The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a women's professional golf tournament. First held in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour, which does not recognize any of the three majors played in the United States.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Varies - United States Sammamish, Washington (2024) |
| Established | 1955, 69 years ago |
| Course(s) | Sahalee Country Club |
| Par | 72 (2024) |
| Length | 6,731 yards (6,155 m) (2024) |
| Organized by | PGA of America (2015–present) LPGA (1955–2014) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $10.4 million (2024)[1] |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Kim Sei-young (2020) |
| To par | −19 Nelly Korda (2021) −19 Inbee Park (2015) −19 Yani Tseng (2011) −19 Cristie Kerr (2010) |
| Current champion | |
 Amy Yang | |
 2024 Women's PGA Championship | |
Formerly known as the LPGA Championship, the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) announced in 2014 that the PGA of America would become a partner of the event, and that it would be renamed the Women's PGA Championship beginning in 2015—becoming a sister event to the men's PGA Championship (in a similar manner to the U.S. Women's Open being a sister event to the men's U.S. Open). The partnership included a new title sponsorship agreement with KPMG, an increase in purse, and a commitment by NBC to provide network television coverage of the weekend rounds.[2]
The PGA of America partnership also allowed the tournament to be held at various top courses around the United States. Previously, the LPGA Championship had been usually held at a consistent location each year, most recently near Rochester, New York as part of a title sponsorship agreement with Western New York–based supermarket chain Wegmans.
Professional-amateur controversy
editPrior to 2005, the LPGA Championship had a "professionals only" rule. This is similar to the men's PGA Championship, but contrasts with the U.S. and British Opens, which have long had both amateur and professional entrants through qualifying (henceforth the term "open"). Until its takeover by the PGA of America in 2015, the tournament was the LPGA's own event, and the LPGA was created specifically to provide opportunities for women in professional golf.
In 2005 this rule was revoked, effectively to allow 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie to compete, in order to attract more media coverage and sell more tickets, though this was not publicly acknowledged by the LPGA. Some professionals objected to this move, as they felt that places given to amateurs would come at the expense of the LPGA Tour's less successful professionals, who need to play regularly to make a living. One of the leading professionals, Laura Davies, stated objections to the change were shortsighted.[3]
At the time, Wie had made the cut in all five majors that she had played, with two top-ten finishes, and had also played twice in the Sony Open in Hawaii on the PGA Tour, but missed both cuts. Despite the controversy, she outscored all but one of the pros in the 2005 LPGA Championship and was the runner-up, three strokes behind three-time champion Annika Sörenstam.
In 2006, the LPGA Championship reverted to its "professionals only" status, with only pros in the field.[citation needed] Wie had turned professional the previous October, upon signing multimillion-dollar endorsement contracts with Nike, Sony, and other sponsors.
Tournament names
editTournament names through the years:
| Years | Tournament name |
|---|---|
| 1955–1970 | LPGA Championship |
| 1971–1972 | Eve-LPGA Championship |
| 1973–1986 | LPGA Championship |
| 1987–1993 | Mazda LPGA Championship |
| 1994–2000 | McDonald's LPGA Championship |
| 2001–2003 | McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG |
| 2004–2009 | McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola |
| 2010 | LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans |
| 2011–2014 | Wegmans LPGA Championship |
| 2015– | KPMG Women's PGA Championship |
Winners
edit| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jun 20–23 | Amy Yang | South Korea |
281 | −7 | 3 strokes | Sahalee Country Club | 10,400,000 | 1,560,000 |
| 2023 | Jun 22–25 | Yin Ruoning |  China |
276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Baltusrol Golf Club | 10,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2022 | Jun 23–26 | Chun In-gee | South Korea |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Congressional Country Club | 9,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2021 | Jun 24–27 | Nelly Korda |  United States |
269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Atlanta Athletic Club | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
| 2020 | Oct 8–11 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea |
266 | −14 | 5 strokes | Aronimink Golf Club | 4,300,000 | 645,000 |
| 2019 | Jun 20–23 | Hannah Green |  Australia |
279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Hazeltine National Golf Club | 3,850,000 | 577,500 |
| 2018 | Jun 28 – Jul 1 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea |
278 | −10 | Playoff | Kemper Lakes Golf Club | 3,650,000 | 547,500 |
| 2017 | Jun 29 – Jul 2 | Danielle Kang | United States |
271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Olympia Fields Country Club | 3,500,000 | 525,000 |
| 2016 | Jun 9–12 | Brooke Henderson |  Canada |
278 | −6 | Playoff | Sahalee Country Club | 3,500,000 | 525,000 |
| 2015 | Jun 11–14 | Inbee Park (3) | South Korea |
273 | −19 | 5 strokes | Westchester Country Club | 3,500,000 | 525,000 |
| 2014 | Aug 14–17 | Inbee Park (2) | South Korea |
277 | −11 | Playoff | Monroe Golf Club | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2013 | Jun 6–9 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
283 | −5 | Playoff | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2012 | Jun 7–10 | Shanshan Feng | China |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| 2011 | Jun 23–26 | Yani Tseng (2) |  Taiwan |
269 | −19 | 10 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| 2010 | Jun 24–27 | Cristie Kerr | United States |
269 | −19 | 12 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2009 | Jun 11–14 | Anna Nordqvist |  Sweden |
273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2008 | Jun 5–8 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan |
276 | −12 | Playoff | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2007 | Jun 7–10 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2006 | Jun 8–11 | Se Ri Pak (3) | South Korea |
280 | −8 | Playoff | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| 2005 | Jun 9–12 | Annika Sörenstam (3) | Sweden |
277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| 2004 | Jun 10–13 | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Sweden |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| 2003 | Jun 5–8 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
278 | −6 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| 2002 | Jun 6–9 | Se Ri Pak (2) | South Korea |
279 | −5 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2001 | Jun 21–24 | Karrie Webb | Australia |
270 | −14 | 2 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2000 | Jun 22–25 | Juli Inkster (2) | United States |
281 | −3 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 1999 | Jun 24–27 | Juli Inkster | United States |
268 | −16 | 4 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 1998 | May 14–17 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
273 | −11 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 1997 | May 15–18 | Christa Johnson | United States |
281 | −3 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 1996 | May 10–12 | Laura Davies (2) |  England |
213 | E | 1 stroke | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 1995 | May 11–14 | Kelly Robbins | United States |
274 | −10 | 1 stroke | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 1994 | May 12–15 | Laura Davies | England |
279 | −5 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| 1993 | Jun 10–13 | Patty Sheehan (3) | United States |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1992 | May 14–17 | Betsy King | United States |
267 | −17 | 11 strokes | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1991 | Jun 27–30 | Meg Mallon | United States |
274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1990 | Jul 26–29 | Beth Daniel | United States |
280 | −4 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 1989 | May 18–21 | Nancy Lopez (3) | United States |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1988 | May 19–22 | Sherri Turner | United States |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| 1987 | May 21–24 | Jane Geddes | United States |
275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 350,000 | 52,000 |
| 1986 | May 29 – Jun 1 | Pat Bradley | United States |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1985 | May 30 – Jun 2 | Nancy Lopez (2) | United States |
275 | −15 | 8 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1984 | May 31 – Jun 3 | Patty Sheehan (2) | United States |
272 | −16 | 10 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1983 | Jun 9–12 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| 1982 | Jun 10–13 | Jan Stephenson | Australia |
279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| 1981 | Jun 11–14 | Donna Caponi (2) | United States |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1980 | Jun 5–8 | Sally Little |  South Africa |
285 | −3 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1979 | Jun 7–10 | Donna Caponi | United States |
279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1978 | Jun 8–11 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
275 | −13 | 6 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1977 | Jun 9–12 | Chako Higuchi |  Japan |
279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Bay Tree Golf Plantation | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1976 | May 27–30 | Betty Burfeindt | United States |
287 | −5 | 1 stroke | Pine Ridge Golf Course | 55,000 | 8,000 |
| 1975 | May 29 – Jun 1 | Kathy Whitworth (3) | United States |
288 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pine Ridge Golf Course | 55,000 | 8,000 |
| 1974 | Jun 20–23 | Sandra Haynie (2) | United States |
287 | −5 | 2 strokes | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 50,000 | 7,000 |
| 1973 | Jun 7–10 | Mary Mills (2) | United States |
288 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 35,000 | 5,250 |
| 1972 | Jun 8–11 | Kathy Ahern | United States |
293 | +1 | 6 strokes | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| 1971 | Jun 10–13 | Kathy Whitworth (2) | United States |
288 | −4 | 4 strokes | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 53,000 | 7,950 |
| 1970 | Jun 10–13 | Shirley Englehorn | United States |
285 | −7 | Playoff | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 30,000 | 4,500 |
| 1969 | Jul 23–27 | Betsy Rawls (2) | United States |
293 | +1 | 4 strokes | Concord Golf Course | 35,000 | 5,250 |
| 1968 | Jun 20–23 | Sandra Post | Canada |
294 | +2 | Playoff | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| 1967 | Jul 13–16 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
284 | −8 | 1 stroke | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| 1966 | Sep 22–25 | Gloria Ehret | United States |
282 | −2 | 3 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 17,500 | 2,475 |
| 1965 | Sep 23–26 | Sandra Haynie | United States |
279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Stardust Country Club | 17,500 | 2,475 |
| 1964 | Oct 1–4 | Mary Mills | United States |
278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 16,500 | 2,450 |
| 1963 | Oct 10–13 | Mickey Wright (4) | United States |
294 | +10 | 2 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 16,500 | 2,450 |
| 1962 | Oct 4–7 | Judy Kimball | United States |
282 | −2 | 4 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 15,000 | 2,300 |
| 1961 | Oct 12–15 | Mickey Wright (3) | United States |
287 | +3 | 9 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 15,000 | 2,500 |
| 1960 | Jul 1–4 | Mickey Wright (2) |  United States |
292 | −4 | 3 strokes | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | 8,500 | 1,500 |
| 1959 | Jul 2–6 | Betsy Rawls |  United States |
288 | −8 | 1 stroke | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| 1958 | Jun 5–8 | Mickey Wright |  United States |
288 | +8 | 6 strokes | Churchill Valley Country Club | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| 1957 | Jun 6–9 | Louise Suggs | United States |
285 | +5 | 3 strokes | Churchill Valley Country Club | 7,600 | 1,316 |
| 1956 | Jun 21–24 | Marlene Hagge | United States |
291 | −9 | Playoff | Forest Lake Country Club | 6,500 | 1,350 |
| 1955 | Jul 14–17 | Beverly Hanson | United States |
4 & 3 | Orchard Ridge Country Club | 6,000 | 1,200 | ||
- Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source:[4]
Multiple champions
edit| Player | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mickey Wright ‡
|
4 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 |
| Kathy Whitworth
|
3 | 1967, 1971, 1975 |
| Nancy Lopez
|
3 | 1978, 1985, 1989 |
| Patty Sheehan
|
3 | 1983, 1984, 1993 |
| Annika Sörenstam ‡
|
3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Se Ri Pak
|
3 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Inbee Park
|
3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Betsy Rawls
|
2 | 1959, 1969 |
| Mary Mills
|
2 | 1964, 1973 |
| Sandra Haynie
|
2 | 1965, 1974 |
| Donna Caponi
|
2 | 1979, 1981 |
| Laura Davies
|
2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Juli Inkster ‡
|
2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Yani Tseng
|
2 | 2008, 2011 |
Career Grand Slam winners ‡
Source:[4]
The defending champion has retained the title on seven occasions, most recently in 2015:
- 2015 – Inbee Park
- 2014 – Inbee Park
- 2005 – Annika Sörenstam
- 2004 – Annika Sörenstam
- 2000 – Juli Inkster
- 1984 – Patty Sheehan
- 1961 – Mickey Wright
Through 2022, three consecutive championships has been achieved only twice, by Sörenstam (2005) and Park (2015).
Sites by state
edit| State | Times hosted |
First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 3 | 1955 | 1960 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 1957 | 2020 |
| Nevada | 6 | 1961 | 1966 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 1967 | 1974 |
| New York | 7 | 1969 | 2015 |
| Maryland | 12 | 1990 | 2022 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
| Ohio | 12 | 1978 | 1989 |
| Delaware | 11 | 1994 | 2004 |
| Washington | 2 | 2016 | 2024 |
| Illinois | 2 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
Future sites
editSince the PGA of America took control of the tournament in 2015, venues will often bid for both a men's, women's, and seniors' PGA Championship together. Aronimink Golf Club, which hosted the men's in 1962 and seniors in 2003, was awarded a joint bid for the 2020 women's and 2027 men's. Congressional Country Club was awarded the 2025 seniors and both the 2022 and 2027 women's championships. Baltusrol Golf Club, which had hosted the 2005 and 2016 men's championships, was awarded the 2023 women's and 2029 men's championships together. The tournament will also be held at the PGA of America's new home in Frisco, Texas.
| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | Hosted (W) | Hosted (M/S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71st | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas | TBD | Never | 2023 (S), 2027 (M), 2029 (S), 2034 (M) |
| 2026 | 72nd | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota | 2019 | 2002 (M), 2009 (M) | |
| 2027 | 73rd | Congressional Country Club[5] | Bethesda, Maryland | 2022 | 1976 (M), 2025 (S), 2030 (M) | |
| 2031 | 77th | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas | 2025 | 2023 (S), 2027 (M), 2029 (S), 2034 (M) |
- M = denotes PGA Championship
- S = denotes Senior PGA Championship
References
edit- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship Purse Increases to $10.4 Million". LPGA. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Sirak, Ron. "LPGA joins forces with PGA of America, will rebrand the LPGA Championship the Women's PGA". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Dixon, Peter (June 14, 2005). "Wie provides the perfect response for her doubters". Times Online. Retrieved June 6, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". LPGA. (Past Winners). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "PGA to bring Ryder Cup, other top events to Congressional". ESPN. Associated Press. September 18, 2018.
External links
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