2020 Women's PGA Championship

2020 KPMG Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates	October 8–11, 2020
Location	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania; 40°00′14″N 75°14′36″W / 40.0040°N 75.2432°WCoordinates: 40°00′14″N 75°14′36″W / 40.0040°N 75.2432°W
Course(s)	Aronimink Golf Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,831 yards (6,246 m)
Field	132 players, 75 after cut
Cut	146 (+6)
Prize fund	$4.3 million
Winner's share	$645,000
Champion
	Kim Sei-young
	266 (−14)
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The 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 66th Women's PGA Championship. It was originally scheduled to be played June 25–28 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It was rescheduled to October 8–11 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the third of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2020 season.

Kim Sei-young won with a record low aggregate of 266, 14 under par, after a final round 63. She finished five strokes ahead of Inbee Park, who had a last round of 65.^[1]

Field[]

The field included 132 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.^[2] With the exception of one place reserved for the winner of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the final field was set on September 22.^[3]

Leading contenders were expected to include world number two Nelly Korda, 2017 winner and world number three Danielle Kang, world number four and 2020 ANA Inspiration runner-up Brooke Henderson, and 2018 winner and world number six Park Sung-hyun. Several top-ranked South Koreans did not play, including world number one Ko Jin-young, Ryu So-yeon, Kim Hyo-joo and Lee Jeong-eun. Also in the field were six club professionals. Sandra Gal and Julia Engström were the recipients of the two sponsors invites.^[4]

Qualification criteria[]

Active LPGA Hall of Fame members
Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship since the start of 2015
Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament since the start of 2018
Winner of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in 2019
Professionals who finished in the top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of March 16, 2020
Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of September 15, 2020
The top-8 finishers at the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship
The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2020 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2019
Maximum of two sponsor invites
Any player who did not compete in the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete.
LPGA members ranked in the order of their position on the 2020 official money list as of the commitment deadline
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 2020 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Inbee Park	South Korea	2013, 2014, 2015	70	70	66	65	271	−9	2
Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	2009	69	68	68	71	276	−4	5
Brooke Henderson	Canada	2016	71	69	65	72	277	−3	6
Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	2018	71	71	69	71	282	+2	17
Hannah Green	Australia	2019	79	66	72	67	284	+4	T23
Danielle Kang	United States	2017	68	69	73	76	286	+6	T33
Cristie Kerr	United States	2010	71	74	72	70	287	+7	T37
Laura Davies	England	1994, 1996	75	70	75	75	295	+15	72

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Brittany Lincicome	United States	67	−3
T1	Kelly Tan	Malaysia	67	−3
T3	Carlota Ciganda	Spain	68	−2
	Cydney Clanton	United States
	Danielle Kang	United States
	Lydia Ko	New Zealand
	Gaby López	Mexico
	Linnea Ström	Sweden
T9	Matilda Castren	Finland	69	−1
	Pernilla Lindberg	Sweden
	Anna Nordqvist	Sweden
	Amy Yang	South Korea

Second round[]

Friday, October 9, 2020

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	71-65=136	−4
T2	Carlota Ciganda	Spain	68-69=137	−3
	Danielle Kang	United States	68-69=137
	Jennifer Kupcho	United States	72-65=137
	Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	69-68=137
T6	Ashleigh Buhai	South Africa	70-68=138	−2
	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	68-70=138
	Lauren Stephenson	United States	70-68=138
	Linnea Ström	Sweden	68-70=138
	Kelly Tan	Malaysia	67-71=138

Third round[]

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	71-65-67=203	−7
T2	Brooke Henderson	Canada	71-69-65=205	−5
T2	Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	69-68-68=205	−5
4	Inbee Park	South Korea	70-70-66=206	−4
5	Bianca Pagdanganan	Philippines	77-65-65=207	−3
T6	Carlota Ciganda	Spain	68-69-71=208	−2
	Mina Harigae	United States	74-68-66=208
	Jennifer Kupcho	United States	72-65-71=208
	Gaby López	Mexico	68-72-68=208
10	Nasa Hataoka	Japan	72-69-68=209	−1

Final round[]

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	71-65-67-63=266	−14	645,000
2	Inbee Park	South Korea	70-70-66-65=271	−9	388,569
T3	Carlota Ciganda	Spain	68-69-71-65=273	−7	249,967
T3	Nasa Hataoka	Japan	72-69-68-64=273	−7	249,967
5	Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	69-68-68-71=276	−4	175,511
6	Brooke Henderson	Canada	71-69-65-72=277	−3	143,599
T7	Charley Hull	England	70-71-69-69=279	−1	112,752
T7	Jennifer Kupcho	United States	72-65-71-71=279	−1	112,752
T9	Brittany Lincicome	United States	67-72-72-69=280	E	83,765
	Gaby López	Mexico	68-72-68-72=280
	Bianca Pagdanganan	Philippines	77-65-65-73=280
	Lauren Stephenson	United States	70-68-74-68=280

References[]

^ "Sei Young Kim fires 63 to seal KPMG Women's PGA, first major win". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2020.
^ "Qualification criteria". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ Rogers, Amy (September 23, 2020). "Sandra Gal and Julia Engstrom receive sponsor invites to KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ Nichols, Beth Ann (September 28, 2020). "KPMG Women's PGA field nearly set, Haley Moore in favorable position to take final spot". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

External links[]

Preceded by 2020 ANA Inspiration	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2020 U.S. Women's Open

[1] "Sei Young Kim fires 63 to seal KPMG Women's PGA, first major win". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2020.

[2] "Qualification criteria". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[3] Rogers, Amy (September 23, 2020). "Sandra Gal and Julia Engstrom receive sponsor invites to KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[4] Nichols, Beth Ann (September 28, 2020). "KPMG Women's PGA field nearly set, Haley Moore in favorable position to take final spot". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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