Corning Classic returns to LPGA schedule featuring $5M payout

The Corning Classic is returning to the LPGA Tour schedule in 2027 after an 18-year absence, rebranded simply as 'The Classic' and scheduled for the last week of May in Corning, New York. The tournament will offer a $5 million purse, a significant increase from the $1.5 million prize fund at its last edition in 2009, when Yani Tseng claimed victory. The event previously ran for 31 years before ending in 2009 due to economic pressures and increased sponsor demands from LPGA leadership at the time.