2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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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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Country Club
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
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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