The LPGA Drive On Championship takes place at a new venue, Bradenton Country Club in Florida, where Celine Boutier defends her title after a playoff win against Georgia Hall a year ago.
The 120-player field will be competing for an identical purse to last year's tournament, which was held at at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Arizona, with $1.75m available.
Boutier claimed $262,500 for her achievement last year, and the winner in 2024 will claim the same amount with the runner-up in line for a $165,070 windfall. Meanwhile, each player in the top seven will earn over $50,000.
The overall purse is also $250,000 higher than last week’s season-opener, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, which was won by Lydia Ko. However, unlike last week, where each player in the no-cut, limited field event received some prize money, this week finishing above the cut line is necessary to receive some reward.
This year’s LPGA Tour is set to be a record-breaking year for prize money, with over $118m allocated, a a 69% increase over the $70m on offer just two years ago. While this year’s LPGA Drive On Championship purse hasn’t increased from a year ago, it stands at $750,000 more than the prize money available at the tournament just four years ago.
Below is the LPGA Drive On Championship prize money payout.
LPGA Drive On Championship Prize Money
Who Are The Star Names At The LPGA Drive On Championship?
As well as defending champion Celine Boutier’s appearance, Lydia Ko follows up her victory at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions with another start. She is now just one point away from a place in the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, and another win here would be enough to get over the line.
Lexi Thompson makes her first appearance of the season, while last year’s breakout star, Lilia Vu, also plays. Eight-time LPGA Tour winner Nelly Korda participates too, as does KPMG Women’s PGA champion Ruoning Yin.
Alexa Pano, who finished runner-up behind Ko last week, also appears, while the player who came directly beneath her on the leaderboard, Brooke Henderson, is also in the field as she looks to build on that encouraging performance after a disappointing 2023.
Last year’s runner-up Georgia Hall, Leona Maguire, who won the tournament two years ago, and 2020 champion Ally Ewing are also in the field, along with US Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz.
Former World No.1 and five-time Major winner Yani Tseng also makes her first LPGA Tour appearance since 2021.
Who Won The 2023 LPGA Drive On Championship?
Celine Boutier won the 2023 tournament after beating Georgia Hall in a playoff. After a birdie on the 72nd hole to force the playoff, Boutier made another birdie on the first extra hole to claim her third LPGA Tour title.
Where Is The 2024 LPGA Drive On Championship?
After a year at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Arizona, the 2024 moves to Bradenton Country Club in Florida for its LPGA Tour debut. The course was designed by Donald Ross and is celebrating its centenary year.
