# 2024 Women's PGA Championship

The 2024 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 70th Women's PGA Championship. It was played June 20–23 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. It was the third of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2024 season.
Sahalee hosted the PGA Championship in 1998, the U.S. Senior Open in 2010, and the Women's PGA Championship in 2016, where Brooke Henderson won in a playoff over Lydia Ko.
Amy Yang won her first major by three strokes over Ko Jin-young, Lilia Vu, and Miyū Yamashita.

## Course layout

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 384 | 507 | 388 | 390 | 170 | 496 | 419 | 433 | 173 | 3,360 | 397 | 543 | 433 | 155 | 370 | 396 | 379 | 181 | 517 | 3,371 | 6,731 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
* South and North nines
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The course was 6,624 yards (6,057 m), par 71 in 2016; the 18th hole was a par 4 at 421 yards (385 m).

## Field

The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.
1. Active LPGA and/or World Golf Hall of Fame members
2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
* Hannah Green (3,4,8,13)
* Brooke Henderson (3,4,8,13)
* Danielle Kang (4,13)
* Cristie Kerr
* Kim Sei-young (3,8)
* Nelly Korda (3,4,8,13)
* Anna Nordqvist (3,7,13)
* Yani Tseng
* Yin Ruoning (3,4,7,8,13)
* Chun In-gee (3,4,13), Laura Davies, Shanshan Feng, Inbee Park, Park Sung-hyun did not play.
3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year
* Céline Boutier (4,8,13)
* Ashleigh Buhai (4,8,13)
* Allisen Corpuz (4,8,13)
* Kim A-lim (8,13)
* Ko Jin-young (4,8,13)
* Jennifer Kupcho (4,8,13)
* Lee Jeong-eun (13)
* Minjee Lee (4,8,13)
* Sophia Popov (13)
* Yuka Saso (4,7,8,13)
* Hinako Shibuno (13)
* Patty Tavatanakit (4,8,13)
* Lilia Vu (4,8,13)
* Mirim Lee did not play.
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
* Marina Alex (13)
* Pajaree Anannarukarn (13)
* Gemma Dryburgh (13)
* Jodi Ewart Shadoff (13)
* Ally Ewing (8,13)
* Ayaka Furue (7,8,13)
* Linn Grant (8,13)
* Nasa Hataoka (8,13)
* Charley Hull (8,13)
* Mone Inami (13)
* Ji Eun-hee (13)
* Megan Khang (7,8,13)
* Grace Kim (13)
* Kim Hyo-joo (8,13)
* Lydia Ko (8,13)
* Andrea Lee (8,13)
* Gaby López (13)
* Nanna Koerstz Madsen (13)
* Leona Maguire (8,13)
* Alexa Pano (13)
* Paula Reto (13)
* Ryu Hae-ran (8,13)
* Maja Stark (8,13)
* Linnea Ström (13)
* Bailey Tardy (13)
* Atthaya Thitikul (8,13)
* Chanettee Wannasaen (8,13)
* Amy Yang (8,13)
* Angel Yin (8,13)
* Rose Zhang (7,8,13)
5. Winners of the 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
* Cheyenne Knight (13)
* Elizabeth Szokol (13)
6. Order of Merit winners from the Ladies European Tour, LPGA of Japan Tour, and LPGA of Korea Tour
* Trichat Cheenglab (LET)
* Miyū Yamashita (8) (JLPGA)
* Lee Ye-won [ja] (KLPGA,8) did not play.
7. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
* Carlota Ciganda (8,13)
* Lin Xiyu (8,13)
* Stephanie Meadow (13)
* Jenny Shin (8,13)
8. Professionals ranked No. 1–60 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 20, 2024
* Aditi Ashok (13)
* Choi Hye-jin (13)
* Lauren Coughlin (13)
* Alexandra Försterling (13)
* Georgia Hall (13)
* Im Jin-hee (13)
* Akie Iwai
* Chisato Iwai
* Ariya Jutanugarn (13)
* Alison Lee (13)
* Gabriela Ruffels (13)
* Madelene Sagström (13)
* Mao Saigo (13)
* Jiyai Shin
* Rio Takeda
* Lexi Thompson (13)
* Bang Shin-sil, Hwang You-min, Sakura Koiwai, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Ji-young, Park Min-ji, Ai Suzuki did not play.
9. The top eight finishers at the 2023 LPGA Professionals National Championship
* Jennifer Borocz
* Sandra Changkija
* Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth
* Allie Knight
* Samantha Morrell
* Wendy Ward
* Allie White
* Joanna Coe did not play.
10. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2023 LPGA Professionals National Championship) at the 2024 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
* Kim Paez
11. Sponsor invitations
* Bronte Law
* Mariah Stackhouse
12. Any player who did not compete in the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity
13. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2024 CME Globe Points list
* An Na-rin
* Dottie Ardina
* Celine Borge
* Ssu-Chia Cheng
* Pei-Yun Chien
* Robyn Choi
* Cydney Clanton
* Olivia Cowan
* Perrine Delacour
* Lindy Duncan
* María Fassi
* Isabella Fierro
* Kristen Gillman
* Savannah Grewal
* Nataliya Guseva
* Mina Harigae
* Lauren Hartlage
* Esther Henseleit
* Hsu Wei-ling
* Caroline Inglis
* Jang Hyo-joon
* Jeon Ji-won
* Moriya Jutanugarn
* Haeji Kang
* Minji Kang
* Minami Katsu
* Sarah Kemp
* Auston Kim
* Frida Kinhult
* Aline Krauter
* Stephanie Kyriacou
* Lee Mi-hyang
* Lee So-mi
* Stacy Lewis
* Lucy Li
* Brittany Lincicome
* Pernilla Lindberg
* Roberta Liti
* Mary Liu
* Ruixin Liu
* Liu Yan
* Polly Mack
* Caroline Masson
* Wichanee Meechai
* Morgane Métraux
* Azahara Muñoz
* Malia Nam
* Hira Naveed
* Yuna Nishimura
* Yealimi Noh
* Ryann O'Toole
* Bianca Pagdanganan
* Kaitlyn Papp Budde
* Park Hee-young
* Emily Kristine Pedersen
* Pornanong Phatlum
* Ren Yue
* Lizette Salas
* Sarah Schmelzel
* Alena Sharp
* Jennifer Song
* Angela Stanford
* Sung Yu-jin
* Thidapa Suwannapura
* Albane Valenzuela
* Lindsey Weaver-Wright
* Yin Xiaowen
* Arpichaya Yubol
* Yu Liu
* Zhang Weiwei

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, June 20, 2024
Lexi Thompson shot a 4-under-par round of 68 to take a one stroke lead over world number one Nelly Korda and Patty Tavatanakit. Defending champion Yin Ruoning was three strokes back at 71.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 68 | −4 |
| T2 | Nelly Korda | 69 | −3 |
| T2 | Patty Tavatanakit | 69 | −3 |
| T4 | Céline Boutier | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Allisen Corpuz | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Charley Hull | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Caroline Inglis | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Akie Iwai | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Leona Maguire | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Madelene Sagström | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Mao Saigo | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Hinako Shibuno | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Amy Yang | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Arpichaya Yubol | 70 | −2 |

### Second round

Friday, June 21, 2024
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Sarah Schmelzel | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T1 | Amy Yang | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T3 | Ko Jin-young | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| T3 | Hinako Shibuno | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| T3 | Lexi Thompson | 68-72=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Leona Maguire | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T6 | Ryu Hae-ran | 74-67=141 | −3 |
| T6 | Miyū Yamashita | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T9 | Ally Ewing | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Lauren Hartlage | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Madelene Sagström | 70-72=142 | −2 |

### Third round

Saturday, June 22, 2024
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Amy Yang | 70-68-71=209 | −7 |
| T2 | Lauren Hartlage | 73-69-69=211 | −5 |
| T2 | Miyū Yamashita | 71-70-70=211 | −5 |
| 4 | Sarah Schmelzel | 71-67-74=212 | −4 |
| T5 | Caroline Inglis | 70-74-69=213 | −3 |
| T5 | Ko Jin-young | 72-68-73=213 | −3 |
| T5 | Hinako Shibuno | 70-70-73=213 | −3 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 68-72-73=213 | −3 |
| T5 | Lilia Vu | 75-70-68=213 | −3 |
| T10 | Ally Ewing | 72-70-72=214 | −2 |
| T10 | Gaby López | 73-72-69=214 | −2 |

### Final round

Sunday, June 23, 2024
* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Amy Yang | 70-68-71-72=281 | −7 | 1,560,000 |
| T2 | Ko Jin-young | 72-68-73-71=284 | −4 | 702,478 |
| T2 | Lilia Vu | 75-70-68-71=284 | −4 | 702,478 |
| T2 | Miyū Yamashita | 71-70-70-73=284 | −4 | 702,478 |
| T5 | Ally Ewing | 72-70-72-71=285 | −3 | 378,447 |
| T5 | Lauren Hartlage | 73-69-69-74=285 | −3 | 378,447 |
| T7 | Mao Saigo | 70-76-73-67=286 | −2 | 267,437 |
| T7 | Hinako Shibuno | 70-70-73-73=286 | −2 | 267,437 |
| T9 | Linn Grant | 73-74-70-70=287 | −1 | 192,046 |
| T9 | Caroline Inglis | 70-74-69-74=287 | −1 | 192,046 |
| T9 | Ryu Hae-ran | 74-67-75-71=287 | −1 | 192,046 |
| T9 | Sarah Schmelzel | 71-67-74-75=287 | −1 | 192,046 |
| T9 | Lexi Thompson | 68-72-73-74=287 | −1 | 192,046 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T14 | Esther Henseleit | 74-73-69-72=288 | E | 150,871 |
| T14 | Gaby López | 73-72-69-74=288 | E | 150,871 |
| T16 | Choi Hye-jin | 75-70-72-72=289 | +1 | 131,531 |
| T16 | Charley Hull | 70-73-72-74=289 | +1 | 131,531 |
| T16 | Kim Hyo-joo | 71-76-72-70=289 | +1 | 131,531 |
| T19 | Céline Boutier | 70-73-75-72=290 | +2 | 116,057 |
| T19 | Allisen Corpuz | 70-75-73-72=290 | +2 | 116,057 |
| T19 | Ayaka Furue | 71-74-75-70=290 | +2 | 116,057 |
| T22 | Brooke Henderson (c) | 73-72-73-73=291 | +3 | 105,966 |
| T22 | Madelene Sagström | 70-72-73-76=291 | +3 | 105,966 |
| T24 | Lauren Coughlin | 74-71-72-75=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T24 | Hannah Green (c) | 71-77-73-71=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T24 | Minjee Lee | 74-72-72-74=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T24 | Leona Maguire | 70-71-75-76=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T24 | Patty Tavatanakit | 69-75-73-75=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T24 | Yin Ruoning (c) | 71-77-71-73=292 | +4 | 91,079 |
| T30 | Kim A-lim | 76-73-73-71=293 | +5 | 77,707 |
| T30 | Lin Xiyu | 74-72-70-77=293 | +5 | 77,707 |
| T32 | Akie Iwai | 70-76-71-77=294 | +6 | 70,136 |
| T32 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 72-73-73-76=294 | +6 | 70,136 |
| T32 | Rio Takeda | 77-70-73-74=294 | +6 | 70,136 |
| T35 | Aditi Ashok | 72-77-72-74=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T35 | Pei-Yun Chien | 72-75-73-75=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T35 | Jennifer Kupcho | 73-71-73-78=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T35 | Sung Yu-jin | 73-73-73-76=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T35 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | 74-69-74-78=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T35 | Rose Zhang | 76-72-75-72=295 | +7 | 58,365 |
| T41 | Lindy Duncan | 76-73-73-74=296 | +8 | 46,524 |
| T41 | Jeon Ji-won | 76-71-72-77=296 | +8 | 46,524 |
| T41 | Minami Katsu | 72-73-74-77=296 | +8 | 46,524 |
| T41 | Lee Mi-hyang | 73-75-74-74=296 | +8 | 46,524 |
| T41 | Bianca Pagdanganan | 72-72-74-78=296 | +8 | 46,524 |
| T46 | An Na-rin | 76-72-73-76=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T46 | Celine Borge | 71-73-79-74=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T46 | Cheyenne Knight | 73-76-74-74=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T46 | Lydia Ko | 75-73-76-73=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T46 | Gabriela Ruffels | 74-74-76-73=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T46 | Arpichaya Yubol | 70-77-74-76=297 | +9 | 37,675 |
| T52 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 73-73-77-75=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Ashleigh Buhai | 73-75-75-75=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Georgia Hall | 74-72-73-79=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 74-69-78-77=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Malia Nam | 74-71-76-77=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Yealimi Noh | 73-76-74-75=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Elizabeth Szokol | 74-72-77-75=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T52 | Atthaya Thitikul | 74-74-78-72=298 | +10 | 29,771 |
| T60 | María Fassi | 76-73-75-75=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T60 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 74-75-77-73=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T60 | Grace Kim | 73-75-77-74=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T60 | Paula Reto | 77-71-74-77=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T60 | Mariah Stackhouse | 75-74-72-78=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T60 | Maja Stark | 72-71-77-79=299 | +11 | 23,969 |
| T66 | Aline Krauter | 72-71-77-80=300 | +12 | 21,951 |
| T66 | Lizette Salas | 74-73-77-76=300 | +12 | 21,951 |
| 68 | Yuka Saso | 74-75-77-75=301 | +13 | 21,189 |
| 69 | Frida Kinhult | 75-73-74-80=302 | +14 | 20,688 |
| T70 | Morgane Métraux | 72-75-79-77=303 | +15 | 20,061 |
| T70 | Azahara Muñoz | 73-74-81-75=303 | +15 | 20,061 |
| 72 | Angel Yin | 74-75-82-74=305 | +17 | 19,675 |
| 73 | Ruixin Liu | 72-74-82-78=306 | +18 | 19,424 |
| CUT | Alexandra Försterling | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Nataliya Guseva | 77-73=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Im Jin-hee | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Minji Kang | 75-75=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Nelly Korda (c) | 69-81=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Mary Liu | 77-73=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Anna Nordqvist (c) | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Alexa Pano | 72-78=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Kaitlyn Papp Budde | 78-72=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Emily Kristine Pedersen | 77-73=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Pornanong Phatlum | 76-74=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Robyn Choi | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Cydney Clanton | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Perrine Delacour | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Mina Harigae | 73-78=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Nasa Hataoka | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Jang Hyo-joon | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Haeji Kang | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Sarah Kemp | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Kim Sei-young (c) | 76-75=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Andrea Lee | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Yu Liu | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Polly Mack | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Caroline Masson | 79-72=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Wichanee Meechai | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Yuna Nishimura | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Park Hee-young | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Jennifer Song | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Albane Valenzuela | 78-73=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Trichat Cheenglab | 77-75=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Olivia Cowan | 73-79=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Isabella Fierro | 75-77=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Savannah Grewal | 78-74=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Hsu Wei-ling | 76-76=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Danielle Kang (c) | 78-74=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Lee Jeong-eun | 72-80=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Sophia Popov | 79-73=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Dottie Ardina | 75-78=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Carlota Ciganda | 78-75=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Gemma Dryburgh | 76-77=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Chisato Iwai | 77-76=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Ji Eun-hee | 79-74=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Kim Paez | 77-76=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Jiyai Shin | 75-78=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Yin Xiaowen | 77-76=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Zhang Weiwei | 79-74=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Marina Alex | 78-76=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 79-75=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Cristie Kerr (c) | 75-79=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Auston Kim | 77-77=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Bronte Law | 75-79=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Ren Yue | 79-75=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Jenny Shin | 76-78=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Bailey Tardy | 78-76=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Yani Tseng (c) | 79-75=154 | +10 | |
| CUT | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 72-83=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Stacy Lewis | 81-74=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Brittany Lincicome | 76-79=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Roberta Liti | 78-77=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Stephanie Meadow | 77-78=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Ryann O'Toole | 75-80=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Thidapa Suwannapura | 80-75=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Lee So-mi | 76-80=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | Megan Khang | 81-76=157 | +13 | |
| CUT | Pernilla Lindberg | 81-76=157 | +13 | |
| CUT | Allie White | 81-76=157 | +13 | |
| CUT | Kristen Gillman | 80-78=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Lucy Li | 84-74=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Chanettee Wannasaen | 73-85=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth | 78-81=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Alison Lee | 81-78=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Samantha Morrell | 81-78=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Alena Sharp | 79-80=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Angela Stanford | 75-84=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Linnea Ström | 81-78=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | Liu Yan | 87-73=160 | +16 | |
| CUT | Sandra Changkija | 83-80=163 | +19 | |
| CUT | Jennifer Borocz | 84-80=164 | +20 | |
| CUT | Hira Naveed | 82-83=165 | +21 | |
| CUT | Allie Knight | 82-87=169 | +25 | |
| CUT | Wendy Ward | 84-85=169 | +25 | |
| WD | Mone Inami | 81 | +9 | |

#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| A.Yang | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −7 | −7 |
| Ko | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Vu | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Yamashita | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Ewing | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Hartlage | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −5 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
    Birdie Bogey Double bogey
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