Chevron Championship prize money: How much each player won at the first LPGA major of the season
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The LPGA’s finest left Carlton Woods in Texas a whole lot richer. Here’s the full Chevron Championship prize money breakdown…
The Chevron Championship was elevated to major championship status in 1983 – 11 years after it had been introduced on the LPGA Tour as a regular event on the calendar.
Since 1983, The Chevron Championship has been played as the first Major of the LPGA Tour season. Between 1968 and 1982 there were only three Major Championships on the LPGA Tour’s schedule, following the removal of the Women’s Western Open from the Major Championship roster in 1967 and nothing replaced it until 1983.
Amy Alcott won the first Chevron Championship Major (Nabisco Dinah Shore as it was named) in 1983. For her victory, Alcott received $55,000 of the $400,000 purse – the same purse and winning prize money from 1983 – 1985.
In 1987, the first $500,000 purse was being competed for, and the winner that year, Betsy King, took home $80,000. The purse didn’t increase until 1990 when Betsy King won The Chevron Championship (Nabisco Dinah Shore) for a second time. In 1990, King earned $90,000 from the $600,000 purse.
The first winner of The Chevron Championship (Nabisco Dinah Shore) to receive over $100,000 was Dottie Mochrie in 1992. Mochrie took home a cheque worth $105,000 as the purse had risen to $700,000.
By 1998, the purse had reached $1,000,000, and the winner that year, Pat Hurst, earned $150,000 – the same purse and prize money followed in 1999. The purse started creeping higher and higher from 2000 when the then-named Nabisco Dinah Shore became the Nabisco Championship (2000 – 2001) and the Kraft Nabisco Championship (2001 – 2014).
Between 2000 and 2014 the purse grew from $1,250,000 in 2000 to $2,000,000 in 2014. However, the first winner of the multi-million dollar purse was Morgan Pressel in 2007. Every winner from 2007 to 2014 was paid $300,000 for their success.
The next purse increase came in 2015 which also saw The Chevron Championship renamed once again, this time to the ANA Inspiration (2015 – 2021). The purse saw a 25% rise, which resulted in that year’s champion, Brittany Lincicome, receiving $375,000 from the $2,500,000 purse. The purse rose by $600,000 over the next six years and the winner’s share in that time grew by $90,000.
In 2022, The Chevron Championship adopted the name it goes by today and the purse received a major boost from $3,100,000 in 2021 to $5,000,000 just one year later. The first winner of the $5,000,000 purse was Jennifer Kupcho, and she received $750,000. Last year the purse had grown again by $100,000, which meant the 2023 Chevron Champion, Lilia Vu, earned $765,000.
This year the purse for The Chevron Championship received a well-deserved boost. When the LPGA Tour announced its record-breaking 2024 schedule the $5,2000,000 purse was revealed for the first Major Championship of the season. However, at the start of the tournament week, an announcement was made that the purse would be rising by just over 50% to $7,900,000. The Chevron Championship crowned Nelly Korda as its very first million-dollar Champion in 2024.
2025 Chevron Championship prize money
The 2025 tournament will carry the same £7.9m purse, and it will be broken down as follows:
| POSITION | PLAYER | EARNINGS |
| 1 | Mao Saigo | $1,200,000 |
| T-2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | $462,966 |
| T-2 | Hyo Joo Kim | $462,966 |
| T-2 | Ruoning Yin | $462,966 |
| T-2 | Lindy Duncan | $462,966 |
| T-6 | Jin Young Ko | $214,136 |
| T-6 | Sarah Schmelzel | $214,136 |
| T-6 | Haeran Ryu | $214,136 |
| T-9 | Manon De Roey | $145,789 |
| T-9 | Carlota Ciganda | $145,789 |
| T-9 | Hye-Jin Choi | $145,789 |
| T-9 | Yan Liu | $145,789 |
| 13 | Angel Yin | $121,442 |
| T-14 | Nelly Korda | $104,783 |
| T-14 | Weiwei Zhang | $104,783 |
| T-14 | Minjee Lee | $104,783 |
| T-14 | Lexi Thompson | $104,783 |
| T-18 | Allisen Corpuz | $83,803 |
| T-18 | Esther Henseleit | $83,803 |
| T-18 | Mi Hyang Lee | $83,803 |
| T-18 | Chanettee Wannasaen | $83,803 |
| T-18 | Lauren Coughlin | $83,803 |
| T-18 | In Gee Chun | $83,803 |
| T-24 | Jeeno Thitikul | $69,424 |
| T-24 | Sei Young Kim | $69,424 |
| T-24 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | $69,424 |
| T-24 | Somi Lee | $69,424 |
| T-28 | Brooke Matthews | $61,648 |
| T-28 | Georgia Hall | $61,648 |
| T-30 | Chisato Iwai | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Stephanie Kyriacou | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Andrea Lee | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Dewi Weber | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Ayaka Furue | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Miya Yamashita | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Sophia Popov | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Elizabeth Szokil | $48,689 |
| T-30 | Lucy Li | $48,689 |
| T-40 | Yuri Yoshida | $36,286 |
| T-40 | A Lim Kim | $36,286 |
| T-40 | Cassie Porter | $36,286 |
| T-40 | Megan Khang | $36,286 |
| T-44 | Brooke Henderson | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Maja Stark | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Yuna Nishimura | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Akie Iwai | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Gabriela Ruffels | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Hinako Shibuno | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Albane Valenzuela | $28,741 |
| T-44 | Auston Kim | $28,741 |
| T-52 | Nasa Hataoka | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Lydia Ko | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Ingrid Lindblad | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Ina Yoon | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Miranda Wang | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Amy Yang | $22,215 |
| T-52 | Cheyenne Knight | $22,215 |
| T-59 | Grace Kim | $18,639 |
| T-59 | Anna Nordqvist | $18,639 |
| T-59 | Rio Takeda | $18,639 |
| T-62 | Aditi Ashok | $17,032 |
| T-62 | Jasmine Suwannapura | $17,032 |
| T-62 | Paulina Roussin-Bouchard | $17,032 |
| T-62 | Minami Katsu | $17,032 |
| T-62 | Ashleigh Buhai | $17,032 |
| T-67 | Alena Sharp | $15,551 |
| T-67 | Leona Maguire | $15,551 |
| T-67 | Alexa Pano | $15,551 |
| 70 | Gigi Stoll | $14,812 |
| T-71 | Paula Reto | $14,533 |
| T-71 | Jenny Shin | $14,533 |
| T-71 | Gianna Clemente (a) | $0 |
| T-74 | Jin Hee Im | $14,161 |
| T-74 | Yu Liu | $14,161 |
| T-76 | Peiyun Chien | $13,812 |
| T-76 | Frida Kinhult | $13,812 |
| 78 | Lilia Vu | $13,549 |
| T-79 | Ryann O’Toole | $13,291 |
| T-79 | Jeongeun Lee5 | $13,291 |
All players who miss the cut will also take home $10,000 in prize money.
A history of the Chevron Championship prize money
As a major:
| YEAR | CHAMPION | PURSE | WINNER’S SHARE |
| 2025 | Mao Saigo | $7,900,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2024 | Nelly Korda | $7,900,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2023 | Lilia Vu | $5,100,000 | $765,000 |
| 2022 | Jennifer Kupcho | $5,000,000 | $750,000 |
| 2021 | Patty Tavatanakit | $3,100,000 | $465,000 |
| 2020 | Mirim Lee | $3,100,000 | $465,000 |
| 2019 | Jin Young Ko | $3,000,000 | $450,000 |
| 2018 | Pernilla Lindberg | $2,800,000 | $420,000 |
| 2017 | So Yeon Ryu | $2,700,000 | $405,000 |
| 2016 | Lydia Ko | $2,600,000 | $390,000 |
| 2015 | Brittany Lincicome | $2,500,000 | $375,000 |
| 2014 | Lexi Thompson | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2013 | Inbee Park | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2012 | Sun Young Yoo | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2011 | Stacy Lewis | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2010 | Yani Tseng | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2009 | Brittany Lincicome | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | Lorena Ochoa | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2007 | Morgan Pressel | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2006 | Karrie Webb | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2005 | Annika Sörenstam | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2004 | Grace Park | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2003 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2002 | Annika Sörenstam | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2001 | Annika Sörenstam | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb | $1,250,000 | $187,500 |
| 1999 | Dottie Pepper | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1998 | Pat Hurst | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1997 | Betsy King | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1996 | Patty Sheehan | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1995 | Nanci Brown | $850,000 | $127,500 |
| 1994 | Donna Andrews | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1993 | Helen Alfredsson | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1992 | Dottie Mochrie | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1991 | Amy Alcott | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1990 | Betsy King | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1989 | Juli Inkster | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1988 | Amy Alcott | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1987 | Betsy King | $500,000 | $80,000 |
| 1986 | Pat Bradley | $430,000 | $75,000 |
| 1985 | Alice Miller | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1984 | Juli Inkster | $400,000 | $55,000 |
| 1983 | Amy Alcott | $400,000 | $55,000 |
Pre major status:
| YEAR | CHAMPION | PURSE | WINNER’S SHARE |
| 1982 | Sally Little | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1981 | Nancy Lopez | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1979 | Sandra Post | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1978 | Sandra Post | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1977 | Kathy Whitworth | $240,000 | $36,000 |
| 1976 | Judy Rankin | $185,000 | $32,000 |
| 1975 | Sandra Palmer | $180,000 | $32,000 |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Prentice | $179,000 | $32,000 |
| 1973 | Mickey Wright | $135,000 | $25,000 |
| 1972 | Jane Blalock | $110,000 | $20,050 |