There are just three tournaments remaining in the LPGA Tour season, and this week it visits Hawaii for the Lotte Championship at Hoakalei Country Club.
In 2023, Australian rookie Grace Kim beat Yu Jin Sung and Yu Liu in a playoff to claim her maiden LPGA Tour title in just her third start.
That handed her prize money of $300,000 from the overall purse of $2m, but there’s even more to play for in this week’s tournament.
An additional $1m has been added to the payout, leaving $3m to play for. As a result, this week’s winner is in line for a windfall of $450,000, while the runner-up will earn almost as much of last year’s champion, $282,976.
This year, the event takes place in November for the first time, having previously been held in April. Given this stage of the season, with only next week’s Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican to come before LPGA Tour finale the CME Group Tour Championship, many of the field are likely to be as focused on accumulating the necessary Race to CME Globe points to ensure entry to the Florida event, which is set to have an $11m purse.
Only the top 60 in the Race to CME Globe standings will make it that far, and there are 500 points available for this week’s winner.
Below is the prize money breakdown for the Lotte Championship in Hawaii.
Lotte Championship Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $450,000 |
| 2nd | $282,976 |
| 3rd | $205,279 |
| 4th | $158,799 |
| 5th | $127,816 |
| 6th | $104,576 |
| 7th | $87,534 |
| 8th | $76,690 |
| 9th | $68,944 |
| 10th | $62,746 |
| 11th | $58,097 |
| 12th | $54,223 |
| 13th | $50,815 |
| 14th | $47,717 |
| 15th | $44,928 |
| 16th | $42,449 |
| 17th | $40,282 |
| 18th | $38,422 |
| 19th | $36,873 |
| 20th | $35,633 |
| 21st | $34,395 |
| 22nd | $33,154 |
| 23rd | $31,916 |
| 24th | $30,675 |
| 25th | $29,592 |
| 26th | $28,508 |
| 27th | $27,421 |
| 28th | $26,337 |
| 29th | $25,253 |
| 30th | $24,324 |
| 31st | $23,394 |
| 32nd | $22,464 |
| 33rd | $21,534 |
| 34th | $20,604 |
| 35th | $19,831 |
| 36th | $19,056 |
| 37th | $18,283 |
| 38th | $17,507 |
| 39th | $16,731 |
| 40th | $16,112 |
| 41st | $15,493 |
| 42nd | $14,874 |
| 43rd | $14,252 |
| 44th | $13,634 |
| 45th | $13,169 |
| 46th | $12,704 |
| 47th | $12,239 |
| 48th | $11,774 |
| 49th | $11,309 |
| 50th | $10,844 |
| 51st | $10,536 |
| 52nd | $10,225 |
| 53rd | $9,914 |
| 54th | $9,606 |
| 55th | $9,295 |
| 56th | $8,984 |
| 57th | $8,676 |
| 58th | $8,365 |
| 59th | $8,058 |
| 60th | $7,747 |
| 61st | $7,593 |
| 62nd | $7,436 |
| 63rd | $7,282 |
| 64th | $7,128 |
| 65th | $6,971 |
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