2024 Honda LPGA Thailand: Exploring the Prize Money Breakdown and the Winner’s Payout

Honda LPGA Thailand marks the start of the LPGA Tour’s early East Asian Swing. The 17th edition of the event has drawn in five of the past champions to the field, including the defending champion Lilia Vu. Aside from Vu, five of the top ten in the Rolex World Ranking are also vying for victory at the Siam Country Club Old Course. Apart from a hefty purse on offer, there are other rewards up for grabs.

The LPGA Tour, in line with a general trend in golf, boasts an inflated purse this year. As opposed to the $70 million on offer last year, the female circuit this year has $118 million on offer throughout the season. That’s a 69% bump over last year’s purse size.

2024 Honda LPGA Thailand purse size breakdown

The Honda LPGA Thailand has the same purse size, $1.7 million, as last year, when Lilia Vu edged past Natthakritta Vongtaveelap. This time, if Patty Tavatanakit can cling to her solo lead in the final round as well, she will pocket $255,000, the same as what Vu earned last year for her maiden victory on the LPGA Tour.

The second spot will earn $160,353 and the third will claim $116,325. Here is the full breakdown of the purse of the event.

1	$255,000
2	$157,385
3	$114,172
4	$88,320
5	$71,088
6	$58,163
7	$48,685
8	$42,653
9	$38,345
10	$34,898
11	$32,312
12	$30,158
13	$28,262
14	$26,539
15	$24,988
16	$23,610
17	$22,404
18	$21,369
19	$20,508
20	$19,818
21	$19,129
22	$18,440
23	$17,751
24	$17,061
25	$16,458
26	$15,856
27	$15,251
28	$14,648
29	$14,046
30	$13,528
31	$13,011
32	$12,494
33	$11,977
34	$11,460
35	$11,030
36	$10,598
37	$10,169
38	$9,737
39	$9,305
40	$8,961
41	$8,617
42	$8,273
43	$7,927
44	$7,583
45	$7,325
46	$7,065
47	$6,807
48	$6,548
49	$6,290
50	$6,032
51	$5,860
52	$5,687
53	$5,514
54	$5,343
55	$5,170
56	$4,997
57	$4,826
58	$4,653
59	$4,481
60	$4,308
61	$4,223
62	$4,135
63	$4,050
64	$3,964
65	$3,877
66	$3,791
67	$3,706
68	$3,619
69	$3,533
70	$3,448
71	$3,404
72	$3,360

Apart from the prize money there is a lot more at stake, with important points, perks, and benefits, particularly for the winner.

The winner of this tournament wins 500 points toward the season-long race to the CME Globe and a $4 million first-place prize available to the winner of the CME Group Tour Championship. Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, as well as berths in other big tournaments.

The Thailand tournament will be the third event of the 2024 LPGA Tour schedule. With 72 players in the field, there is no cut to the top 65 players and ties after 36 holes, as is standard practice on the LPGA Tour.

Thailand event finely poised ahead of final round at Chonburi

Patty Tavatanakit, the local favorite, shot 6-under 66 on a moving day to maintain a three-shot lead over the next-best, Madelene Sagstrom. Tavatanakit is in red-hot form, coming fresh off a win at the Saudi Aramco Ladies Invitational on the LET side. If she continues to blaze ahead, this will be her first LPGA Tour victory outside the majors.

Swedish pro Madelene Sagstrom shot 3-under 69 on the moving day to stay just close enough behind the leader. Her

Solheim Cup teammate, Emily Kristine Pedersen, sits with Hye-Jin Choi and Hye Joo Kim at 12-under in the third spot. Nine players, including Ariya Jutanugarn, are within five shots of the leader at the Honda LPGA Thailand.Read More: Lilia Vu Gets Candid About Overcoming Her Demons After Lackluster Start to 2024: ‘Got a Little Rusty’

On the other hand, Lilia Vu, the defending champion, is tied for the 14th spot with six others. Vu started with a 73 in the first round but reduced the gap after shooting two consecutive 67s on the second and third days. 

On the other side of the leaderboard, Georgia Hall is tied for the 25th spot, whereas her BFF, Charley Hull, is in T42. Celine Boutier, who netted four titles last year, including the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship, is tied for the 38th spot at 6-under 209. The final round will tee off at 7.31 AM local time (7:31 PM EST) at the Siam Country Club. 500 Race to CME Globe points are on offer in addition to the $255,000 winner’s payout.

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