This week’s Buick LPGA Shanghai marks the first of five LPGA Tour events in Asia prior to November’s Race To CME Globe which concludes back in the United States.
Japan’s Minami Katsu was leading by two strokes at the halfway stage thanks to a superb 11-under 61 on Friday, with the likes of Ina Yoon, Lindy Duncan and Jenny Bae positioned closest with two rounds remaining.
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Whoever comes out on top on Sunday will win $330,000 from a total prize purse of $2.2 million, while the runner-up is set to earn just over $207,000. Third and fourth are the only other players who can expect to take home a six-figure check for their efforts.
This week’s purse has enjoyed a slight increase from last year’s figure of $2.1 million, which saw $315,000 go to champion Ruoning Yin – who won her fourth LPGA title by six strokes courtesy of a 25-under-par total.
Ruoning Yin poses with the Buick LPGA Shangai title in 2024
(Image credit: Getty Images)
This is the fifth iteration of the Buick LPGA Shanghai, but the first time the overall prize purse has increased. All four previous iterations offered $2.1 million total payouts with the standard 15% cut reserved for the champion.
Take a look at the full Buick LPGA Shanghai prize money breakdown below…
Buick LPGA Shanghai Prize Money BreakdownSwipe to scroll horizontally
Position
Prize Money
1st
$330,000
2nd
$207,516
3rd
$150,538
4th
$116,453
5th
$93,732
6th
$76,689
7th
$64,192
8th
$56,240
9th
$50,559
10th
$46,014
11th
$42,604
12th
$39,764
13th
$37,264
14th
$34,993
15th
$32,947
16th
$31,130
17th
$29,540
18th
$28,176
19th
$27,040
20th
$26,131
21st
$25,223
22nd
$24,313
23rd
$23,405
24th
$22,495
25th
$21,701
26th
$20,906
27th
$20,109
28th
$19,314
29th
$18,519
30th
$17,837
31st
$17,155
32nd
$16,474
33rd
$15,792
34th
$15,110
35th
$14,543
36th
$13,974
37th
$13,407
38th
$12,838
39th
$12,269
40th
$11,816
41st
$11,362
42nd
$10,908
43rd
$10,452
44th
$9,998
45th
$9,657
46th
$9,316
47th
$8,975
48th
$8,634
49th
$8,293
50th
$7,952
51st
$7,727
52nd
$7,498
53rd
$7,270
54th
$7,045
55th
$6,817
56th
$6,589
57th
$6,363
58th
$6,135
59th
$5,909
60th
$5,681
61st
$5,568
62nd
$5,453
63rd
$5,340
64th
$5,227
65th
$5,112
