Who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 2022? A look at last year's major’s final leaderboard

The 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a highly anticipated tournament on the LPGA Tour, attracted viewers and showed the amazing talents of female golfers at the Congressional Blue Course.

The championship took place from June 23 to 26, 2022 with a prize purse of $9,000,000 attracting top-tier players from around the world.

KPMG Women’s PGA Championship - Top players on the scorecard

In Gee Chun won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship despite the difficult fairways and greens. Chun finished the event with an incredible score of -5, demonstrating outstanding persistence. Her path to victory included a remarkable opening round of 64, followed by a strong performance of 69 and resilient rounds of 75 and 75.

Chun's incredible score of 283 earned her the coveted championship title, moving her into the ranks of the golfing elite.

While In Gee Chun's sterling performance gave her the top spot at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a host of competent rivals kept vying for second place. Minjee Lee and Lexi Thompson performed admirably over the course, finishing with -4 points.

Lee performed consistently throughout the event, carding rounds of 73, 68, 73, and 70, while Thompson persevered in the face of adversity, carding rounds of 74, 67, 70, and 73.

The strong competition and narrow leaderboard made the race for second place a riveting one, displaying the incredible talent and determination of these remarkable golfers.

KPMG Women's PGA Championship: A significant rise in prize fund

The prize pool for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship increased significantly, indicating the growing importance of women's golf. The purse for the 2022 event was $9 million, more than double the previous year's figure of $4.5 million.

KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2022 scorecard

POS	PLAYER	OVERALL	THRU	RND	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOT
1	In Gee Chun	-5	F	+3	64	69	75	75	283
T2	Minjee Lee	-4	F	-2	73	68	73	70	284
T2	Lexi Thompson	-4	F	+1	74	67	70	73	284
4	Atthaya Thitikul	-3	F	E	73	72	68	72	285
T5	Hye Jin Choi	-1	F	+4	69	72	70	76	287
T5	Hannah Green	-1	F	+3	71	69	72	75	287
T5	Nasa Hataoka *	-1	F	-3	71	72	75	69	287
T5	Sei Young Kim	-1	F	+4	71	69	71	76	287
T5	Hyo Joo Kim	-1	F	-1	73	72	71	71	287
T10	Jennifer Chang	E	F	+3	70	70	73	75	288
T10	Eun-Hee Ji	E	F	E	74	70	72	72	288
T10	Jessica Korda	E	F	+1	74	70	71	73	288
T10	Stephanie Kyriacou	E	F	E	72	72	72	72	288
T10	Stephanie Meadow	E	F	+2	73	69	72	74	288
T10	Lilia Vu *	E	F	-2	75	70	73	70	288

KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winners from the last 10 years

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship has set a great example for women's golf in its historic 68-year history. Here's a look at the list of champions from the last 10 years:

• 2012: Shanshan Feng, Locust Hill C.C.
• 2013: Inbee Park-Locust Hill C.C.
• 2014: Inbee Park-Monroe C.C., Pittsford, N.Y.
• 2015: Inbee Park-Westchester C.C.
• 2016: Brooke Henderson, Sahalee C.C.
• 2017 Danielle Kang, Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C.
• 2018 Sung Hyun Park, Kemper Lakes Golf Course
• 2019 Hannah Green, Hazeltine National Golf Course
• 2020: Sei Young Kim, Aronimink Golf Club
• 2021: Nelly Korda, Atlanta Athletic Club
• 2022: In Gee Chun: Congressional Blue Course