What a week for Japanese star Rio Takeda.
Takeda outdueled Marina Alex in a six-hole playoff to win the 2024 Toto Japan Classic, her eighth victor this year on the JLPGA Tour and her first on the LPGA.
She is ranked No. 25 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings and because of her win at the TOTO Japan Classic, a co-sanctioned event with the LPGA and JLPGA Tours, she is eligible for LPGA membership. She is eligible to accept immediate membership or, similarly to Mone Inami after the 2023 TOTO Japan Classic, she can defer to the 2025 LPGA season.
If Takeda accepts immediate LPGA membership, she will earn $300,000 towards her official and career earnings on the LPGA this year.
Here's a look at the prize money payouts for each player at the 2024 Toto Japan Classic from a purse of $2 million.
2024 Toto Japan Classic prize money payouts
Position Player Score Earnings 1 Rio Takeda -15 $300,000 2 Marina Alex -15 $182,538 3 Haeran Ryu -14 $132,418 T4 Saiki Fujita -13 $92,443 T4 Yealimi Noh -13 $92,443 T6 Yui Kawamoto -12 $54,467 T6 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -12 $54,467 T6 Ariya Jutanugarn -12 $54,467 T6 Hana Wakimoto -12 $54,467 T10 Chisato Iwai -11 $38,975 T10 Ayaka Furue -11 $38,975 T12 Miyu Yamashita -10 $31,880 T12 Linn Grant -10 $31,880 T12 Mi Hyang Lee -10 $31,880 T12 Yuna Nishimura -10 $31,880 16 Hikaru Yoshimoto -9 $27,383 T17 Gemma Dryburgh -8 $23,945 T17 Xiyu Lin -8 $23,945 T17 Hyo Joo Kim -8 $23,945 T17 Hira Naveed -8 $23,945 T17 Karen Tsuruoka -8 $23,945 T22 Ayako Kimura -7 $20,213 T22 Arpichaya Yubol -7 $20,213 T22 Pajaree Anannarukarn -7 $20,213 T22 Jin Young Ko -7 $20,213 T26 Minami Katsu -6 $16,065 T26 Mao Saigo -6 $16,065 T26 Jennifer Kupcho -6 $16,065 T26 Kokona Sakurai -6 $16,065 T26 Chanettee Wannasaen -6 $16,065 T26 Haruka Amamoto -6 $16,065 T26 Moriya Jutanugarn -6 $16,065 T26 Yuka Saso -6 $16,065 T34 Grace Kim -5 $12,292 T34 Alexa Pano -5 $12,292 T34 Yuka Yasuda -5 $12,292 T34 Erika Hara -5 $12,292 T34 Nataliya Guseva -5 $12,292 T39 Akie Iwai -4 $9,432 T39 MinYoung Lee -4 $9,432 T39 Shuri Sakuma -4 $9,432 T39 Minami Hiruta -4 $9,432 T39 Narin An -4 $9,432 T39 Lala Anai -4 $9,432 T39 Seonwoo Bae -4 $9,432 T39 Sakura Koiwai -4 $9,432 T47 Lucy Li -3 $6,756 T47 Sayaka Takahashi -3 $6,756 T47 Hinako Shibuno -3 $6,756 T47 Linnea Strom -3 $6,756 T47 Haruka Morita -3 $6,756 T47 Kotone Hori -3 $6,756 T47 Amiyu Ozeki -3 $6,756 T47 Hana Lee -3 $6,756 T47 Haruka Kawasaki -3 $6,756 T47 Jiyai Shin -3 $6,756 T57 Allisen Corpuz -2 $5,297 T57 Serena Aoki -2 $5,297 T57 Momoko Osato -2 $5,297 T57 Shiho Kuwaki -2 $5,297 T61 Shina Kanazawa -1 $4,797 T61 Jenny Shin -1 $4,797 T61 Brooke M. Henderson -1 $4,797 T64 A Lim Kim E $4,347 T64 Somi Lee E $4,347 T64 Minjee Lee E $4,347 T64 Wei-Ling Hsu E $4,347 T64 Miyuu Abe E $4,347 T64 Gabriela Ruffels E $4,347 T70 Sarah Schmelzel 1 $3,973 T70 Leona Maguire 1 $3,973 72 Paula Reto 2 $3,897 T73 Mitsuki Kobayashi 3 $3,799 T73 Jin Hee Im 3 $3,799 T73 Wichanee Meechai 3 $3,799 76 Sora Kamiya 5 $3,704 77 Peiyun Chien 7 $3,657 - Ai Suzuki WD $3,611