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2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship prize money payouts for each LPGA player

Check out the prize money payouts at the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship purse has more than doubled in the past two years, rising from $4.5 million in 2021 to $10 million this week at Baltusrol Golf Club. China’s Ruoning Yin took home $1.5 million, one of the few seven-figure checks in the women’s game, for her dramatic victory.

Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow played in the final group on Sunday and finished tied for third, matching her best finish in a major. The $423,070 check was nearly six times what she’d made all season.

Players who missed the cut this week received $4,000 checks to help cover their expenses.

Here are the official prize money payouts for the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol.

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Ruoning Yin -8 $1,500,000
2 Yuka Saso -7 $875,130
T3 Carlota Ciganda -6 $423,070
T3 Anna Nordqvist -6 $423,070
T3 Xiyu Lin -6 $423,070
T3 Megan Khang -6 $423,070
T3 Stephanie Meadow -6 $423,070
T8 Ayaka Furue -5 $214,811
T8 Rose Zhang -5 $214,811
T8 Jenny Shin -5 $214,811
T11 Perrine Delacour -4 $168,170
T11 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -4 $168,170
T11 Leona Maguire -4 $168,170
14 Grace Kim -3 $147,571
T15 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -2 $125,531
T15 Brooke Henderson -2 $125,531
T15 Allisen Corpuz -2 $125,531
T15 Sarah Schmelzel -2 $125,531
T15 Lauren Coughlin -1 $104,451
T20 Hyo Joo Kim -1 $104,451
T20 Minjee Lee -1 $104,451
T20 Linn Grant -1 $104,451
T20 Jin Young Ko -1 $104,451
T24 Ariya Jutanugarn E $86,483
T24 In-gee Chun E $86,483
T24 Marissa Steen E $86,483
T24 Melissa Reid E $86,483
T24 Gabriela Ruffels E $86,483
T24 Mina Harigae E $86,483
T30 Esther Henseleit 1 $68,115
T30 Angel Yin 1 $68,115
T30 Cheyenne Knight 1 $68,115
T30 Na Rin An 1 $68,115
T30 Celine Boutier 1 $68,115
T30 Lee-Anne Pace 1 $68,115
T36 Haeji Kang 2 $56,538
T36 Amy Yang 2 $56,538
T36 Daniela Darquea 2 $56,538
T39 Pornanong Phatlum 3 $45,217
T39 Danielle Kang 3 $45,217
T39 Lindsey Weaver-Wright 3 $45,217
T39 Pajaree Anannarukarn 3 $45,217
T39 Yuna Nishimura 3 $45,217
T39 Madelene Sagstrom 3 $45,217
T39 Ashleigh Buhai 3 $45,217
T39 Celine Borge 3 $45,217
T47 Nasa Hataoka 4 $35,071
T47 Yu Liu 4 $35,071
T47 Lexi Thompson 4 $35,071
T47 Min Lee 4 $35,071
T47 Jeongeun Lee 4 $35,071
T52 Mariah Stackhouse 5 $29,705
T52 Samantha Wagner 5 $29,705
T52 Alison Lee 5 $29,705
T52 Hye Jin Choi 5 $29,705
T52 Emily Kristine Pedersen 5 $29,705
T57 Moriya Jutanugarn 6 $25,395
T57 Lydia Ko 6 $25,395
T57 Linnea Strom 6 $25,395
T57 Gina Kim 6 $25,395
T61 Gemma Dryburgh 7 $22,040
T61 Stephanie Kyriacou 7 $22,040
T61 Maria Fassi 7 $22,040
T61 Albane Valenzuela 7 $22,040
T61 Eun-Hee Ji 7 $22,040
T61 Soo Bin Joo 7 $22,040
T61 Alexa Pano 7 $22,040
T68 Hannah Green 8 $19,644
T68 Lauren Stephenson 8 $19,644
T68 Thidapa Suwannapura 8 $19,644
T71 Morgane Metraux 9 $18,685
T71 Stacy Lewis 9 $18,685
T71 Elizabeth Szokol 9 $18,685
74 Annie Park 10 $18,206
75 Charlotte Thomas 13 $17,987
76 Aditi Ashok 14 $17,759
T77 Matilda Castren 15 $17,422
T77 Sung Hyun Park 15 $17,422
79 Lucy Li 18 $17,089

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Ruoning Yin considers fellow KPMG Women’s PGA contender Xiyi Lin her mentor, but she’s also her landlord

“After she win, I’m like, ‘I need to raise the rent. It was way too low for you now.’ ”

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SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey – Xiyi Lin first met a teenage Ruoning Yin at the 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai. Yin asked Lin for advice on what would be the proper way to get to the LPGA.

“At that time, I was like, ‘Wow, like this kid, she really wants something,” said Lin.

Fast forward four years to the KPMG Women’s PGA, where Lin and Yin were briefly tied atop the leaderboard at 4 under with two-time major winner Brooke Henderson before South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace birdied the 18th get to 5 under. The two Orlando-based friends from China put together bogey-free rounds at Baltustrol’s Lower course on a day when big numbers were plentiful.

Lin, 27, who goes by “Janet” on tour and Yin, 20, who goes by “Ronnie,” play together every couple of weeks when they’re both in town but have talked more regularly of late about plumbing issues. Yin now rents Lin’s old house.

“Unfortunately, we’ve been dealing with some draining problems,” said Lin, “so when I see her, I always feel so sorry. Not with the golf, but it’s like the toilet is clogged or something. We finally fixed it like three weeks ago.”

Yin considers Lin to be a mentor, but she’s also technically her landlord.

Ruoning Yin plays a shot from the fairway on the 18th hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports

“Yeah, I know,” said Lin. “After she win, I’m like, ‘I need to raise the rent. It was way too low for you now.’ ”

Lin laughed, taking great delight in the success of her friend. Yin won the DIO Implant Open earlier this spring, becoming the second Chinese winner in LPGA history after former No. 1 and 10-time LPGA winner Shanshan Feng, who is now retired and working as China’s national coach. Feng won this event in 2012 when it was known as the LPGA Championship.

“Shanshan, I think, is my goal,” said Yin. “All the Chinese players’ goal.”

There are nine Chinese players currently competing on the LPGA and 10 Chinese players have earned a check on the Epson Tour this season. There are also 30 Chinese players playing college golf in the U.S.

“I think there’s more to come,” said Yin.

Lin, currently No. 14 in the world and seeking her first tour title, finished tied for third last week at the Meijer LPGA Classic. She smiled brightly in the aftermath despite another close call. Lin finished second three times in 2022 and lost in a playoff to former KPMG champ Hannah Green earlier this year at the JM Eagle LPGA Championship.

“I compliment myself a lot more than before,” said Lin. “I feel like I get to a point that I know what’s going to happen. I’m experienced enough. I’m still going to miss a cut here and there, still going to feel hurt, still going to feel bad from a bad round, but I’m old enough to be able to deal with them. I feel like I work hard and I balance my life.”

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Prize money payouts for each LPGA player at 2023 Dio Implant LA Open

Yin has now earned $453,799 in her LPGA career to date.

For the second week in a row, there was a $1.75 million purse and first-place prize good for $262,500 on the line on the LPGA.

At the Dio Implant L.A. Open, the LPGA’s fifth event of the 2023 season, 20-year-old Ruoning Yin won by a shot over Georgia Hall, narrowly avoiding a playoff at Palos Verdes Golf Club.

Yin has now earned $453,799 in her LPGA career to date.

The money ramps up at the Lotte Championship in two weeks, where the purse goes to $2 million and the week after that with the first major of 2023 with the $5.1 million Chevron Championship near Houston.

Position Player Score Winnings
1 Ruoning Yin -15 $262,500
2 Georgia Hall -14 $159,720
T3 Hyo Joo Kim -12 $102,749
T3 Patty Tavatanakit -12 $102,749
T5 Nelly Korda -11 $65,858
T5 Carlota Ciganda -11 $65,858
T7 Nasa Hataoka -10 $43,869
T7 Danielle Kang -10 $43,869
T7 Minami Katsu -10 $43,869
10 Atthaya Thitikul -9 $35,416
T11 Lilia Vu -8 $31,698
T11 Perrine Delacour -8 $31,698
T13 Megan Khang -7 $26,233
T13 Lizette Salas -7 $26,233
T13 Maja Stark -7 $26,233
T13 Maude-Aimee Leblanc -7 $26,233
17 Hinako Shibuno -6 $22,736
T18 Hye Jin Choi -5 $19,438
T18 Charley Hull -5 $19,438
T18 Jessica Korda -5 $19,438
T18 Pajaree Anannarukarn -5 $19,438
T18 Wichanee Meechai -5 $19,438
T18 Lucy Li -5 $19,438
T18 Hae Ran Ryu -5 $19,438
T25 Jennifer Kupcho -4 $14,351
T25 Hannah Green -4 $14,351
T25 Jin Young Ko -4 $14,351
T25 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -4 $14,351
T25 Sarah Schmelzel -4 $14,351
T25 Chella Choi -4 $14,351
T25 Mina Harigae -4 $14,351
T25 Moriya Jutanugarn -4 $14,351
T25 Matilda Castren -4 $14,351
T34 Lydia Ko -3 $10,975
T34 Xiyu Lin -3 $10,975
T34 Gemma Dryburgh -3 $10,975
T34 Frida Kinhult -3 $10,975
T38 Marina Alex -2 $9,112
T38 Thidapa Suwannapura -2 $9,112
T38 Esther Henseleit -2 $9,112
T38 Caroline Inglis -2 $9,112
T38 Mi Hyang Lee -2 $9,112
T43 Stacy Lewis -1 $7,586
T43 Gina Kim -1 $7,586
T43 Lauren Hartlage -1 $7,586
T43 Yuna Nishimura -1 $7,586
T47 Cheyenne Knight E $6,196
T47 Amy Yang E $6,196
T47 Lauren Coughlin E $6,196
T47 Yealimi Noh E $6,196
T47 Sung Hyun Park E $6,196
T47 Pernilla Lindberg E $6,196
T47 Sarah Kemp E $6,196
T54 A Lim Kim 1 $5,072
T54 Jenny Shin 1 $5,072
T54 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 1 $5,072
T54 Brittany Altomare 1 $5,072
T54 Paula Creamer 1 $5,072
T59 Grace Kim 2 $4,460
T59 Amanda Doherty 2 $4,460
T61 Leona Maguire 3 $4,154
T61 Allisen Corpuz 3 $4,154
T61 Wei Ling Hsu 3 $4,154
T61 Yu Liu 3 $4,154
T65 Paula Reto 4 $3,716
T65 Ryann O’Toole 4 $3,716
T65 Alison Lee 4 $3,716
T65 Lauren Stephenson 4 $3,716
T65 Linnea Strom 4 $3,716
T65 Jennifer Song 4 $3,716
T71 Melissa Reid 5 $3,410
T71 Stephanie Kyriacou 5 $3,410
T71 Jaravee Boonchant 5 $3,410
T74 Haeji Kang 7 $3,303
T74 Ruixin Liu 7 $3,303
76 Polly Mack 8 $3,241
77 Mariajo Uribe 9 $3,200
78 Cristie Kerr 10 $3,159

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LPGA: 20-year-old Ruoning Yin wins 2023 Dio Implant LA Open

Yin is the second golfer from China to win, joining Shanshan Fang.

Ruoning Yin of China parlayed her first 36- and 54-hole leads into her first LPGA victory.

Yin, 20, shot 68-63-67-71 for a 1-shot victory at 15 under Sunday at the Dio Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, California, fending off England’s Georgia Hall.

Yin turned pro at age 17 on the China LPGA and promptly won her first three events there. Now she’s a winner on the LPGA. She is the second golfer from China to win, joining Shanshan Fang.

There was almost a playoff for the second time in seven days on the LPGA. Up a shot, Yin had a 25-footer for birdie on 18 that would’ve iced it but lipped it out. The door was open for Hall to force a playoff for the second straight week but her six-foot birdie slid past the hole on the left. After making her par, Yin then closed it out with a par of her own to win by one.

At 20 years, 6 months and 5 days, Yin is the youngest winner on the LPGA since Atthaya Thitikul at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship last season at age 19 years, 7 months, 5 days.

She earned $262,500 for her win.

Patty Tavatanakit and Hyo Joo Kim tied for third at 12 under. Carlota Ciganda and Nelly Korda tied for fifth at 11 under. Danielle Kang, who withdrew last week at the LPGA Drive On Championship and was later hospitalized, returned to action and tied for seventh at 10 under.

Jin Young Ko tied for 25th at 4 under. World No. 1 Lydia Ko tied for 34th at 3 under. Rookie Lucy Li, who shot 76-76 last week to finish last in the 144-gofler field, shot 67-73-6673 to post a tie for 18th.

Yin is the second first-time winner in 2023, joining Lilia Vu. Golfers from five countries have now won the five LPGA events this season: Yin (China), Celine Boutier (France), Brooke Henderson (Canada), Jin Young Ko (Korea) and Vu (U.S.).

There’s just one more event until the first LPGA major of 2023. The Lotte Championship in Hawaii in two weeks is the final tune-up for the 2023 Chevron Championship (April 20-23), which has moved from Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, to its new home at The Club at Carlton Woods near Houston.

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