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Chevron Championship 2026 Offers $9 M Purse, $1.35 M Winner’s Share

4/24/2026

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Chevron Championship Pays

The 2026 Chevron Championship will award a $9 million total purse, with the winner receiving $1,350,000.
The tournament runs April 23-26, 2026 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.
The 132-player field includes defending champion Mao Saigo and top competitors Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee.
Players who miss the cut receive a $10,000 stipend, double the previous year.
The cut reduces the field to the top 65 players and ties after 36 holes.

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Korda Leads

Nelly Korda led with a seven-under 65 after round one.
Hannah Green shot a one-over 73, double-bogeying the 12th after three birdies.
Cassie Porter posted a two-under 70, joining an eight-player Australian group.
Amateur Farah O’Keefe of Texas recorded a four-under 68 with a final-hole bogey, while the Chevron Championship streams live on FOX SPORTS via Kayo Sports.
Grace Kim opened with 75 while Gabi Ruffels was six-over.

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NBC Broadcasts Chevron

NBC Sports and Peacock will broadcast the Chevron Championship Thursday-Sunday with round-specific times.
Cara Banks will be NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer for LPGA coverage.
Tom Abbott, Paige Mackenzie and Morgan Pressel will serve as analysts while Jim “Bones” Mackay, Emilia Doran and Amy Rogers will report from the course.
All Top 10 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, Lydia Ko and Rookie Mao Saigo are in the 132-player field.

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Chevron Relocates

A 15-by-10-foot, 4½-foot-deep plunge pool costing $60,000 was installed to preserve the champion’s jump-into-water tradition.
Tickets start at $40, with children 17 and under entering free with an adult and military members receiving admission.
The tournament will move to Houston’s Memorial Park to boost attendance after three weak years at Carlton Woods.
An LPGA player survey showed many favor keeping the splash tradition, which officials compare to the Masters’ green jacket.

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Chevron Championship Pays

The 2026 Chevron Championship will award a $9 million total purse, with the winner receiving $1,350,000.
The tournament runs April 23-26, 2026 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.
The 132-player field includes defending champion Mao Saigo and top competitors Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee.
Players who miss the cut receive a $10,000 stipend, double the previous year.
The cut reduces the field to the top 65 players and ties after 36 holes.

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