2019 Women's PGA Championship

2019 Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	June 20–23, 2019
Location	Chaska, Minnesota; 44.834°N 93.591°W
Course(s)	Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,831 yards (6,246 m)
Field	156 players, 80 after cut
Cut	149 (+5)
Prize fund	$3.85 million
Winner's share	$577,500
Champion
	Hannah Green
	279 (−9)
Location Map
	Hazeltine Location in the United States Hazeltine Location in Minnesota

The 2019 Women's PGA Championship (branded as the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th Women's PGA Championship, played June 20–23 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the third of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2019 season.

Australian Hannah Green won by one stroke over defending champion Park Sung-hyun, in her first victory in both a women's major and the LPGA Tour. It was the first wire-to-wire win at the Women's PGA Championship since Yani Tseng in 2011 and the first major win by an Australian since Karrie Webb at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship.[1]

Field

The field includes 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline. Players who qualified for the Championship are listed below.[2] Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

Laura Davies (2), Karrie Webb (2,12)

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship

Shanshan Feng (4,6,12), Brooke Henderson (3,4,5,6,12), Danielle Kang (3,4,6,9,12), Cristie Kerr (4,9,12), Anna Nordqvist (3,4,9,12), Inbee Park (3,4,6,12), Park Sung-hyun (3,4,5,6,12)

Juli Inkster, Suzann Pettersen, and Yani Tseng did not play.

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

Chun In-gee (4,6,12), Georgia Hall (4,6,9,12), Ariya Jutanugarn (4,6,12), Kim Hyo-joo (12), In-Kyung Kim (4,5,6,12), Ko Jin-young (4,6,12), Lydia Ko (4,6,12), Brittany Lang (9,12), Lee Jeong-eun (4,6,12), Pernilla Lindberg (4,12), Ryu So-yeon (4,5,6,12), Angela Stanford (4,12), Lexi Thompson (4,6,9,12), Michelle Wie (4,9,12)

Mo Martin (12) did not play.
Brittany Lincicome (4,9,12) will be on maternity leave and use (11) in 2020.

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

Marina Alex (6,12), Céline Boutier (12), Nasa Hataoka (5,6,12), Ji Eun-hee (6,12), Moriya Jutanugarn (6,12), Kim Sei-young (6,12), Katherine Kirk (12), Jessica Korda (5,6,12), Nelly Korda (6,12), Bronte Law (12), Lee Mi-hyang (12), Minjee Lee (6,12), Mirim Lee (12), Stacy Lewis (9,12), Gaby López (12), Haru Nomura (12), Annie Park (12), Amy Yang (6,12)

Jang Ha-na did not play.

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

Jacqui Concolino (12), Charley Hull (6,9,12), Lizette Salas (6,9,12), Angel Yin (9,12)

6. Professionals ranked No. 1-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 21, 2019

Carlota Ciganda (9,12)

Ahn Sun-ju, Choi Hye-jin, Jiyai Shin, and Ai Suzuki did not play

7. The top eight finishers at the 2018 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Joanna Coe, Alison Curdt, Wendy Doolan, Stephanie Eiswerth, Ashley Grier, Nicole Jeray, Kang Ji-min, Seul-Ki Park

8. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2018 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2019 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship

Brittany Kelly

9. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2017

Paula Creamer (12), Austin Ernst (12), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (12), Karine Icher, Caroline Masson (12), Catriona Matthew, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Gerina Piller (12), Melissa Reid (12), Madelene Sagström (12)

Florentyna Parker did not play.

10. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Nuria Iturrioz, Leona Maguire[3]

11. Any player who did not compete in the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete.

12. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2019 official money list through the conclusion of the Meijer LPGA Classic

Brittany Altomare, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Dottie Ardina, Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Sarah Burnham, Tiffany Chan, Pei-Yun Chien, Chella Choi, Choi Na-yeon, Karen Chung, Daniela Darquea, Brianna Do, Gemma Dryburgh, Lindy Duncan, Kendall Dye, Maria Fassi, Dana Finkelstein, Isi Gabsa, Sandra Gal, Kristen Gillman, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Hannah Green, Jaye Marie Green, Clariss Guce, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Daniela Holmqvist, Wei-Ling Hsu, M. J. Hur, Tiffany Joh, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Cheyenne Knight, P.K. Kongkraphan, Jennifer Kupcho, Alison Lee, Jaclyn Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Lin Xiyu, Yu Liu, Lee Lopez, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Ally McDonald, Stephanie Meadow, Wichanee Meechai, Giulia Molinaro, Azahara Muñoz, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Katherine Perry, Pornanong Phatlum, Morgan Pressel, Louise Ridderstrom, Sarah Schmelzel, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Luna Sobrón Galmés, Jennifer Song, Klára Spilková, Mariah Stackhouse, Marissa Steen, Lauren Stephenson, Linnea Strom, Thidapa Suwannapura, Elizabeth Szokol, Emma Talley, Kris Tamulis, Anne-Catherine Tanguay, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Charlotte Thomas, Maria Torres, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Anne Van Dam, Lindsey Weaver, Suzuka Yamaguchi, Jing Yan, Sakura Yokomine, Pavarisa Yoktuan

Beatriz Recari and Sarah Jane Smith did not play.

13. 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 2019 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

None needed

Nationalities in the field

North America (65)	South America (2)	Europe (34)	Oceania (8)	Asia (45)	Africa (2)
Canada (4)	Colombia (1)	England (7)	Australia (7)	China (4)	South Africa (2)
Mexico (2)	Ecuador (1)	Northern Ireland (1)	New Zealand (1)	Hong Kong (1)
Puerto Rico (1)		Scotland (2)		India (1)
United States (58)		Ireland (1)		Israel (1)
		Belgium (1)		Japan (5)
		Czech Republic (1)		Philippines (2)
		Denmark (3)		South Korea (20)
		France (2)		Taiwan (2)
		Germany (3)		Thailand (9)
		Italy (1)
		Netherlands (1)
		Spain (4)
		Sweden (7)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	2018	70	71	71	68	280	−8	2
Danielle Kang	United States	2017	75	70	68	70	283	−5	T5
Inbee Park	South Korea	2013, 2014, 2015	72	73	68	71	284	−4	T7
Brooke Henderson	Canada	2016	76	73	71	70	290	+2	T30
Cristie Kerr	United States	2010	76	73	74	72	295	+7	T60

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Shanshan Feng	China	2012	72	78	150	+6
Karrie Webb	Australia	2001	79	71	150	+6
Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	2009	76	75	151	+7
Laura Davies	England	1994, 1996	79	76	155	+11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Hannah Green shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a one stroke lead over Kim Hyo-joo and Melissa Reid. Changing weather conditions led to only 16 players breaking par and 20 players shooting scores in the 80s.[4]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Hannah Green	Australia	68	−4
T2	Kim Hyo-joo	South Korea	69	−3
T2	Melissa Reid	England	69	−3
T4	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	70	−2
	In-Kyung Kim	South Korea
	Lin Xiyu	China
	Annie Park	United States
	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea
	Amy Yang	South Korea
T10	Chella Choi	South Korea	71	−1
	Carlota Ciganda	Spain
	Moriya Jutanugarn	Thailand
	Lydia Ko	New Zealand
	Mirim Lee	South Korea
	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea
	Angel Yin	United States

Second round

Friday, June 21, 2019

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Hannah Green	Australia	68-69=137	−7
2	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	70-70=140	−4
T3	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	71-70=141	−3
T3	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	70-71=141	−3
T5	Nelly Korda	United States	72-70=142	−2
T5	Angel Yin	United States	71-71=142	−2
T7	Caroline Hedwall	Sweden	72-71=143	−1
	Nuria Iturrioz	Spain	73-70=143
	Moriya Jutanugarn	Thailand	71-72=143
	Kang Ji-min	South Korea	73-70=143
	Kim Hyo-joo	South Korea	69-74=143
	Lin Xiyu	China	70-73=143
	Pernilla Lindberg	Sweden	72-71=143
	Lizette Salas	United States	72-71=143
	Lexi Thompson	United States	72-71=143

Third round

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Hannah Green	Australia	68-69-70=207	−9
2	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	70-70-68=208	−8
T3	Nelly Korda	United States	72-70-69=211	−5
T3	Lizette Salas	United States	72-71-68=211	−5
T5	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	73-72-67=212	−4
T5	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	70-71-71=212	−4
T7	Danielle Kang	United States	75-70-68=213	−3
	Inbee Park	South Korea	72-73-68=213
	Lauren Stephenson	United States	72-73-68=213
	Amy Yang	South Korea	70-74-69=213
	Angel Yin	United States	71-71-71=213

Final round

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Prize money (US$)
1	Hannah Green	Australia	68-69-70-72=279	−9	577,500
2	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	70-71-71-68=280	−8	349,816
T3	Nelly Korda	United States	72-70-69-71=282	−6	225,038
T3	Melissa Reid	England	69-76-71-66=282	−6	225,038
T5	Danielle Kang	United States	75-70-68-70=283	−5	143,642
T5	Lizette Salas	United States	72-71-68-72=283	−5	143,642
T7	Kim Hyo-joo	South Korea	69-74-71-70=284	−4	96,081
	Mirim Lee	South Korea	71-74-70-69=284
	Inbee Park	South Korea	72-73-68-71=284
T10	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	70-70-68-77=285	−3	69,808
	Megan Khang	United States	74-72-69-70=285
	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	71-70-76-68=285
	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	71-75-71-68-285

Final round ratings

718 thousand on NBC, in the USA[5]

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References

"Green, 22, hangs on to win her 1st LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2019.
"Qualification Criteria for 2019 Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. January 3, 2019.
"Ireland's Leona Maguire Accepts Special Exemption". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. April 16, 2019.
"Green putts her way to lead at Women's PGA". ESPN. Associated Press. June 20, 2019.
"Women's PGA Championship final round ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

External links

Preceded by 2019 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2019 Evian Championship

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[1] "Green, 22, hangs on to win her 1st LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2019.

[2] "Qualification Criteria for 2019 Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. January 3, 2019.

[3] "Ireland's Leona Maguire Accepts Special Exemption". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. April 16, 2019.

[4] "Green putts her way to lead at Women's PGA". ESPN. Associated Press. June 20, 2019.

[5] "Women's PGA Championship final round ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

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