THIS YEAR'S PRIZE MONEY FOR THE WOMEN'S GOLF TOUR

This year's prize money for the world's top three women's golf tours can be summed up as the status quo in Korea and regression in Japan due to the rapid growth of the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The LPGA Tour played 33 championships worth 123.45 million U.S. dollars. With the return of the Blue Bay LPGA from China in the A