LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth have announced The Chevron Championship will benefit from a 50% increase in its prize purse from 2024 - awarding the winner $1.2 million, the first time its victor has ever earned a seven-figure check.
The 2023 tournament - won by Lilia Vu - featured total prize money of $5.2 million whereas this year's event has a total pot of $7.9 million. When Chevron first came on board in 2021, the opening women's Major of the year offered up $3.1 million overall.
