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.

2018 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 28 – July 1, 2018
LocationLong Grove, Illinois
42.2093°N 88.0381°W / 42.2093; -88.0381
Course(s)Kemper Lakes Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,741 yards (6,164 m)
Field156 players, 73 after cut
Cut147 (+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)

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)

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)

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)

10. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Jenny Haglund, Klára Spilková

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)
 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
Brooke Henderson Canada201667717074282−6T6
Shanshan Feng China201274726773286−2T18
Danielle Kang United States201773697573290+2T33
Karrie Webb Australia200170767472292+4T47
Cristie Kerr United States201075687377293+5T49

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Inbee Park South Korea2013, 2014, 20157376149+5
Anna Nordqvist Sweden20097774151+7
Yani Tseng Taiwan2008, 20117477151+7
Laura Davies England1994, 19968074154+10
Juli Inkster United States1999, 20007977156+12

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 28, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Park Sung-hyun South Korea66−6
T2Brittany Altomare United States67−5
Jaye Marie Green United States
Brooke Henderson Canada
Jessica Korda United States
T6Laetitia Beck Israel68−4
Charley Hull England
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand
Maude-Aimee Leblanc Canada
T10Nasa Hataoka Japan69−3
Minjee Lee Australia
Amy Olson United States
Ryu So-yeon South Korea
Alena Sharp Canada

Second round

Friday, June 29, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Brooke Henderson Canada67-71=138−6
Park Sung-hyun South Korea66-72=138
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-69=138
4Carlota Ciganda Spain70-69=139−5
T5Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand68-72=140−4
Lydia Ko New Zealand74-66=140
Annie Park United States71-69=140
T8Jaye Marie Green United States67-74=141−3
Nasa Hataoka Japan69-72=141
Dani Holmqvist Sweden70-71=141
Wichanee Meechai Thailand71-70=141

Third round

Saturday, June 30, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-69-67=205−11
2Brooke Henderson Canada67-71-70=208−8
3Park Sung-hyun South Korea66-72-71=209−7
4Angel Yin United States73-69-68=210−6
5Bronte Law England72-70-69=211−5
T6Carlota Ciganda Spain70-69-73=212−4
Dani Holmqvist Sweden70-71-71=212
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea70-72-70=212
In-Kyung Kim South Korea73-70-69=212
T10Ashleigh Buhai South Africa72-70-71=213−3
Lindy Duncan United States74-71-68=213
Shanshan Feng China74-72-67=213
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand68-72-73=213
Kim Sei-young South Korea71-71-71=213
Ko Jin-young South Korea73-72-68=213
Lydia Ko New Zealand74-66-73=213
Jessica Korda United States67-75-71=213
Ryann O'Toole United States73-71-69=213
Annie Park United States71-69-73=213
Lizette Salas United States70-74-69=213
Sarah Jane Smith Australia73-72-68=213
Amy Yang South Korea70-74-69=213

Final round

Sunday, July 1, 2018

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
T1Nasa Hataoka Japan69-72-73-64=278−10Playoff
Park Sung-hyun South Korea66-72-71-69=278
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-69-67-73=278
T4Jessica Korda United States67-75-71-68=281−7170,709
Angel Yin United States73-69-68-71=281
T6Brooke Henderson Canada67-71-70-74=282−6114,421
Charley Hull England68-75-72-67=282
T8Jacqui Concolino United States70-73-73-67=283−582,741
In-Kyung Kim South Korea73-70-69-71=283
Lizette Salas United States70-74-69-70=283

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443543544454345434
Park−7−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10
Hataoka−2−2−3−4−4−4−6−6−6−5−7−8−8−8−9−10−10−10
Ryu−11−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−11−11−11−12−10−10
Korda−4−3−4−4−4−5−5−4−5−5−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7
Yin−7−6−7−6−5−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−7−8−7−8−8−7
Henderson−8−7−7−7−6−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−6−6
Hull−1−2−2−3−2−1−3−3−3−4−5−6−6−7−8−7−6−6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagles Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[3]

Playoff

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Park Sung-hyun South Korea3-3−2547,500
T2Nasa Hataoka Japan3-4−1290,806
Ryu So-yeon South Korea4-xE

References

  1. "Sung Hyun Park wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. July 1, 2018.
  2. "Qualification Criteria for 2018 Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. January 24, 2018.
  3. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
Preceded by
2018 U.S. Women's Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2018 Women's British Open
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