| Women's PGA Championship | |
| Location: | Varies - United States Sammamish, Washington (2024) |
| Establishment: | 1955, |
| Org: | PGA of America (2015–present) LPGA (1955–2014) |
| Course: | Sahalee Country Club |
| Par: | 72 (2024) |
| Yardage: | 6731yd (2024) |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Purse: | $10.4 million (2024)[1] |
| Month Played: | June |
| 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 |
| Current: | 2024 Women's PGA Championship |
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.
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.
Prior 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In 2005 this rule was revoked, effectively to allow 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie to compete, in order to attract more media coverage and sell more tickets, though this was not publicly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. Wie had turned professional the previous October, upon signing multimillion-dollar endorsement contracts with Nike, Sony, and other sponsors.
Tournament 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 |
See also: List of Women's PGA Championship champions.
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20–23 | Amy Yang | 281 | −7 | 3 strokes | 10,400,000 | 1,560,000 | |||
| Jun 22–25 | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | 10,000,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||
| Jun 23–26 | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | 9,000,000 | 1,350,000 | ||||
| Jun 24–27 | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | 4,500,000 | 675,000 | ||||
| Oct 8–11 | 266 | −14 | 5 strokes | 4,300,000 | 645,000 | ||||
| Jun 20–23 | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | 3,850,000 | 577,500 | ||||
| Jun 28 – Jul 1 | 278 | −10 | Playoff | 3,650,000 | 547,500 | ||||
| Jun 29 – Jul 2 | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | 3,500,000 | 525,000 | ||||
| Jun 9–12 | 278 | −6 | Playoff | Sahalee Country Club | 3,500,000 | 525,000 | |||
| Jun 11–14 | 273 | −19 | 5 strokes | 3,500,000 | 525,000 | ||||
| Aug 14–17 | Inbee Park | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 2,250,000 | 337,500 | |||
| Jun 6–9 | Inbee Park | 283 | −5 | Playoff | 2,250,000 | 337,500 | |||
| Jun 7–10 | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,500,000 | 375,000 | |||
| Jun 23–26 | 269 | −19 | 10 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,500,000 | 375,000 | |||
| Jun 24–27 | 269 | −19 | 12 strokes | Locust Hill Country Club | 2,250,000 | 337,500 | |||
| Jun 11–14 | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | ||||
| Jun 5–8 | Yani Tseng | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | ||
| Jun 7–10 | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |||
| Jun 8–11 | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | |||
| Jun 9–12 | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Bulle Rock Golf Course | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | |||
| Jun 10–13 | Annika Sörenstam | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | 1,600,000 | 240,000 | |||
| Jun 5–8 | Annika Sörenstam | 278 | −6 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,600,000 | 240,000 | ||
| Jun 6–9 | Se Ri Pak | 279 | −5 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | ||
| Jun 21–24 | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |||
| Jun 22–25 | 281 | −3 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,400,000 | 210,000 | |||
| Jun 24–27 | Juli Inkster | 268 | −16 | 4 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,400,000 | 210,000 | ||
| May 14–17 | Se Ri Pak | 273 | −11 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | ||
| May 15–18 | 281 | −3 | Playoff | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
| May 10–12 | 213 | 1 stroke | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | ||||
| May 11–14 | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | DuPont Country Club | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
| May 12–15 | Laura Davies | 279 | −5 | 3 strokes | DuPont Country Club | 1,100,000 | 165,000 | ||
| Jun 10–13 | 275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
| May 14–17 | 267 | −17 | 11 strokes | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
| Jun 27–30 | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
| Jul 26–29 | 280 | −4 | 1 stroke | Bethesda Country Club | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
| May 18–21 | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | 500,000 | 75,000 | ||||
| May 19–22 | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 350,000 | 52,500 | |||
| May 21–24 | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 350,000 | 52,000 | |||
| May 29 – Jun 1 | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 300,000 | 45,000 | |||
| May 30 – Jun 2 | Nancy Lopez | 275 | −15 | 8 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 250,000 | 37,500 | ||
| May 31 – Jun 3 | Patty Sheehan | 272 | −16 | 10 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 250,000 | 37,500 | ||
| Jun 9–12 | Patty Sheehan | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 200,000 | 30,000 | ||
| Jun 10–13 | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 200,000 | 30,000 | |||
| Jun 11–14 | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 | |||
| Jun 5–8 |  | 285 | −3 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 | ||
| Jun 7–10 | Donna Caponi | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 | ||
| Jun 8–11 | Nancy Lopez | 275 | −13 | 6 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | 150,000 | 22,500 | ||
| Jun 9–12 |  | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Bay Tree Golf Plantation | 150,000 | 22,500 | ||
| May 27–30 | 287 | −5 | 1 stroke | Pine Ridge Golf Course | 55,000 | 8,000 | |||
| May 29 – Jun 1 | 288 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pine Ridge Golf Course | 55,000 | 8,000 | |||
| Jun 20–23 | 287 | −5 | 2 strokes | 50,000 | 7,000 | ||||
| Jun 7–10 | 288 | −4 | 1 stroke | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 35,000 | 5,250 | |||
| Jun 8–11 | 293 | +1 | 6 strokes | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 50,000 | 7,500 | |||
| Jun 10–13 | Kathy Whitworth | 288 | −4 | 4 strokes | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 53,000 | 7,950 | ||
| Jun 10–13 | 285 | −7 | Playoff | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 30,000 | 4,500 | |||
| Jul 23–27 | 293 | +1 | 4 strokes | 35,000 | 5,250 | ||||
| Jun 20–23 | 294 | +2 | Playoff | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 20,000 | 3,000 | |||
| Jul 13–16 | Kathy Whitworth | 284 | −8 | 1 stroke | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 17,500 | 2,625 | ||
| Sep 22–25 | 282 | −2 | 3 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 17,500 | 2,475 | |||
| Sep 23–26 | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Stardust Country Club | 17,500 | 2,475 | |||
| Oct 1–4 | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 16,500 | 2,450 | |||
| Oct 10–13 | 294 | +10 | 2 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 16,500 | 2,450 | |||
| Oct 4–7 | 282 | −2 | 4 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 15,000 | 2,300 | |||
| Oct 12–15 | Mickey Wright | 287 | +3 | 9 strokes | Stardust Country Club | 15,000 | 2,500 | ||
| Jul 1–4 | Mickey Wright |  | 292 | −4 | 3 strokes | 8,500 | 1,500 | ||
| Jul 2–6 | Betsy Rawls | | 288 | −8 | 1 stroke | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | 7,500 | 1,247 | |
| Jun 5–8 | Mickey Wright | | 288 | +8 | 6 strokes | Churchill Valley Country Club | 7,500 | 1,247 | |
| Jun 6–9 | | 285 | +5 | 3 strokes | Churchill Valley Country Club | 7,600 | 1,316 | ||
| Jun 21–24 | | 291 | −9 | Playoff | Forest Lake Country Club | 6,500 | 1,350 | ||
| Jul 14–17 | | 4 & 3 | Orchard Ridge Country Club | 6,000 | 1,200 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.[4]
| 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 |
| -- | Deceased golfer † | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Grand Slam winners ‡< | -- | - | Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞ --> |
The defending champion has retained the title on seven occasions, most recently in 2015:
Through 2022, three consecutive championships has been achieved only twice, by Sörenstam (2005) and Park (2015).
| State | Times hosted | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1960 | |||
| 1 | 1956 | |||
| 3 | 2020 | |||
| 6 | 1966 | |||
| 7 | 1974 | |||
| 7 | 1969 | 2015 | ||
| 12 | 2022 | |||
| 1 | 1977 | |||
| 12 | 1989 | |||
| 11 | 2004 | |||
| 2 | 2024 | |||
| 2 | 2018 | |||
| 1 | 2019 | |||
| 1 | 2021 | |||
| 1 | 2023 |
Since 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 | align=center rowspan=4 | TBD | Never | 2023 (S), 2027 (M), 2029 (S), 2034 (M) | |
| 2026 | 72nd | 2002 (M), 2009 (M) | |||||
| 2027 | 73rd | Congressional Country Club[5] | 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