2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout

The Shoprite LPGA Classic kicked off on June 7th at the Seaview Bay Course, like every other year. The golf course is only about a 2-hour drive away from the Lancaster Country Club, where one of the most prestigious women’s majors, the US Women’s Open, was hosted only a week ago. But will the players at Seaview win a similar purse as they did in Lancaster?

Unlike the distance between the golf courses, the difference in the purse of both tournaments is huge. While the US Women’s Open gave out a whopping $12 million, the Shoprite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer is offering $1.75 million.

For the last three years, since 2021, Shoprite LPGA Classic has consistently kept the purse at $1.75 million, while the winner’s share will follow the standard 15 percent payout as per the LPGA Tour’s prize money distribution rule. However, the winner will not simply win a purse share of $262,500. She will also receive 500 Race to the CME Globe points that will help the golfer reach the season-closing CME Group Tour Championship, which will have a purse of $11 million.

Following is the prize money distribution for this season’s Shoprite LPGA Classic:

The Shoprite LPGA Classic is about to declare its winner on June 9th. If you have noticed, this LPGA Tour event is wrapping up in only three days. Don’t you want to know how it is played out on the course?

Is the Shoprite LPGA Classic a three-day event?

The Shoprite LPGA Classic first made its debut in 1986. Instead of following the traditional four-day event, it chose to incorporate a standard stroke play. It has traditionally been played over 54 holes in three days. Except for 1990 and 2020, the Shoprite LPGA Classic has not followed the 72-hole format. This event in the LPGA Tour remains standalone on the list for its 18 reduced holes and a whole round.

Although 144 players joined the golf course, they still have to face the challenge of making a cut. The cut in this event also comes after the 36 holes. The top 65 players move on to the final round based on who has scored the lowest. The Shoprite LPGA Classic also implements the playoff system, but it has only been seen on the greens three times in its history.

The most recent playoff was in 2022 between Brooke Henderson and Lindsey Weaver-Wright, where the former ultimately won the title. Before this, 1992 saw a similar yet rare playoff between Anna Marie Palli and Laura Davies, while the first-ever playoff in the tournament was recorded in 1988 between Uli Inkster and Beth Daniel at the Greater Bay Country Club in Somers Point.

Do you think Jenny Shin, the South Korean golfer who has not been in the top 10 of any LPGA events since the Dio Implant LA Open, can ultimately take the winner’s share of the purse money this season? Let us know in the comments below.