The 2024 LPGA Tour was the 75th edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, in Orlando, Florida on January 18, and ended on November 24, at the Tiburón Golf Club in the CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Florida.[1] The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
| Duration | January 18, 2024 – November 24, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins |  Nelly Korda (7) |
| Race to CME Globe Winner | Nelly Korda |
| Money leader |  Atthaya Thitikul |
| Vare Trophy |  Ayaka Furue |
| Rolex Player of the Year | Nelly Korda |
| Rookie of the Year | Mao Saigo |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Nelly Korda won seven times and was the Player of the Year.[2] Atthaya Thitikul set the single-season earnings record with $6,059,309, aided by the $4 million prize for winning the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.[3]
Schedule and results
editThe number in parentheses after each winners' name is the player's total number of wins in official money individual events on the LPGA Tour, including that event. Tournament and winner names in bold indicate LPGA majors. The schedule and purse amount for each tournament is listed on the LPGA website.[4] The LPGA has a standard formula for payout percentages and distribution of its purse and prize money for every event. The winner typically gets 15% of the total, second place gets 9.3%, third place 6.75%, etc.[5]
Total purse for 2024 was $126.3 million.
- Key
| Major championships |
| Regular events |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner(s)[a] | WWGR points[6] |
Other tours[b] |
Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions | Florida |  Lydia Ko (20)
|
31 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| Jan 28 | LPGA Drive On Championship | Florida |  Nelly Korda (9)
|
50 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Feb 25 | Honda LPGA Thailand | Thailand |  Patty Tavatanakit (2)
|
46 | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | |
| Mar 3 | HSBC Women's World Championship | Singapore |  Hannah Green (4)
|
50 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | |
| Mar 10 | Blue Bay LPGA | China | Bailey Tardy (1)
|
26 | CLPGA | 2,200,000 | 330,000 |
| Mar 24 | Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship | California | Nelly Korda (10)
|
56 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Mar 31 | Ford Championship | Arizona | Nelly Korda (11)
|
62 | 2,250,000 | 337,500 | |
| Apr 7 | T-Mobile Match Play | Nevada | Nelly Korda (12)
|
43 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Apr 21 | Chevron Championship | Texas | Nelly Korda (13)
|
100 | 7,900,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Apr 28 | JM Eagle LA Championship | California | Hannah Green (5)
|
53 | 3,750,000 | 562,500 | |
| May 12 | Cognizant Founders Cup | New Jersey | Rose Zhang (2)
|
62 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| May 19 | Mizuho Americas Open | New Jersey | Nelly Korda (14)
|
62 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Jun 2 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania |  Yuka Saso (2)
|
100 | 12,000,000 | 2,400,000[7] | |
| Jun 9 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Linnea Ström (1)
|
26 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Jun 16 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Michigan | Lilia Vu (5)
|
43 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Jun 23 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Washington |  Amy Yang (6)
|
100 | 10,400,000 | 1,560,000 | |
| Jun 30 | Dow Championship | Michigan | Atthaya Thitikul (3) and Yin Ruoning (3)
|
n/a | 3,000,000 | 366,082 (each)[8] | |
| Jul 14 | Amundi Evian Championship | France | Ayaka Furue (2)
|
100 | LET | 8,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Jul 21 | Dana Open | Ohio | Chanettee Wannasaen (2)
|
19.5 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Jul 28 | CPKC Women's Open | Canada | Lauren Coughlin (1)
|
37 | 2,600,000 | 390,000 | |
| Aug 4 | Portland Classic | Oregon | Moriya Jutanugarn (3)
|
19 | 1,750,000 | 262,500 | |
| Aug 18 | ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open | Scotland | Lauren Coughlin (2)
|
53 | LET | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Aug 25 | AIG Women's Open | Scotland | Lydia Ko (21)
|
100 | LET | 9,500,000 | 1,425,000 |
| Sep 1 | FM Championship | Massachusetts | Ryu Hae-ran (2)
|
40 | 3,800,000 | 570,000 | |
| Sep 22 | Kroger Queen City Championship | Ohio | Lydia Ko (22)
|
37 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |
| Sep 29 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Arkansas | Thidapa Suwannapura (3)
|
34 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Oct 13 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | China | Yin Ruoning (4)
|
26 | CLPGA | 2,100,000 | 315,000 |
| Oct 20 | BMW Ladies Championship | South Korea | Hannah Green (6)
|
50 | 2,200,000 | 330,000 | |
| Oct 27 | Maybank Championship | Malaysia | Yin Ruoning (5)
|
50 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Nov 3 | Toto Japan Classic | Japan | Rio Takeda (1)
|
31 | JLPGA | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Nov 9 | Lotte Championship | Hawaii | Kim A-lim (2)
|
20.5 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| Nov 17 | The Annika | Florida | Nelly Korda (15)
|
62 | 3,250,000 | 487,500 | |
| Nov 24 | CME Group Tour Championship | Florida | Atthaya Thitikul (4)
|
62 | 11,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Unofficial events
editThe following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points |
Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Olympic Games | France | Lydia Ko
|
37 | n/a | n/a |
| Sep 15 | Solheim Cup | Virginia |  United States
|
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dec 15 | Grant Thornton Invitational[9] | Florida | Patty Tavatanakit / Jake Knapp
|
n/a | 4,000,000 | 600,000 |
Statistics leaders
edit
Money list leadersedit
Source and complete list:[10] |
Scoring averageedit
Source and complete list:[11] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of LPGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for LPGA Tour members.
- ^ JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour, LET − Ladies European Tour.
References
edit- ^ "LPGA Tour Announces Record-Breaking 2024 Schedule". LPGA. November 18, 2023.
- ^ D'Angelo, Tom (November 24, 2024). "Nelly Korda wraps up season in which she won seven times, was LPGA Player of Year". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ "2024 LPGA money list: Jeeno Thitikul sets new single-season record". NBC Sports. November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tournaments". LPGA.
- ^ "LPGA Tour purse payout percentages and distribution". Golf News Net. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Rolex Rankings – Events – LPGA Tour – 2024". Rolex Rankings.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (May 29, 2024). "The USGA is making a quirky change to the prize money payouts for its winners in 2024". Golf Digest.
- ^ Hall, Mike (June 26, 2024). "Dow Championship Prize Money Payout 2024". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Grant Thornton Invitational". LPGA. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Official money". LPGA.
- ^ "Scoring average". LPGA.