Hae Ran Ryu took home $345,000 for her first victory on the LPGA thanks to a back-nine 29 on Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
The total purse for the longtime LPGA event was $2,300,000.
Former Arizona standout Bianca Pagdanganan came into the event with $65,512 in season earnings and nearly doubled that with a $112,775 payday for a share of third. The long-hitting player made two eagles on the back nine at Pinnacle Country Club in her closing 29.
Former No. 1 Lydia Ko turned heads with her opening 65 but then dropped down to a share of 48th after rounds of 72-70. Ko came into the week 84th on the money list with $209,776. She made over $4 million last season.
Check out the prize money payouts at the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
| Position | Golfer | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Hae Ran Ryu | -19 | $345,000 |
| 2 | Linnea Strom | -16 | $214,011 |
| T3 | Bianca Pagdanganan | -15 | $112,775 |
| T3 | Sei Young Kim | -15 | $112,775 |
| T3 | Jenny Shin | -15 | $112,775 |
| T3 | Yuna Nishimura | -15 | $112,775 |
| 7 | Hannah Green | -14 | $66,201 |
| T8 | Yealimi Noh | -13 | $55,070 |
| T8 | Lexi Thompson | -13 | $55,070 |
| T10 | Elizabeth Szokol | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Muni He | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Pornanong Phatlum | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Sarah Schmelzel | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Dottie Ardina | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -12 | $37,933 |
| T10 | Xiaowen Yin | -12 | $37,933 |
| T18 | Grace Kim | -11 | $26,996 |
| T18 | Jeongeun Lee5 | -11 | $26,996 |
| T18 | Hyo Joon Jang | -11 | $26,996 |
| T18 | Eun-Hee Ji | -11 | $26,996 |
| T18 | Cheyenne Knight | -11 | $26,996 |
| T23 | Jeongeun Lee6 | -10 | $22,819 |
| T23 | Mel Reid | -10 | $22,819 |
| T23 | Jaravee Boonchant | -10 | $22,819 |
| T23 | Yuka Saso | -10 | $22,819 |
| T27 | Bailey Tardy | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | Nicole Broch Estrup | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | In Gee Chun | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | Jennifer Song | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | Georgia Hall | -9 | $18,445 |
| T27 | A Lim Kim | -9 | $18,445 |
| T34 | Marina Alex | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Alison Lee | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Lauren Stephenson | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Karis Davidson | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Minami Katsu | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Pernilla Lindberg | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Aline Krauter | -8 | $13,577 |
| T34 | Olivia Cowan | -8 | $13,577 |
| T42 | Amanda Doherty | -7 | $10,194 |
| T42 | Lucy Li | -7 | $10,194 |
| T42 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -7 | $10,194 |
| T42 | Celine Herbin | -7 | $10,194 |
| T42 | Maria Fassi | -7 | $10,194 |
| T42 | Sofia Garcia | -7 | $10,194 |
| T48 | Allison Emrey | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Gaby Lopez | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Chanettee Wannasaen | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Atthaya Thitikul | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Perrine Delacour | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Brittany Lincicome | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Yu-Sang Hou | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Bronte Law | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Hyo Joo Kim | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Lydia Ko | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Gerina Mendoza | -6 | $7,291 |
| T48 | Christina Kim | -6 | $7,291 |
| 61 | Lindy Duncan | -5 | $5,742 |
| T62 | Lilly Thomas (a) | -4 | $0 |
| T62 | Samantha Wagner | -4 | $5,331 |
| T62 | Leona Maguire | -4 | $5,331 |
| T62 | Yan Liu | -4 | $5,331 |
| T62 | Brooke Matthews | -4 | $5,331 |
| T62 | Su Oh | -4 | $5,331 |
| T62 | Pauline Roussin | -4 | $5,331 |
| T69 | Narin An | -3 | $4,862 |
| T69 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -3 | $4,862 |
| 71 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | -2 | $4,687 |
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