| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Varies - United States Sammamish, Washington (2024) |
| Established | 1955, 69 years ago |
| Course(s) | Sahalee Country Club |
| Par | 72 (2024) |
| Length | 6,731 yards (6,155 m) (2024) |
| Organized by | PGA of America (2015–present) LPGA (1955–2014) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $10.4 million (2024)[1] |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Kim Sei-young (2020) |
| To par | −19 Nelly Korda (2021) −19 Inbee Park (2015) −19 Yani Tseng (2011) −19 Cristie Kerr (2010) |
| Current champion | |
 Amy Yang | |
 2024 Women's PGA Championship | |
The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a women's professional golf tournament. First held in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour, which does not recognize any of the three majors played in the United States.
Formerly known as the LPGA Championship, the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) announced in 2014 that the PGA of America would become a partner of the event, and that it would be renamed the Women's PGA Championship beginning in 2015—becoming a sister event to the men's PGA Championship (in a similar manner to the U.S. Women's Open being a sister event to the men's U.S. Open). The partnership included a new title sponsorship agreement with KPMG, an increase in purse, and a commitment by NBC to provide network television coverage of the weekend rounds.[2]
The PGA of America partnership also allowed the tournament to be held at various top courses around the United States. Previously, the LPGA Championship had been usually held at a consistent location each year, most recently near Rochester, New York as part of a title sponsorship agreement with Western New York–based supermarket chain Wegmans.
- ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship Purse Increases to $10.4 Million". LPGA. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Sirak, Ron. "LPGA joins forces with PGA of America, will rebrand the LPGA Championship the Women's PGA". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2019-06-20.