The 2026 Blue Bay LPGA purse is set for $2.6 million, with the winner’s share coming in at $390,000 — the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart.
Blue Bay LPGA field is headed by Rio Takeda, Auston Kim, Ayaka Furue, Ruoning Yin and more.
This is the fourth event of the 2026 LPGA Tour schedule, with the LPGA continuing their winter Asian Swing in China. This is a 72-hole event wit a cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes. There are 108 players in the field.
The event is played this year at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course on Hainan Island, China.
What else is on the line: Race to the CME Globe points, WWGR points, exemptions
Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field — in particular, the tournament winner.
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The winner of this tournament earns 500 Race to the CME Globe points and Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking points.
The top 60 players in the standings at the end of The Annika in November got into the season-ending Blue Bay LPGA. The winner of that tournament wins the Race to the CME Globe and a $4 million first-place prize.
Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, as well berths into other big tournaments.
2026 Blue Bay LPGA purse, winner’s share, prize money payout
POSITION
MONEY
1
$390,000
2
$245,247
3
$177,908
4
$137,626
5
$110,773
6
$90,633
7
$75,864
8
$66,465
9
$59,751
10
$54,380
11
$50,351
12
$46,993
13
$44,040
14
$41,355
15
$38,938
16
$36,789
17
$34,911
18
$33,299
19
$31,956
20
$30,882
21
$29,809
22
$28,734
23
$27,661
24
$26,585
25
$25,646
26
$24,707
27
$23,765
28
$22,825
29
$21,886
30
$21,081
31
$20,274
32
$19,469
33
$18,664
34
$17,857
35
$17,187
36
$16,515
37
$15,845
38
$15,172
39
$14,501
40
$13,964
41
$13,428
42
$12,892
43
$12,352
44
$11,816
45
$11,413
46
$11,009
47
$10,607
48
$10,204
49
$9,801
50
$9,399
51
$9,131
52
$8,862
53
$8,592
54
$8,326
55
$8,056
56
$7,787
57
$7,519
58
$7,250
59
$6,983
60
$6,714
61
$6,580
62
$6,444
63
$6,311
64
$6,178
65
$6,041