After three rounds of play, we’ve reached the conclusion of the final major championship of the 2021 golf season: the AIG Women’s Open. Below, find everything you need to know about the tournament’s record-setting purse, including money payout and winner’s share.
Women’s Open Final Round Preview
Well, they certainly don’t call it “Carnasty” for nothing. Through three rounds of play at the 2021 AIG Women’s Open, the famously toothy links-style course has lived up to the hype. After 54 holes, only 8 players are seven or more cumulative strokes under par. And of those eight players, only one lays claim to posting a score of seven under in one round.
Who is the Carnoustie Slayer? None other than Anna Nordqvist. The 34-year-old Swede enters the final round of play tied for the lead after a blistering, third-round 65. Nordqvist has her sights set on the third major championship of her career Sunday, hoping to add to her wins at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2009 and Evian Championship in 2017.
5 storylines to watch in the final round of the AIG Women’s Open
Adjacent to Nordqvist atop the leaderboard is Nanna Koerstz Madsen, a 26-year-old Danish up-and-comer. She’s looking for only the second professional win of her career Sunday — hoping to follow in the footsteps of Sophia Popov, who captured her first professional victory at the Women’s Open in 2020.
Further back lurk a handful of big names, including Lizette Salas (-8), Magdelene Sagstrom, Lexi Thompson (both -7), Ariya Jutanugarn, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson (all -6). Below, find everything you need to know about the record-breaking, $5.8 million purse set for this year’s Women’s Open; you can catch the action this afternoon on NBC.
Women’s Open payout information, winner’s share
1. $870,000
2. $572,750
3. $414,828
4. $320,356
5. $257,382
6. $210,146
7. $175,507
8. $153,467
9. $137,721
10. $125,124
11. $115,674
12. $107,802
13. $100,874
14. $94,578
15. $88,909
16. $83,871
17. $79,465
18. $75,685
19. $72,537
20. $70,015
21. $67,500
22. $64,978
23. $62,462
24. $59,940
25. $57,737
26. $55,534
27. $53,325
28. $51,122
29. $48,920
30. $47,030
31. $45,140
32. $43,250
33. $41,360
34. $39,470
35. $37,899
36. $36,322
37. $34,751
38. $33,174
39. $31,597
40. $30,339
41. $29,082
42. $27,824
43. $26,560
44. $25,302
45. $24,357
46. $23,412
47. $22,467
48. $21,522
49. $20,577
50. $19,632
51. $19,006
52. $18,374
53. $17,742
54. $17,116
55. $16,484
56. $15,852
57. $15,226
58. $14,594
59. $13,968
60. $13,336
61. $13,023
62. $12,704
63. $12,391
64. $12,078
65. $11,759
66. $11,446
67. $11,133
68. $10,814
69. $10,501
70. $10,189
