U.S. Women's Open purse boosted as winner to receive $2 million

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The USGA announced on Wednesday that this year’s U.S. Women’s Open would have a purse of $11 million, a bump of $1 million from last year.

The winner will receive $2 million, compared to the $1.8 million that Minjee Lee took home as the ’22 champ.

The purse increase comes despite this championship no longer having a presenting sponsor. ProMedica, a mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organization, played that role last year, which helped boost the purse from $5.5 million in 2021 to $10 million.

USGA CEO Mike Whan said on Wednesday that the organization was in serious conversations with a future presenting sponsor and that it anticipated another…