The LPGA Tour 2022 is wrapping up with the oncoming completion of the currently underway CME Group Tour Championship. The women’s professional golf finale is finishing this Sunday, November 20, 2022. Here, you will know about the CME Group Tour Championship 2022 Purse: Payout and Prize Money Breakdown.
The CME Group Tour Championship is the season finale of the popular LPGA Tour. Since its establishment in 2011, the event has been running annually in Florida. The popularity of this women’s professional golf event has seen a surge in recent years for featuring a large purse pool.
CME Group Tour Championship 2022 is the 12th official edition of the LPGA Tour event. The top 60 female golfers from Race to CME Globe standing are participating in the event this year. Fan favorite golfers like Ko Jin-Young, Lydia Ko, Atthaya Thitikul, and Nasa Hataoka have put on quite the spectacle in the event this year.
Below is some detailed information related to the prize money of the ongoing LPGA event.
CME Group Tour Championship 2022 Purse:
The total CME Group Tour Championship 2022 Purse is $7 million. It is a drastic increment from last year’s $5 million purse. Therefore, fans can expect a good increment ratio over the entire leaderboard standing.
The winner’s share of 2022 is $2 million. Which is a massive 25% increment from the winner’s purse last year. In 2021, Ko Jin-young received a $1.5 million reward as the event champion. The runner-up is set to receive $687,000 in 2022. Whereas in 2021, Nasa Hataoka received $480,000 as the 2nd position holder.
In the CME Group Tour Championship, every participant receives a share from the purse pool, as long as she doesn’t withdraw mid-game. The rules won’t change this year either. Moreover, low-position holders will also receive a bumped-up reward thanks to the total purse increment.
CME Group Tour Championship 2022 Payouts:
Here is the CME Group Tour Championship 2022 Purse and prize money distribution:
| Placement | Prize Money |
| 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | $687,000 |
| 3 | $444,950 |
| 4 | $324,080 |
| 5 | $251,774 |
| 6 | $203,575 |
| 7 | $167,422 |
| 8 | $140,911 |
| 9 | $124,041 |
| 10 | $111,990 |
| 11 | $102,348 |
| 12 | $95,116 |
| 13 | $89,090 |
| 14 | $83,788 |
| 15 | $78,970 |
| 16 | $74,630 |
| 17 | $70,774 |
| 18 | $67,402 |
| 19 | $64,509 |
| 20 | $62,100 |
| 21 | $60,170 |
| 22 | $58,244 |
| 23 | $56,314 |
| 24 | $54,389 |
| 25 | $52,458 |
| 26 | $50,772 |
| 27 | $49,086 |
| 28 | $47,395 |
| 29 | $45,709 |
| 30 | $44,024 |
| 31 | $42,577 |
| 32 | $41,130 |
| 33 | $39,684 |
| 34 | $38,237 |
| 35 | $36,791 |
| 36 | $35,589 |
| 37 | $34,382 |
| 38 | $33,179 |
| 39 | $31,972 |
| 40 | $30,765 |
| 41 | $29,803 |
| 42 | $28,840 |
| 43 | $27,877 |
| 44 | $26,910 |
| 45 | $25,947 |
| 46 | $25,224 |
| 47 | $24,500 |
| 48 | $23,777 |
| 49 | $23,054 |
| 50 | $22,331 |
| 51 | $21,607 |
| 52 | $21,128 |
| 53 | $20,645 |
| 54 | $20,161 |
| 55 | $19,682 |
| 56 | $19,198 |
| 57 | $18,714 |
| 58 | $18,235 |
| 59 | $17,752 |
| 60 | $17,273 |
