LPGA unveils 2027 schedule with record prize fund and reduced travel

The LPGA Tour announced a 33-event schedule for 2027 on Wednesday, October 7, with a record prize fund exceeding $147 million and changes designed to reduce travel. Field Level Media reported that the revised route cuts 12,000 miles from the players' travel compared with the 2026 season.

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Players had already seen the calendar during the FM Championship in Boston in August. According to Field Level Media, chief tour business and operations officer Ricki Lasky said the presentation drew an enthusiastic response, with players welcoming the shorter journeys, increased prize money and selection of courses on the new schedule.

The season will open with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona in Orlando during the first week of February. A March event at Clearwater Bay in Hong Kong will be followed by consecutive stops in Hawaii, bringing the Asian portion of the early schedule into a two-week island swing.

The Lotte Championship is moving from October to March and relocating to Kapalua's Plantation Course, Field Level Media reported. The Hawaiian sequence pairs that tournament with the Nanea Cup at Nanea Golf Club, adding another venue to the tour's itinerary before it returns to the mainland United States.

The LPGA's official announcement also confirmed a return to Corning Country Club for the first time since 2009. The Classic will offer $5 million, the largest non-major purse outside the CME Group Tour Championship. Overall, the tour said non-major events will provide more than $94 million in prize money.

Five major championships remain on the calendar. Memorial Park in Houston hosts the Chevron Championship, followed by the U.S. Women's Open at Inverness and the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Congressional. The final two majors are the Evian Championship in France and the AIG Women's Open at Royal St George's in England.

The LPGA also expects 10 events to provide a minimum payment to every competitor. Nearly 20 tournaments will offer accommodation, flight or transport benefits, alongside scheduling changes intended to give players more recovery time.