2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

2017 KPMG Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates June 29 – July 2, 2017
Location Olympia Fields, Illinois
Course(s) Olympia Fields Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par 70
Length 7,343 yards (6,714 m)
Field 156 players
Prize fund $3.5 million
Winner's share $525,000
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Olympia Fields Country Club
Location in the United States
Olympia Fields
Country Club
Location in Illinois

The 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship will be the 63rd Women's PGA Championship, scheduled for June 29 – July 2 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois.

Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it will be the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2017 season.

Olympia Fields hosted the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961, and the U.S. Open in 1928 and 2003.

Field

The field includes 156 players who meet one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.

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. Players are eligible based on the following criteria:

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

2. Past winners of the LPGA 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. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship

6. Professionals ranked No. 1-30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of June 5, 2017

7. The top eight finishers at the 2016 LPGA T&CP National Championship

8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup Teams in 2015

9. Maximum of two sponsor invites

10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2017 official money list through the conclusion of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

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 2017 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Past champions expected in the field

Player Country Year(s) won
Brooke Henderson  Canada 2016
Inbee Park  South Korea 2013, 2014, 2015
Shanshan Feng  China 2012
Yani Tseng  Taiwan 2008, 2011
Cristie Kerr  United States 2010
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 2009
Suzann Pettersen  Norway 2007
Se Ri Pak  South Korea 1998, 2002, 2006
Karrie Webb  Australia 2001
Juli Inkster  United States 1999, 2000
Laura Davies  England 1994, 1996

References

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    Preceded by
    2017 ANA Inspiration
    Major Championships Succeeded by
    2017 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

    Coordinates: 41°18′36″N 87°24′49″W / 41.3101°N 87.4137°W / 41.3101; -87.4137

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