Ranked by Riches: The 25 Top-Earning LPGA Golfers of All Time

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In 1950, the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour started with just 14 tournaments and $50,000 in prize money.

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Since then, the tour has grown to 34 events and a total purse prize of $90 million in 2022, up from $67 million in 2019.

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Stacker ranked the top 25 earning golfers of all time on the LPGA Tour based on the tour’s official career money list

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In the history of the LPGA, total prize money exceeds $1.3 billion with roughly a quarter of that won by the 25 golfers on this list.

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#25. Catriona Matthew Scotland’s most successful female golfer, Catriona Matthew has won four LPGA tour events, including one major

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#24. In Kyung Kim Total career earnings are $9,863,911 including a win at the British Open

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#23. Jin Young Ko The only player in the top 100 all-time earners to have played in fewer than 100 events, she was named the LPGA Official Money Title winner 2019 - 2021.

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#22. Ariya Jutanugarn At just 26 years old, she has 74 career top 10 finishes, including 12 wins.

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