2023 Women's PGA Championship

The 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 69th Women's PGA Championship. It was played June 22–25, 2023 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2023 season.[1][2]

2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 22–25, 2023
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club
(Lower Course)
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,831 yards (6,246 m)
Prize fund$10,000,000
Winner's share$1,500,000
Champion
China Yin Ruoning
276 (–8)
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It was won by Yin Ruoning with an aggregate of 276, eight under par. She finished one stroke ahead of Yuka Saso.[3]

Field

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The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.[4]

1. Sponsor invitations

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship

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

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

5. Order of Merit winners from the Ladies European Tour, LPGA of Japan Tour, and LPGA of Korea Tour

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

7. Professionals ranked No. 1–50 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 22, 2023

8. The top eight finishers at the 2022 LPGA T&CP National Championship

9. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2022 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2023 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship

10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2023 CME Globe Points list

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Lee-Anne Pace shot a 5-under-par round of 66 to take a one stroke lead over Brooke Henderson, Lin Xiyu, and Yin Ruoning. Defending champion Chun In-gee shot 74 while world number 1 Ko Jin-young shot 72.[5]

Place Player Score To Par
1   Lee-Anne Pace 66 −5
T2   Brooke Henderson 67 −4
  Lin Xiyu
  Yin Ruoning
5   Wichanee Meechai 68 −3
T6   Celine Borge 69 −2
  Ayaka Furue
  Esther Henseleit
  Leona Maguire
  Yuka Saso
  Jenny Shin

Second round

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Place Player Score To Par
1   Leona Maguire 69-68=137 −5
T2   Celine Borge 69-69=138 −4
  Lin Xiyu 67-71=138
  Mel Reid 71-67=138
T5   Minjee Lee 72-67=139 −3
  Lee-Anne Pace 66-73=139
7   Yin Ruoning 67-73=140 −2
T8   Céline Boutier 70-71=141 −1
  Allisen Corpuz 70-71=141
  Brooke Henderson 67-74=141
  Gina Kim 72-69=141
  Ko Jin-young 72-69=141
  Stephanie Meadow 73-68=141
  Jenny Shin 69-72=141

Third round

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Place Player Score To Par
1   Leona Maguire 69-68-69=206 −7
2   Jenny Shin 69-72-66=207 −6
3   Stephanie Meadow 73-68-67=208 −5
T4   Lee-Anne Pace 66-73-70=209 −4
  Yin Ruoning 67-73-69=209
T6   Lauren Coughlin 75-67-68=210 −3
  Ko Jin-young 72-69-69=210
T8   Mina Harigae 73-68-70=211 −2
  Megan Khang 74-70-67=211
  Lin Xiyu 67-71-73=211
  Yuka Saso 69-73-69=211

Final round

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Place Player Score To Par Prize Money ($)
1   Yin Ruoning 67-73-69-67=276 −8 1,500,000
2   Yuka Saso 69-73-69-66=277 −7 875,130
T3   Carlota Ciganda 72-73-69-64=278 −6 423,070
  Megan Khang 74-70-67-67=278
  Lin Xiyu 67-71-73-67=278
  Stephanie Meadow 73-68-67-70=278
  Anna Nordqvist 74-73-66-65=278
T8   Ayaka Furue 69-75-69-66=279 −5 214,811
  Jenny Shin 69-72-66-72=279
  Rose Zhang 70-74-68-67=279

References

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  1. ^ Uggetti, Paolo (June 21, 2023). "What to watch for at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Rose Zhang in marquee group for 1st major tourney as LPGA pro". ESPN. June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ruoning Yin wins Women's PGA Championship for 1st major title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship – Tournament Entries". LPGA. Retrieved Jun 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66, leads Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. June 22, 2023.
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