2017 Women's PGA Championship

2017 Women's PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 29 – July 2, 2017
Location	Olympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s)	Olympia Fields Country Club North Course [1]
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,588 yards (6,024 m)[2]
Field	156 players, 74 after cut
Cut	144 (+2)
Prize fund	$3.5 million
Winner's share	$525,000
Champion
Danielle Kang
271 (−13)
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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.

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)

• Juli Inkster (2,12) did not play

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

• Pak Se-ri did not play

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)

• Ahn Sun-ju and Jang Ha-na (12) did not play

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)

• Kim Ha-neul, Lee Bo-mee, and Teresa Lu did not play

7. Gold Medal winner at the 2016 Rio Olympics

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

, , Wendy Doolan, , , , ,

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

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, , , , , , Cydney Clanton, Holly Clyburn, , Perrine Delacour, , Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, , Laura Gonzalez Escallon, , Mina Harigae, Nasa Hataoka, Céline Herbin, Dani Holmqvist, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, , Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, , Bronte Law, Ilhee Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang, Min Lee, Amelia Lewis, Lin Xiyu, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, , Ally McDonald, Stephanie Meadow, Wichanee Meechai, Ai Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, , Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Brooke Pancake, Annie Park, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Emily Kristine Pedersen, , Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Demi Runas, Madelene Sagström, , Alena Sharp, , , Jennifer Song, , , , Thidapa Suwannapura, Kelly Tan, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, , Angel Yin, Sakura Yokomine, Pavarisa Yoktuan

• and Mika Miyazato 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 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)

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Brooke Henderson	Canada	2016	68	69	69	66	272	−12	2
Inbee Park	South Korea	2013, 2014, 2015	73	67	69	68	277	−7	T7
Suzann Pettersen	Norway	2007	71	71	66	73	282	−2	T25

Missed the cut[]

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Yani Tseng	Taiwan	2008, 2011	74	72	146	+4
Laura Davies	England	1994, 1996	78	69	147	+5
Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	2009	74	73	147	+5
Cristie Kerr	United States	2010	78	70	148	+6
Shanshan Feng	China	2012	74	77	151	+9
Karrie Webb	Australia	2001	77	73	153	+11

Round summaries[]

First round[]

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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Amy Yang	South Korea	65	−6
2	Chella Choi	South Korea	66	−5
3	Brittany Altomare	United States	67	−4
T4	Brooke Henderson	Canada	68	−3
		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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Danielle Kang	United States	69-66=135	−7
	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	69-66=135
T3	Chella Choi	South Korea	66-70=136	−6
	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	England	70-66=136
	Lee Mi-hyang	South Korea	69-67=136
	Brittany Lincicome	United States	70-66=136
	Amy Yang	South Korea	65-71=136
T8	Brooke Henderson	Canada	68-69=137	−5
	Moriya Jutanugarn	Thailand	69-68=137
	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	69-68=137
		Australia	70-67=137

Third round[]

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Chella Choi	South Korea	66-70-67=203	−10
	Danielle Kang	United States	69-66-68=203
3	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	70-71-64=205	−8
4	Brooke Henderson	Canada	68-69-69=206	−7
T5	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	69-66-72=207	−6
	Amy Yang	South Korea	65-71-71=207
T7	Moriya Jutanugarn	Thailand	69-68-71=208	−5
		United States	68-71-69=208
	Candie Kung	Chinese Taipei	71-68-69=208
	Lee Mi-hyang	South Korea	69-67-72=208
	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	71-70-67=208
	Gerina Piller	United States	73-66-69=208
	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	69-68-71=208
	Madelene Sagström	Sweden	70-72-66=208
	Lexi Thompson	United States	70-69-69=208
	Michelle Wie	United States	68-70-70=208

Final round[]

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Danielle Kang	United States	69-66-68-68=271	−13	525,000
2	Brooke Henderson	Canada	68-69-69-66=272	−12	322,446
3	Chella Choi	South Korea	66-70-67-71=274	−10	233,911
T4	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	69-66-72-68=275	−9	148,585
	Lee Mi-hyang	South Korea	69-67-72-67=275
	Amy Yang	South Korea	65-71-71-68=275
T7	Inbee Park	South Korea	73-67-69-68=277	−7	93,565
	Lexi Thompson	United States	70-69-69-69=277
T9	Stacy Lewis	United States	74-67-70-67=278	−6	75,029
		United States	77-63-71-67=278

Source:^[5]

Scorecard[]

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5
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[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Coverage on the LPGA Tour official site

Preceded by 2017 ANA Inspiration

Major Championships

Succeeded by 2017 U.S. Women's Open

Coordinates: 41°31′16″N 87°41′13″W / 41.521°N 87.687°W / 41.521; -87.687