US Women’s Open 2024: Record $12 million purse locked in for Lancaster showdown

A record breaking $12 million purse will be played for at the 2024 US Women's Open

The biggest purse in women’s golf gets a $1 million bump for the 79th US Women’s Open from Lancaster Country Club.

The $12 million US Women’s Open purse is more than double the $5.5 million competed for just three years ago at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. The swelling of prize funds and investment in the women’s game is testament to its growing profile, spearheaded by World No.1 Nelly Korda, who TG columnist Iona Stephen believes has the potential to revolutionize the women’s game.

Despite reaching new heights, the purse is still somewhat dwarfed by the $20 million fund competed for last year at the men’s US Open, won by Wyndham Clark. It remains a significant statement, however, made increasingly possible thanks to the USGA’s new business partnership with financial services company Ally, who also announced two-time Major winner Lilia Vu as a brand ambassador.

“Partnering with Ally allows us to not only continue elevating the US Women’s Open, but to also further our commitment to the future of the game via our U.S. National Development Program, said USGA CEO Mike Whan.

“Ally has established itself as a force in sports, with a passion for equity across the industry. Its brand values and actions align perfectly with ours, and I can’t wait to see what we are able to do together.”

Last time the US Open was held at Lancaster Country Club, 20-year-old Chung In-gee won an $810,000 cut of the $4.5 million purse which crept up gradually in the years following, before taking a giant 45% leap from $5.5 to $10 million in 2022 at Southern Pines.

Minjee Lee was the beneficiary of the cash injection for her 4-stroke victory, receiving an additional $800K on top of the $1 million winner’s cheques which had been consistent since 2019.

This year’s champion is set to receive $2 million from the record $12 million purse, the same as Allisen Corpuz scooped 12 months ago for her three-stroke triumph at Pebble Beach over Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin.

The full breakdown of how the 2024 US Women’s Open purse will be distributed will be found here once confirmed. Here is the breakdown from last year.

US Women’s Open 2023: Prize money payout

Winner: $2,000,000 – Allisen Corpuz

T2: $969,231 – Charley Hull, Ji Yai Shin

T4: $482,136 – Nasa Hataoka, Bailey Tardy

T6: $369,403 – Ayaka Furue, Hyo Joo Kim

8: $313,713 – Hae Ran Ryu

T-9: $272,355 – Rose Zhang, Maja Stark

11: $237,993 – Ally Ewing

12: $220,050 – Brooke M. Henderson

T13: $167,641 – Hannah Green, Min-Ji Park, Grace Kim, Aya Kinoshita, Minjee Lee, Xiyu Janet Lin, Sei Young Kim

T20: $106,269 – Yuka Saso, Ruoning Yin, Carlota Ciganda, Lizette Salas, Angel Yin, Andrea Lee, Hye-Jin Choi

T27: $77,779 – Jeongeun Lee6, Patty Tavatanakit, Gaby Lopez, In Gee Chun

T31: $67,595 – Gemma Dryburgh, Leona Maguire

T33: $50,093 – Aditi Ashok, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Ruixin Liu, Gabriela Ruffels, Benedetta Moresco (Amateur), Mao Saigo, So Mi Lee, Mina Harigae, Lydia Ko, Azahara Munoz, Amy Yang, Perrine Delacour

T45: $35,208 – Aine Donegan (Amateur), Bronte Law, Celine Boutier

T48: $29,283 – Cheyenne Knight, Amari Avery (Amateur), Chisato Iwai, Marina Alex, Jodi Ewart Shadoff

T53: $24,562 – Linn Grant, Da Yeon Lee, Miyu Sato, Haeji Kang, So Yeon Ryu, Dottie Ardina

T59: $23,133 – Albane Valenzuela, Emma Spitz, Monet Chun (Amateur), Lindy Duncan, Brittany Lang

T64: $22,230 – A Lim Kim, Haruka Kawasaki, Haru Nomura, Nelly Korda

T68: $21,553 – Kana Mikashima, Ashleigh Buhai

70: $21,215 – Nanna Koerstz Madsen

T71: $20,876 – Jenny Coleman, Minami Katsu

73: $20,538 – Moriya Jutanugarn

74: $20,312 – Charlotte Thomas

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