Nelly Korda is third to surpass $4 million in single season on LPGA, can bank $4 million more at CME
Two years ago, Lydia Ko came close to breaking Lorena Ochoa's 2007 mark for most money earned in an LPGA season.
Ochoa's amazing record, now 17 years old, set a bar that's been difficult to break, even with a surge in prize money. She earned $4,364,994 in 2007, and Ko in 2022 finished just $591 away from breaking the mark.
This year, thanks to seven victories and three other top-10 finishes, Nelly Korda is at $4,164,430 with one event left. She's now the third golfer in LPGA history to surpass the $4 million mark.
With a $4 million first-place prize up for grabs at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, Korda has a chance to nearly double her 2024 earnings while simultaneously shattering the single-season money mark.
LPGA season-by-season money leaders
Year | Player | Money |
1950 | Babe Zaharias | $14,800 |
1951 | Babe Zaharias | $15,087 |
1952 | Betsy Rawls | $14,505 |
1953 | Louise Suggs | $19,816 |
1954 | Patty Berg | $16,011 |
1955 | Patty Berg | $16,492 |
1956 | Marlene Hagge | $20,235 |
1957 | Patty Berg | $16,272 |
1958 | Beverly Hanson | $12,639 |
1959 | Betsy Rawls | $26,774 |
1960 | Louise Suggs | $16,892 |
1961 | Mickey Wright | $22,236 |
1962 | Mickey Wright | $21,641 |
1963 | Mickey Wright | $31,269 |
1964 | Mickey Wright | $29,800 |
1965 | Kathy Whitworth | $28,658 |
1966 | Kathy Whitworth | $33,517 |
1967 | Kathy Whitworth | $32,937 |
1968 | Kathy Whitworth | $48,379 |
1969 | Carol Mann | $49,152 |
1970 | Kathy Whitworth | $30,235 |
1971 | Kathy Whitworth | $41,181 |
1972 | Kathy Whitworth | $65,063 |
1973 | Kathy Whitworth | $82,864 |
1974 | JoAnne Carner | $87,094 |
1975 | Sandra Palmer | $76,374 |
1976 | Judy Rankin | $150,737 |
1977 | Judy Rankin | $122,890 |
1978 | Nancy Lopez | $189,814 |
1979 | Nancy Lopez | $197,489 |
1980 | Beth Daniel | $231,000 |
1981 | Beth Daniel | $206,998 |
1982 | JoAnne Carner | $310,400 |
1983 | JoAnne Carner | $291,404 |
1984 | Betsy King | $266,771 |
1985 | Nancy Lopez | $416,472 |
1986 | Pat Bradley | $492,021 |
1987 | Ayako Okamoto | $466,034 |
1988 | Sherri Turner | $350,851 |
1989 | Betsy King | $654,132 |
1990 | Beth Daniel | $863,578 |
1991 | Pat Bradley | $763,118 |
1992 | Dottie Mochrie (Pepper) | $693,335 |
1993 | Betsy King | $595,992 |
1994 | Laura Davies | $687,201 |
1995 | Annika Sorenstam | $666,533 |
1996 | Karrie Webb | $1,002,000 |
1997 | Annika Sorenstam | $1,236,789 |
1998 | Annika Sorenstam | $1,092,748 |
1999 | Karrie Webb | $1,591,959 |
2000 | Karrie Webb | $1,876,853 |
2001 | Annika Sorenstam | $2,105,868 |
2002 | Annika Sorenstam | $2,863,904 |
2003 | Annika Sorenstam | $2,029,506 |
2004 | Annika Sorenstam | $2,544,707 |
2005 | Annika Sorenstam | $2,588,240 |
2006 | Lorena Ochoa | $2,592,872 |
2007 | Lorena Ochoa | $4,364,994 |
2008 | Lorena Ochoa | $2,763,193 |
2009 | Jiyai Shin | $1,807,334 |
2010 | Na Yeon Choi | $1,871,165 |
2011 | Yani Tseng | $2,921,713 |
2012 | Inbee Park | $2,287,080 |
2013 | Inbee Park | $2,456,619 |
2014 | Stacy Lewis | $2,539,039 |
2015 | Lydia Ko | $2,800,802 |
2016 | Ariya Jutanugarn | $2,550,947 |
2017 | Sung Hyun Park | $2,335,883 |
2018 | Ariya Jutanugarn | $2,743,949 |
2019 | Jin Young Ko | $2,773,894 |
2020 | Jin Young Ko | $1,667,925 |
2021 | Jin Young Ko | $3,502,161 |
2022 | Lydia Ko | $4,364,403 |
2023 | Lilia Vu | $3,502,303 |
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