The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced a record-breaking schedule for its 2026 season, featuring 33 events across 13 countries and a total prize purse of over $132 million.
The $132 million represents the largest prize fund offered by the LPGA, with the 2026 schedule to feature new events and new venues, including the recently announced Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek, a co-sanctioned tournament with the Ladies European Tour in partnership with Golf Saudi.
In total, there will be 31 regular events, as well as the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, the top-tier teams event contested by Europe and the US, and the Grant Thornton Invitational, the mixed teams event featuring LPGA and PGA (men’s) Tour players, which will both occur after the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Craig Kessler, LPGA Tour commissioner, has said: “I'm incredibly proud of what we've built, and even more excited about where we're headed. This schedule reflects the work we've put into elevating our courses, improving our routing, and continuing to grow purses.
“Coming off our 75th anniversary season, we wanted a calendar that gives our athletes great stages, better flow, and even more opportunity - and I think 2026 delivers that. We've made real progress, and we're clear-eyed about where we can keep getting better in 2027 and beyond.”
The 2026 season will start on January 29 with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Florida, followed by the first of two swings in Asia for three events. The tour then returns to the US with the Founders Cup in California in March.
Another trio of tournaments will follow, including the $4 million Aramco Championship, before the first of five majors, the Chevron Championship, which will be staged from April 23 to 26 in the Houston area, but with a venue still to be announced.
Some notable changes to the first half of the schedule include the removal of the Black Desert Championship from the calendar, having last staged an event in May, and the Kroger Queen City Championship being moved from September to fill the mid-May spot.
The annual European swing will return in July and August, featuring the final two majors of the year and the Women’s Scottish Open, while the Solheim Cup will see the tour return to Europe in September.
The schedule and prize purse announcement come two days after the LPGA announced a new partnership between commercial insurance heavyweight FM Global, title sponsor of the FM Championship in Boston, rightsholder Golf Channel, and golf technology firm Trackman that will see improvements made in the broadcasting of LPGA Tour events in 2026.
The partnership will see all rounds of every LPGA event broadcast live for the first time since the Golf Channel started its coverage in 1995, with select rounds airing live on the US network CNBC, as well as more cameras, interviews, content, and drones to improve the viewership experience.
The tour has moved to boost its backroom staff as it looks to grow its commercial footprint, announcing Kessler as the organization’s new commissioner in May to succeed Mollie Marcouz Samaan, who stepped down in January.
Last week, meanwhile, the tour hired Monica Fee, the senior vice president and head of global partnerships at the men’s LIV Golf property, to lead its sales and partnership office.
