Women's British Open raises prize money to record levels

[ASFN Admin]

The AIG Women's British Open set a new standard for prize money at the LPGA Tour majors by announcing Wednesday a record purse of $5.8 million, with plans to boost it by an additional $1 million for next year. The winner this week will receive $870,000, compared with the $675,000 that Sophia Popov won last year at Royal Troon. “We have set a new benchmark for prize money in women’s major championship golf this week and, thanks to AIG, will build on it still further next year,” said Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A. "We hope this will inspire other events to follow our lead and help us to take a collective leap forward for the women’s game.”

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