LPGA Purses Will Top $100M in 2023, a Record for Tour

NAPLES, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Danielle Kang of the United States plays her shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club on November 17, 2022 in Naples, Florida. Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

NAPLES, Fla.—More than $100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023, an increase of about 18 percent over what was planned for this season and more than doubling what was paid out on the tour just a decade ago.

And in the eyes of LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan, that’s a good start.