NAPLES, Fla. – The inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational featured a $4 million purse, the highest on the LPGA schedule in 2023 outside of the majors and the CME Group Tour Championship. Winners Lydia Ko and Jason Day earned $500,000 each. The money is unofficial.
Ko’s biggest check this season came at the BMW Ladies Championship, where a third-place finish earned her $147,030.
Cheyenne Knight and Tom Hoge finished last in the 16-team field and earned $120,000 each.
This marked the first mixed-team event between the LPGA and PGA Tour since the 1999 JCPenney Classic, won by Laura Davies and John Daly.
Here’s the full purse breakdown from Tiburon Golf Club:
Position | Team | Score | Earnings |
1 | Lydia Ko / Jason Day | -26 | $1,000,000 |
2 | Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners | -25 | $560,000 |
3 | Madelene Sagstrom / Ludvig Aberg | -24 | $330,000 |
T-4 | Megan Khang / Denny McCarthy | -23 | $232,500 |
T-4 | Nelly Korda / Tony Finau | -23 | $232,500 |
T-6 | Leona Maguire / Lucas Glover | -22 | $185,000 |
T-6 | Lexi Thompson / Rickie Fowler | -22 | $185,000 |
8 | Angel Yin / Nick Taylor | -21 | $170,000 |
T-9 | Rose Zhang / Sahith Theegala | -20 | $151,666 |
T-9 | Lilia Vu / Joel Dahmen | -20 | $151,666 |
T-9 | Charley Hull / Justin Rose | -20 | $151,666 |
12 | Celine Boutier / Harris English | -19 | $140,000 |
13 | Mel Reid / Russell Henley | -16 | $135,000 |
T-14 | Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel | -14 | $127,500 |
T-14 | Allisen Corpuz / Cameron Champ | -14 | $127,500 |
16 | Cheyenne Knight / Tom Hoge | -13 | $120,000 |