NAPLES, Fla. – The largest purse is women's professional golf is getting bigger.
The LPGA and CME Group announced Wednesday that the purse for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship will increase by $2 million next year. The $7 million purse will include a $2 million first-place prize.
Moving forward, all players who compete in the 60-player finale will receive at least $40,000.
“We could not be more grateful to CME Group, under the bold and visionary leadership of Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy, for helping provide the best female golfers in the world with the opportunity to live their dreams,” said LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.