Meijer LPGA Classic Purse, Prize Money And Field 2023

Jennifer Kupcho with the trophy after winning the 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic

Jennifer Kupcho defends her title at Blythefield Country Club

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Meijer LPGA Classic Prize Money 2023
Meijer LPGA Classic Field 2023

published 14 June 2023

After three successive tournaments in New Jersey, the LPGA Tour heads to Blythefield Country Club in Michigan for the Meijer LPGA Classic.

Like most weeks, another strong field will participate too, including five of the world’s top 10.

The defending champion is Jennifer Kupcho, and she will be eager to recreate the form that saw her win in 2022 after fending off the challenges of Nelly Korda and Leona Maguire in a playoff.

Kupcho came desperately close to adding to her haul of three LPGA Tour victories in the Mizuho Americas Open two weeks ago. However, this time she was on the receiving end of defeat in a playoff after 20-year-old Rose Zhang beat her in her very first professional tournament.

It’s been a disappointing season so far for Kupcho by her high standards and she will be hoping her relatively recent success in the tournament will stand her in good stead before heading into next week second's Major of the year, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

She will face plenty of stiff competition though, not least from Maguire, who will be looking to avenge that narrow defeat of 2022. Maguire is undoubtedly one to watch here, and not just because of last year’s near miss. In 2021, she finished in the same position having been edged out by Korda.

Meanwhile, another formidable player teeing it up this week is Lydia Ko. The New Zealander has been in patchy form of late, although she did finish tied for third in last month’s Aramco Team Series Florida tournament on the LET, which served as a reminder that she is not too far away from recovering the form that saw her at the top of the world rankings as recently as April.

Lydia Ko at the 2023 Mizuho American Open at Liberty National — Lydia Ko is looking to return to top form at Blythefield Country Club

As well as Ko, others currently in the world's top 10 in the field are Minjee Lee, Hyo-Joo Kim, Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson.

In the latter two's case, they also have experience of winning the tournament. Thompson claimed the title in 2015, while Henderson has won it twice, in 2017 and 2019.

Both players will be keen to kickstart their seasons following disappointing runs. Thompson has not posted a top-10 finish since her tie for third in February’s Saudi Ladies International. Meanwhile, Henderson has endured an even more disappointing run since winning January’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament Of Champions. Elsewhere, another former winner in the field is 2018 champion So Yeon-Ryu.

The most recent winner on the LPGA Tour’s Ashleigh Buhai, who claimed the ShopRite LPGA Classic title, which was her fourth win worldwide since last August’s AIG Women’s Open victory. Given that impressive form, it wouldn’t be a surprise to find her towards the top of the leaderboard again.

Players are competing for a purse of who $2.5m, with the winner set to take home $375,000.

Below is the full prize money breakdown and field for the 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic.

Meijer LPGA Classic Prize Money 2023

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Position	Prize Money
1st	$375,000
2nd	$250,146
3rd	$181,464
4th	$140,375
5th	$112,988
6th	$92,444
7th	$77,379
8th	$67,793
9th	$60,945
10th	$55,466
11th	$51,355
12th	$47,934
13th	$44,919
14th	$42,181
15th	$39,715
16th	$37,524
17th	$35,608
18th	$33,965
19th	$32,596
20th	$31,498
21st	$30,404
22nd	$29,307
23rd	$28,213
24th	$27,117
25th	$26,158
26th	$25,200
27th	$24,240
28th	$23,281
29th	$22,324
30th	$21,502
31st	$20,679
32nd	$19,857
33rd	$19,036
34th	$18,215
35th	$17,530
36th	$16,845
37th	$16,161
38th	$15,476
39th	$14,790
40th	$14,243
41st	$13,696
42nd	$13,149
43rd	$12,598
44th	$12,051
45th	$11,641
46th	$11,230
47th	$10,819
48th	$10,407
49th	$9,997
50th	$9,587
51st	$9,313
52nd	$9,040
53rd	$8,764
54th	$8,492
55th	$8,217
56th	$7,942
57th	$7,670
58th	$7,395
59th	$7,123
60th	$6,848
61st	$6,711
62nd	$6,573
63rd	$6,436
64th	$6,301
65th	$6,162
66th	$6,026

Meijer LPGA Classic Field 2023

Aditi Ashok
Alexa Pano
Aline Krauter
Alison Lee
Allisen Corpuz
Allison Emrey
Ally Ewing
Amanda Doherty
Amy Olson
Amy Yang
Ana Belac
Anna Nordqvist
Annie Park
Ariya Jutanugarn
Arpichaya Yubol
Ashleigh Buhai
Ayaka Furue
Azahara Munoz
Bailey Tardy
Brittany Altomare
Brittany Lincicome
Bronte Law
Brooke Biermann
Brooke M. Henderson
Carlota Ciganda
Celine Borge
Chanettee Wannasaen
Charley Hull
Charlotte Thomas
Chella Choi
Cheyenne Knight
Christina Kim
Cristie Kerr
Dana Fall
Daniela Darquea
Daniela Holmqvist
Dewi Weber
Dottie Ardina
Elizabeth Szokol
Ellinor Sudow
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Emma Talley
Esther Henseleit
Eun Hee Ji
Frida Kinhult
Gabriella Then
Gina Kim
Grace Kim
Hae Ran Ryu
Haeji Kang
Hannah Green
Haru Nomura
Hye-Jin Choi
Hyo Joo Kim
Ilhee Lee
In Gee Chun
Ines Laklalech
Jaravee Boonchant
Jasmine Suwannapura
Jennifer Chang
Jennifer Kupcho
Jennifer Song
Jenny Coleman
Jeongeun Lee5
Jeongeun Lee6
Jing Yan
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Julieta Granada
Karen Chung
Kelly Tan
Kiira Riihijarvi
Kum-Kang Park
Laura Wearn
Lauren Stephenson
Leona Maguire
Lexi Thompson
Lindsey Weaver-Wright
Lindy Duncan
Linnea Johansson
Linnea Strom
Lizette Salas
Louise Ridderstrom
Lucy Li
Luna Sobron Galmes
Lydia Ko
Maddie Szeryk
Madelene Sagstrom
Magdalena Simmermacher
Maja Stark
Manon De Roey
Maria Fassi
Maria Torres
Marissa Steen
Matilda Castren
Megan Khang
Mel Reid
Mi Hyang Lee
Min Lee
Mina Harigae
Minami Katsu
Minjee Lee
Morgane Metraux
Moriya Jutanugarn
Narin An
Nasa Hataoka
Paige Crawford
Pajaree Anannarukarn
Patty Tavatanakit
Paula Reto
Pauline Roussin
Pavarisa Yoktuan
Peiyun Chien
Pernilla Lindberg
Polly Mack
Pornanong Phatlum
Rachel Kuehn
Riley Rennell
Roberta Liti
Ruixin Liu
Samantha Wagner
Sarah Schmelzel
So Yeon Ryu
Sofia Garcia
Soo Bin Joo
Sophia Schubert
Stacy Lewis
Stephanie Kyriacou
Stephanie Meadow
Su Oh
Sung Hyun Park
Teresa Toscano
Valery Plata
Wei-Ling Hsu
Weiwei Zhang
Wichanee Meechai
Xiaowen Yin
Xiyu Lin
Yaeeun Hong
Yan Liu
Yealimi Noh
Yu Liu
Yuna Nishimura
Yunxuan Zhang
Yu-Sang Hou

Who Is In The Field For The Meijer LPGA Classic?

Five of the world's top 10 compete - Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee, Hyo Joo Kim, Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson. The latter two have also won the tournament before. Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho also plays, along with one of the players she beat in a playoff in the 2022 tournament, Leona Maguire.

Where Is The Meijer LPGA Classic?

The tournament is being held at Michigan's Blythefield Country Club. Players will find well manicured fairways with penal rough, plenty of bunkers and strategic trees.

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