US Women’s Open 10 Million Purse Won by Australia’s Minjee Lee

Minjee Lee of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the 77th U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, in Southern Pines, North Carolina, on June 5, 2022. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

The U.S. Women’s Open provided the largest purse in women’s golf history at $10 million. Australia’s Minjee Lee captured her second major at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina, to earn $1.8 million.

Lee, in dominating fashion, won with a four-stroke victory of –13, 271 total, over second-place American Mina Harigae.