KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2023: History, Past Champions, eligibility and more

Modified Jun 20, 2023 17:17 GMT

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is coming up this weekend. Jin Young Ko, Nelly Korda, In Gee Chun, and other top golfers will compete in one of the five major tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

The Women's PGA Championship has a rich history which makes it one of the most iconic weekends in golf. Here are some of the records related to the KPMG Women's PGA Championship:

Everything you need to know about the KPMG Women's PGA Championship

In 2000, Juli Inkster won the tournament with a -3 showing after a playoff for the championship. These are the golfers who have won the subsequent editions of the tournament:

2001: Karrie Webb, -14
2002: Se Ri Pak, -5
2003: Annika Sörenstam, -6 (playoff)
2004: Annika Sörenstam, -17
2005: Annika Sörenstam, -11
2006: Se Ri Pak, -8 (playoff)
2007: Suzann Pettersen, -14
2008: Yani Tseng, -12 (playoff)
2009: Anna Nordqvist, -15
2010: Cristie Kerr, -19
2011: Yani Tseng, -19
2012: Shanshan Feng, -6
2013: Inbee Park, -5 (playoff)
2014: Inbee Park, -11 (playoff)
2015: Inbee Park, -15
2016: Brooke Henderson, -6 (playoff)
2017: Danielle Kang, -13
2018: Park Sung-Hyun, -10 (playoff)
2019: Hannah Green, -9
2020: Kim Sei-Young, -14
2021: Nelly Korda, -19
2022: Chun In-gee, -5

The 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship comes with a $9 million prize purse, including $1.5 million for the champion.

KPMG Women's PGA Championship tees off tomorrow

Over the years, the tournament has been known by various names:

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–present KPMG Women's PGA Championship

There are several ways to qualify for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, including:

LPGA, World Golf Hall of Fame members
Past winners of the tournament
Golf pros who have won an LPGA Major Championship in the previous five years
Pros who have won an individual Official LPGA Tournament in the previous two calendar years
Winners of the previous year's Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Pros who were placed inside the top 10 at the last year’s Women’s PGA Championship
Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings ahead of the tournament
Top eight placements at the previous LPGA T&CP National Championship
Top finisher at the PGA Women’s Stroke-Play Championship
Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup Teams in the previous year
Two sponsor invitees
Any Player who did not compete in the previous KPMG Women’s PGA Championship due to maternity
LPGA Members ordered by position on the current year's Official Money List

If the major event's field doesn't fill up, they will add players as needed. The 2023 edition of the tournament will be held at the Lower Course of the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

Edited by Arshit Garg