Staff WriterThe LPGA 2026 schedule has landed, and it doesn’t tiptoe in—it kicks the door clean off the hinges. Fresh off a landmark 75th anniversary season, the LPGA Tour will roll out 33 events and a prize fund soaring beyond $132 million, the biggest payout in its history. The world’s best will be globetrotting once again, and the sport’s showpiece team event—the Solheim Cup—returns to European soil.
LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler didn’t mince words about the Tour’s direction of travel. “I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built, and even more excited about where we’re headed,” he said. “This schedule reflects the work we’ve put into elevating our courses, improving our routing, and continuing to grow purses.
Coming off our 75th anniversary season, we wanted a calendar that gives our athletes great stages, better flow, and even more opportunity – and I think 2026 delivers that. We’ve made real progress, and we’re clear-eyed about where we can keep getting better in 2027 and beyond.”
If the 2026 blueprint proves anything, it’s that women’s golf isn’t slowing down—not when every LPGA event and every round will be televised live across the United States for the first time since 1995.
Select weekend rounds will hit CNBC, and the Tour has stitched together fresh multi-year deals with U-NEXT and FM to reshape North America’s broadcast footprint with help from Golf Channel and Trackman.
A Global Route Worth Packing Extra Passport Pages For
The LPGA 2026 schedule stretches across 13 countries and regions, plus 13 states in the U.S. Two major Asian swings bookend spring and autumn—Thailand, Singapore and China early on; China, Korea, Malaysia and Japan later.
Mid-season brings a European run carrying real punch: two majors, the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open, and finally September’s return trip for the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands. North America gets its share too with regular stops in Mexico and Canada.
A Major Season Loaded With Heavyweights
April launches the fireworks at The Chevron Championship, before the Tour heads west to Riviera Country Club for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship returns to Hazeltine National, a fitting stage for Hannah Green’s breakthrough major from six years back.
From there, it’s off to France for The Amundi Evian Championship, and then across the Channel to Royal Lytham & St Annes—home of Georgia Hall’s 2018 triumph—for the AIG Women’s Open, wrapping up the year’s major run.
Solheim Cup: Rivalry Reignited on Dutch Turf
The 20th Solheim Cup takes centre stage at Bernardus Golf from Sept. 11–13, with Anna Nordqvist steering the European team and Angela Stanford captaining the United States.
Europe last hosted the clash in 2023, where they held the trophy after a 14–14 standoff. But the Americans head to the Netherlands carrying the momentum of their 2024 win at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. No niceties expected.
Record Prize Money and Upgrades Across the Board
Players will compete for more than $132 million, the richest pool the LPGA has ever assembled. Non-majors alone will account for over $82 million, buoyed by the FM Championship and the Aramco Championship at Shadow Creek—both serving up some of the juiciest non-major purses outside the CME Group Tour Championship.
Twelve events will lift their purses again in 2026, more than fifteen will guarantee minimum payouts for all competitors, and nearly twenty tournaments will ramp up the red-carpet treatment with hotel, flights or transport included. It’s a sign of a Tour leaning on its heritage but refusing to settle.
