Women’s PGA Championship

The Women’s PGA Championship is a professional women’s golf tournament, that is one of the five major golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

The first Women’s PGA Championship was held in 1955, with the American Beverly Hanson winning the inaugural event.

A female golfer hitting a golf shot next to the words Women's PGA Championship

2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Course:Baltusrol Golf Club
Tour:LPGA Tour
Dates:22nd – 25th of June
Prize Money:$10,000,000

Dates

The 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was held from the 22nd to the 25th of June 2023.

The 2023 tournament was held in the same week as the Travelers Championship (PGA) in Cromwell, Connecticut, and the BMW International Open (European Tour) in Munich, Germany.

Schedule

Below was the tournament schedule for the 2023 tournament in Springfield, New Jersey, with the final round being played on Sunday, the 25th of June 2023.

DateRound
Thursday, 22 June 20231st Round
Friday, 23 June 20232nd Round
Saturday, 24 June 20233rd Round
Sunday, 25 June 20234th Round

Tickets

Tickets for the 2023 tournament were sold through the tournament’s official website, with ticket prices starting from $25.

Players (Entry List)

The player entry list for the 2023 tournament has now been released with the field including Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko, Paula Creamer, Nelly Korda, Cristie Kerr, Ruoning Yin, and Leona Maguire.

  • Aditi Ashok
  • Albane Valenzuela
  • Aline Krauter
  • Alisa Rodriguez
  • Alison Lee
  • Allie Knight
  • Allisen Corpuz
  • Ally Ewing
  • Amanda Doherty
  • Amy Ruengmateekhun
  • Amy Yang
  • Andrea Lee
  • Angel Yin
  • Angela Stanford
  • Anna Nordqvist
  • Annie Park
  • Ariya Jutanugarn
  • Arpichaya Yubol
  • Ashleigh Buhai
  • Atthaya Thitikul
  • Austin Ernst
  • Ayaka Furue
  • Azahara Munoz
  • Bailey Tardy
  • Brittany Altomare
  • Brittany Lincicome
  • Bronte Law
  • Brooke M. Henderson
  • Carlota Ciganda
  • Caroline Inglis
  • Celine Borge
  • Celine Boutier
  • Charley Hull
  • Charlotte Thomas
  • Chella Choi
  • Cheyenne Knight
  • Christina Kim
  • Cristie Kerr
  • Dana Fall
  • Daniela Darquea
  • Danielle Kang
  • Dewi Weber
  • Elizabeth Szokol
  • Emily Kristine Pedersen
  • Emily Miller
  • Emma Talley
  • Esther Henseleit
  • Eun Hee Ji
  • Frida Kinhult
  • Gabriella Then
  • Gaby Lopez
  • Gemma Dryburgh
  • Georgia Hall
  • Gina Kim
  • Grace Kim
  • Hae Ran Ryu
  • Hannah Green
  • Hinako Shibuno
  • Hye-Jin Choi
  • Hyo Joo Kim
  • Ilhee Lee
  • In Gee Chun
  • In Kyung Kim
  • Ines Laklalech
  • Jaravee Boonchant
  • Jasmine Suwannapura
  • Jennifer Chang
  • Jennifer Kupcho
  • Jennifer Song
  • Jenny Shin
  • Jin Young Ko
  • Jing Yan
  • Joanna Coe
  • Jodi Ewart Shadoff
  • Karis Davidson
  • Laura Davies
  • Lauren Coughlin
  • Lauren Hartlage
  • Lauren Stephenson
  • Leona Maguire
  • Lexi Thompson
  • Lilia Vu
  • Lindsey Weaver-Wright
  • Linn Grant
  • Linnea Strom
  • Lizette Salas
  • Loretta Giovannettone
  • Lucy Li
  • Luna Sobron Galmes
  • Lydia Ko
  • Maddie Szeryk
  • Madelene Sagstrom
  • Magdalena Simmermacher
  • Maja Stark
  • Mao Saigo
  • Maria Fassi
  • Maria Torres
  • Mariajo Uribe
  • Marina Alex
  • Matilda Castren
  • Maude-Aimee Leblanc
  • Megan Khang
  • Mel Reid
  • Mi Hyang Lee
  • Min Lee
  • Mina Harigae
  • Minami Katsu
  • Minjee Lee
  • Morgane Metraux
  • Moriya Jutanugarn
  • Nanna Koerstz Madsen
  • Narin An
  • Nasa Hataoka
  • Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
  • Nelly Korda
  • Pajaree Anannarukarn
  • Patty Tavatanakit
  • Paula Creamer
  • Paula Reto
  • Pauline Roussin
  • Pavarisa Yoktuan
  • Peiyun Chien
  • Pernilla Lindberg
  • Perrine Delacour
  • Polly Mack
  • Pornanong Phatlum
  • Ruoning Yin
  • Ryann O’Toole
  • Samantha Morrell
  • Samantha Wagner
  • Sandra Changkija
  • Sarah Kemp
  • Sarah Schmelzel
  • Sei Young Kim
  • Sofia Garcia
  • Soo Bin Joo
  • Sophia Schubert
  • Stacy Lewis
  • Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth
  • Stephanie Kyriacou
  • Stephanie Meadow
  • Sung Hyun Park
  • Valery Plata
  • Wei-Ling Hsu
  • Wichanee Meechai
  • Xiaowen Yin
  • Xiyu Lin
  • Yaeeun Hong
  • Yealimi Noh
  • Yu Liu
  • Yuka Saso
  • Yuna Nishimura
  • Yu-Sang Hou

Prize Money

The total prize money purse for the 2023 Ladies PGA Championship was $10,000,000, with the winner receiving $1,500,000 in winnings.

How the prize money was split for the 2023 tournament is detailed below.

PositionPlayerPrize Money
1Ruoning Yin$1,500,000
2Yuka Saso$875,130
T3Carlota Ciganda$423,070
T3Anna Nordqvist$423,070
T3Megan Khang$423,070
T3Xiyu Lin$423,070
T3Stephanie Meadow$423,070
T8Ayaka Furue$214,811
T8Rose Zhang$214,811
T8Jenny Shin$214,811
T11Perrine Delacour$168,170
T11Nanna Koerstz Madsen$168,170
T11Leona Maguire$168,170
14Grace Kim$147,571
T15Jodi Ewart Shadoff$125,531
T15Allisen Corpuz$125,531
T15Brooke M. Henderson$125,531
T15Sarah Schmelzel$125,531
T15Lauren Coughlin$125,531
T20Hyo Joo Kim$104,451
T20Linn Grant$104,451
T20Minjee Lee$104,451
T20Jin Young Ko$104,451
T24Ariya Jutanugarn$86,483
T24In Gee Chun$86,483
T24Marissa Steen$86,483
T24Mel Reid$86,483
T24Gabriela Ruffels$86,483
T24Mina Harigae$86,483
T30Esther Henseleit$68,115
T30Angel Yin$68,115
T30Cheyenne Knight$68,115
T30Narin An$68,115
T30Celine Boutier$68,115
T30Lee-Anne Pace$68,115
T36Haeji Kang$56,538
T36Daniela Darquea$56,538
T36Amy Yang$56,538
T39Pornanong Phatlum$45,217
T39Danielle Kang$45,217
T39Lindsey Weaver-Wright$45,217
T39Yuna Nishimura$45,217
T39Madelene Sagstrom$45,217
T39Pajaree Anannarukarn$45,217
T39Ashleigh Buhai$45,217
T39Celine Borge$45,217
T47Yu Liu$35,071
T47Nasa Hataoka$35,071
T47Lexi Thompson$35,071
T47Min Lee$35,071
T47Jeongeun Lee6$35,071
T52Mariah Stackhouse$29,705
T52Samantha Wagner$29,705
T52Alison Lee$29,705
T52Emily Kristine Pedersen$29,705
T52Hye-Jin Choi$29,705
T57Moriya Jutanugarn$25,395
T57Lydia Ko$25,395
T57Linnea Strom$25,395
T57Gina Kim$25,395
T61Gemma Dryburgh$22,040
T61Stephanie Kyriacou$22,040
T61Maria Fassi$22,040
T61Albane Valenzuela$22,040
T61Soo Bin Joo$22,040
T61Eun-Hee Ji$22,040
T61Alexa Pano$22,040
T68Hannah Green$19,644
T68Lauren Stephenson$19,644
T68Jasmine Suwannapura$19,644
T71Morgane Metraux$18,685
T71Stacy Lewis$18,685
T71Elizabeth Szokol$18,685
74Annie Park$18,206
75Charlotte Thomas$17,987
76Aditi Ashok$17,759
T77Matilda Castren$17,422
T77Sung Hyun Park$17,422
79Lucy Li$17,089

Past Winners and Runner Ups

The current champion is Ruoning Yin who won the 2023 Ladies PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey with a score of 8 under par, one shot clear of Yuko Saso in second.

Mary Kathryn Wright (1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963) currently holds the record for most PGA Championship titles, with four titles to her name.

Other notable winners of the tournament include Annika Sorenstam (2003, 2004, and 2005), Laura Davies (1994 and 1996), and Se Ri Pak (1998, 2002, and 2006).

Women’s LPGA Championship Past Winners 1955 to 2023

YearPlayerWinning Score
2023Ruoning Yin−8
2022Chun In-gee−5
2021Nelly Korda−19
2020Kim Sei-young−14
2019Hannah Green−9
2018Park Sung-hyun−10
2017Danielle Kang−13
2016Brooke Henderson−6
2015Inbee Park −19
2014Inbee Park −11
2013Inbee Park−5
2012Shanshan Feng−6
2011Yani Tseng −19
2010Cristie Kerr−19
2009Anna Nordqvist−15
2008Yani Tseng−12
2007Suzann Pettersen−14
2006Se Ri Pak −8
2005Annika Sörenstam −11
2004Annika Sörenstam −17
2003Annika Sörenstam−6
2002Se Ri Pak −5
2001Karrie Webb−14
2000Juli Inkster −3
1999Juli Inkster−16
1998Se Ri Pak−11
1997Christa Johnson−3
1996Laura Davies E
1995Kelly Robbins−10
1994Laura Davies−5
1993Patty Sheehan −9
1992Betsy King−17
1991Meg Mallon−10
1990Beth Daniel−4
1989Nancy Lopez −14
1988Sherri Turner−7
1987Jane Geddes−13
1986Pat Bradley−11
1985Nancy Lopez −15
1984Patty Sheehan −16
1983Patty Sheehan−9
1982Jan Stephenson−9
1981Donna Caponi −8
1980Sally Little−3
1979Donna Caponi−9
1978Nancy Lopez−13
1977Chako Higuchi−9
1976Betty Burfeindt−5
1975Kathy Whitworth −4
1974Sandra Haynie −5
1973Mary Mills −4
1972Kathy Ahern+1
1971Kathy Whitworth −4
1970Shirley Englehorn−7
1969Betsy Rawls +1
1968Sandra Post+2
1967Kathy Whitworth−8
1966Gloria Ehret−2
1965Sandra Haynie−5
1964Mary Mills−6
1963Mary Kathryn Wright+10
1962Judy Kimball−2
1961Mary Kathryn Wright+3
1960Mary Kathryn Wright−4
1959Betsy Rawls−8
1958Mary Kathryn Wright+8
1957Louise Suggs+5
1956Marlene Hagge−9
1955Beverly Hanson4 and 3