2015 Women's PGA Championship

2015 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
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
	Inbee Park
	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.

Westchester
Country Club

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Location in the United States

Westchester
Country Club

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Location in New York

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 edit

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 edit

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 Lee Bo-Mee did not play

7. The top eight finishers at the 2014 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Jean Bartholomew, Elizabeth Caron, Alison Curdt, Lisa Grimes, Amanda Moore, Karen Paolozzi, Laurie Rinker, Charlotta Sörenstam

Anne Marie Goslak, and Ashley Grier 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, Karlin Beck, Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, Danah Bordner, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Jacqui Concolino, Perrine Delacour, Laura Diaz, Kendall Dye, Paz Echeverria, Victoria Elizabeth, Simin Feng, Yueer Cindy Feng, Lisa Ferrero, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, 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, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, I.K. Kim, SooBin Kim, Sue Kim, Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, Therese Koelbaek, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Alison Lee, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Min Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Maria McBride, Lisa McCloskey, 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, Jane Rah, Paula Reto, Jennifer Rosales, Demi Runas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee-Kyung Seo, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Kelly Shon, Ashleigh Simon, Karin Sjödin, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Marissa Steen, Jackie Stoelting, Jenny Suh, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, 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

Course layout edit

West Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
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 edit

First round edit

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Jenny Shin	66	−7
2	Brooke Henderson	67	−6
T3	Charley Hull	68	−5
	Moriya Jutanugarn
	Karrie Webb
T6	Simin Feng	69	−4
T6	Karine Icher	69	−4
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
	Jane Rah
	Jennifer Song
	Lexi Thompson

Second round edit

Friday, June 12, 2015

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Kim Sei-young	70-68=138	−8
T2	Inbee Park	71-68=139	−7
T2	Karrie Webb	68-71=139	−7
T4	Brooke Henderson	67-73=140	−6
T4	Suzann Pettersen	74-66=140	−6
T6	Stacy Lewis	70-71=141	−5
T6	Jenny Shin	66-75=141	−5
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 edit

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Place	Player	Score	To par
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 edit

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
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
T5	Morgan Pressel	73-70-69-70=282	−10	132,725
T7	Suzann Pettersen	74-66-71-72=283	−9	93,793
T7	Karrie Webb	68-71-72-72=283	−9	93,793
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 edit

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	5	3	4	5
Park	−14	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−16	−16	−17	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−19
Kim	−12	−13	−12	−11	−12	−13	−14	−15	−13	−14	−14	−15	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14
Thompson	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−8	−9	−10	−11	−11	−12	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−12
Lincicome	−5	−6	−6	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−10	−11	−10	−11
Henderson	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10
Pressel	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−7	−5	−5	−6	−7	−8	−9	−9	−10	−10	−9	−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

Source:^[6]

References edit

^ 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 edit

Official website

41°00′N 73°42′W / 41.0°N 73.7°W / 41.0; -73.7

[1] Sirak, Ron. "LPGA joins forces with PGA of America, will rebrand the LPGA Championship the Women's PGA". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

[selection-2] "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-3] Qualified Players Archived March 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Updated April 21, 2015.

[4] "Brooke Henderson, 17, to compete in first LPGA major since turning pro". ESPN. Associated Press. May 11, 2015.

[5] "Nocera accepts sponsor exemption for 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". PGA of America. June 4, 2015.

[rd4scr-6] "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

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