2019 Women's PGA Championship
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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 20–23, 2019 |
Location | Chaska, Minnesota 44.834°N 93.591°W |
Course(s) | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,831 yards (6,246 m) |
Field | 156 players, 80 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $3.85 million |
Winner's share | $577,500 |
Champion | |
Hannah Green | |
279 (−9) | |
Location Map | |
Hazeltine Location in the United States Hazeltine Location in Minnesota | |
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)
- Juli Inkster, Suzann Pettersen, and Yani Tseng 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 (4,6,12), 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)
- Mo Martin (12) did not play.
- Brittany Lincicome (4,9,12) will be on maternity leave and use (11) in 2020.
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)
- Jang Ha-na did not play.
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)
- Ahn Sun-ju, Choi Hye-jin, Jiyai Shin, and Ai Suzuki did not play
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)
- Florentyna Parker did not play.
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 Ridderstrom, 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
- Beatriz Recari and Sarah Jane Smith did not play.
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
Nationalities in the field
North America (65) | South America (2) | Europe (34) | Oceania (8) | Asia (45) | Africa (2) |
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Canada (4) | Colombia (1) | England (7) | Australia (7) | China (4) | South Africa (2) |
Mexico (2) | Ecuador (1) | Northern Ireland (1) | New Zealand (1) | Hong Kong (1) | |
Puerto Rico (1) | Scotland (2) | India (1) | |||
United States (58) | Ireland (1) | Israel (1) | |||
Belgium (1) | Japan (5) | ||||
Czech Republic (1) | Philippines (2) | ||||
Denmark (3) | South Korea (20) | ||||
France (2) | Taiwan (2) | ||||
Germany (3) | Thailand (9) | ||||
Italy (1) | |||||
Netherlands (1) | |||||
Spain (4) | |||||
Sweden (7) |
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 2018 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 280 | −8 | 2 |
Danielle Kang | United States | 2017 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 283 | −5 | T5 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 2013, 2014, 2015 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 284 | −4 | T7 |
Brooke Henderson | Canada | 2016 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 290 | +2 | T30 |
Cristie Kerr | United States | 2010 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 295 | +7 | T60 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Shanshan Feng | China | 2012 | 72 | 78 | 150 | +6 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2001 | 79 | 71 | 150 | +6 |
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 2009 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Laura Davies | England | 1994, 1996 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +11 |
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 | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Hannah Green | Australia | 68 | −4 |
T2 | Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea | 69 | −3 |
Mel Reid | England | |||
T4 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 70 | −2 |
In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | |||
Lin Xiyu | China | |||
Annie Park | United States | |||
Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | |||
Amy Yang | South Korea | |||
T10 | Chella Choi | South Korea | 71 | −1 |
Carlota Ciganda | Spain | |||
Moriya Jutanugarn | Thailand | |||
Lydia Ko | New Zealand | |||
Mirim Lee | South Korea | |||
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | |||
Angel Yin | United States |
Second round
Friday, June 21, 2019
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Hannah Green | Australia | 68-69=137 | −7 |
2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 70-70=140 | −4 |
T3 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 71-70=141 | −3 |
Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 70-71=141 | ||
T5 | Nelly Korda | United States | 72-70=142 | −2 |
Angel Yin | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
T7 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 72-71=143 | −1 |
Nuria Iturrioz | Spain | 73-70=143 | ||
Moriya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 71-72=143 | ||
Kang Ji-min | South Korea | 73-70=143 | ||
Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea | 69-74=143 | ||
Lin Xiyu | China | 70-73=143 | ||
Pernilla Lindberg | Sweden | 72-71=143 | ||
Lizette Salas | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
Lexi Thompson | United States | 72-71=143 |
Third round
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Hannah Green | Australia | 68-69-70=207 | −9 |
2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 70-70-68=208 | −8 |
T3 | Nelly Korda | United States | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
Lizette Salas | United States | 72-71-68=211 | ||
T5 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea | 73-72-67=212 | −4 |
Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 70-71-71=212 | ||
T7 | Danielle Kang | United States | 75-70-68=213 | −3 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-73-68=213 | ||
Lauren Stephenson | United States | 72-73-68=213 | ||
Amy Yang | South Korea | 70-74-69=213 | ||
Angel Yin | United States | 71-71-71=213 |
Final round
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
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1 | Hannah Green | Australia | 68-69-70-72=279 | −9 | 577,500 |
2 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 70-71-71-68=280 | −8 | 349,816 |
T3 | Nelly Korda | United States | 72-70-69-71=282 | −6 | 225,038 |
Mel Reid | England | 69-76-71-66=282 | |||
T5 | Danielle Kang | United States | 75-70-68-70=283 | −5 | 143,642 |
Lizette Salas | United States | 72-71-68-72=283 | |||
T7 | Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea | 69-74-71-70=284 | −4 | 96,081 |
Mirim Lee | South Korea | 71-74-70-69=284 | |||
Inbee Park | South Korea | 72-73-68-71=284 | |||
T10 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Thailand | 70-70-68-77=285 | −3 | 69,808 |
Megan Khang | United States | 74-72-69-70=285 | |||
Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 71-70-76-68=285 | |||
Ryu So-yeon | South Korea | 71-75-71-68-285 |
References
- "Green, 22, hangs on to win her 1st LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2019.
- "Qualification Criteria for 2019 Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. January 3, 2019.
- "Ireland's Leona Maguire Accepts Special Exemption". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. April 16, 2019.
- "Green putts her way to lead at Women's PGA". ESPN. Associated Press. June 20, 2019.
- "Women's PGA Championship final round ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
External links
Preceded by 2019 U.S. Women's Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2019 Evian Championship |