2023 Women's PGA Championship
Golf tournament
The 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 69th Women's PGA Championship. It was played June 22–25, 2023 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2023 season.[1][2]
It was won by Yin Ruoning with an aggregate of 276, eight under par. She finished one stroke ahead of Yuka Saso.[3]
Field
The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.[4]
1. Sponsor invitations
2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
- Chun In-gee (3,6,7,10)
- Laura Davies
- Hannah Green (3,4,6,7,10)
- Brooke Henderson (3,4,7,10)
- Danielle Kang (4,7,10)
- Cristie Kerr
- Kim Sei-young (3,6,7,10)
- Nelly Korda (3,4,7,10)
- Anna Nordqvist (3,4,7,10)
- Park Sung-hyun (3,10)
3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year
- Ashleigh Buhai (4,7,10)
- Georgia Hall (7,10)
- Ariya Jutanugarn (4,10)
- Kim A-lim (7,10)
- Ko Jin-young (4,7,10)
- Jennifer Kupcho (4,7,10)
- Lee Jeong-eun (10)
- Minjee Lee (4,6,7,10)
- Pernilla Lindberg (10)
- Yuka Saso (4,7,10)
- Hinako Shibuno (7,10)
- Angela Stanford
- Patty Tavatanakit (4,10)
- Lilia Vu (4,6,7,10)
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
- Marina Alex (10)
- Pajaree Anannarukarn (10)
- Céline Boutier (7,10)
- Matilda Castren (10)
- Gemma Dryburgh (10)
- Jodi Ewart Shadoff (7,10)
- Ally Ewing (7,10)
- Austin Ernst
- Ayaka Furue (7,10)
- Nasa Hataoka (6,7,10)
- Hsu Wei-ling (10)
- Charley Hull (7,10)
- Ji Eun-hee (6,10)
- Grace Kim (10)
- Kim Hyo-joo (6,7,10)
- Lydia Ko (7,10)
- Andrea Lee (7,10)
- Gaby López (7,10)
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen (10)
- Leona Maguire (7,10)
- Ryann O'Toole (10)
- Paula Reto (10)
- Lizette Salas (10)
- Maja Stark (7,10)
- Atthaya Thitikul (6,7,10)
- Yin Ruoning (7,10)
- Rose Zhang (10)
5. Order of Merit winners from the Ladies European Tour, LPGA of Japan Tour, and LPGA of Korea Tour
6. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
7. Professionals ranked No. 1–50 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 22, 2023
8. The top eight finishers at the 2022 LPGA T&CP National Championship
9. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2022 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2023 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2023 CME Globe Points list
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Lee-Anne Pace shot a 5-under-par round of 66 to take a one stroke lead over Brooke Henderson, Lin Xiyu, and Yin Ruoning. Defending champion Chun In-gee shot 74 while world number 1 Ko Jin-young shot 72.[5]
Second round
Friday, June 23, 2023
Third round
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Final round
Sunday, June 25, 2023
References
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