2026 Women's PGA Championship

2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 25–28, 2026
LocationChaska, Minnesota
44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W / 44.834; -93.591
CourseHazeltine National Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
TourLPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,807 yards (6,224 m)
Field156 players, 70 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$13,000,000
Winner's share$1,950,000
Champion
South Korea Ryu Hae-ran
275 (−13)
Hazeltine is located in the United States
Hazeltine
Hazeltine
Location in the United States
Hazeltine is located in Minnesota
Hazeltine
Hazeltine
Location in Minnesota

The 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship is the 72nd Women's PGA Championship. It is being played June 25–28 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Hazeltine previously hosted the Women's PGA Championship in 2019, won by Hannah Green.[1] It also hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1966 and 1977.

The PGA Championship was the third of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2026 season.

Ryu Hae-ran won her first major championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon.[2]

Field

The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.[3][4][a]

1. Sponsor invitations

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA 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. Order of Merit winners from the Ladies European Tour, LPGA of Japan Tour, and LPGA of Korea Tour

6. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship

7. Professionals ranked No. 1–70 on the Women's World Golf Rankings on May 25, 2026

8. The top eight finishers at the 2025 LPGA Professionals National Championship

  • Sandra Changkija
  • Nicole Felce
  • Loretta Giovannettone
  • Allie Knight
  • Kim Paez
  • Natalie Vivaldi
  • Allie White
  • Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth did not play

9. The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2025 LPGA Professionals National Championship) at the 2026 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship

  • Joanna Coe

10. Any player who did not compete in the 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity[b]

11. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2026 CME Globe Points list

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Ina Yoon tied the tournament record with a 9-under-par 63 to take a two stroke lead over Karis Davidson. Nelly Korda, winner of the season's first two majors, shot 70 and was in T-19 place.[5]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Ina Yoon63−9
2Australia Karis Davidson65−7
T3South Korea Kim A-lim67−5
United States Alexa Pano
T5South Korea Choi Hye-jin68−4
United States Megan Khang
Germany Aline Krauter
T8Japan Ayaka Furue69−3
Canada Brooke Henderson
Germany Esther Henseleit
Chinese Taipei Hsu Wei-ling
United States Alison Lee
United States Andrea Lee
South Korea Lee Dong-eun
Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Thailand Jeeno Thitikul
United States Jing Yan
South Korea Amy Yang

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, June 26, 2026

Ina Yoon widen her lead to five strokes by shooting a second round 69. Tied for second place were four golfers including Nasa Hataoka and Ryu Hae-ran who both shot 64, the low rounds of the day. Nelly Korda, seeking her third major win of the season, shot 68 to climb into a tie for sixth place.[7]

The cut came at 145 (+1) with 70 players advancing to the final two rounds.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Ina Yoon63-69=132−12
T2Japan Nasa Hataoka73-64=137−7
Canada Brooke Henderson69-68=137
South Korea Kim A-lim67-70=137
South Korea Ryu Hae-ran73-64=137
T6United States Nelly Korda70-68=138−6
South Korea Lee Dong-eun69-69=138
T8Australia Karis Davidson65-74=139−5
Thailand Patty Tavatanakit71-68=139
China Zhang Weiwei71-68=139

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Ryu Hae-ran shot a 68 (4-under-par) round to take a one-stroke lead over Brooke Henderson. Ina Yoon, leader for the first two days, shot a 75 (3-over-par) to drop to third place.[8]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Ryu Hae-ran73-64-68=205−11
2Canada Brooke Henderson69-68-69=206−10
3South Korea Ina Yoon63-69-75=207−9
T4South Korea Kim A-lim67-70-71=208−8
Netherlands Dewi Weber70-70-68=208
T6United States Nelly Korda70-68-71=209−7
United States Alison Lee69-72-68=209
T8Australia Karis Davidson65-74-71=210−6
South Korea Lee Dong-eun69-69-72=210
United States Auston Kim71-70-69=210

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Ryu Hae-ran shot a 2-under-par 70 to claimed her first major championship by two stokes over Ina Yoon.[9]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1South Korea Ryu Hae-ran73-64-68-70=275−131,950,000
2South Korea Ina Yoon63-69-75-70=277−111,169,108
T3Canada Brooke Henderson69-68-69-72=278−10752,090
Netherlands Dewi Weber70-70-68-70=278
T5United States Allisen Corpuz71-70-70-70=281−7440,589
United States Auston Kim71-70-69-71=281
United States Alison Lee69-72-68-72=281
T8South Korea Kim A-lim67-70-71-74=282−6275,235
South Korea Kim Sei-young72-71-70-69=282
United States Nelly Korda70-68-71-73=282
Thailand Jeeno Thitikul69-71-72-70=282

Source:[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ (a) – denotes amateur
  2. ↑ As approved by the Women's PGA Championship in conjunction with the player’s home tour, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the 2026 Women's PGA Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Hazeltine National Golf Club to host '26 Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. Reuters. October 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Haeran Ryu, 10 shots behind after Round 1, wins Women's PGA". ESPN. June 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship – Entries". LPGA. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "How the Field Qualifies for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. May 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ina Yoon ties Women's PGA record with 63, leads by two shots". ESPN. Associated Press. June 25, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship – Leaderboard". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "Ina Yoon widens Women's PGA Championship lead to 5 strokes". ESPN. Associated Press. June 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Haeran Ryu leading Women's PGA Championship by one shot". ESPN. Associated Press. June 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Haeran Ryu, 10 shots behind after Round 1, wins Women's PGA". ESPN. June 28, 2026.
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