How Much Did Shiho Kuwaki Win At The AIG Women's Open?

Shiho Kuwaki at the AIG Women's Open — Shiho Kuwaki won in a playoff

(Image credit: Getty Images)

The final round of the AIG Women's Open had a tighter finish than seemed likely at the start of the day.

After 54 holes, Yealimi Noh led by three, but her relatively strong grip on proceedings gradually loosened as the afternoon wore on at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

That left the door ajar for several players, including Esther Henseleit and Shiho Kuwaki, and after finishing her round earlier, it was the latter who headed back to the clubhouse to see if she'd done enough after shooting 70.

Still, Noh and Henseleit had a chance to force a playoff, with both heading down the 18th needing a birdie.

Both players left themselves long birdie putts to force extra holes, and one of them, Henseleit, defied the odds to do just that and keep her chances of victory alive.

Kuwaki and Henseleit headed to the 18th tee box for the sudden-death playoff, and it was Kuwaki who edged out her opponent on the second extra hole.

Esther Henseleit lines up a putt — Esther Henseleit was edged out by Kuwaki on the second extra hole

That brings an array of perks for the LPGA of Japan Tour professional, including huge prize money, but how much did she win? Thanks to her victory, Kuwaki wins $1.5m of the record $10m prize money.

For comparison, a year ago, Miyu Yamashita won $1,462,500 for her AIG Women's Open victory.

While there will be understandable disappointment for Henseleit after running her opponent so close, she still ends the week significantly better off than she started it, with prize money of $994,669.

Below is what each player who made the cut won at the AIG Women's Open.

AIG WOMEN'S OPEN PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

Swipe to scroll horizontally

Position	Player	Prize Money
1st	Shiho Kuwaki	$1,500,000
2nd	Esther Henseleit	$994,669
3rd	Yealimi Noh	$720,803
T4	Jeeno Thitikul	$502,367
T4	Nelly Korda	$502,367
T6	Haeran Ryu	$266,642
T6	Lottie Woad	$266,642
T6	Charley Hull	$266,642
T6	Wei Ling Hsu	$266,642
T6	Shannon Tan	$266,642
T6	Rio Takeda	$266,642
T12	Minami Katsu	$171,436
T12	Celine Boutier	$171,436
T12	Yuka Saso	$171,436
T12	Sara Kouskova	$171,436
T16	Lucy Li	$136,491
T16	Jinhee Im	$136,491
T16	Lauren Coughlin	$136,491
T16	Hyojoo Kim	$136,491
T20	Chanettee Wannasean	$118,469
T20	Lydia Ko	$118,469
T20	Soo Bin Joo	$118,469
T23	Ashleigh Buhai	$99,721
T23	Carla Tejdeo Mulet	$99,721
T23	Mao Saigo	$99,721
T23	Pia Babnik	$99,721
T23	Amelia Garvey	$99,721
T23	Patty Tavatanakit	$99,721
T29	Chizzy Iwai	$77,057
T29	Sei Young Kim	$77,057
T29	Hannah Green	$77,057
T29	Brooke Henderson	$77,057
T29	Paula Martin Sampedro (a)	N/A
T29	Yuna Araki	$77,057
T29	Anna Nordqvist	$77,057
T36	Jin Yang	$59,055
T36	Alexandra Forsterling	$59,055
T36	Mimi Rhodes	$59,055
T36	Maja Stark	$59,055
T36	Arpichaya Yubol	$59,055
T41	Yana Wilson	$49,664
T41	Cara Gainer	$49,664
T41	Auston Kim	$49,664
T44	Dewi Weber	$43,655
T44	Nastasia Nadaud	$43,655
T44	Nasa Hataoka	$43,655
T47	Robyn Choi	$36,556
T47	Amy Yang	$36,556
T47	Jenny Shin	$36,556
T47	Manon De Roey	$36,556
T47	Rose Zhang	$36,556
T47	Jin Young Ko	$36,556
T53	Ayaka Furue	$29,728
T53	Yunseo Yang (a)	N/A
T53	Ariya Jutanugarn	$29,728
T53	Alice Hewson	$29,728
T53	Julia Lopez Ramirez	$29,728
T58	Annabell Fuller	$25,636
T58	Kajsa Arwefjall	$25,636
T58	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	$25,636
T61	Lindy Duncan	$23,451
T61	Akie Iwai	$23,451
T61	Aunchisa Utama	$23,451
64th	Amanda Doherty	$22,363
T65	Minji Kang	$15,755
T65	Alison Lee	$15,755
T65	Mi Hyang Li	$15,755
68th	Cassandra Alexander	$4.250

TOPICS

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time.

With contributions from

Mike Hall News Writer