How much did Lydia Ko win at the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions? LPGA event’s prize money payouts explored

By Vishnu Mohan

Modified Jan 22, 2024 09:10 GMT

Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions - Final Round — Lydia Ko at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (Image via Getty)

Lydia Ko won the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Sunday. The New Zealand golfer registered her 20th LPGA Tour victory at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. The 26-year-old finished at 14-under 274 to bag the $225,000 winner’s check and became the fifth player to cross the $17 million in official career earnings.

Ko’s $17,167,692 career earnings puts her fifth on the All-Time Official Money List. Notably, she is just $832,308 behind LPGA Hall of Famer Inbee Park in earnings. While the Kiwi golfer took the winner’s bag, 19-year-old Alexa Pano settled for the runner-up spot. The American won $165,659 for her efforts.

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Meanwhile, defending champion Brooke Henderson finished third at 10 under after a 68. She won a paycheck of $120,174. Cheyenne Knight, Ayaka Furue and Ally Ewing shared T4. They bagged $76,337 each. Meanwhile, Rose Zhang and Charley Hull earned $48,070 each for finishing T4.

Interestingly, Jodi Ewart Shadoff returned home with $11,610 in spite of withdrawing from the Tournament of Champions.

2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions prize money payout

See below for the complete prize money payout for the LPGA Tournament of Champions:

WIN: Lydia Ko 14 - $225,000
2: Alexa Pano 12 - $165,659
3: Brooke Henderson 10 - $120,174
T4: Cheyenne Knight 8 - $76,337
T4: Ayaka Furue 8 - $76,337
T4: Ally Ewing 8 - $76,337
T7: Charley Hull 7 - $48,070
T7: Rose Zhang 7 - $48,070
T9: Marina Alex 6 - $38,547
T9: Gemma Dryburgh 6 - $38,547
11: Megan Khang 5 - $34,011
T12: Leona Maguire 4 - $28,932
T12: Hae Ran Ryu 4 - $28,932
T12: Nanna Koerstz Madsen 4 - $28,932
T12: Gaby Lopez 4 - $28,932
T16: Andrea Lee 2 - $24,216
T16: Nelly Korda 2 - $24,216
18: Lilia Vu 1 - $22,493
T19: Allisen Corpuz E - $20,860
T19: Mone Inami E - $20,860
T19: Ruoning Yin E - $20,860
T22: Amy Yang 1 - $18,344
T22: Ashleigh Buhai 1 - $18,344
T22: Maja Stark 1 - $18,344
T22: Nasa Hataoka 1 - $18,344
26: Jennifer Kupcho 2 - $16,689
T27: Paula Reto 3 - $15,735
T27: Linn Grant 3 - $15,735
29: Grace Kim 5 - $14,784
T30: Elizabeth Szokol 7 - $13,967
T30: In Gee Chun 7 - $13,967
T32: Chanettee Wannasaen 8 - $12,879
T32: Pajaree Anannarukarn 8 - $12,879
34: Danielle Kang 16 - $12,062
WD: Jodi Ewart Shadoff - $11,610

Lydia Ko wins the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

Ko hit a final round of 70 to lift the Tournament of Champions trophy. The Kiwi golfer carded a two-under-par finish, including four birdies and two bogeys. She beat runner-up Pano by two shots despite shooting 70 on the final day. She finished 12 under in Orlando.

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Opening up about her 20th career LPGA title, Lydia Ko said at the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, as quoted by BBC:

"I tried to work hard in the two weeks leading up to this event. There were definitely nerves but a little less just because it is my home course. To see so many members come out and clap and cheer me on was the best part of this week."

For the unversed, Ko also became the seventh golfer to reach the 20 LPGA title wins before turning 27.

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