2018 Women's PGA Championship
The 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 64th Women's PGA Championship, played June 28 – July 1 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the third of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2018 season.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 28 – July 1, 2018 |
Location | Long Grove, Illinois 42.2093°N 88.0381°W |
Course(s) | Kemper Lakes Golf Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,741 yards (6,164 m) |
Field | 156 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+3) |
Prize fund | $3.65 million |
Winner's share | $547,500 |
Champion | |
Park Sung-hyun | |
278 (−10), playoff | |
Location Map | |
Kemper Lakes GC Location in the United States Kemper Lakes GC Location in Illinois | |
Park Sung-hyun won the championship in a playoff over Nasa Hataoka and Ryu So-yeon.[1] It was Park's second major win.
Field
The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.
Qualified players
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
Karrie Webb (2,11)
2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
Laura Davies (11), Shanshan Feng (4,6,11), Brooke Henderson (3,4,5,6,11), Juli Inkster, Danielle Kang (3,4,5,6,9,11), Cristie Kerr (4,6,9,11), Anna Nordqvist (3,4,6,9,11), Inbee Park (3,4,5,61,11), Yani Tseng (11)
- Suzann Pettersen (3) 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 (4,6,11), Ariya Jutanugarn (4,6,11), Kim Hyo-joo (4,11), In-Kyung Kim (4,6,11), Lydia Ko (4,6,11), Brittany Lang (4,9,11), Stacy Lewis (4,5,6,9,11), Brittany Lincicome (4,9,11), Pernilla Lindberg (4,11), Mo Martin (11), Park Sung-hyun (4,6,11), Ryu So-yeon (4,6,11), Lexi Thompson (4,5,6,9,11), Michelle Wie (4,6,9,11)
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
Carlota Ciganda (6,9,11), Nasa Hataoka (11), Charley Hull (6,9,11), Ji Eun-hee (6,11), Moriya Jutanugarn (6,11), Kim Sei-young (5,6,11), Katherine Kirk (11), Ko Jin-young (6,11), Jessica Korda (6,11), Lee Mi-hyang (5,11), Minjee Lee (6,11), Mirim Lee (11), Caroline Masson (9,11), Haru Nomura (11), Annie Park (11), Jenny Shin (11), Amy Yang (5,6,11)
- Jang Ha-na (6) did not play.
5. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
Chella Choi (11), Kelly Shon (11)
6. Professionals ranked No. 1-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of June 4, 2018
Lee Jeong-eun, Lizette Salas (9,11)
- Choi Hye-jin, Jiyai Shin, and Ai Suzuki did not play.
7. The top eight finishers at the 2017 LPGA T&CP National Championship
Heather Angell, Jean Bartholomew, Joanna Coe, Alison Curdt, Wendy Doolan, Ashley Grier, Charlotta Sörenstam
- Karen Paolozzi did not play.
8. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2017 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2018 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
Lisa Grimes
9. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2017
Paula Creamer (11), Austin Ernst (11), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (11), Georgia Hall (11), Karine Icher (11), Catriona Matthew (11), Florentyna Parker, Emily Kristine Pedersen (11), Melissa Reid (11), Madelene Sagström (11), Angel Yin (11)
- Gerina Piller did not play.
10. Maximum of two sponsor invites
11. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2018 official money list through the conclusion of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Rebecca Artis, Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Céline Boutier, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Katie Burnett, Tiffany Chan, Sandra Changkija, Pei-Yun Chien, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Katelyn Dambaugh, Daniela Darquea, Perrine Delacour, Brianna Do, Lindy Duncan, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Hannah Green, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Céline Herbin, Daniela Holmqvist, Wei-Ling Hsu, M. J. Hur, Daniela Iacobelli, Caroline Inglis, Tiffany Joh, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Lauren Kim, P.K. Kongkraphan, Nelly Korda, Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, Candie Kung, Cindy LaCrosse, Bronte Law, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Lee Jeong-eun, Erynne Lee, Min Lee, Amelia Lewis, Lin Xiyu, Yu Liu, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Brittany Marchand, Ally McDonald, Wichanee Meechai, Giulia Molinaro, Azahara Muñoz, Benyapa Niphatsophon, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Jane Park, Park Hee-young, Pornanong Phatlum, Sophia Popov, Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Robynn Ree, Paula Reto, Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, Alena Sharp, Sarah Jane Smith, Luna Sobrón Galmés, Jennifer Song, Mariah Stackhouse, Angela Stanford, Jackie Stoelting, Thidapa Suwannapura, Emma Talley, Kris Tamulis, Anne-Catherine Tanguay, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Maria Torres, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Sakura Yokomine, Yoo Sun-young
- Lindsey Weaver did not play.
12. 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 2018 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline
None needed
Nationalities in the field
North America (65) | South America (3) | Europe (32) | Oceania (9) | Asia (44) | Africa (3) |
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Canada (5) | Colombia (1) | England (6) | Australia (8) | China (3) | South Africa (3) |
Mexico (1) | Ecuador (1) | Scotland (1) | New Zealand (1) | Hong Kong (1) | |
Puerto Rico (1) | Paraguay (1) | Czech Republic (1) | India (1) | ||
United States (58) | Denmark (3) | Israel (1) | |||
France (4) | Japan (4) | ||||
Germany (4) | South Korea (20) | ||||
Iceland (1) | Taiwan (5) | ||||
Italy (1) | Thailand (9) | ||||
Spain (4) | |||||
Sweden (7) |
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Brooke Henderson | Canada | 2016 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 282 | −6 | T6 |
Shanshan Feng | China | 2012 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T18 |
Danielle Kang | United States | 2017 | 73 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 290 | +2 | T33 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2001 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T47 |
Cristie Kerr | United States | 2010 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 293 | +5 | T49 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Inbee Park | South Korea | 2013, 2014, 2015 | 73 | 76 | 149 | +5 |
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 2009 | 77 | 74 | 151 | +7 |
Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 2008, 2011 | 74 | 77 | 151 | +7 |
Laura Davies | England | 1994, 1996 | 80 | 74 | 154 | +10 |
Juli Inkster | United States | 1999, 2000 | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 66 | −6 |
T2 | Brittany Altomare | United States | 67 | −5 |
Jaye Marie Green | United States | |||
Brooke Henderson | Canada | |||
Jessica Korda | United States | |||
T6 | Laetitia Beck | Israel | 68 | −4 |
Charley Hull | England | |||
Moriya Jutanugarn | Thailand | |||
Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Canada | |||
T10 | Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 69 | −3 |
Minjee Lee | Australia | |||
Amy Olson | United States | |||
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | |||
Alena Sharp | Canada |
Second round
Friday, June 29, 2018
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 67-71=138 | −6 |
Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 66-72=138 | ||
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | 69-69=138 | ||
4 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 70-69=139 | −5 |
T5 | Moriya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 68-72=140 | −4 |
Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 74-66=140 | ||
Annie Park | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
T8 | Jaye Marie Green | United States | 67-74=141 | −3 |
Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 69-72=141 | ||
Dani Holmqvist | Sweden | 70-71=141 | ||
Wichanee Meechai | Thailand | 71-70=141 |
Third round
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | 69-69-67=205 | −11 |
2 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 67-71-70=208 | −8 |
3 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 66-72-71=209 | −7 |
4 | Angel Yin | United States | 73-69-68=210 | −6 |
5 | Bronte Law | England | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
T6 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 70-69-73=212 | −4 |
Dani Holmqvist | Sweden | 70-71-71=212 | ||
Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea | 70-72-70=212 | ||
In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | 73-70-69=212 | ||
T10 | Ashleigh Buhai | South Africa | 72-70-71=213 | −3 |
Lindy Duncan | United States | 74-71-68=213 | ||
Shanshan Feng | China | 74-72-67=213 | ||
Moriya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 68-72-73=213 | ||
Kim Sei-young | South Korea | 71-71-71=213 | ||
Ko Jin-young | South Korea | 73-72-68=213 | ||
Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 74-66-73=213 | ||
Jessica Korda | United States | 67-75-71=213 | ||
Ryann O'Toole | United States | 73-71-69=213 | ||
Annie Park | United States | 71-69-73=213 | ||
Lizette Salas | United States | 70-74-69=213 | ||
Sarah Jane Smith | Australia | 73-72-68=213 | ||
Amy Yang | South Korea | 70-74-69=213 |
Final round
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
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T1 | Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 69-72-73-64=278 | −10 | Playoff |
Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 66-72-71-69=278 | |||
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | 69-69-67-73=278 | |||
T4 | Jessica Korda | United States | 67-75-71-68=281 | −7 | 170,709 |
Angel Yin | United States | 73-69-68-71=281 | |||
T6 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 67-71-70-74=282 | −6 | 114,421 |
Charley Hull | England | 68-75-72-67=282 | |||
T8 | Jacqui Concolino | United States | 70-73-73-67=283 | −5 | 82,741 |
In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | 73-70-69-71=283 | |||
Lizette Salas | United States | 70-74-69-70=283 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagles Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[3]
Playoff
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 3-3 | −2 | 547,500 |
T2 | Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 3-4 | −1 | 290,806 |
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | 4-x | E |
References
- "Sung Hyun Park wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. July 1, 2018.
- "Qualification Criteria for 2018 Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. January 24, 2018.
- "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
External links
Preceded by 2018 U.S. Women's Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2018 Women's British Open |