2015 Women's PGA Championship

The 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 61st Women's PGA Championship, held June 11–14 at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City.

2015 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 11–14, 2015
LocationHarrison, New York, U.S.
Course(s)Westchester Country Club,
West Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,670 yards (6,100 m)
Field156 players, 73 after cut
Cut147 (+1)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$525,000
Champion
Inbee Park
273 (−19)
Westchester 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Westchester 
Country Club
Location in New York

The 2015 edition saw major changes to the event, due to a new partnership between the LPGA and the PGA of America. The event was renamed from the "LPGA Championship" to the "Women's PGA Championship" (making it a sister event to the men's PGA Championship), and its purse was increased from $2.25 million to $3.5 million. KPMG also became the new title sponsor of the event, replacing Wegmans.[1]

Field

The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and committed to participate by a designated deadline.[2]

Qualified players

Players who have qualified for the Championship are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[3]

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

Juli Inkster (2,10), Se Ri Pak (2,10), Karrie Webb (2,4,6,10)

2. Past winners of the LPGA Championship

Laura Davies (10), Shanshan Feng (3,4,5,6,10), Cristie Kerr (3,4,6,8,10), Anna Nordqvist (4,5,6,8,10), Inbee Park (3,4,5,6,10), Suzann Pettersen (3,4,5,6,8,10), Yani Tseng (3,10)

3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year

Na Yeon Choi (4,6,10), Paula Creamer (4,8,10), Kim Hyo-joo (4,6,10), Stacy Lewis (4,5,6,8,10), Brittany Lincicome (5,6,8,10), Mo Martin (4,10), So Yeon Ryu (4,6,10), Lexi Thompson (4,6,8,10), Michelle Wie (4,6,8,10), Sun-Young Yoo (10)

Jiyai Shin (4) did not play

4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year

Baek Kyu-jung (6,10), Austin Ernst (10), Mi Jung Hur (10), Jennifer Johnson (10), Christina Kim (10), Kim Sei-young (6,10), Lydia Ko (5,6,10), Jessica Korda (6,8,10), Ilhee Lee (10), Mi Hyang Lee (10), Minjee Lee (10), Mirim Lee (5,6,10), Lee-Anne Pace (10), Hee-Young Park (10), Beatriz Recari (8,10), Lizette Salas (8,10), Amy Yang (6,10)

Teresa Lu (6) did not play

5. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's LPGA Championship

Julieta Granada (10), Azahara Muñoz (6,8,10)

6. Professionals ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 12, 2015

Chella Choi (10), Jang Ha-na (10), Pornanong Phatlum (10), Morgan Pressel (8,10), Angela Stanford (8,10)

Ahn Sun-ju, Chun In-gee, Ko Jin-young, and Lee Bo-Mee did not play

7. The top eight finishers at the 2014 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Jean Bartholomew, Elizabeth Caron, Alison Curdt, Lisa Grimes, Amanda Moore, Karen Paolozzi, Laurie Rinker, Charlotta Sörenstam

Anne Marie Goslak, and Ashley Grier did not play

8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup Teams in 2013

Carlota Ciganda (10), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (10), Caroline Hedwall (10), Charley Hull, Karine Icher (10), Brittany Lang (10), Caroline Masson (10), Catriona Matthew (10), Gerina Piller (10)

Giulia Sergas (10) did not play

9. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Brooke Henderson,[4] Gwladys Nocera[5]

10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2015 official money list through the conclusion of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic

Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Karlin Beck, Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, Danah Bordner, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Jacqui Concolino, Perrine Delacour, Laura Diaz, Kendall Dye, Paz Echeverria, Victoria Elizabeth, Simin Feng, Yueer Cindy Feng, Lisa Ferrero, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, Natalie Gulbis, Mina Harigae, María Hernández, Wei-Ling Hsu, Pat Hurst, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, I.K. Kim, SooBin Kim, Sue Kim, Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, Therese Koelbaek, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Alison Lee, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Min Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Maria McBride, Lisa McCloskey, Kristy McPherson, Stephanie Meadow, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Becky Morgan, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Ji Young Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Brooke Pancake, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Sophia Popov, Jane Rah, Paula Reto, Jennifer Rosales, Demi Runas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee-Kyung Seo, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Kelly Shon, Ashleigh Simon, Karin Sjödin, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Marissa Steen, Jackie Stoelting, Jenny Suh, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine

Cydney Clanton, Rachel Hetherington, Seon-Hwa Lee, Ai Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, and Line Vedel qualified for the tournament but did not play.

11. The remainder of the field will be filled by members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2015 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Nationalities in the field
North America (66)South America (4)Europe (29)Oceania (6)Asia (48)Africa (3)
 Canada (4) Chile (1) England (4) Australia (5) China (5) South Africa (3)
 Mexico (1) Colombia (2) Northern Ireland (1) New Zealand (1) Israel (1)
 United States (61) Paraguay (1) Scotland (1) Japan (4)
 Wales (1) Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (1) Philippines (1)
 France (4) South Korea (27)
 Germany (3) Taiwan (4)
 Netherlands (2) Thailand (5)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (5)
 Sweden (6)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Inbee Park South Korea2013, 201471686668273−191
Suzann Pettersen Norway200774667172283−9T7
Karrie Webb Australia200168717272283−9T7
Anna Nordqvist Sweden200971737070284−8T9
Shanshan Feng China201273726873286−6T13
Cristie Kerr United States201070727372287−5T19
Laura Davies England1994, 199672747475295+3T53
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200073737970295+3T53

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYears wonR1R2TotalTo par
Yani Tseng Taiwan2008, 20117674150+4
Se Ri Pak South Korea2002, 200684WD84+11

Course layout
Main article: Westchester Country Club

West Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards1803954364105451403284214753,3302964244733791544922163745323,3406,670
Par344453445364454353453773

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 11, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jenny Shin South Korea66−7
2Brooke Henderson Canada67−6
T3Charley Hull England68−5
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand
Karrie Webb Australia
T6Simin Feng China69−4
Karine Icher France
T8Chella Choi South Korea70−3
Sandra Gal Germany
Christie Kerr United States
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea
Kim Sei-young South Korea
Joanna Klatten France
Jessica Korda United States
Candie Kung Taiwan
Min Lee Taiwan
Stacy Lewis United States
Brittany Lincicome United States
Azahara Muñoz Spain
Jane Rah United States
Jennifer Song United States
Lexi Thompson United States

Second round

Friday, June 12, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Kim Sei-young South Korea70-68=138−8
T2Inbee Park South Korea71-68=139−7
Karrie Webb Australia68-71=139
T4Brooke Henderson Canada67-73=140−6
Suzann Pettersen Norway74-66=140
T6Stacy Lewis United States70-71=141−5
Jenny Shin South Korea66-75=141
T8Caroline Hedwall Sweden71-71=142−4
Charley Hull England68-74=142
Cristie Kerr United States70-72=142
Candie Kung Taiwan70-72=142
Gerina Piller United States72-70=142
Lexi Thompson United States70-72=142

Third round

Saturday, June 13, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park South Korea71-68-66=205−14
2Kim Sei-young South Korea70-68-69=207−12
T3Brooke Henderson Canada67-73-71=211−8
Suzann Pettersen Norway74-66-71=211
Karrie Webb Australia68-71-72=211
6Morgan Pressel United States73-70-69=212−7
T7Shanshan Feng China73-72-68=213−6
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea70-74-69=213
Brittany Lincicome United States70-74-69=213
T10Julieta Granada Paraguay72-71-71=214−5
Stacy Lewis United States70-71-73=214
Anna Nordqvist Sweden71-73-70=214
Lexi Thompson United States70-72-72=214
Sakura Yokomine Japan74-71-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 14, 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Inbee Park South Korea71-68-66-68=273−19525,000
2Kim Sei-young South Korea70-68-69-71=278−14323,230
3Lexi Thompson United States70-72-72-66=280−12234,480
4Brittany Lincicome United States70-74-69-68=281−11181,389
T5Brooke Henderson Canada67-73-71-71=282−10132,725
Morgan Pressel United States73-70-69-70=282
T7Suzann Pettersen Norway74-66-71-72=283−993,793
Karrie Webb Australia68-71-72-72=283
T9Kim Hyo-joo South Korea70-74-69-71=284−872,261
Anna Nordqvist Sweden71-73-70-70=284
Gerina Piller United States72-70-73-69=284

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par344453445445435345
Park−14−15−15−15−15−15−16−16−17−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−19
Kim−12−13−12−11−12−13−14−15−13−14−14−15−14−14−14−14−14−14
Thompson−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−9−10−11−11−12−13−13−13−12−12−12
Lincicome−5−6−6−5−6−6−6−6−7−8−8−9−9−9−10−11−10−11
Henderson−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10
Pressel−7−7−7−7−8−8−7−5−5−6−7−8−9−9−10−10−9−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[6]

gollark: Trading!
gollark: They are probably all trying different solutions. Maybe. I don't know.
gollark: Mining *is* pretty parallelizable.
gollark: Just run miners on each?
gollark: ***magic***

References
  1. Sirak, Ron. "LPGA joins forces with PGA of America, will rebrand the LPGA Championship the Women's PGA". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. "Eligibility Criteria Announced For 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. Qualified Players Archived March 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Updated April 21, 2015.
  4. "Brooke Henderson, 17, to compete in first LPGA major since turning pro". ESPN. Associated Press. May 11, 2015.
  5. "Nocera accepts sponsor exemption for 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". PGA of America. June 4, 2015.
  6. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
Preceded by
2015 ANA Inspiration		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2015 U.S. Women's Open

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.