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.

2019 Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–23, 2019
LocationChaska, Minnesota
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
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)

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 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

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)
 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
Park Sung-hyun South Korea201870717168280−82
Danielle Kang United States201775706870283−5T5
Inbee Park South Korea2013, 2014, 201572736871284−4T7
Brooke Henderson Canada201676737170290+2T30
Cristie Kerr United States201076737472295+7T60

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Shanshan Feng China20127278150+6
Karrie Webb Australia20017971150+6
Anna Nordqvist Sweden20097675151+7
Laura Davies England1994, 19967976155+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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hannah Green Australia68−4
T2Kim Hyo-joo South Korea69−3
Mel Reid England
T4Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70−2
In-Kyung Kim South Korea
Lin Xiyu China
Annie Park United States
Park Sung-hyun South Korea
Amy Yang South Korea
T10Chella Choi South Korea71−1
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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hannah Green Australia68-69=137−7
2Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70-70=140−4
T3Lydia Ko New Zealand71-70=141−3
Park Sung-hyun South Korea70-71=141
T5Nelly Korda United States72-70=142−2
Angel Yin United States71-71=142
T7Caroline Hedwall Sweden72-71=143−1
Nuria Iturrioz Spain73-70=143
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand71-72=143
Kang Ji-min South Korea73-70=143
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea69-74=143
Lin Xiyu China70-73=143
Pernilla Lindberg Sweden72-71=143
Lizette Salas United States72-71=143
Lexi Thompson United States72-71=143

Third round

Saturday, June 22, 2019

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hannah Green Australia68-69-70=207−9
2Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70-70-68=208−8
T3Nelly Korda United States72-70-69=211−5
Lizette Salas United States72-71-68=211
T5Kim Sei-young South Korea73-72-67=212−4
Park Sung-hyun South Korea70-71-71=212
T7Danielle Kang United States75-70-68=213−3
Inbee Park South Korea72-73-68=213
Lauren Stephenson United States72-73-68=213
Amy Yang South Korea70-74-69=213
Angel Yin United States71-71-71=213

Final round

Sunday, June 23, 2019

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
1Hannah Green Australia68-69-70-72=279−9577,500
2Park Sung-hyun South Korea70-71-71-68=280−8349,816
T3Nelly Korda United States72-70-69-71=282−6225,038
Mel Reid England69-76-71-66=282
T5Danielle Kang United States75-70-68-70=283−5143,642
Lizette Salas United States72-71-68-72=283
T7Kim Hyo-joo South Korea69-74-71-70=284−496,081
Mirim Lee South Korea71-74-70-69=284
Inbee Park South Korea72-73-68-71=284
T10Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand70-70-68-77=285−369,808
Megan Khang United States74-72-69-70=285
Lydia Ko New Zealand71-70-76-68=285
Ryu So-yeon South Korea71-75-71-68-285

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.
  3. "Ireland's Leona Maguire Accepts Special Exemption". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. April 16, 2019.
  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. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
Preceded by
2019 U.S. Women's Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2019 Evian Championship
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