Half a million ain't too shabby.
That's how much the USGA just sweetened the pot at the U.S. Women's Open, with the 81st edition now set to play for a record-breaking $12.5 million purse this week.
“The women deserve to play with the monetary returns that we're providing, and the game is following, and we want to lift that side of it up, the experience that the players have and how they can recover from a day on the golf course and all of those things,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championship officer.
“We're thinking about it holistically," he told reporters Wednesday at Riviera. "We're treating the men and the women equitably in that manner. What we do at the U.S. Open, we'll do at the U.S. Women's Open. That's really important."
Five years ago, the championship’s prize money was $5.5 million.
That's how much the USGA just sweetened the pot at the U.S. Women's Open, with the 81st edition now set to play for a record-breaking $12.5 million purse this week.
“The women deserve to play with the monetary returns that we're providing, and the game is following, and we want to lift that side of it up, the experience that the players have and how they can recover from a day on the golf course and all of those things,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championship officer.
“We're thinking about it holistically," he told reporters Wednesday at Riviera. "We're treating the men and the women equitably in that manner. What we do at the U.S. Open, we'll do at the U.S. Women's Open. That's really important."
Five years ago, the championship’s prize money was $5.5 million.
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