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2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai prize money payouts for each player in China

It pays to play well on the LPGA.

It pays to play well on the LPGA, just ask Angel Yin.

The 25-year-old took down her United States Solheim Cup teammate and world No. 1 Lilia Vu in a playoff to win the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai in the event’s first return to China after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The win is the first of Yin’s career in 159 LPGA starts.

The American teammates previously squared off in a playoff earlier this season at the 2023 Chevron Championship, where Vu came out on top. Yin will take home the top prize of $315,000, with the runner-up Vu earning $192,550 as a consolation.

Check out the prize money payouts for each professional player at the 2023 Buick LPGA Shangai (Note: amateurs cannot make money at professional events).

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Angel Yin -14 $315,000
2 Lilia Vu -14 $192,550
T3 Hye-Jin Choi -13 $93,086
T3 Esther Henseleit -13 $93,086
T3 Yu Liu -13 $93,086
T3 Ariya Jutanugarn -13 $93,086
T3 Pavarisa Yoktuan -13 $93,086
T8 Madelene Sagstrom -12 $43,644
T8 Stephanie Meadow -12 $43,644
T8 Karis Davidson -12 $43,644
T8 Yuna Nishimura -12 $43,644
T8 Maja Stark -12 $43,644
T13 Frida Kinhult -11 $32,539
T13 Minjee Lee -11 $32,539
T13 Mi Hyang Lee -11 $32,539
16 Wichanee Meechai -10 $28,885
T17 Yuting Shi -9 $25,723
T17 Moriya Jutanugarn -9 $25,723
T17 A Lim Kim -9 $25,723
T17 Danielle Kang -9 $25,723
T21 Arpichaya Yubol -8 $21,738
T21 Hae Ran Ryu -8 $21,738
T21 Jasmine Suwannapura -8 $21,738
T21 Xiyu Lin -8 $21,738
T21 Lauren Coughlin -8 $21,738
T26 Carlota Ciganda -7 $17,942
T26 Matilda Castren -7 $17,942
T26 Maddie Szeryk -7 $17,942
T26 Bailey Tardy -7 $17,942
T26 Rose Zhang -7 $17,942
T31 Yan Liu -6 $14,674
T31 Mina Harigae -6 $14,674
T31 Alison Lee -6 $14,674
T31 Azahara Munoz -6 $14,674
T31 Peiyun Chien -6 $14,674
T36 Grace Kim -5 $11,933
T36 Celine Borge -5 $11,933
T36 Patty Tavatanakit -5 $11,933
T36 Anna Nordqvist -5 $11,933
T36 Lindy Duncan -5 $11,933
T41 Olivia Cowan -4 $9,367
T41 Hinako Shibuno -4 $9,367
T41 Maria Fassi -4 $9,367
T41 Ruoning Yin -4 $9,367
T41 Emily Kristine Pedersen -4 $9,367
T41 Nasa Hataoka -4 $9,367
T41 Danlin Cai -4 $9,367
T48 Gabriella Then -3 $7,853
T48 Jaravee Boonchant -3 $7,853
T50 Lauren Hartlage -2 $7,063
T50 Xiaowen Yin -2 $7,063
T50 Lydia Ko -2 $7,063
T50 Chanettee Wannasaen -2 $7,063
T50 Zixuan Wang (a) -2 $0
T55 Lucy Li -1 $6,325
T55 Weiwei Zhang -1 $6,325
T55 Kelly Tan -1 $6,325
T58 Pajaree Anannarukarn 1 $5,588
T58 Morgane Metraux 1 $5,588
T58 Perrine Delacour 1 $5,588
T58 Xizihan Wang (a) 1 $0
T58 Dani Holmqvist 1 $5,588
63 Minami Katsu 2 $5,166
T64 Zixin Ni (a) 3 $0
T64 Shuying Li 3 $4,955
T64 Muni He 3 $4,955
T64 Gina Kim 3 $4,955
T68 Paula Reto 4 $4,586
T68 Linnea Strom 4 $4,586
T68 Andrea Lee 4 $4,586
T68 Ruixin Liu 4 $4,586
T72 Xiang Sui 6 $4,270
T72 Yuli Shi 6 $4,270
T74 Emma Talley 7 $4,138
T74 Yuai Ji 7 $4,138
76 Miranda Wang 8 $4,058
77 Yanhong Pan 10 $4,006
78 Yujie Liu (a) 14 $0
79 Wenbo Liu 16 $3,958
80 Amy Wu (a) 17 $0

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Angel Yin defeats No. 1 Lilia Vu in Shanghai playoff for first LPGA victory in 159 starts

Yin let her personality shine through in her first LPGA victory.

While in China for the Buick LPGA Masters, Angel Yin took in some tennis. During a semifinal match of the Shanghai Masters, Yin noticed how seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev “expressed himself very well on the court.”

“It wasn’t like he was just completely emotionless,” said Yin, who found herself flatlining on the golf course.

After making bogey on the sixth hole Sunday in Shanghai, Yin gave herself a pep talk walking up the next fairway.

“I was pretty emotional during Solheim,” she said, “and I did pretty good.”

The self-talk paid off as an engaged Yin took down World No. 1 Lilia Vu in a playoff for her first LPGA victory in 159 career starts at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. The two Solheim Cup teammates squared off earlier this season in a playoff at the Chevron Championship, where Vu came out on top. It’s Yin’s first professional victory since the 2017 Omega Dubai Ladies Classic on the Ladies European Tour. She went 2-1-0 in her third appearance for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team this past September.

“Today was just Angel’s day,” said Vu. “I’m happy for her.”

Yin closed with a 70 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club while Vu shot 68. The pair were knotted at 14 under 274 for the tournament, one shot ahead of five players.

The 25-year-old Yin made birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Vu, her Solheim Cup teammate, and a three-time winner this season. Yin becomes the 12th first-time winner on the LPGA this season, a new record for the tour. She earned $315,000 for her efforts.

Angel Yin of the United States and her caddie react on the 18th green during the final round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club on October 15, 2023 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)

Throughout the round Yin, the overnight leader, kept reminding herself that it’s not easy to win on the LPGA. She also worked hard to let her personality shine through inside the ropes.

“It’s funny because we’ve been talking about this a lot for the past few years,” said Yin. “I’ve been speaking to (former Solheim captain) Juli Inkster about it. I don’t really feel much emotion on the golf course. She was like, ‘No, that’s not good. I want you to get mad again.’

“I got a lot of emotions and I think started doing again and I started playing well. That helped me a lot, to be able to be expressive and not just flat-lining on the golf course. Growing up everyone taught me to be stone-faced, no emotions, poker face. I don’t think that fits me. What’s fitting me right now is what I’m doing to express myself.”

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Maja Stark co-leads in Shanghai, says ‘pressure doesn’t exist’ now on LPGA compared to Solheim

Danielle Kang, winner of the event in 2018 and 2019, shot 4 under.

Maja Stark teed off for the first time since the Solheim Cup in Shanghai and couldn’t believe the difference in not only her confidence, but how it felt inside the ropes at a regular LPGA stop.

“When you’re out here, you are usually alone,” said Stark. “Maybe a few people rooting for you. Yeah, feels so nice being able to hit good shots with that pressure. Now pressure doesn’t exist anymore, feels like in normal tournaments.”

Stark opened with a 6-under 66 at the Buick LPGA Shanghai at Qizhong Garden Golf Club to take a share of the early lead with Wichanee Meechai of Thailand.

The LPGA returned to China this week for the first time since 2019 due to ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Danielle Kang, winner of the event in 2018 and 2019, shot 4 under.

“My caddie, Brian, really helped me stay in the moment,” said Kang. “He’s like, it’s only Thursday. Stop looking at the leaderboard. We’re going to end up where you need to end up.”

Maja Stark and Linn Grant of Team Europe walk off the sixth green during Day Two of The Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin Golf Club on September 23, 2023 in Casares, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

The 23-year-old Stark posted a 2-1-1 record in her Solheim Cup debut in Spain, where Europe retained the cup in dramatic fashion. Stark partnerd with close friend Linn Grant in foursomes and notched a crucial singles victory over U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz.

“Being able to hit those putts with so much pressure, it just makes you feel like this is the easiest thing ever,” said Stark of being back at a regular event. “Because we don’t have thousands of people watch and a whole continent rooting for you, which is also weird.”

Stark noted that the time away from competition gave her an opportunity to refocus and really process what she’d done throughout the year and at Solheim, where she felt like a much different player.

“I moved on from stuff more quickly,” she said. “I managed to figure stuff out during the round sometimes.

“It felt like every putt was so important, so I just tried to keep that going and keep that out here and just actually think about what it’s for and not just, oh, this is for birdie. No, this is actually – this could be the winning putt.”

LPGA returns to China, where Danielle Kang is a two-time winner, after three-year hiatus

LPGA begins its four-week Asian swing in China for the first time since 2019.

The LPGA returns to China this week for the first time since 2019 for the third edition of the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Danielle Kang, winner of the event in 2018 and 2019, returns to Qizhong Garden Golf Club to try for a Shanghai trifecta.

The event had been canceled the past three seasons due to ongoing COVID-19-related restrictions.

The field in Shanghai consists of 62 LPGA players, 15 players from the China Golf Association and four sponsor invites competing for a $2.1 million purse in the 72-hole, no-cut event. Four players inside the top 10 of the Rolex Rankings are in the field.

Some on the LPGA have raised concerns in the past about the tour continuing to compete in China. Amy Olson told Golfweek two years ago that she didn’t feel it was safe there for players. Olson said too many have turned a blind eye to the mass imprisonment and persecution of the Uyghurs by the Chinese government in the Xinjiang province. What’s more, Olson continued, Chinese officials weren’t transparent with what was happening in their hospitals and within their borders during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As an organization that stands up for women’s rights and has fought day in and day out for those rights,’’ said Olson, who is currently on maternity leave, “what China has done flies directly in the face of everything we stand for.”

Like Olson, Angela Stanford has made a personal commitment not to compete in China or Saudi Arabia due to human rights concerns.

Shanghai is the first of four events on the LPGA’s Asia swing, with the tour heading to South Korea next for the BMW Ladies Championship, followed by a return to Malaysia for the Maybank Championship and a final stop in Japan for the Toto Japan Classic.

Here’s a closer look at the field:

LPGA event in Shanghai canceled for third year due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions

Danielle Kang won the last Buick LPGA Shanghai event held in 2019.

The LPGA’s fall Asian swing will be one tournament short as the LPGA has confirmed that the 2022 Buick LPGA Shanghai has been canceled due to ongoing COVID-19-related restrictions.

Danielle Kang won the last Buick LPGA Shanghai event held in 2019.

“We thank SAIC-GM Buick, the China Golf Association, the CLPGA and IMG for all their efforts,” the tour released in a statement, “and hope to compete in front of our fans at Qizhong Garden Golf Club in the future.”

The tour’s fall Asian swing will begin in late October with the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea at a course that has yet to be announced. It will continue on to Taiwan and Japan before returning to Florida for the last two events.

The LPGA is currently in the midst of a two-week break following the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, won by In Gee Chun. The next event, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, will be held July 13-16 in Midland, Michigan.

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COVID-19 causes another LPGA cancellation in Asia

Days after the LPGA wrapped up its final major for the season at the AIG Women’s British Open, the tour’s schedule has taken a COVID-19 hit.

Days after the LPGA wrapped up its fifth and final major for the season at the AIG Women’s British Open, the tour’s schedule has taken another COVID-19 hit. The LPGA announced that ongoing pandemic-related travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the Buick LPGA Shanghai, originally scheduled for Oct. 14-17 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club.

It’s the second consecutive year the tournament has been canceled.

“We thank SAIC-GM Buick, the China Golf Association, the CLPGA and IMG for all their efforts and look forward to returning to Qizhong Garden Golf Club next year,” LPGA officials wrote in a statement.

The Buick LPGA Shanghai would have been part of a four-tournament Asian Swing on the tour. Already this summer, the LPGA canceled the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA. The BMW Ladies Championship, to be played in Korea, remains on the schedule for Oct. 21-24 and so does the TOTO Japan Classic, which is slated for Nov. 4-7.

The remaining six regular-season events are domestic. The next stop on the LPGA calendar is next week’s Solheim Cup, which will be played at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

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LPGA announces cancellation of Buick LPGA event in Shanghai

The LPGA announced that the Buick LPGA Shanghai will not be played because of current health concerns and significant travel restrictions.

Another event has dropped off the LPGA schedule. The tour announced Tuesday that the Buick LPGA Shanghai, scheduled for Oct. 15-18, will not be played because of the current health concerns and significant travel restrictions put in place due to COVID-19.

The Shanghai event became a question mark last month when the Associated Press reported news of an order from China’s General Administration of Sports that would cancel all international sporting events in the country for the rest of the year.

“We thank SAIC-GM Buick, the China Golf Association, the CLPGA, and IMG for all their efforts and very much look forward to returning to Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai in 2021,” the LPGA said in a statement.

The Buick LPGA Shanghai would have been the start of a four-tournament Asian swing for the fall. The BMW Ladies Championship in Korea, Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA and TOTO Japan Classic remain on the schedule.

The PGA Tour’s HSBC Champions is scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Shanghai, but the Tour has not made an announcement on its fate. The World Golf Championships event is played annually at Sheshan International Golf Club.

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Report: China cancels all 2020 sports events, including two golf events

PGA Tour and LPGA events were among events affected by an announcement that China would cancel all international sports events.

Two major professional golf events to be played in China later in the fall will be affected by this week’s announcement that China is canceling all international sports events for the year. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that an order from the General Administration of Sports wipes out all such sporting events apart from trials for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

The PGA Tour’s HSBC Champions was to be played in Shanghai Oct. 29-Nov. 1. The World Golf Championships event is played annually at Sheshan International Golf Club. Rory McIlroy won it last year, and other recent champions include Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.

The LPGA schedule takes a hit as the Buick LPGA Shanghai, scheduled for Oct. 15-18, falls off the calendar. It would have been the first stop on a three-week Asian swing that includes subsequent stops at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA and TOTO Japan Classic.

The LPGA already lost events in Thailand, Singapore and China in February and March as the COVID pandemic began to take hold.

Other upcoming sporting events affected by the order include at least six Women’s Tennis Association events, the Asian sport climbing championships, the badminton World Tour Finals and two cycling events.

According to the AP, the General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” in issuing its plan to proceed on Thursday.