BMW Ladies Championship Purse Rises to $2.35 Million in 2026
By Staff Writer
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Key takeaways
- The 2026 BMW Ladies Championship purse increased to $2.35 million, up from $2.3 million in 2025.
- The winner will earn just over $350,000 and a two-year LPGA Tour exemption.
- Players finishing in the top four are guaranteed more than $100,000 each.
- The last-place finisher is guaranteed at least $3,875.
- The tournament is being played at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun, South Korea, with an 84-player field and no 36-hole cut.
The BMW Ladies Championship purse climbed to $2.35 million for 2026, giving this week's winner at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam-gun, South Korea, a bigger payday than Sei Young Kim collected when she won the event in 2025.
How much will the 2026 BMW Ladies Championship winner earn?
The champion will take home just over $350,000, along with LPGA Tour playing rights for the next two years. That is a modest increase from the $2.3 million total purse in 2025, when Kim claimed the title.
What does the rest of the field earn?
The BMW Ladies Championship is the second of four events in the LPGA Tour's Asian Swing. Fourteen of the world's top 25 players entered the 84-player field, which carries no 36-hole cut. Players finishing in the top four are guaranteed more than $100,000 apiece, while even the last-place finisher is assured at least $3,875 before ties are factored in.
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2026 BMW Ladies Championship purse?
The total purse is $2.35 million, up from $2.3 million in 2025.
Who won the BMW Ladies Championship in 2025?
Sei Young Kim won the 2025 edition at Pine Beach Golf Links.
- BMW Ladies Championship
- Sei Young Kim
- LPGA Tour
- Pine Beach Golf Links
- Asian Swing
- prize money
