2016 Women's PGA Championship

The 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 62nd Women's PGA Championship, played June 9–12 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle.[1][2] Brooke Henderson, 18, won her first major title with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with top-ranked Lydia Ko. It was the second win in a major by a Canadian and the first in 48 years. Henderson and Ko both had bogey-free final rounds with scores of 65 (–6) and 67 (–4), respectively.[3]

2016 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 9–12, 2016
LocationSammamish, Washington
Course(s)Sahalee Country Club
(South & North nines)
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,624 yards (6,057 m)
Field156 players, 75 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$525,000
Champion
Brooke Henderson
278 (−6), playoff
Sahalee Country Club
Location in the United States
Sahalee
Country Club
Location in Washington

Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2016 season. This was the second year that the championship was organized by the PGA of America.[1]

Sahalee hosted the PGA Championship in 1998, the first of three majors won by Vijay Singh. It was scheduled to host again in 2010, but the PGA of America reversed its decision and moved it to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.[4][5] The USGA helped fill that void with a senior major at Sahalee, the U.S. Senior Open in 2010, won by Bernhard Langer.

The Seattle area is an annual stop on the PGA Tour Champions with the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in late August. The area formerly hosted the Safeco Classic, an LPGA Tour event from 1982 through 1999, held in September at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, southeast of Seattle.

Course layout
Main article: Sahalee Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3845073883901634964194331733,3533975434321523703963791814213,2716,624
Par454435443364543444343571
  • South and North nines

Field

The field included 156 players who meet one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.[6]

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.[7]

Players were eligible based on the following criteria:

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

Juli Inkster (2), Se Ri Pak (2), Karrie Webb (2,4,5)

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship

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

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

Choi Na-yeon (4,6), Chun In-gee (4,6), Kim Hyo-joo (4,5,6), Lydia Ko (4,6), Stacy Lewis (4,6,8), Brittany Lincicome (4,5,6,8), Mo Martin (4), Ryu So-yeon (4,6), Lexi Thompson (4,5,6,8), Michelle Wie (4,8), Yoo Sun-young

Jiyai Shin (6) 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, Chella Choi, Paula Creamer (8), Austin Ernst, Brooke Henderson (5,6), M. J. Hur, Jang Ha-na (6), Ariya Jutanugarn (6), Christina Kim, Kim Sei-young (5,6), Jessica Korda (6), Lee Mi-hyang, Minjee Lee (6), Mirim Lee, Haru Nomura (6), Lee-Anne Pace, Lizette Salas (8), Jenny Shin (6), Kris Tamulis, Amy Yang (6)

Ahn Sun-ju did not play.

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

Gerina Piller (6,8), Morgan Pressel (6,8)

6. Professionals ranked No. 1–30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 17, 2016

Charley Hull (8), Alison Lee (8)

Lee Bo-mee, Teresa Lu, and Park Sung-hyun did not play.

7. The top eight finishers at the 2015 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Jean Bartholomew, Jennifer Bermingham, Jessica Carafiello, Elizabeth Caron, Lisa Grimes, Karen Paolozzi, Laurie Rinker, Hillery Wilson

8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2015

Carlota Ciganda, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Brittany Lang, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Azahara Muñoz, Gwladys Nocera, Melissa Reid, Angela Stanford

9. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Nicole Broch Larsen, Klára Spilková

10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2016 official money list through the conclusion of the ShopRite LPGA Classic

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Amy Anderson, Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Ssu-Chia Cheng, Cydney Clanton, Holly Clyburn, Jacqui Concolino, Brianna Do, Lindy Duncan, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Simin Feng, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Casey Grice, Mina Harigae, Céline Herbin, Nannette Hill, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Iacobelli, Ji Eun-hee, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, Megan Khang, In-Kyung Kim, SooBin Kim, Katherine Kirk, P.K. Kongkraphan, Stephanie Kono, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Ilhee Lee, Min Lee, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Briana Mao, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, Benyapa Niphatsophon, Su-Hyun Oh, Oh Ji-young, Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Samantha Richdale, Marion Ricordeau, Rachel Rohanna, Giulia Sergas, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Ashleigh Simon, Sarah Jane Smith, Christine Song, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Bertine Strauss, Budsabakorn Sukapan, Kelly Tan, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine

Joanna Klatten and Perrine Delacour 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 2016 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

None needed

Nationalities in the field
North America (67)South America (2)Europe (27)Oceania (7)Asia (49)Africa (4)
 Canada (4) Colombia (1) England (6) Australia (6) China (4) South Africa (4)
 Mexico (2) Paraguay (1) Scotland (1) New Zealand (1) Israel (1)
 United States (61) Wales (1) Japan (5)
 Czech Republic (1) Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (1) South Korea (25)
 France (4) Taiwan (5)
 Germany (2) Thailand (8)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (3)

Made the cut
Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Anna Nordqvist Sweden200973716971284ET8
Suzann Pettersen Norway200770737172286+2T12
Shanshan Feng China201276707270288+5T17
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200075717772295+11T50
Cristie Kerr United States201072737674295+11T50
Karrie Webb Australia200174747473295+11T50

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Laura Davies England1994, 19967773150+8
Yani Tseng Taiwan2008, 20117773150+8
Inbee Park South Korea2013, 2014, 20157279151+9
Se Ri Pak South Korea1998, 2002, 2006WD

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 9, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Brooke Henderson Canada67−4
T2Christina Kim United States69−2
In-Kyung Kim South Korea
T4Tiffany Joh United States70−1
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand
Minjee Lee Australia
Park Hee-young South Korea
Suzann Pettersen Norway
Ashleigh Simon South Africa
T10Chella Choi South Korea71E
Chun In-gee South Korea
Austin Ernst United States
Katherine Kirk Australia
Lydia Ko New Zealand
Mirim Lee South Korea
Brittany Lincicome United States
Jennifer Song United States
Budsabakorn Sukapan Thailand
Kris Tamulis United States

Second round

Friday, June 10, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Brooke Henderson Canada67-73=140−2
Mirim Lee South Korea71-69=140
T3Lydia Ko New Zealand71-70=141−1
Brittany Lincicome United States71-70=141
Gerina Piller United States72-69=141
T6Tiffany Joh United States70-72=142E
In-Kyung Kim South Korea69-73=142
Ai Miyazato Japan72-70=142
Su-Hyun Oh Australia73-69=142
Ryu So-yeon South Korea72-70=142

Third round

Saturday, June 11, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lydia Ko New Zealand71-70-70=211−2
T2Brittany Lincicome United States71-70-71=212−1
Gerina Piller United States72-69-71=212
T4Chella Choi South Korea71-73-69=213E
Brooke Henderson Canada67-73-73=213
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70-75-68=213
Mirim Lee South Korea71-69-73=213
Anna Nordqvist Sweden73-71-69=213
Amy Yang South Korea74-73-66=213
T10Tiffany Joh United States70-72-72=214+1
In-Kyung Kim South Korea69-73-72=214
Catriona Matthew Scotland76-67-71=214
Su-Hyun Oh Australia73-69-72=214
Suzann Pettersen Norway70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, June 12, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Brooke Henderson Canada67-73-73-65=278−6Playoff
Lydia Ko New Zealand71-70-70-67=278
3Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70-75-68-66=279−5233,352
T4Mirim Lee South Korea71-69-73-69=282−2148,230
Park Hee-young South Korea70-74-72-66=282
Ryu So-yeon South Korea72-70-73-67=282
7Amy Yang South Korea74-73-66-70=283−199,505
T8Chella Choi South Korea71-73-69-71=284E78,959
Anna Nordqvist Sweden73-71-69-71=284
Su-Hyun Oh Australia73-69-72-70=284

Source:[8]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454435443454344434
HendersonE−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−6
Ko−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6
JutanugarnEEEEE−1−1−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−4−5−5
LeeEE−1−1−2−3−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−2−2
Park+2+2+2+2+2EE−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2
Ryu+1EE−1−1−1−1EEE−2−1−1−1−1−1−2−2
Piller−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−1−1EEEEE+2+2
Lincicome−1−1−1E−1EE+1+1+3+2+2+3+4+4+4+5+5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[8]

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff lasted one hole, played on the par-4 18th hole, an uphill dogleg left at 421 yards (385 m). Both players hit the green with their approach shots from the fairway. Ko had a putt of about 20 feet (6 m) that slipped by the left side. Henderson's birdie putt from less than three feet (0.9 m) won the title.[9][10]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Brooke Henderson Canada3−1525,000
2Lydia Ko New Zealand4E321,675

References
  1. Auclair, T.J. (June 13, 2015). "Sahalee Country Club president 'thrilled' to host '16 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. Nichols, Beth Ann (June 13, 2015). "Sahalee C.C. to host 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. "Brooke Henderson beats Lydia Ko in playoff to capture first major title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2016.
  4. Newnham, Blaine (February 26, 2006). "Sahalee deserving of more championships". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. Newnham, Blaine (January 27, 2005). "PGA owes Sahalee new date". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  6. "Player Eligibility". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. May 11, 2016.
  7. "Field List". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. May 31, 2016.
  8. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. "Brooke Henderson wins women's PGA Championship in sudden-death playoff". CBC Sports. Associated Press. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  10. Rogers, Amy (June 12, 2016). "Patience pays off for Brooke Henderson: Captures first major title". LPGA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Preceded by
2016 ANA Inspiration		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2016 U.S. Women's Open

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