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Jun 27, 2021; John’s Creek, Georgia, USA; Fellow players and friends spray Nelly Korda as she celebrates winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
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Jun 27, 2021; John’s Creek, Georgia, USA; Fellow players and friends spray Nelly Korda as she celebrates winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
The LPGA Tour is breaking all boundaries this year. In a groundbreaking moment for women’s golf, the next season of the tour will return with a purse of nearly $87 million across 34 confirmed events. This is a substantial surge from last year’s $76.4 million purse.
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In addition, a lot of new, impressive, and historic venues have been added to the calendar, including Muirfield and the Congressional Country Club. There have been some considerable increases, like a $2 million for the season finale CME Tour Championships, bringing the figure up to $7 million, the largest in history.
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Mollie Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA Commissioner, said, “The stage is set for 2022 to be one of the most exciting years in the history of the LPGA Tour, with the addition of new events, the largest total purse ever, over 500 hours of broadcast television and a collective commitment to being the leading women’s professional sports property in the world.”
The 2022 LPGA Tour schedule and prize money
Here is the entire list of the schedule for the next year, complete with the dates, locations, and purses.
| Date | Venue | Location | Purse ($) | Winner’s share ($) |
| Jan 20–23 | Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Presented by Insurance Office of America | Florida | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| Jan 27–30 | Gainbridge Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Feb 4–6 / 11-13 | TBD | Florida | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 3-6 | HSBC World Championship | Singapore | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| Mar 10–13 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| Mar 24–27 | JTBC Classic Presented by the Barbasol Corporation | California | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Chevron Championship | California | 5,000,000 | 750,000 |
| Apr 13–16 | Lotte Championship | Hawaii | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Apr 21–24 | Hugel-Air Premia LA Open | California | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Apr 28 – May 1 | JTBC Championship | California | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| May 12–15 | Cognizant Founders Cup | New Jersey | 3,000,000 | 450,000 |
| May 25–29 | Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play | Nevada | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Jun 2–5 | U.S. Women’s Open | North Carolina | 5,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Jun 10–12 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| Jun 16–19 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| Jun 23–26 | KPMG Women’s PGA Championship | Maryland | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
| July 13–16 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational | Michigan | 2,500,000 | 375,000 (each) |
| Jul 21–24 | Evian Championship | France | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
| Jul 28–31 | Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open | Scotland | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Aug 4–7 | AIG Women’s Open | Scotland | 6,800,000 | 1,020,000 |
| Aug 11–14 | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Aug 25–28 | CP Women’s Open | Canada | 2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| Sep 1–4 | Dana Open Presented By Marathon | Ohio | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| Sep 8–11 | Kroger Queen City Championship | Ohio | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| Sep 15–18 | Portland Classic | Oregon | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| Sep 23–25 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | 2,300,000 | 345,000 |
| Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Volunteers of America Classic | Texas | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| Oct 6–9 | LPGA Mediheal Championship | California | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Oct 13–16 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | China | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 20–23 | BMW Ladies Championship | South Korea | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Oct 27–30 | Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA | Taiwan | 2,200,000 | 330,000 |
| Nov 3–6 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 10–13 | Pelican Women’s Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 17–20 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | 7,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
What do fans have to say?
Meanwhile, fans on Twitter had varying opinions on this new development. Here are some of the reactions to the same.
Now image if they had more than 10% of the revenue generated from contracts with the PGA Tour… https://t.co/4JJNG9VQzq
— PGATruth (@PGATruth) November 19, 2021
I really like how many events in Asia the @LPGA is having! I hope the @PGATOUR in 2022-23 does a good 4 week Asian swing. I would love to see them re-include Malaysia, and move around between Singapore, Thailand, and Taipei.
— Patrick (@panderson1988) November 19, 2021
I have become a massive fan of LPGA this last 3 years. They play some great golf.
— Al Hart (@AlHart07) November 19, 2021
Great news but the top 5 mens events combined is worth more and I don’t have to watch it at 10pm. ( even though I will) maybe some more cross tour events…
— Sleepy Harp Parker (@Tyre64) November 19, 2021
Better, but why hasn't it broke $100M YET?????
— Michael Edwards (@bigmike_1960) November 19, 2021
About time the ladies got paid what they deserve
— John Melnick (@JohnMelnick17) November 19, 2021
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No more tournaments in Australia 🇦🇺?? That’s a bummer.. 😰
— JJ🇰🇷 (@jaehoon1126) November 20, 2021
While this is a minuscule amount compared to the PGA Tour, we believe this is just the start. Moreover, as women’s golf slowly gets the recognition it deserves, we will witness much more in the coming years. What do you think?
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