2017 Women's PGA Championship

The 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 63rd Women's PGA Championship, played June 29 – July 2 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2017 season.

2017 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 29 – July 2, 2017
LocationOlympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s)Olympia Fields Country Club
North Course [1]
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,588 yards (6,024 m)[2]
Field156 players, 74 after cut
Cut144 (+2)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$525,000
Champion
Danielle Kang
271 (−13)
Olympia
Fields
Location in the United States
Olympia
Fields
Location in Illinois

Danielle Kang won the championship for her first professional win, one stroke ahead of defending champion Brooke Henderson.[3]

Olympia Fields hosted the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961, and the U.S. Open in 1928 and 2003. It has also been the site of the U.S. Senior Open (1997) and the U.S. Amateur (2015).[4]

Golf Channel and NBC Sports televised the Women's PGA for the third consecutive year.

Field

The field included 156 players who meet one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.

Qualified players

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. Players were eligible based on the following criteria:

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

Karrie Webb (2,12)

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship

Laura Davies, Shanshan Feng (4,6,12), Brooke Henderson (4,5,6,12), Cristie Kerr (4,6,10,12), Anna Nordqvist (4,5,6,10,12), Inbee Park (3,4,6,7,12), Suzann Pettersen (3,4,6,10,12), Yani Tseng

3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year

Choi Na-yeon (4,12), Chun In-gee (4,6,12), Ariya Jutanugarn (4,5,6,12), Kim Hyo-joo (4,12), Lydia Ko (4,5,6,12), Brittany Lang (4,6,10,12), Stacy Lewis (6,10,12), Brittany Lincicome (4,10,12), Mo Martin (12), Ryu So-yeon (4,5,6,12), Jiyai Shin (6), Lexi Thompson (4,6,10,12), Michelle Wie (10,12), Yoo Sun-young (12)

4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year

Chella Choi (5,12), Carlota Ciganda (6,10,12), Charley Hull (6,10,12), In-Kyung Kim (6,12), Kim Sei-young (6,12), Jessica Korda (6,12), Minjee Lee (6,12), Mirim Lee (5,6,12), Caroline Masson (10,12), Haru Nomura (6,12), Jenny Shin (12), Kris Tamulis (12), Amy Yang (5,6,12)

5. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship

Su-Hyun Oh (12), Park Hee-young (12)

6. Professionals ranked No. 1-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of June 5, 2017

M. J. Hur (12), Park Sung-hyun (12), Gerina Piller (10,12)

7. Gold Medal winner at the 2016 Rio Olympics

8. The top eight finishers at the 2016 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Jean Bartholomew, Jessica Carafiello, Wendy Doolan, Lisa Grimes, Amanda McCurdy, Karen Paolozzi, Hillery Sence, Kristin Walla

9. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2016 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2017 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship

Alison Curdt

10. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2015

Paula Creamer (12), Sandra Gal (12), Caroline Hedwall (12), Karine Icher (12), Alison Lee (12), Catriona Matthew (12), Azahara Muñoz (12), Gwladys Nocera, Morgan Pressel (12), Melissa Reid (12), Lizette Salas (12), Angela Stanford (12)

11. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Georgia Hall, Klára Spilková

12. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2017 official money list through the conclusion of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Marina Alex, Beth Allen, Brittany Altomare, Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Pei-Yun Chien, Karen Chung, Cydney Clanton, Holly Clyburn, Jacqui Concolino, Perrine Delacour, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Simin Feng, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Jaye Marie Green, Mina Harigae, Nasa Hataoka, Céline Herbin, Dani Holmqvist, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Bronte Law, Ilhee Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang, Min Lee, Amelia Lewis, Lin Xiyu, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Ally McDonald, Stephanie Meadow, Wichanee Meechai, Ai Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, Therese O'Hara, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Brooke Pancake, Annie Park, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Katherine Perry, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Demi Runas, Madelene Sagström, Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Marissa Steen, Jackie Stoelting, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kelly Tan, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Angel Yin, 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 2017 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Nationalities in the field
North America (63)South America (1)Europe (34)Oceania (7)Asia (48)Africa (3)
 Canada (2) Colombia (1) England (7) Australia (6) China (4) South Africa (3)
 Mexico (1) Northern Ireland (1) New Zealand (1) India (1)
 United States (60) Scotland (1) Israel (1)
 Wales (1) Japan (5)
 Belgium (1) South Korea (22)
 Czech Republic (1) Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (3) Taiwan (5)
 France (5) Thailand (9)
 Germany (2)
 Iceland (1)
 Italy (1)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (5)

Made the cut
Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Brooke Henderson Canada201668696966272−122
Inbee Park South Korea2013, 2014, 201573676968277−7T7
Suzann Pettersen Norway200771716673282−2T25

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Yani Tseng Taiwan2008, 20117472146+4
Laura Davies England1994, 19967869147+5
Anna Nordqvist Sweden20097473147+5
Cristie Kerr United States20107870148+6
Shanshan Feng China20127477151+9
Karrie Webb Australia20017773153+11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 29, 2017
Friday, June 30, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Yang South Korea65−6
2Chella Choi South Korea66−5
3Brittany Altomare United States67−4
T4Brooke Henderson Canada68−3
Kim Kaufman United States
Alison Lee United States
Gaby López Mexico
Su-Hyun Oh Australia
Emily Kristine Pedersen Denmark
Michelle Wie United States

Source:[2]

Second round

Friday, June 30, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Danielle Kang United States69-66=135−7
Kim Sei-young South Korea69-66=135
T3Chella Choi South Korea66-70=136−6
Jodi Ewart Shadoff England70-66=136
Lee Mi-hyang South Korea69-67=136
Brittany Lincicome United States70-66=136
Amy Yang South Korea65-71=136
T8Brooke Henderson Canada68-69=137−5
Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand69-68=137
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-68=137
Sarah Jane Smith Australia70-67=137

Third round

Saturday, July 1, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chella Choi South Korea66-70-67=203−10
Danielle Kang United States69-66-68=203
3Jiyai Shin South Korea70-71-64=205−8
4Brooke Henderson Canada68-69-69=206−7
T5Kim Sei-young South Korea69-66-72=207−6
Amy Yang South Korea65-71-71=207
T7Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand69-68-71=208−5
Kim Kaufman United States68-71-69=208
Candie Kung Chinese Taipei71-68-69=208
Lee Mi-hyang South Korea69-67-72=208
Park Sung-hyun South Korea71-70-67=208
Gerina Piller United States73-66-69=208
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-68-71=208
Madelene Sagström Sweden70-72-66=208
Lexi Thompson United States70-69-69=208
Michelle Wie United States68-70-70=208

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Danielle Kang United States69-66-68-68=271−13525,000
2Brooke Henderson Canada68-69-69-66=272−12322,446
3Chella Choi South Korea66-70-67-71=274−10233,911
T4Kim Sei-young South Korea69-66-72-68=275−9148,585
Lee Mi-hyang South Korea69-67-72-67=275
Amy Yang South Korea65-71-71-68=275
T7Inbee Park South Korea73-67-69-68=277−793,565
Lexi Thompson United States70-69-69-69=277
T9Stacy Lewis United States74-67-70-67=278−675,029
Kelly Shon United States77-63-71-67=278

Source:[5]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544345344444443435
Kang−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−10−11−12−13−13−13−12−13
Henderson−8−8−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12
Choi−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10
Kim−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−9
Lee−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−9
Yang−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9
Shin−8−8−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−5−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[5]

References
  1. "Olympia Fields Country Club (North)". Golf Digest. January 4, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. (leaderboard). June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. "Danielle Kang edges defending champion Brooke Henderson to win KPMG Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. July 2, 2017.
  4. Arvia, Phil (June 20, 2016). "Olympia Fields CC counting down to 2017 PGA Women's Championship". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". LPGA. (results). July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
Preceded by
2017 ANA Inspiration		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2017 U.S. Women's Open

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