At the conclusion of the 2023 BMW Ladies Championship, Minjee Lee emerged victorious, taking the crown at Seowon Hills of the Seowon Valley Country Club in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. This victory marks Minjee’s second triumph in the LPGA Tour within a span of two months, placing her ahead of Alison Lee after a thrilling sudden-death playoff. Both competitors ended the regulation game with a tie at 16-under 272. However, Minjee Lee clinched the title with a 6-foot birdie putt, while Alison Lee fell short with a 12-foot birdie putt.
Lydia Ko, the previous champion, showed commendable resilience, securing the third place despite a challenging season.
Key Takeaways from the BMW Ladies Championship
This victory is Minjee Lee’s second of the season, in the 28th LPGA Tour event. Besides the win, she also secured a two-year LPGA Tour exemption and accumulated 500 Race to the CME Globe points. Unlike usual, no 36-hole cut was made this week, and 76 players completed the tournament. The LPGA Tour will proceed next week with the Maybank Championship in South Korea.
Listing of Final Results and Prize Money from the 2023 BMW Ladies Championship
Here’s a breakdown of the final standings and earnings from the South Korean tournament:
- Winner: Lydia Ko, -21, pocketed $300,000
- Runner-up: Andrea Lee, -17, earned $183,381
- Tied for third: Hye-Jin Choi, Hyo Joo Kim, and Lilia Vu, all -16, each received $106,256
- Sixth: Atthaya Thitikul, -13, took home $67,770
- Seventh: Ariya Jutanugarn, -12, won $56,726
- Tied for eighth: Yuka Saso and Linn Grant, both -11, fetched $47,189 each
- Tied for tenth: Danielle Kang, Hannah Green, Alison Lee, Yaeeun Hong, and amateur Minsol Kim, all -10, each earned $36,595
- Fifteenth: Paula Reto, -9, garnered $30,019
In the recent competitive event, Cheyenne Knight secured the 15th spot with a score of -9 and received $30,019 in winnings. At the 17th position, Sei Young Kim and Allisen Corpuz tied with a score of -8, each taking home $26,807.
Following them, a significant tie was observed at the 19th spot where Hinako Shibuno, Eun-Hee Ji, Pauline Roussin, Lizette Salas, A Lim Kim, Wichanee Meechai, Jasmine Suwannapura, and Stephanie Kyriacou all scored -7, each receiving $21,925.
Narin An, Gemma Dryburgh, and Matilda Castren held the 27th position, scoring -6, and earning $17,771 each. Six players including Maria Fassi, Sarah Schmelzel, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Carlota Ciganda, Lauren Coughlin, and Chella Choi tied at the 30th spot with a score of -5, each bagging $14,859.
The 36th position was a tie between Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jennifer Kupcho, Emily Kristine Pedersen, and Annie Park, each scoring -4 and winning $12,098. The 40th spot witnessed a seven-way tie with each player scoring -3 and receiving $9,653.
At the 47th position, four players tied with a score of -2, each earning $7,781. Four players, scoring -1, shared the 51st spot with each taking home $6,727. The last on the leaderboard was Jin Young Ko who withdrew from the competition and received $3,721.
