These are the ten biggest tournaments on the LPGA Tour: the five majors, the two team and links events that draw the biggest crowds, and the three regular stops with the deepest history or the richest finish. For each one we give where the 2026 edition was played, who won it and what it paid, from ESPN’s LPGA results read on October 19, 2026.
If you bet on women’s golf, compare books first in our LPGA betting sites reviews, and for the men’s side see the top 10 biggest PGA tournaments.
The 2026 majors at a glance
| Major | Course | Winner | Score | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chevron Championship, April 23-26 | Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas | Nelly Korda | -18 | $9,000,000 |
| U.S. Women’s Open, June 4-7 | Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California | Nelly Korda | -8 | $12,500,000 |
| KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, June 25-28 | Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota | Haeran Ryu | -13 | $13,000,000 |
| The Amundi Evian Championship, July 9-12 | Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France | Haeran Ryu | -20 | $9,100,000 |
| AIG Women’s Open, July 30-Aug. 2 | Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire, England | Shiho Kuwaki | -5 | $10,000,000 |
Two players took four of the five: Nelly Korda won the first two majors of the year and Haeran Ryu the next two.
#1 U.S. Women’s Open
Course: rotating venues. 2026: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California, June 4-7.
The U.S. Women’s Open is the oldest of the five majors. It was first played in 1946, at Spokane Country Club in Washington, and won by Patty Berg, who holds the record of 15 major titles. The USGA runs it and moves it between courses; Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Pine Needles and The Olympic Club have all hosted it.
In 2026 Nelly Korda won at -8, one shot ahead of Charley Hull and Gaby López. The purse was $12.5 million.
#2 AIG Women’s Open
Course: rotating venues in Great Britain. 2026: Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire, England, July 30-Aug. 2.
Long known as the Women’s British Open, it is played on several of the courses that host The Open, St Andrews among them, and in 2026 Royal Lytham & St Annes. Karrie Webb and Sherri Steinhauer have won it three times each.
Shiho Kuwaki won the 2026 edition at -5, one shot ahead of Esther Henseleit and Yealimi Noh, for a share of a $10 million purse.
#3 The Chevron Championship
Course: Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas, where the 2026 edition was played April 23-26.
The year’s first major was for decades the Dinah Shore event at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California, where the winner jumped into Poppie’s Pond beside the 18th green. It has since moved to Texas, and in 2026 it was played in Houston.
Nelly Korda won by five shots at -18, ahead of Ruoning Yin and Patty Tavatanakit. The purse was $9 million.
#4 The Amundi Evian Championship
Course: Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France. 2026: July 9-12.
Like the Masters, the Evian has a permanent home. It began as the Evian Masters and is now one of the five majors. Helen Alfredsson won it three times, in 1994, 1998 and 2008.
Haeran Ryu won in 2026 at -20, a shot ahead of Brooke Henderson, two weeks after her win at the Women’s PGA. The purse was $9.1 million.
#5 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Course: rotating venues. 2026: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, June 25-28.
First played in 1955 as the LPGA Championship, it has been run with the PGA of America (not the PGA Tour) since 2015. Mickey Wright won it four times, in 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1963, and Inbee Park won three in a row from 2013 to 2015.
At $13 million it carried the biggest purse of the 2026 majors. Haeran Ryu won at -13, two shots ahead of Ina Yoon.
#6 Founders Cup
Course: changes. 2026: Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, Menlo Park, California, March 19-22.
The Founders Cup honors the women who founded the LPGA. Its first edition, in 2011, was played for charity, and Karrie Webb won it; she won it again in 2014. Ko Jin-young has won it three times, in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Hyo Joo Kim won in 2026 at -16, one shot ahead of Nelly Korda. The purse was $3 million.
#7 The Portland Classic
Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon. 2026: August 13-16.
One of the longest-running stops on the tour, the Portland Classic is now The Standard Portland Classic. In 2020 smoke from wildfires cut it to 54 holes.
Jeeno Thitikul won in 2026 at -22, a shot ahead of Chanettee Wannasaen and Arpichaya Yubol. The purse was $2 million.
#8 Solheim Cup
Course: rotating venues, between Europe and the United States. 2026: Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands, September 11-13.
The women’s answer to the Ryder Cup puts a team from the United States against a team from Europe. It was first played in 1990 and is named for Karsten Solheim, the founder of PING, who backed a Ryder Cup-style event for women.
Europe won the 2026 edition 15-13.
#9 CME Group Tour Championship
Course: Tiburón Golf Club (Black Course), Naples, Florida. 2026: November 19-22.
The season finale, and one of the richest events on the calendar: ESPN lists the 2026 purse at $11 million. It is the one tournament on this list still to be played this year. It takes the place of the LPGA Match Play, which is not on the 2026 schedule.
#10 Women’s Scottish Open
Course: rotating links courses in Scotland. 2026: Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, July 23-26.
Run by the Ladies European Tour and co-sanctioned with the LPGA since 2017, it is played the week before the AIG Women’s Open, so the field gets a week on a links course before the major.
Jenny Shin won in 2026 at -9, two shots ahead of A Lim Kim. The purse was $2 million.
Betting the LPGA’s biggest events
Majors draw the full field, so outright prices run long and the place, top-10 and three-ball markets carry most of the betting. Our golf betting guide explains each market, three-balls included, and our golf picks this week cover the current event. If you would rather follow a handicapper, check the record first in our sports cappers reviews.
The list could be longer. Events such as the BMW Ladies Championship and the TOTO Japan Classic, both still to come in 2026, draw strong fields too.