Huge purse increase for this week’s KPMG PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club – host venue for the female game’s second richest purse – PGA of America
In 2019, when Hannah Green then became just the third Australian female to win a major golf championship at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Minnesota, the West Australian pocketed a cheque for US$577,500, a healthy figure by any standards.
Fast forward three years and the winner in 2022 will take away US$1.35 million following the substantial increase in prizemoney of 100% from last year’s US$4.5 million figure.
Women’s events typically pay out 15% to the winner and so the winner’s cheque is the second largest in the female game behind the US Women’s Open.
Even the 10th placed golfer this week will walk away with just under US$190,000 so events like the US Women’s Open and this week’s KPMG PGA Championship have seen substantial increases in recent years.
Even the last placed of those making the cut this week is guaranteed US$18,000.
Ten years ago, the winner in 2022, Shanshan Feng, secured US$375,000 for her victory.
