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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.

Rookie Hae Ran Ryu wins first LPGA title at Walmart NW Arkansas

Lexi Thompson, fresh off the Solheim Cup, posts first top-10 of the season on the LPGA.

Rookie Hae Ran Ryu began the final round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship with a two-stroke advantage, and when the leaderboard bunched up Sunday afternoon, Ryu hit the gas on the back nine with a closing 29 to win by three.

The shot of the day came when Ryu hit her second shot within inches of an albatross on the par-5 14th. The well-struck 7-iron set up a short eagle putt.

Ryu, a five-time winner on the KLPGA, finished the tournament at 19-under 194 for the 54-hole event. She’s the fifth rookie to win this season, setting a new LPGA benchmark.

Sweden’s Linnea Strom finished solo second after a closing 64.

Ryu said she struggled with distance control on the front nine, recording a couple of bogeys after hitting her approach shots too far. She adjusted, and checked off a major goal for the year.

“Before the season, I want to get a Rookie of the Year,” said Ryu, “but now I got winner on the LPGA and I want to get Rookie of the Year and so now, so meaningful.”

Ryu came into the Arkansas event with a 113-point lead in the rookie race despite not yet winning on tour.

Lexi Thompson, coming off a strong Solheim Cup showing, posted her best finish of the season. The veteran American player briefly held a share of the lead at the midway point but played the last six holes in even par. Still, her closing 66 gives momentum to what’s easily been the worst season of her career. Prior to the Arkansas event, Thompson’s lone top-20 finish of the year came at the Kroger Queen City Championship.

“It’s the highest honor,” said Thompson of playing in her sixth Solheim last week, “and to be able to pull off some good shots and make some putts for my country, there is absolutely no better feeling.”

Lexi Thompson of the United States plays her shot from the 16th tee during the Final round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club on October 01, 2023 in Rogers, Arkansas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Bianca Pagdanganan shot 65-64 over the weekend to vault into a share of third. The long-hitting Pagdanganan was 179th coming into the week on the CME points list and and in danger of losing her card. She’s projected to move to 77th after her strong performance in Rogers, Arkansas.

Pagdanganan played the last three holes birdie-birdie-eagle.

Ryu took home $345,000 for the victory.

Meet the 10 Epson Tour players who earned LPGA cards for 2023

The top 10 players on the Ascensus Race for the Card earned LPGA status for the 2023 season.

Hyo Joon Jang, a 19-year-old rookie from South Korea, entered the Epson Tour Championship ranked 11th on the money list with $74,202, just $1,076 behind No. 10 Alexa Pano. Jang’s T-11 finish was enough to push her into the 10th spot, forcing Pano to head to Q-Series to earn her LPGA card.

The top 10 players on the Ascensus Race for the Card earned LPGA status for the 2023 season. The top three players – Linnea Strom, Xiaowen Yin and Lucy Li – had their cards locked up coming into Daytona Beach, Florida.

For the second time in three years, Bailey Tardy missed her card by one spot. In 2020, Tardy missed her card by $343. She held the lead on Sunday at the Tour Championship on the strength of five birdies in six holes on the front nine. A back-nine 37, however, dropped her down to third place. This time, the former Georgia standout missed the 10th spot by $1,765.

Jaravee Boonchant birdied the 18th to win her first Epson Tour title at LPGA International and moved up to 12th on the money list. While it wasn’t enough to earn her LPGA card, the former Duke player will get to skip the second stage of Q-School.

Find out more about the card winners for the 2022 Epson Tour season: