How Much Did American Golfer Nelly Korda Win at the LPGA Drive On Championship? Complete Breakdown of the Prize Money

Nelly Korda has defined the phrase “there’s no place like home” in her way by winning the LPGA Drive-On Championship, which was taking place fifteen minutes away from the house her parents live in. She won a hefty paycheck of $262,500. This made her take her career earnings to an amount of $9,223,989.

Korda’s eagle putt took her into a playoff round against Lydia Ko, which the Nike girl won in style. 

Moreover, her double bogey on hole 15 made Nelly Korda feel like she almost lost the game. “I thought I completely lost it”. But having an eagle and birdie on holes 17 and 18 helped her way into the playoff, where she triumphed. After winning the award, she feels indebted to the home support. 

“Being in my hometown and having the hometown support was incredible. I didn’t think this many people would show up.”

But how much did other golfers earn? Here’s a breakdown of that!

Breakdown of the prize money payout at the LPGA Drive-On Championship

Thus, this is the entire breakdown of the purse. Lydia Ko, who stood second on the leaderboard, bagged $ 163,689. Gaby Lopez, who stood last, took home $3,809.

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Suchita Chakraborty

Suchita Chakraborty is a senior golf writer at The SportsRush. She did her post-graduation at St. Xavier's University. For a year now, she has developed a riveting inclination toward golf, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy being her top-tier motivational figures to indulge in the sport. She even lives by the words of the Hall of Famer, "You can always become better", which impels her to excel every day. Her strong suit in golf is covering the LPGA Tour, especially the nooks and crannies of the international event, the Solheim Cup. As a pastime amusement, Suchita also engages herself in reading about golf controversies. Her favorite pick is ‘LIV and Let Die’ by Alan Shipnuck, which covers the PGA-LIV beef.

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