | 1 | $12,457 |
| T32 | Mao Saigo | 1 | $12,457 |
| T32 | Marina Alex | 1 | $12,457 |
| T35 | Yu Jin Sung | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Azahara Munoz | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Hae Ran Ryu | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Yu Liu | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | 2 | $10,165 |
| T35 | Mi Hyang Lee | 2 | $10,165 |
| T42 | Patty Tavatanakit | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Aline Krauter | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Pernilla Lindberg | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Gurleen Kaur | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Albane Valenzuela | 3 | $7,656 |
| T42 | Madelene Sagstrom | 3 | $7,656 |
| T49 | Lauren Hartlage | 4 | $6,019 |
| T49 | Mel Reid | 4 | $6,019 |
| T49 | Stephanie Meadow | 4 | $6,019 |
| T49 | Nataliya Guseva | 4 | $6,019 |
| T49 | Yan Liu | 4 | $6,019 |
| T49 | Arpichaya Yubol | 4 | $6,019 |
| T55 | Lilia Vu | 5 | $5,287 |
| T55 | Ally Ewing | 5 | $5,287 |
| T57 | Malia Nam | 6 | $4,750 |
| T57 | Hyo Joon Jang | 6 | $4,750 |
| T57 | Chanettee Wannasaen | 6 | $4,750 |
| T57 | Maja Stark | 6 | $4,750 |
| T61 | Brittany Lincicome | 7 | $4,347 |
| T61 | Frida Kinhult | 7 | $4,347 |
| T63 | Jennifer Kupcho | 8 | $4,168 |
| T63 | In Gee Chun | 8 | $4,168 |
| 65 | Esther Henseleit | 10 | $4,032 |
| 66 | Minji Kang | 11 | $3,943 |
| WD | Georgia Hall | $3,809 | |
| WD | Gaby Lopez | $3,809 |
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