# 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.
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.

## 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. 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
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 Ridderström, 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

## 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.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Hannah Green | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Kim Hyo-joo | 69 | −3 |
| T2 | Mel Reid | 69 | −3 |
| T4 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | In-Kyung Kim | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Lin Xiyu | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Annie Park | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Park Sung-hyun | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Amy Yang | 70 | −2 |
| T10 | Chella Choi | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Carlota Ciganda | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Lydia Ko | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Mirim Lee | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Ryu So-yeon | 71 | −1 |
| T10 | Angel Yin | 71 | −1 |

### Second round

Friday, June 21, 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Hannah Green | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| 2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| T3 | Lydia Ko | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T3 | Park Sung-hyun | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T5 | Nelly Korda | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Angel Yin | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T7 | Caroline Hedwall | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Nuria Iturrioz | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 71-72=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Kang Ji-min | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Kim Hyo-joo | 69-74=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Lin Xiyu | 70-73=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Pernilla Lindberg | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Lizette Salas | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 72-71=143 | −1 |

### Third round

Saturday, June 22, 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Hannah Green | 68-69-70=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70-70-68=208 | −8 |
| T3 | Nelly Korda | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
| T3 | Lizette Salas | 72-71-68=211 | −5 |
| T5 | Kim Sei-young | 73-72-67=212 | −4 |
| T5 | Park Sung-hyun | 70-71-71=212 | −4 |
| T7 | Danielle Kang | 75-70-68=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Inbee Park | 72-73-68=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Lauren Stephenson | 72-73-68=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Amy Yang | 70-74-69=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Angel Yin | 71-71-71=213 | −3 |

### Final round

Sunday, June 23, 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
| 1 | Hannah Green | 68-69-70-72=279 | −9 | 577,500 |
| 2 | Park Sung-hyun | 70-71-71-68=280 | −8 | 349,816 |
| T3 | Nelly Korda | 72-70-69-71=282 | −6 | 225,038 |
| T3 | Mel Reid | 69-76-71-66=282 | −6 | 225,038 |
| T5 | Danielle Kang | 75-70-68-70=283 | −5 | 143,642 |
| T5 | Lizette Salas | 72-71-68-72=283 | −5 | 143,642 |
| T7 | Kim Hyo-joo | 69-74-71-70=284 | −4 | 96,081 |
| T7 | Mirim Lee | 71-74-70-69=284 | −4 | 96,081 |
| T7 | Inbee Park | 72-73-68-71=284 | −4 | 96,081 |
| T10 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70-70-68-77=285 | −3 | 69,808 |
| T10 | Megan Khang | 74-72-69-70=285 | −3 | 69,808 |
| T10 | Lydia Ko | 71-70-76-68=285 | −3 | 69,808 |
| T10 | Ryu So-yeon | 71-75-71-68=285 | −3 | 69,808 |

## Final round ratings

718 thousand on NBC, in the USA