How much did Ayaka Furue win of the $8,000,000 Evian Championship prize purse? Winner's payout for LPGA Major tournament explored

The Evian Championship, the fourth and penultimate Major tournament for the women's golf world, concluded early Sunday, July 14. There was $8 million at stake, with the prize purse to be divvied up among those who made the cut. The winner would be given $1.2 million for her performance.

That winner, in stunning fashion, ended up being Ayake Furue. She entered the 18th hole trailing by a stroke, but she managed an improbable and nearly unprecedented walk-off eagle to shave two strokes and jump right over Stephanie Kyriacou.

The prize purse for the Evian Championship has grown significantly. In 2019, the total prize purse was slightly more than half what it is now. It's even up from 2023 when Celine Boutier won out of the $6.5 million prize purse.

The Evian Championship was elevated to a Major in 2013, but only three times has the winner taken home a prize of over $1 million. In 2019, the winner, Jin Young Ko, only received $615,000.

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Nelly Korda bounced back at the Evian Championship

It had not been a good few weeks for Nelly Korda, the World No. 1 and betting favorite at the Evian Championship. She'd missed the cut at the last two Major tournaments after winning the Chevron Championship as part of five wins in a row and six of eight overall.

Nelly Korda played better at the Evian Championship (Source: Getty)

She also suffered a dog bite and had to withdraw from the last tournament she had been slated to play in. However, despite flirting with the cut line for much of the tournament, she did end up placing well. Following a three-under final round, she finished five under overall.

In a tie for 26th, she earned around $76,000, though the final tally will ultimately be adjusted for the ties on the leaderboard. She said of her bounce-back effort at the Evian Championship via NBC Sports:

“Yeah, a little bit up and down. Nice to finish birdie, eagle. Hopefully that’s — give me a nice boost into my next event, which is in three weeks, though, so not really.”

Her next outing is the Olympics, where she will defend her gold medal. That's not until August, though, so she will have some time off to reflect.