2015 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 11–14, 2015 |
Location | Harrison, New York, U.S. |
Course(s) | Westchester Country Club, West Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,670 yards (6,100 m) |
Field | 156 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+1) |
Prize fund | $3.5 million |
Winner's share | $525,000 |
Champion | |
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273 (−19) | |
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The 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 61st Women's PGA Championship, held June 11–14 at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City.
The 2015 edition saw major changes to the event, due to a new partnership between the LPGA and the PGA of America. The event was renamed from the "LPGA Championship" to the "Women's PGA Championship" (making it a sister event to the men's PGA Championship), and its purse was increased from $2.25 million to $3.5 million. KPMG also became the new title sponsor of the event, replacing Wegmans.[1]
Field[]
The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and committed to participate by a designated deadline.[2]
Qualified players[]
Players who have 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.[3]
1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members
Juli Inkster (2,10), Se Ri Pak (2,10), Karrie Webb (2,4,6,10)
2. Past winners of the LPGA Championship
Laura Davies (10), Shanshan Feng (3,4,5,6,10), Cristie Kerr (3,4,6,8,10), Anna Nordqvist (4,5,6,8,10), Inbee Park (3,4,5,6,10), Suzann Pettersen (3,4,5,6,8,10), Yani Tseng (3,10)
3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year
Na Yeon Choi (4,6,10), Paula Creamer (4,8,10), Kim Hyo-joo (4,6,10), Stacy Lewis (4,5,6,8,10), Brittany Lincicome (5,6,8,10), Mo Martin (4,10), So Yeon Ryu (4,6,10), Lexi Thompson (4,6,8,10), Michelle Wie (4,6,8,10), Sun-Young Yoo (10)
Jiyai Shin (4) did not play
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
Baek Kyu-jung (6,10), Austin Ernst (10), Mi Jung Hur (10), Jennifer Johnson (10), Christina Kim (10), Kim Sei-young (6,10), Lydia Ko (5,6,10), Jessica Korda (6,8,10), Ilhee Lee (10), Mi Hyang Lee (10), Minjee Lee (10), Mirim Lee (5,6,10), Lee-Anne Pace (10), Hee-Young Park (10), Beatriz Recari (8,10), Lizette Salas (8,10), Amy Yang (6,10)
Teresa Lu (6) did not play
5. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's LPGA Championship
Julieta Granada (10), Azahara Muñoz (6,8,10)
6. Professionals ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 12, 2015
Chella Choi (10), Jang Ha-na (10), Pornanong Phatlum (10), Morgan Pressel (8,10), Angela Stanford (8,10)
Ahn Sun-ju, Chun In-gee, Ko Jin-young, and did not play
7. The top eight finishers at the 2014 LPGA T&CP National Championship
, , , , , , Laurie Rinker, Charlotta Sörenstam
, and did not play
8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup Teams in 2013
Carlota Ciganda (10), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (10), Caroline Hedwall (10), Charley Hull, Karine Icher (10), Brittany Lang (10), Caroline Masson (10), Catriona Matthew (10), Gerina Piller (10)
Giulia Sergas (10) did not play
9. Maximum of two sponsor invites
Brooke Henderson,[4] Gwladys Nocera[5]
10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2015 official money list through the conclusion of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, , Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, , Katie Burnett, , , , Perrine Delacour, Laura Diaz, , Paz Echeverria, , , , Lisa Ferrero, Sandra Gal, , Natalie Gulbis, Mina Harigae, María Hernández, Wei-Ling Hsu, Pat Hurst, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, , Sarah Kemp, I.K. Kim, , , Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, , , Candie Kung, , Alison Lee, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Min Lee, , Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Maria McBride, , Kristy McPherson, Stephanie Meadow, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Becky Morgan, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Ji Young Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Brooke Pancake, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Sophia Popov, , Paula Reto, Jennifer Rosales, Demi Runas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee-Kyung Seo, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, , Ashleigh Simon, Karin Sjödin, , Jennifer Song, , , , Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, , Cheyenne Woods, , , Sakura Yokomine
Cydney Clanton, Rachel Hetherington, Seon-Hwa Lee, Ai Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, and Line Vedel qualified for the tournament but did not play.
11. 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 2015 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline
Nationalities in the field[]
North America (66) | South America (4) | Europe (29) | Oceania (6) | Asia (48) | Africa (3) |
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Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Inbee Park | ![]() |
2013, 2014 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 273 | −19 | 1 |
Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
2007 | 74 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 283 | −9 | T7 |
Karrie Webb | ![]() |
2001 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 283 | −9 | T7 |
Anna Nordqvist | ![]() |
2009 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 284 | −8 | T9 |
Shanshan Feng | ![]() |
2012 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 286 | −6 | T13 |
Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
2010 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 287 | −5 | T19 |
Laura Davies | ![]() |
1994, 1996 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 295 | +3 | T53 |
Juli Inkster | ![]() |
1999, 2000 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 295 | +3 | T53 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Years won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Yani Tseng | ![]() |
2008, 2011 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +4 |
Se Ri Pak | ![]() |
2002, 2006 | 84 | WD | 84 | +11 |
Course layout[]
West Course
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 180 | 395 | 436 | 410 | 545 | 140 | 328 | 421 | 475 | 3,330 | 296 | 424 | 473 | 379 | 154 | 492 | 216 | 374 | 532 | 3,340 | 6,670 |
Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 73 |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Jenny Shin | ![]() |
66 | −7 |
2 | Brooke Henderson | ![]() |
67 | −6 |
T3 | Charley Hull | ![]() |
68 | −5 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | ![]() | |||
Karrie Webb | ![]() | |||
T6 | ![]() |
69 | −4 | |
Karine Icher | ![]() | |||
T8 | Chella Choi | ![]() |
70 | −3 |
Sandra Gal | ![]() | |||
Christie Kerr | ![]() | |||
Kim Hyo-joo | ![]() | |||
Kim Sei-young | ![]() | |||
Joanna Klatten | ![]() | |||
Jessica Korda | ![]() | |||
Candie Kung | ![]() | |||
Min Lee | ![]() | |||
Stacy Lewis | ![]() | |||
Brittany Lincicome | ![]() | |||
Azahara Muñoz | ![]() | |||
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Jennifer Song | ![]() | |||
Lexi Thompson | ![]() |
Second round[]
Friday, June 12, 2015
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Kim Sei-young | ![]() |
70-68=138 | −8 |
T2 | Inbee Park | ![]() |
71-68=139 | −7 |
Karrie Webb | ![]() |
68-71=139 | ||
T4 | Brooke Henderson | ![]() |
67-73=140 | −6 |
Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
74-66=140 | ||
T6 | Stacy Lewis | ![]() |
70-71=141 | −5 |
Jenny Shin | ![]() |
66-75=141 | ||
T8 | Caroline Hedwall | ![]() |
71-71=142 | −4 |
Charley Hull | ![]() |
68-74=142 | ||
Cristie Kerr | ![]() |
70-72=142 | ||
Candie Kung | ![]() |
70-72=142 | ||
Gerina Piller | ![]() |
72-70=142 | ||
Lexi Thompson | ![]() |
70-72=142 |
Third round[]
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Inbee Park | ![]() |
71-68-66=205 | −14 |
2 | Kim Sei-young | ![]() |
70-68-69=207 | −12 |
T3 | Brooke Henderson | ![]() |
67-73-71=211 | −8 |
Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
74-66-71=211 | ||
Karrie Webb | ![]() |
68-71-72=211 | ||
6 | Morgan Pressel | ![]() |
73-70-69=212 | −7 |
T7 | Shanshan Feng | ![]() |
73-72-68=213 | −6 |
Kim Hyo-joo | ![]() |
70-74-69=213 | ||
Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
70-74-69=213 | ||
T10 | Julieta Granada | ![]() |
72-71-71=214 | −5 |
Stacy Lewis | ![]() |
70-71-73=214 | ||
Anna Nordqvist | ![]() |
71-73-70=214 | ||
Lexi Thompson | ![]() |
70-72-72=214 | ||
Sakura Yokomine | ![]() |
74-71-69=214 |
Final round[]
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Inbee Park | ![]() |
71-68-66-68=273 | −19 | 525,000 |
2 | Kim Sei-young | ![]() |
70-68-69-71=278 | −14 | 323,230 |
3 | Lexi Thompson | ![]() |
70-72-72-66=280 | −12 | 234,480 |
4 | Brittany Lincicome | ![]() |
70-74-69-68=281 | −11 | 181,389 |
T5 | Brooke Henderson | ![]() |
67-73-71-71=282 | −10 | 132,725 |
Morgan Pressel | ![]() |
73-70-69-70=282 | |||
T7 | Suzann Pettersen | ![]() |
74-66-71-72=283 | −9 | 93,793 |
Karrie Webb | ![]() |
68-71-72-72=283 | |||
T9 | Kim Hyo-joo | ![]() |
70-74-69-71=284 | −8 | 72,261 |
Anna Nordqvist | ![]() |
71-73-70-70=284 | |||
Gerina Piller | ![]() |
72-70-73-69=284 |
Scorecard[]
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[6]
References[]
- ^ Sirak, Ron. "LPGA joins forces with PGA of America, will rebrand the LPGA Championship the Women's PGA". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Eligibility Criteria Announced For 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ Qualified Players Archived March 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Updated April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Brooke Henderson, 17, to compete in first LPGA major since turning pro". ESPN. Associated Press. May 11, 2015.
- ^ "Nocera accepts sponsor exemption for 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". PGA of America. June 4, 2015.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
External links[]
- Women's PGA Championship
- Golf in New York (state)
- Sports competitions in New York (state)
- 2015 in women's golf
- 2015 in American women's sports
- 2015 in sports in New York (state)
- June 2015 sports events in the United States