The LPGA is in Canada, so that means the country’s favorite daughter, Brooke Henderson, will make headlines no matter what she does this week at the CPKC Women’s Open. Last year she won her national championship by making three late birdies to shoot a final-round 67 and top Minjee Lee by a shot.
Henderson (No. 11) and Nelly Korda (No. 1) are two of 14 players ranked inside the top 25 competing this week for the $2.75 million purse with the winner taking home $412,500 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton. In all, there are 15 Canadians playing.
Korda, of course, has won four times this year, including two major championships. But she hasn’t won since the U.S. Women’s Open in early June. Kiara Romero is one of the 16 sponsor invites. She was the World No. 1 amateur and earned enough points this summer to turn professional, which she did, leaving the University of Oregon early.
One other note—the U.S. Solheim Cup team will be finalized after the tournament. Six of seven automatic spots have already been solidified and two more will be filled from the women’s world rankings. Captain Angela Stanford will then announce her captain’s picks. The European team announced its roster on August 3.
Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates on money below.
Here’s the prize money payout in Canada
WIN: $412,500
2: $254,593
3: $184,689
4: $142,872
5: $114,996
6: $94,087
7: $78,755
8: $68,998
9: $62,029
10: $56,452
11: $52,269
12: $48,785
13: $45,718
14: $42,931
15: $40,422
16: $38,192
17: $36,241
18: $34,568
19: $33,175
20: $32,059
21: $30,945
22: $29,829
23: $28,715
24: $27,599
25: $26,624
26: $25,649
27: $24,671
28: $23,696
29: $22,721
30: $21,884
31: $21,047
32: $20,211
33: $19,374
34: $18,538
35: $17,842
36: $17,144
37: $16,449
38: $15,751
39: $15,053
40: $14,496
41: $13,939
42: $13,382
43: $12,823
44: $12,266
45: $11,848
46: $11,430
47: $11,011
48: $10,593
49: $10,175
50: $9,756
51: $9,479
52: $9,200
53: $8,920
54: $8,643
55: $8,363
56: $8,083
57: $7,806
58: $7,526
59: $7,249
60: $6,970
61: $6,831
62: $6,690
63: $6,551
64: $6,413
65: $6,272
66: $6,133
67: $5,995
68: $5,853
69: $5,715
70: $5,576
71: $5,507
72: $5,435
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
