Corpuz Claims Biggest Women's Golf Purse With U.S. Open Win At Pebble Beach

Allisen Corpuz of the United States celebrates after winning the 78th U.S. Women's Open at Pebble ... [+] Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Allisen Corpuz almost tripled her career winnings by pocketing $2 million for her victory in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links. It’s the largest payout in women’s golf history.

Corpuz, a Hawaii native in her second full season on the LPGA Tour, finished three strokes better than Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin at 9-under par.

The 25-year-old Corpuz entered the week with $1.2 million in winnings over the past two seasons. She had collected $188,000 in March by tying for fourth place at the season’s first women’s major, The Chevron Championship, where she had shared the lead entering the final round.

This time, Corpuz closed with a 3-under 69, making six birdies during the final round in becoming the first women’s champion at Pebble Beach. Men’s U.S. Open winners at one of golf’s most storied venues include Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tom Watson (1982), Tom Kite (1992), Tiger Woods (2000), Graeme McDowell (2010) and, most recently, Gary Woodland in 2019.

“It's really special. Twenty, 30 years from now, just the fact that it's a U.S. Open means a lot to me, but knowing that it's at Pebble makes it even sweeter,” Corpuz said.

Allisen Corpuz celebrates with her caddie on the 18th green after winning the first U.S. Women's ... [+] Open held at Pebble Beach. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The USGA boosted the total prize money for the U.S. Women’s Open to a record $11 million this year. Hull and Shin each received nearly $1 million in tying for second place, collecting $974,572 apiece. Hull shot a final-round 66 while Shin closed with a 68 that included a birdie at the 18th hole.

While the win is the first of Corpuz’s professional career, she’s been an accomplished player at every level. In 2008, she surpassed fellow Hawaii native Michelle Wie West as the youngest U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links qualifier at just three months after her 10th birthday. She was also a two-time All-American at the University of Southern California, winning three collegiate tournaments, and went 3-0-0 as a member of the winning U.S. Curtis Cup team in 2021.

As Wie West bid farewell to her professional career at Pebble Beach, Hawaii’s latest female golf ambassador stepped up to become the first American player to win the U.S. Women’s Open since Brittany Lang in 2016. She joins a growing list of players who made the tournament their first LPGA win, a group that includes World Golf Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam and Laura Davies.

Allisen Corpuz raises the U.S. Women's Open trophy at Pebble Beach. Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)