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.
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.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Thursday, 22 June 2023 | 1st Round |
| Friday, 23 June 2023 | 2nd Round |
| Saturday, 24 June 2023 | 3rd Round |
| Sunday, 25 June 2023 | 4th 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.
| Position | Player | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruoning Yin | $1,500,000 |
| 2 | Yuka Saso | $875,130 |
| T3 | Carlota Ciganda | $423,070 |
| T3 | Anna Nordqvist | $423,070 |
| T3 | Megan Khang | $423,070 |
| T3 | Xiyu Lin | $423,070 |
| T3 | Stephanie Meadow | $423,070 |
| T8 | Ayaka Furue | $214,811 |
| T8 | Rose Zhang | $214,811 |
| T8 | Jenny Shin | $214,811 |
| T11 | Perrine Delacour | $168,170 |
| T11 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | $168,170 |
| T11 | Leona Maguire | $168,170 |
| 14 | Grace Kim | $147,571 |
| T15 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | $125,531 |
| T15 | Allisen Corpuz | $125,531 |
| T15 | Brooke M. Henderson | $125,531 |
| T15 | Sarah Schmelzel | $125,531 |
| T15 | Lauren Coughlin | $125,531 |
| T20 | Hyo Joo Kim | $104,451 |
| T20 | Linn Grant | $104,451 |
| T20 | Minjee Lee | $104,451 |
| T20 | Jin Young Ko | $104,451 |
| T24 | Ariya Jutanugarn | $86,483 |
| T24 | In Gee Chun | $86,483 |
| T24 | Marissa Steen | $86,483 |
| T24 | Mel Reid | $86,483 |
| T24 | Gabriela Ruffels | $86,483 |
| T24 | Mina Harigae | $86,483 |
| T30 | Esther Henseleit | $68,115 |
| T30 | Angel Yin | $68,115 |
| T30 | Cheyenne Knight | $68,115 |
| T30 | Narin An | $68,115 |
| T30 | Celine Boutier | $68,115 |
| T30 | Lee-Anne Pace | $68,115 |
| T36 | Haeji Kang | $56,538 |
| T36 | Daniela Darquea | $56,538 |
| T36 | Amy Yang | $56,538 |
| T39 | Pornanong Phatlum | $45,217 |
| T39 | Danielle Kang | $45,217 |
| T39 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | $45,217 |
| T39 | Yuna Nishimura | $45,217 |
| T39 | Madelene Sagstrom | $45,217 |
| T39 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | $45,217 |
| T39 | Ashleigh Buhai | $45,217 |
| T39 | Celine Borge | $45,217 |
| T47 | Yu Liu | $35,071 |
| T47 | Nasa Hataoka | $35,071 |
| T47 | Lexi Thompson | $35,071 |
| T47 | Min Lee | $35,071 |
| T47 | Jeongeun Lee6 | $35,071 |
| T52 | Mariah Stackhouse | $29,705 |
| T52 | Samantha Wagner | $29,705 |
| T52 | Alison Lee | $29,705 |
| T52 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | $29,705 |
| T52 | Hye-Jin Choi | $29,705 |
| T57 | Moriya Jutanugarn | $25,395 |
| T57 | Lydia Ko | $25,395 |
| T57 | Linnea Strom | $25,395 |
| T57 | Gina Kim | $25,395 |
| T61 | Gemma Dryburgh | $22,040 |
| T61 | Stephanie Kyriacou | $22,040 |
| T61 | Maria Fassi | $22,040 |
| T61 | Albane Valenzuela | $22,040 |
| T61 | Soo Bin Joo | $22,040 |
| T61 | Eun-Hee Ji | $22,040 |
| T61 | Alexa Pano | $22,040 |
| T68 | Hannah Green | $19,644 |
| T68 | Lauren Stephenson | $19,644 |
| T68 | Jasmine Suwannapura | $19,644 |
| T71 | Morgane Metraux | $18,685 |
| T71 | Stacy Lewis | $18,685 |
| T71 | Elizabeth Szokol | $18,685 |
| 74 | Annie Park | $18,206 |
| 75 | Charlotte Thomas | $17,987 |
| 76 | Aditi Ashok | $17,759 |
| T77 | Matilda Castren | $17,422 |
| T77 | Sung Hyun Park | $17,422 |
| 79 | Lucy 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
| Year | Player | Winning Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ruoning Yin | −8 |
| 2022 | Chun In-gee | −5 |
| 2021 | Nelly Korda | −19 |
| 2020 | Kim Sei-young | −14 |
| 2019 | Hannah Green | −9 |
| 2018 | Park Sung-hyun | −10 |
| 2017 | Danielle Kang | −13 |
| 2016 | Brooke Henderson | −6 |
| 2015 | Inbee Park | −19 |
| 2014 | Inbee Park | −11 |
| 2013 | Inbee Park | −5 |
| 2012 | Shanshan Feng | −6 |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | −19 |
| 2010 | Cristie Kerr | −19 |
| 2009 | Anna Nordqvist | −15 |
| 2008 | Yani Tseng | −12 |
| 2007 | Suzann Pettersen | −14 |
| 2006 | Se Ri Pak | −8 |
| 2005 | Annika Sörenstam | −11 |
| 2004 | Annika Sörenstam | −17 |
| 2003 | Annika Sörenstam | −6 |
| 2002 | Se Ri Pak | −5 |
| 2001 | Karrie Webb | −14 |
| 2000 | Juli Inkster | −3 |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | −16 |
| 1998 | Se Ri Pak | −11 |
| 1997 | Christa Johnson | −3 |
| 1996 | Laura Davies | E |
| 1995 | Kelly Robbins | −10 |
| 1994 | Laura Davies | −5 |
| 1993 | Patty Sheehan | −9 |
| 1992 | Betsy King | −17 |
| 1991 | Meg Mallon | −10 |
| 1990 | Beth Daniel | −4 |
| 1989 | Nancy Lopez | −14 |
| 1988 | Sherri Turner | −7 |
| 1987 | Jane Geddes | −13 |
| 1986 | Pat Bradley | −11 |
| 1985 | Nancy Lopez | −15 |
| 1984 | Patty Sheehan | −16 |
| 1983 | Patty Sheehan | −9 |
| 1982 | Jan Stephenson | −9 |
| 1981 | Donna Caponi | −8 |
| 1980 | Sally Little | −3 |
| 1979 | Donna Caponi | −9 |
| 1978 | Nancy Lopez | −13 |
| 1977 | Chako Higuchi | −9 |
| 1976 | Betty Burfeindt | −5 |
| 1975 | Kathy Whitworth | −4 |
| 1974 | Sandra Haynie | −5 |
| 1973 | Mary Mills | −4 |
| 1972 | Kathy Ahern | +1 |
| 1971 | Kathy Whitworth | −4 |
| 1970 | Shirley Englehorn | −7 |
| 1969 | Betsy Rawls | +1 |
| 1968 | Sandra Post | +2 |
| 1967 | Kathy Whitworth | −8 |
| 1966 | Gloria Ehret | −2 |
| 1965 | Sandra Haynie | −5 |
| 1964 | Mary Mills | −6 |
| 1963 | Mary Kathryn Wright | +10 |
| 1962 | Judy Kimball | −2 |
| 1961 | Mary Kathryn Wright | +3 |
| 1960 | Mary Kathryn Wright | −4 |
| 1959 | Betsy Rawls | −8 |
| 1958 | Mary Kathryn Wright | +8 |
| 1957 | Louise Suggs | +5 |
| 1956 | Marlene Hagge | −9 |
| 1955 | Beverly Hanson | 4 and 3 |