Golf is one of those games where the prize money is higher, especially at the top level. Ladies’ golf also tends to have a good tournament wallet for prominent events. However, there is still a clear gap between the men’s golf prize money and the women’s prize money.
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The LPGA now has three members of the $ 20 million club and four who have won at least $ 17 million in course profits. So even if the prize money does not match that of men’s golf, it is still a good sum. So let’s see who are the top 10 highest-earning players on the LPGA Tour.
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Top 10 Players with Highest Career Earnings on the LPGA Tour
10. Paula Creamer – Paula Creamer is an American golfer who is 10. and the winner is LPGA tour Events in her career. The 35-year-old was the 2010 US Women’s Open Champion and has earned $ 12,134,840 in career earnings from around 339 events.
9. Se Ri Pak – Se Ri Pak is a South Korean golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1988 to 2016. She has won 25 events on the LPGA Tour, including five major championships. She now has career earnings of $ 12,583,713 across 365 career events.
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8. Stacy Lewis – Stacy Lewis is an American golfer with two major championship wins. The 36-year-old has also won around 13 LPGA tours and is still at the highest level. Additionally, Stacy has earned $ 13,817,648 in career earnings.
July 7th Inkster – Juli Inkster is an American golfer with a professional career of more than 29 years. She has 31 LPGA Tour wins with seven major championships. In addition, the 61-year-old has earned $ 14,038,081 in career earnings at 715 career events.
Suzann Pettersen- Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. The 40-year-old retired from professional golf in 2019 and earned a total of $ 14,837,579 in career earnings at 315 events.
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5. Lorena Ochoa – Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. The 39-year-old has 27 victories in two major championships. She has now won $ 14,863,331 in 175 events.
4. Inbee Park – Inbee Park is one of the most prominent golfers on the LPGA Tour from South Korea. She has won 21 events with seven major championships. In addition, she has $ 17,690,775 in career earnings at 287 events.
3. Cristie Kerr – Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. The 43-year-old has won 20 events with two major championships. Additionally, Cristie has earned $ 20,107,437 in career earnings and is number 3 on the all-time list.
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2. Karrie Webb – Karrie Webb is an Australian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She has won 41 events with seven major championships. Meanwhile, Webb has also won $ 20,270,249 at 490 events in her career.
1. Annika Sorenstam – Annika Sorenstam is one of the legends of the game. The Swedish golfer has won 72 victories in ten major championships. In addition, she is the top career earner with a total of $ 22,577,025 in 304 events.
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