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ShopRite LPGA Classic 2024 prize money payouts for all the LPGA golfers at Seaview Bay Course

Strom won her first LPGA title in her 99th start.

Linnea Strom’s stunning final-round 60 secured her first LPGA title at the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic and a check for $262,500.

Just as valuable for Strom, however, is the 500 points that moved her from 103rd to top 25 in the Race to CME Globe standings. The top 100 players at season’s end secure their cards for the 2025 campaign while the top 60 qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

Strom, a 27-year-old Swede who lost her card after the 2021 season and went back to the Epson Tour, has now earned $322,499 this season and $1,415,093 in official career earnings.

With $1,750,000 million up for grabs, check out how much money each LPGA player earned this week at the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic:

Pos. Player Score Earnings
1 Linnea Strom -14 $262,500
T2 Ayaka Furue -13 $142,408
T2 Megan Khang -13 $142,408
4 Atthaya Thitikul -12 $92,633
5 Morgane Metraux -11 $74,559
T6 Marina Alex -10 $52,267
T6 Wei-Ling Hsu -10 $52,267
T6 Narin An -10 $52,267
T9 Lauren Coughlin -9 $36,903
T9 Albane Valenzuela -9 $36,903
T9 Jenny Shin -9 $36,903
T12 Ashleigh Buhai -8 $25,365
T12 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -8 $25,365
T12 Azahara Munoz -8 $25,365
T12 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -8 $25,365
T12 Maria Fassi -8 $25,365
T12 Yue Ren -8 $25,365
T12 Jin Young Ko -8 $25,365
T12 Jeongeun Lee6 -8 $25,365
T12 Stephanie Kyriacou -8 $25,365
T21 Yuna Nishimura -7 $18,301
T21 Lauren Hartlage -7 $18,301
T21 Hinako Shibuno -7 $18,301
T21 Arpichaya Yubol -7 $18,301
T21 Mao Saigo -7 $18,301
T21 Yealimi Noh -7 $18,301
T27 Hannah Green -6 $12,687
T27 Alexandra Forsterling -6 $12,687
T27 Minji Kang -6 $12,687
T27 Mina Harigae -6 $12,687
T27 Brooke M. Henderson -6 $12,687
T27 Pornanong Phatlum -6 $12,687
T27 Paula Reto -6 $12,687
T27 Dottie Ardina -6 $12,687
T27 Haeji Kang -6 $12,687
T27 Auston Kim -6 $12,687
T27 Lindsey Weaver-Wright -6 $12,687
T27 Yu Jin Sung -6 $12,687
T27 Ssu-Chia Cheng -6 $12,687
T40 Roberta Liti -5 $8,510
T40 Kaitlyn Papp Budde -5 $8,510
T40 Kristen Gillman -5 $8,510
T40 Jaravee Boonchant -5 $8,510
T40 Lizette Salas -5 $8,510
T40 Rachel Kuehn (a) -5 $0
T40 So Mi Lee -5 $8,510
T47 Jennifer Song -4 $7,004
T47 Cydney Clanton -4 $7,004
T47 Gianna Clemente (a) -4 $0
T47 Hyo Joon Jang -4 $7,004
T47 Perrine Delacour -4 $7,004
T52 Mary Liu -3 $5,693
T52 Angela Stanford -3 $5,693
T52 Ana Pelaez Trivino -3 $5,693
T52 Gaby Lopez -3 $5,693
T52 Isi Gabsa -3 $5,693
T52 Yan Liu -3 $5,693
T52 Dewi Weber -3 $5,693
T52 Alena Sharp -3 $5,693
T60 Aline Krauter -2 $4,700
T60 Muni He -2 $4,700
T60 Hira Naveed -2 $4,700
T63 Wichanee Meechai E $4,383
T63 Robyn Choi E $4,383
T65 Jin Hee Im 1 $4,203
T65 Eun-Hee Ji 1 $4,203
67 Hye-Jin Choi 2 $4,066

 

Linnea Strom records sixth 60 in LPGA history, wins ShopRite LPGA Classic

It’s the first 60 on the LPGA in three years.

More than four hours after Linnea Strom put a bow on the sixth 60 in LPGA history, she was holding a bottle of champagne.

Strom began Sunday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in a share of 52nd – tied for last – and vaulted to the top of the board after a spectacular 11-over performance at Seaview Country Club’s Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey.

With a daunting clubhouse lead of 14 under, Strom enjoyed a leisurely lunch of chicken and tortellini pasta while the rest of the field grinded to catch her.

No one ever did.

Strom’s victory is the largest come-from-behind win by position since Ayako Okamoto won the 1987 Lady Keystone Open, another 54-hole event, after the starting the day in a share of 23rd. After losing her card following the 2021 season, Strom went back to the Epson Tour where she won once and earned 2022 Player of the Year honors. She returned to the LPGA a more confident player.

“I mean, honestly, really did not expect this waking up today,” said Strom, who won in her 99th start on the LPGA. “This is proof that you should never give up.”

It was a banner day for Swedish golf as Linn Grant made some history of her own at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, winning the event in her hometown for a second time. Grant began the day 11 strokes back but pitched-in for birdie on the final hole to edge Sebastian Soderberg by one shot. Söderberg double-bogeyed the last hole.

Grant’s closing 65 gave her the largest comeback on the DP World Tour. The mixed event is co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour. Male and female pros compete for the same purse from two different sets of tees. It also gives the two former Arizona State golfers a win on the same day.

American Megan Khang was briefly tied with Strom down the stretch at the ShopRite but fell one back after a bogey on No. 16. On the par-5 18th, Khang hit her second shot long and completely misjudged her third, a chip shot from just over the green, that rolled off the other side.

“It wasn’t terrible being at the back of the green, but just didn’t execute my chip the way I wanted to,” said Kang, whose birdie attempt just missed.

Kang shot 66 and finished one back at 13 under with Japan’s Ayaka Furue (65).

Strom, who made a 12-footer for birdie on Saturday to make the cut on the number, took only 20 putts in a closing round that included birdies on four of the last five holes. The 27-year-old Swede got a boost mid-round when she chipped in for eagle on the par-5 ninth. Strom said she had no idea she was so close to a 59, and she also never once thought about winning the tournament during the round.

The Bay Course is the shortest setup on the LPGA, with Sunday’s final round playing at 5,990 yards. Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol opened with a 61 at the ShopRite but followed it with a 75 on Day 2.

Annika Sorenstam remains the only player in LPGA history to shoot 59.

Strom’s 60 sets the LPGA record for lowest final round by an eventual winner. The previous record was a final-round 61 posted by Inbee Park at the 2014 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.

“I worked very hard for this,” said Strom. “Just surreal that it’s finally happening.”

Strom becomes the sixth player to shoot 60 on the LPGA and the first since Jessica Korda in 2021 at the season-opening Tournament of Champions. Paula Creamer (2008), Anna Acker-Macosko (2004), Jung Yeon Lee (2004) and Meg Mallon (2003) round out the group of six.

“It was fun and I embraced it,” said Strom. “You know, I kind of haven’t played that good beginning of the season so I’ve been missing this feeling a little bit. It’s fun to see people out there and cheering you on. I knew I had my dad out there following too so nice to have those support for those three days.”

Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol opened with a 61 at the ShopRite but followed it with a 75 on Day 2.

Nasa Hataoka’s controversial DQ at 2024 ShopRite LPGA could cost her a spot in the Paris Olympics

It took till the next day for Hataoka to be informed that she’d been DQ’d.

Nasa Hataoka’s gut-wrenching disqualification from the ShopRite LPGA Classic didn’t just cost her a paycheck and chance at a title. It could cost the Japanese star a spot in the Paris Olympics, too.

The ordeal began on during the first round on Friday, when Hataoka arrived at her final hole of the day, the par-5 ninth, at 6 under. After hitting her second shot into the tall fescue right of the green, at least a dozen people got involved in the search for Hataoka’s ball.

Eventually, Hataoka later noted, it was a cameraman found the ball, and she called over a rules official to go about taking an unplayable lie.

Golf Channel’s Tom Abbott, who was involved in the search, noted his concerns on air about the search having potentially taken more than three minutes, which is the maximum amount of time players can spend looking for their ball, according to Rule 18.2.

Hataoka proceeded to get up and down for par, draining a 15-footer for 65 over the Bay Course at Seaview Resort.

It wasn’t until the next day that Hataoka was informed that she’d been disqualified from the ShopRite after LPGA officials reviewed videotape footage.

The LPGA released a statement on the DQ:

During the first round of the LPGA Shoprite Classic, Nasa Hataoka played her second shot on No. 9 into the long fescue surrounding the green, her last hole of the day. After reviewing video footage provided to the LPGA following the round, it was determined that the search for Nasa’s ball lasted longer than the three minutes allowed under Rule 18.2a.  After three minutes of search, the ball is considered lost, and the player must proceed under stroke and distance (Rule 18.2b).

Hataoka’s ball was eventually found after the search time expired. The Rules require the player whose ball is lost to proceed under stroke and distance (Rule 18.2b). When Hataoka did not play from where she had previously played from, she played from the wrong place (Rule 14.7). Because where she played from could give the player a significant advantage compared to the stroke to be made from the right place, this is considered a serious breach of Rule 14.7 with a penalty of disqualification if not corrected in time. The player had until she left the scoring area to correct this mistake per Rule 14.7.

Because Hataoka’s ball was deemed lost after three minutes expired, she played her fourth shot from the wrong place (near the green). Hataoka should’ve instead gone back to where she hit her second shot.

It is unclear why a rules official monitoring the broadcast in real-time didn’t step in.

Jenny Shin, who led after the second round, took to twitter to weigh in on the situation:

Hataoka is not in the field for next week’s Meijer LPGA Classic, which means she has only the KPMG Women’s PGA to solidify her spot on Japan’s Olympic team.

With U.S. Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso moving up to No. 6 in the world after her victory at Lancaster Country Club, Hataoka, No. 19, currently holds Japan’s second spot. Ayaka Furue, however, is hot on her heels at No. 22. Furue is currently in a share of second at the ShopRite and in prime position to pass her compatriot.

Miyu Yamashit is No. 25.

Karrie Webb returns to LPGA this week to gear up for British Open at St. Andrews

This, she feels, is her last chance to play the Old Course.

Karrie Webb returns to the LPGA this week for the first time in two years for one big reason: She wants another crack at the Old Course.

Webb, 49, is playing this week’s ShopRite LPGA Classic under the Hall of Fame/Career Wins category. A 41-time winner on the LPGA, Webb won the AIG Women’s British Open in 2002 and is exempt into the event until age 60. (She also won the Weetabix Women’s British Open in 1995 and 1997 before it was designated a major.)

This summer marks the first time the Women’s British has been contested at the Old Course since Stacy Lewis won in 2013. Lorena Ochoa won the first women’s professional event ever held on the Grand Old Lady in 2007.

“I just think St. Andrews and the Old Course is such a magical place,” said Webb. “I’ve never worked out how to play the Old Course well, but I just love everything … staying in the town, being there, even being on the golf course.”

2013 Ricoh Women's British Open
Stacy Lewis putts for birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the 2013 Ricoh Women’s British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. (Photo: Warren Little/Getty Images)

There’s a possibility that the women could return to the Old Course again before Webb reaches the end of her exemption, but she has no desire to tee it up with 20-year-olds when she’s 58 or 59.

This, she feels, is her last chance.

A seven-time major winner who will be eligible for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open next year, Webb last won on the LPGA in 2014 and claimed the ShopRite LPGA Classic the year prior.

The ShopRite Classic at Seaview Country Club in Galloway, New Jersey, is one of the longest-running events on tour and a favorite of Webb’s. While there are only two 54-hole events remaining on the LPGA schedule, Webb remembers there were nearly a dozen three-rounders when she came on tour in 1996.

“It is a bit of a throwback,” she said. “I think what this tournament does for charities in the local community is a huge thing, and it’s probably why it’s remained the three rounds.

“I would say any one of the girls that played in the U.S. Open last week would probably be really glad it’s three rounds this week because they get a bit of a breather before they have to tee it up.”

Last week’s winner Yuka Saso, now a two-time U.S. Women’s Open champion, is in the ShopRite field along with fellow Aussie Hannah Green, a two-time winner in 2024.

Green, currently No. 5 in the world, is slated to represent Australia in the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside Minjee Lee, who is currently 10th in the Rolex Rankings.

Webb will captain Australia’s golfers in Paris, replacing Ian-Baker Finch, who held the position for the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and again at Tokyo 2020.

Both players are past recipients of the Karrie Webb Scholarship and consider the LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famer a mentor. On Tuesday of ShopRite week, the Aussies in the field had dinner together. Webb said the Aussies on tour are as tight as they’ve ever been.

“I’m a wreck watching live scoring or watching the telecast these days,” she said. “I feel like their big sister I guess, but I know what my parents went through watching me in live scoring all these years.”

2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Hannah Green is congratulated by Karrie Webb after winning the 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images)

As for the rest of her summer playing schedule, Webb isn’t sure. While she’s never declared herself “retired,” being out on tour, she said, will never again be a regular thing. She just likes to get out and see what’s left in the tank.

“By the end of the week,” she said, smiling, “I’ll know why I don’t play regularly, probably.”