2026 The Chevron Championship purse, winner's share, LPGA Tour prize money payout
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2026 The Chevron Championship purse, winner’s share, LPGA Tour prize money payout

MENLO PARK, CA - MARCH 21: KNelly Korda of the United States looks on on the 11th hole during the third round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup on March 21, 2026 at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)


The 2026 The Chevron Championship purse is set for $9 million, with the winner's share coming in at $1,350,000 -- the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The The Chevron Championship field is headed by Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, Hannah Green, Minjee Lee and more.

This is the 9th event of the 2026 LPGA Tour schedule, with the LPGA having their first major of the year. This is a 72-hole event wit a cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes. There are 132 players in the field.

The event is played this year at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.

At the start of the week, the purse was $8 million. Then, on Tuesday, the tournament announced a $1 million purse increase.

What else is on the line: Race to the CME Globe points, WWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

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The winner of this tournament earns 650 Race to the CME Globe points and Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking points.

The top 60 players in the standings at the end of The Annika in November got into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The winner of that tournament wins the Race to the CME Globe and a $4 million first-place prize.

Winning comes with other big benefits, including a five-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, as well berths into other big tournaments.

2026 The Chevron Championship purse, winner's share, prize money payout

POSITION MONEY
1 $1,350,000
2 $848,931
3 $615,837
4 $476,398
5 $383,446
6 $313,730
7 $262,605
8 $230,071
9 $206,830
10 $188,239
11 $174,291
12 $162,669
13 $152,445
14 $143,151
15 $134,784
16 $127,347
17 $120,847
18 $115,267
19 $110,618
20 $106,899
21 $103,186
22 $99,463
23 $95,750
24 $92,026
25 $88,776
26 $85,526
27 $82,265
28 $79,010
29 $75,759
30 $72,972
31 $70,179
32 $67,392
33 $64,605
34 $61,812
35 $59,493
36 $57,168
37 $54,849
38 $52,519
39 $50,194
40 $48,338
41 $46,481
42 $44,625
43 $42,758
44 $40,901
45 $39,507
46 $38,109
47 $36,715
48 $35,321
49 $33,927
50 $32,534
51 $31,608
52 $30,677
53 $29,741
54 $28,821
55 $27,885
56 $26,954
57 $26,028
58 $25,097
59 $24,171
60 $23,241
61 $22,778
62 $22,305
63 $21,847
64 $21,384
65 $20,911

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