Lydia Ko reaches second spot in LPGA career money list, $2M behind legend Annika Sorenstam

Lydia Ko won the 2025 HSBC Women's World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. The Kiwi golfer carded -13 for the event and won by four strokes as Ayaka Furue and Jeeno Thitikul finished at -9 and finished runner-up for the event.

With this victory, Lydia Ko has now overtaken Karrie Webb to become the second-highest player in career earnings on the LPGA Tour. The 23-time LPGA Tour winner has earned $20,595,105 as official money on the LPGA Tour and is just $2 million behind the leader Annika Sorenstam.

If Lydia Ko can continue her consistent performance throughout the season, the 28-year-old golfer can surpass Annika Sorenstam and become the highest-ranked player in career earnings.

Annika Sorenstam has made $22,583,693 as official money on the LPGA Tour in 307 events and 72 LPGA Tour wins. However, Lydia Ko, who is just $2 million behind her, has played just 248 events and 23 LPGA titles. It is imperative to note that while Sorenstam played pro golf, the prize money purse for the event wasn't as big as they are today.

So, it will be interesting to see how many more events Lydia Ko takes to get past the legendary Annika Sorenstam and become the highest-ranked player in career earnings.

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How much did each golfer earn at the 2025 HSBC Women's World Championship which Lydia Ko won?

The 2025 HSBC Women's World Championship had a prize money purse of $2.4 million with the winner receiving the maximum share. The winner Lydia Ko received $360,000 while others received a share based on their rankings.

Lydia Ko after winning the HSBC Women's World Championship 2025 - Day Four - Source: Getty

Here's the list of all golfers who earned a share from the 2025 HSBC Women's World Championship.

1. Lydia Ko – $360,000
2. T2. Ayaka Furue – $195,302
3. T2. Jeeno Thitikul – $195,302
4. T4. Jin Hee Im – $104,318
5. T4. Gaby Lopez – $104,318
6. T4. Charley Hull – $104,318
7. T7. Hannah Green – $59,183
8. T7. A Lim Kim – $59,183
9. T7. Yealimi Noh – $59,183
10. T7. Hyo Joo Kim – $59,183
11. T11. Minjee Lee – $43,503
12. T11. Mao Saigo – $43,503
13. T11. Hye-Jin Choi – $43,503
14. T14. Nasa Hataoka – $35,075
15. T14. Nanna Koerstz Madsen – $35,075
16. T14. Carlota Ciganda – $35,075
17. T14. Pajaree Anannarukarn – $35,075
18. T18. Lauren Coughlin – $29,581
19. T18. Haeran Ryu – $29,581
20. T18. Jin Young Ko – $29,581
21. T21. Ruoning Yin – $24,200
22. T21. Amy Yang – $24,200
23. T21. Rio Takeda – $24,200
24. T21. Brooke M. Henderson – $24,200
25. T21. Allisen Corpuz – $24,200
26. T21. Mi Hyang Lee – $24,200
27. T21. Leona Maguire – $24,200
28. T21. Miyu Yamashita – $24,200
29. T29. Lilia Vu – $18,715
30. T29. Celine Boutier – $18,715
31. T29. Moriya Jutanugarn – $18,715
32. T29. Jennifer Kupcho – $18,715
33. T29. Miranda Wang – $18,715
34. T34. Bailey Tardy – $15,555
35. T34. Sarah Schmelzel – $15,555
36. T34. Andrea Lee – $15,555
37. T34. Shannon Tan – $15,555
38. Ariya Jutanugarn – $14,005
39. T39. Lucy Li – $13,137
40. T39. Auston Kim – $13,137
41. T41. Linn Grant – $11,651
42. T41. Albane Valenzuela – $11,651
43. T41. Caroline Masson – $11,651
44. T41. Ruixin Liu – $11,651
45. T45. Linnea Strom – $10,163
46. T45. Chanettee Wannasaen – $10,163
47. T45. Hinako Shibuno – $10,163
48. T48. Stephanie Kyriacou – $9,233
49. T48. Brittany Altomare – $9,233
50. T50. Nataliya Guseva – $8,552
51. T50. Muni He – $8,552
52. T52. Esther Henseleit – $7,932
53. T52. Sophia Popov – $7,932
54. T52. Arpichaya Yubol – $7,932
55. T55. Jasmine Suwannapura – $7,064
56. T55. Maja Stark – $7,064
57. T55. Narin An – $7,064
58. T55. Ryann O'Toole – $7,064
59. Gabriela Ruffels – $6,446
60. Grace Kim – $6,197
61. Alexa Pano – $6,074
62. T62. Danielle Kang – $5,887
63. T62. Yuna Nishimura – $5,887
64. Xingtong Chen (a) – $0
65. WDC. Angel Yin – $5,639
66. WDC. Jenny Shin – $5,639