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2015 Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 11–14, 2015
LocationHarrison, New York, U.S.
Course(s)Westchester Country Club,
West Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,670 yards (6,100 m)
Field156 players, 73 after cut
Cut147 (+1)
Prize fund$3.5 million
Winner's share$525,000
Champion
South Korea Inbee Park
273 (−19)
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Westchester  Country Club is located in the United States
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Westchester  Country Club is located in New York
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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.

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

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

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

Nationalities in the field

North America (66) South America (4) Europe (29) Oceania (6) Asia (48) Africa (3)
 Canada (4)  Chile (1)  England (4)  Australia (5)  China (5)  South Africa (3)
 Mexico (1)  Colombia (2)  Northern Ireland (1)  New Zealand (1)  Israel (1)
 United States (61)  Paraguay (1)  Scotland (1)  Japan (4)
 Wales (1)  Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (1)  Philippines (1)
 France (4)  South Korea (27)
 Germany (3)  Taiwan (4)
 Netherlands (2)  Thailand (5)
 Norway (1)
 Spain (5)
 Sweden (6)

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 71 68 66 68 273 −19 1
Suzann Pettersen  Norway 2007 74 66 71 72 283 −9 T7
Karrie Webb  Australia 2001 68 71 72 72 283 −9 T7
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 2009 71 73 70 70 284 −8 T9
Shanshan Feng  China 2012 73 72 68 73 286 −6 T13
Cristie Kerr  United States 2010 70 72 73 72 287 −5 T19
Laura Davies  England 1994, 1996 72 74 74 75 295 +3 T53
Juli Inkster  United States 1999, 2000 73 73 79 70 295 +3 T53

Missed the cut

Player Country Years won R1 R2 Total To par
Yani Tseng  Taiwan 2008, 2011 76 74 150 +4
Se Ri Pak  South Korea 2002, 2006 84 WD 84 +11

Course layout

Main article: Westchester Country Club

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

First round

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Jenny Shin  South Korea 66 −7
2 Brooke Henderson  Canada 67 −6
T3 Charley Hull  England 68 −5
Moriya Jutanugarn  Thailand
Karrie Webb  Australia
T6 Simin Feng  China 69 −4
Karine Icher  France
T8 Chella Choi  South Korea 70 −3
Sandra Gal  Germany
Christie Kerr  United States
Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea
Kim Sei-young  South Korea
Joanna Klatten  France
Jessica Korda  United States
Candie Kung  Taiwan
Min Lee  Taiwan
Stacy Lewis  United States
Brittany Lincicome  United States
Azahara Muñoz  Spain
Jane Rah  United States
Jennifer Song  United States
Lexi Thompson  United States

Second round

Friday, June 12, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 70-68=138 −8
T2 Inbee Park  South Korea 71-68=139 −7
Karrie Webb  Australia 68-71=139
T4 Brooke Henderson  Canada 67-73=140 −6
Suzann Pettersen  Norway 74-66=140
T6 Stacy Lewis  United States 70-71=141 −5
Jenny Shin  South Korea 66-75=141
T8 Caroline Hedwall  Sweden 71-71=142 −4
Charley Hull  England 68-74=142
Cristie Kerr  United States 70-72=142
Candie Kung  Taiwan 70-72=142
Gerina Piller  United States 72-70=142
Lexi Thompson  United States 70-72=142

Third round

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Inbee Park  South Korea 71-68-66=205 −14
2 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 70-68-69=207 −12
T3 Brooke Henderson  Canada 67-73-71=211 −8
Suzann Pettersen  Norway 74-66-71=211
Karrie Webb  Australia 68-71-72=211
6 Morgan Pressel  United States 73-70-69=212 −7
T7 Shanshan Feng  China 73-72-68=213 −6
Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 70-74-69=213
Brittany Lincicome  United States 70-74-69=213
T10 Julieta Granada  Paraguay 72-71-71=214 −5
Stacy Lewis  United States 70-71-73=214
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 71-73-70=214
Lexi Thompson  United States 70-72-72=214
Sakura Yokomine  Japan 74-71-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Inbee Park  South Korea 71-68-66-68=273 −19 525,000
2 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 70-68-69-71=278 −14 323,230
3 Lexi Thompson  United States 70-72-72-66=280 −12 234,480
4 Brittany Lincicome  United States 70-74-69-68=281 −11 181,389
T5 Brooke Henderson  Canada 67-73-71-71=282 −10 132,725
Morgan Pressel  United States 73-70-69-70=282
T7 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 74-66-71-72=283 −9 93,793
Karrie Webb  Australia 68-71-72-72=283
T9 Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 70-74-69-71=284 −8 72,261
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 71-73-70-70=284
Gerina Piller  United States 72-70-73-69=284

Scorecard

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
South Korea Park −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −17 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −19
South Korea Kim −12 −13 −12 −11 −12 −13 −14 −15 −13 −14 −14 −15 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14
United States Thompson −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8 −9 −10 −11 −11 −12 −13 −13 −13 −12 −12 −12
United States Lincicome −5 −6 −6 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −10 −11
Canada Henderson −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10
United States 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

  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.
  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.
  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.
  6. ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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