Chevron Championship: How much Nelly Korda and others earned at ladies first major of season
Nelly Korda captures her third career major title, and pockets a record Chevron Championship first prize in the process.
The first women’s major of the season, the Chevron Championship at Memorial Park in Houston, delivered both dominant golf and a record-breaking purse.
Nelly Korda returned to world number one in style, cruising to a five-shot victory and claiming the third major title of her career. Always in control, the 27-year-old American signed for a final-round 70 to finish at 18-under par, marking her second win of the season in the process.
Korda becomes just the third player in LPGA history to open a season with five straight finishes of tied second or better.
The only others to achieve this remarkable run were Karrie Webb in 2000 and Annika Sorenstam in 2001 — both of whom went on to claim major titles in those same seasons.
Korda's win at Memorial Park GC marks the 17th LPGA title of her career.
Before turning 28, only six American players had reached that milestone: Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth and Amy Alcott. She now joins that elite group as the seventh.
Record Chevron prize money
Tournament organisers and the LPGA Tour raised the total purse to $9 million — up $1 million year-on-year and nearly $6 million higher than when Chevron took over as title sponsor in 2022.
Korda banked a record $1.35 million for winning the 2026 Chevron Championship.
She becomes the first two-time winner of the Chevron since Brittany Lincicome achieved the feat in 2015.
The growth in prize money at the Chevron Championship (then called the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle) is striking.
When Jane Blalock won the inaugural edition, she earned $20,050 from a $110,000 purse — roughly what a 17th-place finisher receives today.
By 1983, when the event became a major, Amy Alcott collected $55,000 for victory.
Among the five LPGA majors, the Chevron Championship still sits just behind the biggest paydays.
The U.S. Women’s Open and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship offered $12 million purses in 2025, with the AIG Women’s Open at $9.75 million and the Evian Championship at $8 million.
Korda led after every round at the 2026 Chevron Championship and never looked threatened, finishing five shots clear of Ruoning Yin and Patty Tavatanakit at 13-under.
Scroll down this page to see how much all the players earned at Memorial Park GC...
Chevron Championship 2026 Prize Money Payouts
Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelly Korda | -18 (270) | $1,350,000 |
T-2 | Ruoning Yin | -13 (275) | $669,859 |
T-2 | Patty Tavatanakit | -13 (275) | $669,859 |
T-4 | Yan Liu | -12 (276) | $393,221 |
T-4 | Ina Yoon | -12 (276) | $393,221 |
6 | Hyo Joo Kim | -7 (281) | $286,945 |
T-7 | Hannah Green | -6 (282) | $213,262 |
T-7 | Lottie Woad | -6 (282) | $213,262 |
T-7 | Ryan O'Toole | -6 (282) | $213,262 |
T-10 | Angel Yin | -5 (283) | $165,789 |
T-10 | Charley Hull | -5 (283) | $165,789 |
T-12 | Haeran Ryu | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Carlota Ciganda | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Minami Katsu | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Youmin Hwang | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Jennifer Kupcho | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Rio Takeda | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Lexi Thompson | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Gaby Lopez | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-12 | Yealimi Noh | -4 (284) | $119,311 |
T-21 | Celine Boutier | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-21 | Maja Stark | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-21 | Hye-Jin Choi | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-21 | Akie Iwai | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-21 | Miyu Yamashita | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-21 | Jin Hee Im | -3 (285) | $86,085 |
T-27 | Allisen Corpuz | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Jenny Bae | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Saki Baba | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Mary Liu | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Chiara Tamburlini | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-27 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | -2 (286) | $66,922 |
T-34 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -1 (287) | $53,351 |
T-34 | Cassie Porter | -1 (287) | $53,351 |
T-34 | Somi Lee | -1 (287) | $53,351 |
T-34 | Megan Khang | -1 (287) | $53,351 |
T-38 | Shannon Tan | E (288) | $44,296 |
T-38 | Yuri Yoshida | E (288) | $44,296 |
T-38 | Jing Yan | E (288) | $44,296 |
T-38 | Erika Hara | E (288) | $44,296 |
T-38 | Sora Kamiya | E (288) | $44,296 |
T-38 | Yunseo Yang (a) | E (288) | $0 |
T-38 | Farah O'Keefe (a) | E (288) | $0 |
T-45 | Ingrid Lindblad | +1 (289) | $36,877 |
T-45 | Melanie Green | +1 (289) | $36,877 |
T-45 | Julia Lopez Ramirez | +1 (289) | $36,877 |
T-45 | Perrine Delacour | +1 (289) | $36,877 |
T-49 | Manon De Roey | +2 (290) | $31,117 |
T-49 | Yana Wilson | +2 (290) | $31,117 |
T-49 | Minjee Lee | +2 (290) | $31,117 |
T-49 | Brooke Henderson | +2 (290) | $31,117 |
T-49 | Asterisk Talley (a) | +2 (290) | $0 |
T-49 | Ayaka Furue | +2 (290) | $31,117 |
T-55 | Jessica Porvasnik | +3 (291) | $26,781 |
T-55 | Nastasia Nadaud | +3 (291) | $26,781 |
T-55 | Wei-Ling Hsu | +3 (291) | $26,781 |
T-55 | Lauren Coughlin | +3 (291) | $26,781 |
T-59 | Amy Yang | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-59 | Peiyun Chien | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-59 | Andrea Revuelta (a) | +4 (292) | $0 |
T-59 | Mao Saigo | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-59 | Linnea Strom | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-59 | Paula Martin Sampedro (a) | +4 (292) | $0 |
T-59 | Auston Kim | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-59 | Yuka Saso | +4 (292) | $22,602 |
T-67 | Weiwei Zhang | +5 (293) | $20,191 |
T-67 | Karis Davidson | +5 (293) | $20,191 |
69 | Paula Reto | +6 (294) | $19,558 |
70 | Jenny Shin | +7 (295) | $19,127 |
71 | Suvichaya Vinijchaitham | +8 (296) | $18,704 |
72 | Albane Valenzuela | +9 (297) | $18,282 |
Each player who missed the cut received $10,000.
None of the amateurs received prize money, which is typical for Tour events.
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