NAPLES, Fla. — The inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational had a purse of $4 million, the largest on the LPGA calendar in 2023, outside the majors and CME Group Tour Championship. The winners, Jason Day and Lydia Ko, each received $500,000 in prize money. The money is not official.
Ko’s largest check of the season was earned at the BMW Ladies Championship where she finished third and received $147,030.
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Cheyenne Knight, Tom Hoge and the other 16 teams placed last and each earned $120,000.
The first time the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour have competed in a mixed-team event since the JCPenney Classic of 1999, which was won by Laura Davies & John Daly.
Tiburon Golf Club’s purse breakdown:
Position |
Team |
Score |
Earnings |
1 | Jason Day / Lydia Ko | -26 | $1,000,000 |
2 | Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners | -25 | $560,000 |
3 | Madelene Sagstrom / Ludvig Aberg | -24 | $330,000 |
T-4 | Megan Khang / Denny McCarthy | -23 | $232,500 |
T-4 | Nelly Korda/ Tony Finau | -23 | $232,500 |
T-6 | Leona Maguire/ Lucas Glover | -22 | $185,000 |
T-6 | Lexi Thompson / Rickie Fowler | -22 | $185,000 |
8 | Angel Yin / Nick Taylor | -21 | $170,000 |
T-9 | Rose Zhang / Sahith theegala | -20 | $151,666 |
T-9 | Lilia Vu / Joel Dahmen | -20 | $151,666 |
T-9 | Charley Hull/ Justin Rose | -20 | $151,666 |
12 | Celine Boutier / Harris English | -19 | $140,000 |
13 | Mel Reid / Russell Henley | -16 | $135,000 |
T-14 | Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel | -14 | $127,500 |
T-14 | Allisen Corpuz / Cameron Champ | -14 | $127,500 |
16 | Cheyenne Knight / Tom Hoge | -13 | $120,000 |