The JM Eagle LA Championship offers one of the largest non-major prize funds on tour at $3.75 million. Rookie Ingrid Lindblad earned $562,500 for her breakthrough performance at El Caballero Country Club. The former LSU standout had earned $11,600 in her previous three starts on tour this season.
When Walter and Shirley Wang took over the tournament several years ago, they doubled the purse and offered complimentary hotel accommodations.
“I thought, these ladies deserve more,” Wang told Golfweek when he realized the extent of the gap between PGA Tour and LPGA purses. “I spoke to my wife and said, ‘Let’s do this. And if we’re going to do this, let’s do it right.’”
Prize money payouts at the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship
| Position | Name | Score | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Lindblad | -21 | $562,500 |
| 2 | Akie Iwai | -20 | $346,318 |
| T3 | Lauren Coughlin | -19 | $200,667 |
| T3 | Esther Henseleit | -19 | $200,667 |
| T3 | Miyu Yamashita | -19 | $200,667 |
| 6 | Nasa Hataoka | -18 | $127,985 |
| T7 | Jin Young Ko | -17 | $100,492 |
| T7 | Minjee Lee | -17 | $100,492 |
| T9 | Jeeno Thitikul | -16 | $80,583 |
| T9 | Hannah Green | -16 | $80,583 |
| T11 | Jin Hee Im | -15 | $62,607 |
| T11 | Jenny Bae | -15 | $62,607 |
| T11 | Benedetta Moresco | -15 | $62,607 |
| T11 | Rio Takeda | -15 | $62,607 |
| T11 | Chisato Iwai | -15 | $62,607 |
| T16 | Gemma Dryburgh | -14 | $48,350 |
| T16 | Nelly Korda | -14 | $48,350 |
| T16 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -14 | $48,350 |
| T16 | Ina Yoon | -14 | $48,350 |
| T20 | Chanettee Wannasaen | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Nataliya Guseva | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Jeongeun Lee5 | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Pornanong Phatlum | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Somi Lee | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Ayaka Furue | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Mary Liu | -13 | $38,443 |
| T20 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -13 | $38,443 |
| T28 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | -12 | $30,384 |
| T28 | Frida Kinhult | -12 | $30,384 |
| T28 | Sarah Schmelzel | -12 | $30,384 |
| T28 | Yahui Zhang | -12 | $30,384 |
| T32 | Miranda Wang | -11 | $25,331 |
| T32 | Alexa Pano | -11 | $25,331 |
| T32 | Yu Liu | -11 | $25,331 |
| T32 | Ruixin Liu | -11 | $25,331 |
| T32 | Yan Liu | -11 | $25,331 |
| T37 | Kristen Gillman | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Aditi Ashok | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Ashleigh Buhai | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Angel Yin | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Caroline Inglis | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Yuri Yoshida | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Perrine Delacour | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Madelene Sagstrom | -10 | $18,695 |
| T37 | Leona Maguire | -10 | $18,695 |
| T47 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -9 | $13,879 |
| T47 | Andrea Lee | -9 | $13,879 |
| T47 | Peiyun Chien | -9 | $13,879 |
| T47 | Jeongeun Lee6 | -9 | $13,879 |
| T47 | Brooke Matthews | -9 | $13,879 |
| T52 | Hira Naveed | -8 | $11,755 |
| T52 | Narin An | -8 | $11,755 |
| T52 | In Gee Chun | -8 | $11,755 |
| T52 | Celine Boutier | -8 | $11,755 |
| T52 | Sei Young Kim | -8 | $11,755 |
| T57 | Yealimi Noh | -7 | $9,765 |
| T57 | Allisen Corpuz | -7 | $9,765 |
| T57 | Minami Katsu | -7 | $9,765 |
| T57 | Mariel Galdiano | -7 | $9,765 |
| T57 | Mi Hyang Lee | -7 | $9,765 |
| T57 | Lucy Li | -7 | $9,765 |
| T63 | Jenny Shin | -6 | $8,533 |
| T63 | Soo Bin Joo | -6 | $8,533 |
| T63 | Stacy Lewis | -6 | $8,533 |
| T63 | Lauren Morris | -6 | $8,533 |
| T63 | Paula Reto | -6 | $8,533 |
| 68 | Mao Saigo | -4 | $7,962 |
| 69 | Dani Holmqvist | -1 | $7,774 |
| 70 | Celine Borge | E | $7,585 |
| 71 | Kate Smith-Stroh | 1 | $7,491 |
| T72 | Savannah Grewal | 2 | $7,346 |
| T72 | Polly Mack | 2 | $7,346 |
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