2019 Women's PGA Championship

2019 Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–23, 2019
LocationChaska, Minnesota
44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W / 44.834; -93.591
Course(s)Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,831 yards (6,246 m)
Field156 players, 80 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$3.85 million
Winner's share$577,500
Champion
Australia Hannah Green
279 (−9)
Location map
Hazeltine is located in the United States
Hazeltine
Hazeltine
Location in the United States
Hazeltine is located in Minnesota
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Hazeltine
Location in Minnesota
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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)

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)

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)

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)

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), Mel Reid (12), Madelene Sagström (12)

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, María 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 Ridderström, 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

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

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 Mel Reid. Changing weather conditions led to only 16 players breaking par and 20 players shooting scores in the 80s.[4]

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

Second round

Friday, June 21, 2019

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

Third round

Saturday, June 22, 2019

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

Final round

Sunday, June 23, 2019

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

Final round ratings

718 thousand on NBC, in the USA[5]

References

  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. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Leona Maguire Accepts Special Exemption". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. April 16, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  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. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.