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Two weeks ago, the first men’s major of the year was played at Augusta. After an intense competition, Jon Rohm took home the win. And now the excitement is high once more; after all, it’s the women’s golf team’s turn. The Chevron Championship, which is the first major in women’s golf, begins on Thursday this week, and the fans are more than thrilled about it. Along with its significance, the competitive field of the event, and the extremely high stakes almost lure the fans to it!

The field and format of the Chevron Championship

For the first time since it became a major championship in 1983, the event will be played in Texas. The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands will be proudly hosting the event this year. Until last year, it was held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California. But this year it heads to Texas due to its new partnership with Chevron.

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Many top LPGA stars, like world No. 1 Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda, who ranks second, But even for golfers of their caliber, grabbing the cup won’t be easy this weekend. They’re part of a 144-player field at the event, which includes the elite players in women’s golf. Moreover, last year’s champion, Jennifer Kupcho, tees up on Thursday to try and defend the title.

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Similar to the majority of the Tour events, the Chevron Championship too will be played across four days and 72 holes. Unfortunately, not all the players will compete in the final round on Sunday! On Friday, a cut will be made, and only the top 65 players and ties will move on to play in the final two rounds and compete for the major.

The winner’s perks at the event

Every player who plays all four rounds of the event will stand to receive part of the whopping $5.1 million purse of the event. The winner herself will take home a huge check for $765,000, along with a major win. But besides money, other perks lie in wait for the winner too.

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The event winner will, along with the cup, also be awarded 600 points for the season-long race to the CME Globe. Moreover, she will also receive a five-year exemption on the LPGA Tour as well as berths in other big tournaments on the Tour.

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Prize Money Breakdown

The total prize money per contender is as follows:

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1st$765,000
2nd$481,060
3rd$348,975
4th$269,959
5th$217,287
6th$177,780
7th$148,808
8th$130,373
9th$117,204
10th$106,668
11th$98,764
12th$92,180
13th$86,385
14th$81,120
15th$76,377
16th$72,164
17th$68,479
18th$65,318
19th$62,685
20th$60,575
21st$58,471
22nd$56,362
23rd$54,258
24th$52,148
25th$50,306
26th$48,463
27th$46,616
28th$44,773
29th$42,931
30th$41,350
31st$39,769
32nd$38,189
33rd$36,608
34th$35,027
35th$33,713
36th$32,394
37th$31,081
38th$29,762
39th$28,443
40th$27,391
41st$26,338
42nd$25,286
43rd$24,229
44th$23,177
45th$22,387
46th$21,596
47th$20,806
48th$20,016
49th$19,225
50th$18,435
51st$17,911
52nd$17,383
53rd$16,854
54th$16,331
55th$15,802
56th$15,273
57th$14,750
58th$14,221
59th$13,698
60th$13,169
61st$12,908
62nd$12,641
63rd$12,379
64th$12,117
65th$11,850

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