2015 Women's PGA Championship

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.

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)

Westchester 
Country Club

Location in the United States

Westchester 
Country Club

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

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)

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

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
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

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.

External links

• Official website