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LPGA Tour announces 2026 schedule featuring largest prize fund in history

After a historic 75th anniversary season, the LPGA Tour announces the 2026 schedule featuring 33 events and a total prize fund of over $132 million. The world’s best female golfers will once again compete for the largest prize fund in the Tour’s history. The upcoming year will notably see the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands as well as new events, new venues and increased purses.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built, and even more excited about where we’re headed,” said Craig Kessler, LPGA commissioner. “This schedule reflects the work we’ve put into elevating our courses, improving our routing, and continuing to grow purses. Coming off our 75th anniversary season, we wanted a calendar that gives our athletes great stages, better flow, and even more opportunity – and I think 2026 delivers that. We’ve made real progress, and we’re clear-eyed about where we can keep getting better in 2027 and beyond.”

Craig Kessler, LPGA Commissioner. Photo: LPGA Tour

Every LPGA Tour event and every round will be presented live across the country for the first time since Golf Channel began televising the LPGA Tour in its inaugural year of 1995, with select weekend rounds airing live on CNBC. Yesterday, the LPGA made announcements of a multi-year partnership with U-NEXT, and a multi-year agreement between FM and the LPGA to transform the television footprint of the Tour’s North American events with added enhancements from Golf Channel and Trackman.

In 2026, the LPGA Tour will travel to 13 different countries and regions and 13 states across the United States. There will be two multi-event swings in Asia – the first in the spring to Thailand, Singapore and the People’s Republic of China and the second in the fall to Malaysia for the Maybank Championship, the Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China and Japan. One European swing will take place in the middle of the year, including two major championships and the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open, before the LPGA Tour returns to Europe for the Solheim Cup in September. Similar to last season, there will also be North American stops in Mexico and Canada.

The 2026 major championship season will kick off in April at The Chevron Championship before the LPGA Tour will travel to Pacific Palisades, Calif., to play Riviera Country Club for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally. At the end of June, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., where LPGA Tour player Hannah Green claimed her first major championship victory six years ago. Next, the LPGA Tour will head overseas for The Amundi Evian Championship, taking place once again at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. The last major championship will be the AIG Women’s Open, to be held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes in England, where Georgia Hall won in 2018 to become the fourth English winner of the AIG Women’s Open.

The 20th edition of the biennial Solheim Cup will bring teams of Europeans and Americans to Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands from Sept. 11-13. Three-time major champion and nine-time Solheim Cup veteran Anna Nordqvist will lead the European Solheim Cup Team while seven time LPGA Tour winner and six-time Solheim Cup veteran Angela Stanford will captain the U.S. Solheim Cup Team. The competition is returning to Europe for the first time since 2023 when the Europeans retained the Cup after a record-setting 14-14 tie in Spain. The Americans will arrive in Europe as the defending champions following their victory at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in 2024.

Athletes will compete for the highest prize fund in LPGA Tour history at more than US$132 million. Non-major purses will total over US$82 million for the 2026 season, with the FM Championship and the Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek leading as the highest non-major, non-CME Group Tour Championship purses. With more increases expected in the future, 12 events have announced elevated purses, more than 15 events are expected to have a minimum payout to all athletes competing in the field and nearly 20 tournaments will offer an enhanced player experience with benefits of a hotel, flight and/or transportation.

 

2026 LPGA Tour Schedule

(Bold = major, Italics = unofficial event)

 

Date   Title/Location Purse
         
  Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions  
Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Lake Nona Golf & Country Club $2.1M
    Orlando, Florida  
    Honda LPGA Thailand  
Feb. 19-22 Siam Country Club, Old Course $1.8M
    Pattaya, Thailand  
  HSBC Women’s World Championship  
Feb. 26-March 1 Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course $3M
    Singapore  
    Blue Bay LPGA  
March 5-8 Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course $2.6M
  Hainan Island, People’s Republic of China  
    Fortinet Founders Cup  
March 19-22 Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club $3M
    Menlo Park, California  
  Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass  
March 26-29 Whirlwind Golf Club, Cattail Course $2.25M
    Phoenix, Arizona  
    Aramco Championship  
April 2-5   Shadow Creek Golf Course $4M
    Las Vegas, Nevada  
  JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro  
April 16-19   El Caballero Country Club $3.75M
    Los Angeles, California  
    The Chevron Championship  
April 23-26   TBD   $8M
    Houston, Texas  

 

    Mexico Rivera Maya Open at Mayakoba  
April 30-May 3   El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba $2.5M
  Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
        Mizuho Americas Open  
May 7-10       Mountain Ridge Country Club $3.25M
        West Caldwell, New Jersey  
  Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G  
May 14-17       Maketewah Country Club $2M
          Cincinnati, Ohio  
      ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern  
May 29-31     Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, Bay Course $2M
        Galloway, New Jersey  
    U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally    
June 4-7       Riviera Country Club $12M
        Pacific Palisades, California  
          Dow Championship  
June 11-14       Midland Country Club $3.3M
          Midland, Michigan  
      Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give  
June 18-21       Blythefield Country Club $3.25M
          Belmont, Michigan  
      KPMG Women’s PGA Championship  
June 25-28       Hazeltine National Golf Club   $12M
          Chaska, Minnesota  
        The Amundi Evian Championship    
July 9-12       Evian Resort Golf Club $8M
        Evian-les-Bains, France  
      ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open  
July 23-26         Dundonald Links $2M
        Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland  
          AIG Women’s Open    
July 30-Aug. 2     Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club $9.75M
  Lytham St Annes, England, United Kingdom  
        The Standard Portland Classic  
Aug. 13-16       Columbia Edgewater Country Club $2M
          Portland, Oregon  
        CPKC Women’s Open  
Aug. 20-23       Royal Mayfair Golf Club $2.75M
        Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  
          FM Championship  
Aug. 27-30         TPC Boston $4.4M
        Norton, Massachusetts  
          Solheim Cup  
Sept. 11-13         Bernardus Golf  
  s’-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), Netherlands  
  Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G  
Sept. 25-27       Pinnacle Country Club $3M
          Rogers, Arkansas  
Oct.1-4 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei $3M
      Hoakalei Country Club
         

 

  Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii  
     
  Buick LPGA Shanghai  
Oct. 15-18 TBD $3.2M
  People’s Republic of China  
  BMW Ladies Championship  
Oct. 22-25 Pine Beach Golf Links $2.35M
  Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea  
  Maybank Championship  
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club $3M
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
  TOTO Japan Classic  
Nov. 5-8 Taiheiyo Club, Minori Course $2.1M
  Ibaraki, Japan  
  The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican  
Nov. 12-15 Pelican Golf Club $3.25M
  Belleair, Florida  
  CME Group Tour Championship  
Nov. 19-22 Tiburόn Golf Club $11M
  Naples, Florida  
  Grant Thornton Invitational  
Dec.11-13 Tiburόn Golf Club $2.05M
  Naples, Florida  

 


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