Women's British Open gets another bump in prize money to $10 million
Prize money keeps going up at the women's majors. The Chevron Championship bumped its purse an additional $1 million two days before the opening round to a record $9 million, and Nelly Korda went wire-to-wire to claim the $1. 35 million top prize.
Two days later, The R&A and title sponsor AIG announced Tuesday yet another increase for the Women's British Open to $10 million. That makes it the third LPGA major to have an eight-figure prize fund, trailing the U. S.
Women's Open and KPMG Women's PGA at $12 million each. It's only a $250,000 bump from last year at the Women's British Open, but the partnership between The R&A and AIG is startling because it's the sixth consecutive year with a purse increase. The Women's British Open is July 29 through Aug.
2 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. The last time it was held on those Lancashire links was in 2018, when Georgia Hall won and the purse was $3.
25 million. The partnership began the next year, and the purse has more than tripled. “These consistent and sustainable investments in the prize fund clearly demonstrate The R&A and AIG’s commitment to elevating the championship on the global stage,” said Mark Darbon, the CEO of The R&A.
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