LPGA will set record for prize money in 2023 season
The payout will be double the amount awarded 10 years ago.
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Athing Mu crushed the 800-meter final at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday night, winning the race in 1:56.07.
19-year-old @athiiing sets the Trials record and punched her ticket to Tokyo! 🎟@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/luuwJoUHnS
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 28, 2021
The 19-year-old’s race, which broke the Olympic trials record, was the second-fastest ever run by an American woman.
Raevyn Rogers and Ajee’ Wilson also qualified for the event, coming in second and third behind Mu.
The payout will be double the amount awarded 10 years ago.
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Buhai holds a five-shot lead heading into the final round.