Working tournaments for both PGA and LPGA and NBC Sports for 40+ years, the PGA has one person to thank for their money status: Tiger Woods. Once he came on the scene, everything changed: purses, hospitality at tournaments, security, ticket sales, all those salaries associated with running PGA tournaments, etc. One of the PGA personnel who trained me way back during my WGC Firestone CC days acknowledged the same to me. He gave credit to TW for his own uptick in salary.
That being said, once I worked an LPGA tournament, I will always defer to them vs PGA. More of a family atmosphere, players who are nicer to work with AND have a more relatable game. Heck, after a round of tournament golf last summer, Amy Olson was my pickleball partner at a local park! Other pros were there, too, but I understand Amy is acknowledged as best pball player on the LPGA Tour.
I would also comment that LPGA is a worldwide tour and in Asia, women pros rule!
