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. 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.
Field The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.
1. Sponsor invitations
Amari Avery Kate Smith-Stroh
2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
Chun In-gee (11) Hannah Green (4,7,11) Brooke Henderson (4,7,11) Danielle Kang Kim Sei-young (4,7,11) Nelly Korda (4,7,11) Minjee Lee (6,7,11) Anna Nordqvist (11) Park Sung-hyun Yani Tseng Amy Yang (11) Yin Ruoning (4,7,11)
Cristie Kerr did not play
3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year
Céline Boutier (4,7,11) Ashleigh Buhai Allisen Corpuz (7,11) Ayaka Furue (7,11) Grace Kim (7,11) Lydia Ko (4,7,11) Jennifer Kupcho (4,7,11) Mao Saigo (7,11) Yuka Saso (11) Maja Stark (7,11) Patty Tavatanakit (4,7,11) Lilia Vu (4,11) Miyū Yamashita (4,6,7,11)
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
Carlota Ciganda (7,11) Lauren Coughlin (7,11) Linn Grant (7,11) Nasa Hataoka (7,11) Charley Hull (7,11) Hwang You-min (7,11) Im Jin-hee (7,11) Chisato Iwai (6,7,11) Akie Iwai (7,11) Moriya Jutanugarn Gina Kim (11) Kim A-lim (7,11) Kim Hyo-joo (7,11) Lee Mi-hyang (7,11) Lee So-mi (6,7,11) Ingrid Lindblad (11) Yealimi Noh (7,11) Ryu Hae-ran (7,11) Linnea Ström (11) Thidapa Suwannapura (11) Rio Takeda (7,11) Jeeno Thitikul (6,7,11) Wang Xinying (7) Chanettee Wannasaen (6,11) Yana Wilson (11) Lottie Woad (7,11) Angel Yin (6,7,11) Rose Zhang (11)
Madelene Sagström (11) and Bailey Tardy (11) did not play
5. Order of Merit winners from the Ladies European Tour, LPGA of Japan Tour, and LPGA of Korea Tour Shannon Tan Shuri Sakuma (7) and Yoo Hyun-jo (7) did not play
6. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
Choi Hye-jin (7,11) Hsu Wei-ling (11) Auston Kim (7,11) Pauline Roussin (11)
7. Professionals ranked No. 1–70 on the Women's World Golf Rankings on May 25, 2026
Casandra Alexander Pajaree Anannarukarn (11) Jenny Bae (11) Lindy Duncan (11) Esther Henseleit (11) Anna Huang Ariya Jutanugarn (11) Minami Katsu (11) Megan Khang (11) Ko Jin-young (11) Shiho Kuwaki Andrea Lee (11) Liu Yan (11) Gaby López (11) Nanna Koerstz Madsen (11) Mimi Rhodes (11) Ina Yoon (11)
Yuna Araki, Bang Shin-sil, Hong Jung-min, Yui Kawamoto, Kim Min-sol, Ko Ji-won, Lee Da-yeon, Lee Ye-won, Ro Seung-hui, Jiyai Shin, Fuka Suga, Ai Suzuki, and Sayaka Takahashi did not play
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 Alison Lee
11. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2026 CME Globe Points list
An Na-rin Aditi Ashok Saki Baba Laetitia Beck Ana Belac Helen Briem Nicole Broch Estrup Briana Chacon Jennifer Chang Robyn Choi Chella Choi Olivia Cowan Karis Davidson Manon De Roey Perrine Delacour Amanda Doherty Brianna Do Gemma Dryburgh Jodi Ewart Shadoff Isabella Fierro Laney Frye Isi Gabsa Sofia García Melanie Green Nataliya Guseva Erika Hara Muni He Daniela Holmqvist Jeon Ji-won Joo Soo-bin Minji Kang Gurleen Kaur Frida Kinhult Aline Krauter Maude-Aimee Leblanc Lee Dong-eun Lucy Li Mary Liu Ruixin Liu Yu Liu Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Julia López Ramirez Polly Mack Leona Maguire Brooke Matthews Stephanie Meadow Carolina Melgrati Morgane Métraux Azahara Muñoz Nastasia Nadaud Yuna Nishimura Natasha Andrea Oon Ryann O'Toole Alexa Pano Pornanong Phatlum Cassie Porter Jessica Porvasnik Gabriela Ruffels Lizette Salas Sophia Schubert Hinako Shibuno Jenny Shin Chiara Tamburlini Carla Tejedo Mulet Suvichaya Vinijchaitham Lauren Walsh Dewi Weber Jing Yan Yuri Yoshida Arpichaya Yubol Zhang Weiwei Zhang Yahui
Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Ruixin Liu, and Lexi Thompson did not play
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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ina Yoon 63 −92 Karis Davidson 65 −7T3 Kim A-lim 67 −5 Alexa PanoT5 Choi Hye-jin 68 −4 Megan Khang Aline KrauterT8 Ayaka Furue 69 −3 Brooke Henderson Esther Henseleit Hsu Wei-ling Alison Lee Andrea Lee Lee Dong-eun Nanna Koerstz Madsen Jeeno Thitikul Jing Yan Amy Yang Source:
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.
The cut came at 145 (+1) with 70 players advancing to the final two rounds.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ina Yoon 63-69=132 −12T2 Nasa Hataoka 73-64=137 −7 Brooke Henderson 69-68=137 Kim A-lim 67-70=137 Ryu Hae-ran 73-64=137T6 Nelly Korda 70-68=138 −6 Lee Dong-eun 69-69=138T8 Karis Davidson 65-74=139 −5 Patty Tavatanakit 71-68=139 Zhang Weiwei 71-68=139 Source:
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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Ryu Hae-ran 73-64-68=205 −112 Brooke Henderson 69-68-69=206 −103 Ina Yoon 63-69-75=207 −9T4 Kim A-lim 67-70-71=208 −8 Dewi Weber 70-70-68=208T6 Nelly Korda 70-68-71=209 −7 Alison Lee 69-72-68=209T8 Karis Davidson 65-74-71=210 −6 Lee Dong-eun 69-69-72=210 Auston Kim 71-70-69=210 Source:
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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Ryu Hae-ran 73-64-68-70=275 −13 1,950,0002 Ina Yoon 63-69-75-70=277 −11 1,169,108T3 Brooke Henderson 69-68-69-72=278 −10 752,090 Dewi Weber 70-70-68-70=278T5 Allisen Corpuz 71-70-70-70=281 −7 440,589 Auston Kim 71-70-69-71=281 Alison Lee 69-72-68-72=281T8 Kim A-lim 67-70-71-74=282 −6 275,235 Kim Sei-young 72-71-70-69=282 Nelly Korda 70-68-71-73=282 Jeeno Thitikul 69-71-72-70=282 Source:
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References
External links Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site