The LPGA is back in Asia for its second swing of the year there, this week in China for the Buick LPGA Shanghai, which features 82 players and no cut.
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul leads the field at Qizhong Garden Golf Club where they’re playing for a $2.2 million purse with the winner taking home $330,000 for a victory. Ruoning Yin is the defending champion.
There have been 26 different winners this year on tour—no one has won twice—and 11 of those 26 winners are in the field, making it a good likelihood that the record-streak continues. Nine of the top 25 players in the world are participating.
Unfortunately, the biggest news of the week so far has been the shape of the greens in Shanghai. Photos were posted on social media of brown, patchy greens that looked poorly maintained. The LPGA released a statement saying that tournament officials “worked diligently against extreme heat conditions this season in preparation for this week’s event.”
Here’s the rundown of what each player will earn this week.
WIN: $330,000
2: $199,030
3: $144,382
4: $111,691
5: $89,899
6: $73,553
7: $61,567
8: $53,940
9: $48,491
10: $44,132
11: $40,862
12: $38,138
13: $35,740
14: $33,562
15: $31,600
16: $29,856
17: $28,332
18: $27,024
19: $25,935
20: $25,062
21: $24,191
22: $23,319
23: $22,448
24: $21,575
25: $20,813
26: $20,051
27: $19,286
28: $18,524
29: $17,762
30: $17,108
31: $16,454
32: $15,800
33: $15,146
34: $14,492
35: $13,948
36: $13,403
37: $12,859
38: $12,313
39: $11,768
40: $11,332
41: $10,897
42: $10,462
43: $10,024
44: $9,589
45: $9,262
46: $8,935
47: $8,608
48: $8,281
49: $7,954
50: $7,627
51: $7,411
52: $7,192
53: $6,973
54: $6,757
55: $6,538
56: $6,319
57: $6,103
58: $5,884
59: $5,667
60: $5,449
61: $5,340
62: $5,230
63: $5,122
64: $5,013
65: $4,903
66: $4,795
67: $4,686
68: $4,576
69: $4,468
70: $4,359
71: $4,305
72: $4,249
73: $4,195
74: $4,141
75: $4,091
76: $4,039
77: $3,988
78: $3,937
79: $3,886
80: $3,837
81: $3,787
82: $3,739
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