Payday in Texas
Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2023 Ascendant LPGA
Sam Hodde
There was a bit of a finally feeling for Hyo Joo Kim on Sunday at The Ascendent LPGA. The 28-year-old from South Korea has had an impressive 2023 season, with eight top-10 finishes in 16 starts. But it wasn’t until signing for a Sunday 69 at Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas, that Kim was finally able to close out a win, the sixth of her career.
Fueled by an opening-round 64, Kim finished with a 13-under 271 total, four shots clear of runners-up Bianca Pagdanganan and Atthaya Thitikul and allowing her to become the third wire-to-wire winner on the LPGA in 2023.
With the victory, Kim earned her the $270,000 first-place prize money payout. It also allowed her to pass the $2 million mark in prize money for the season, the first time she’s done that in her nine years on the LPGA Tour. The most Kim has made in a single season on Tour is $1,533,497 in 2022.
The overall purse this week in Texas was $1.8 million. Here’s the prize money payout for every golfer who made the cut.
Win: Hyo Joo Kim, -13, $270,000
T-2: Bianca Pagdanganan, -9, $143,411
T-2: Atthaya Thitikul, -9, $143,411
4: Sarah Kemp, -8, $93,286
5: Lexi Thompson, -7, $75,085
6: Cheyenne Knight, -6, $61,433
T-7: Katherine Muzi, -5, $45,658
T-7: Leona Maguire, -5, $45,658
T-7: So Yeon Ryu, -5, $45,658
T-10: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, -4, $34,280
T-10: Sarah Schmelzel, -4, $34,280
T-10: Frida Kinhult, -4, $34,280
T-13: Sarah Jane Smith, -3, $28,092
T-13: Yuna Nishimura, -3, $28,092
T-13: Celine Boutier, -3, $28,092
T-16: Ally Ewing, -2, $22,753
T-16: Marina Alex, -2, $22,753
T-16: Lindsey Weaver-Wright, -2, $22,753
T-16: Sofia Garcia, -2, $22,753
T-16: Nicole Broch Estrup, -2, $22,753
T-21: Xiaowen Yin, -1, $19,477
T-21: Weiwei Zhang, -1, $19,477
T-21: Wei-Ling Hsu, -1, $19,477
T-24: Jeongeun Lee6, E, $16,746
T-24: Jenny Shin, E, $16,746
T-24: Yu-Sang Hou, E, $16,746
T-24: Dottie Ardina, E, $16,746
T-24: Maria Torres, E, $16,746
T-29: Minami Katsu, +1, $14,562
T-29: Eun-Hee Ji, +1, $14,562
T-31: A Lim Kim, +2, $11,945
T-31: Aline Krauter, +2, $11,945
T-31: Hannah Green, +2, $11,945
T-31: Maria Fassi, +2, $11,945
T-31: Cydney Clanton, + 2, $11,945
T-31: Azahara Munoz, +2, $11,945
T-31: Gerina Mendoza, +2, $11,945
T-31: Mariajo Uribe, +2, $11,945
T-39: Ana Belac, +3, $8,750
T-39: Min Lee, +3, $8,750
T-39: Lucy Li, +3, $8,750
T-39: Jaravee Boonchant, +3, $8,750
T-39: Yealimi Noh, +3, $8,750
T-39: Ruixin Liu, +3, $8,750
T-39: Jing Yan, +3, $8,750
T-46: Hyo Joon Jang, +4, $7,190
T-46: Gemma Dryburgh, +4, $7,190
T-46: Annie Park, +4, $7,190
T-49: Karis Davidson, +5, $6,207
T-49: Lauren Stephenson, +5, $6,207
T-49: Amelia Lewis, +5, $6,207
T-49: Louise Ridderstrom, +5, $6,207
T-49: Charley Hull, +5, $6,207
T-54: Chanettee Wannasaen, +6, $5,279
T-54: Maddie Szeryk, +6, $5,279
T-54: Pavarisa Yoktuan, +6, $5,279
T-54: Jennifer Chang, +6, $5,279
T-54: Emily Kristine Pedersen, +6, $5,279
T-59: Luna Sobron Galmes, +7, $4,642
T-59: Kiira Riihijarvi, +7, $4,642
61: Gabriella Then, +8, $4,460
T-62: Caroline Inglis, +9, $4,278
T-62: Albane Valenzuela, +9, $4,278
T-62: Dewi Weber, +9, $4,278
T-65: Lauren Miller, +10, $4,050
T-65: Wichanee Meechai, +10, $4,050
T-67: Brittany Lang, +11, $3,777
T-67: Polly Mack, +11, $3,777
T-67: Pornanong Phatlum, +11, $3,777
T-67: Su Oh, +11, $3,777
71: Paula Creamer, +12, $3,596
72: Jeongeun Lee5, +14, $3,549
73: Ilhee Lee, +16, $3,503