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62ND KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIPJune 7 – 12, 2016

Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Wash.

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JUNE 7-12, 2016 SAHALEE COUNTRY CLUB, SAMMAMISH, Wash.Defending Champion: Inbee Park

62ND KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

FACTS AND FORMATPurse and Honors The 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship features a $3.5 million purse. The Championship (formerly the LPGA Championship) is now operated by the PGA of America in partnership with the LPGA. The Champion will receive the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Trophy.

Television The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be broadcast in partnership with NBC and Golf Channel.

First Round, Thursday, June 9 GOLF Channel: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET

Second Round, Friday, June 10 GOLF Channel: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET

Third Round, Saturday, June 11 NBC: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ETGOLF Channel: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET

Fourth Round, Sunday, June 12 NBC: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ETGOLF Channel: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ET

Method of Play Seventy-two holes of stroke play (four rounds of 18 holes). Following the first 36 holes of play, the field of 156 players will be reduced to the low 70 scorers and ties. Those players will advance to complete the final two rounds. In the event of a tie for first place after 72 holes, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff, beginning on Hole No. 18.

If a tie still remains, the playoff will advance to Hole No. 14, 17 and 18 until a winner is determined.

Eligibility The total field will be a maximum of 156 players. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship field will be determined as follows:

• Active LPGA and/or World Golf Hall of Fame members Note: To be considered Active, an LPGA and/or World Golf Hall of Fame member must have participated in 10 official LPGA tournaments within the 12 months prior to the commitment deadline

• Past winners of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (inclusive of all previous winners of the LPGA Championship)

• Professionals who have won an LPGA Major Championship in the previous five (5) years (2011-2015) and during the current year

• Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two (2) calendar years (2014-2015) and during the current year (2016)

• Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

• Professionals ranked No. 1-30 on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings as of May 17, 2016

• The top eight (8) finishers at the 2015 LPGA T&CP National Championship

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

• Maximum of two (2) sponsor invites Note: Invitees must be professionals ranked within the Top 300 on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings at the time of the invitation

• LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2016 Official Money List through the conclusion of the Shoprite LPGA Classic

• If the event is not full, 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 2016 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Rules and Regulations The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association and applied by the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the PGA of America Board of Directors. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is subject to the overall supervision of the PGA of America Board of Directors and the LPGA.

KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS 2 | PGA MEDIA GUIDE 2016

HISTORY The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship continues the rich tradition of the LPGA Championship as the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. The Championship, offering a purse among the highest in women’s golf, brings together a world-class, annual major golf championship with a women’s leadership summit and an ongoing charitable initiative to inspire and develop new generations of female leaders.

It is one of five majors in women’s golf, joining the ANA Inspiration, U.S. Women’s Open, Women’s British Open and The Evian Championship.

Beverly Hanson won the inaugural LPGA Championship in 1955 at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, defeating Louise Suggs in the championship match. It was the only time the LPGA Championship ended in a match-play finale after the initial three rounds were conducted via stroke play.

Past LPGA Champions include many of the greatest names in women’s golf: Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth, Nancy Lopez, Beth Daniel, Betsy King, Juli Inkster, Laura Davies, Annika Sörenstam, Se Ri Pak, Cristie Kerr and Inbee Park.

Mickey Wright won this Championship a record four times (1958, 1960, ’61, ’63). Park, with her victory in 2015 at Westchester Country Club, joined Lopez, Pak, Sörenstam and Whitworth on the short list of three-time winners.

Park (2013-15) also shares the all-time record for consecutive titles with Sörenstam (2003-05). She will attempt to establish a new record in June of 2016.

One of the tenets of the ground-breaking collaboration among KPMG, the PGA of America and the LPGA was that this Championship would be shared with the nation’s finest golf courses and communities.

This commitment yielded quick results. After debuting at the Westchester Country Club outside New York City, it was announced that the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be played at Sahalee Country Club, which is located just 30 minutes east of downtown Seattle. The 2017 and ’18 Championships will both be played in the greater Chicagoland area at Olympia Fields Country Club and Kemper Lakes Golf Club, respectively. All of these golf venues share one trait; they have championship pedigree.

2016 KPMG PGA Championship, Sahalee Golf Club Clubhouse

HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In TOTAL

PAR 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 36 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 35 71

YARDS 384 507 388 390 163 496 419 433 173 3,353 397 543 432 153 370 396 379 181 421 3,271 6,624

2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship – Official Yardages at Sahalee Country Club

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CUT Lydia Ko 72-76=148 -CUT Jessica Korda 70-78=148 -CUT Xi Yu Lin 73-75=148 -CUT Ryann O’Toole 73-75=148 -CUT Mariajo Uribe 72-76=148 -CUT Carlota Ciganda 74-75=149 -CUT Jacqui Concolino 77-72=149 -CUT Victoria Elizabeth 74-75=149 -CUT I.K. Kim 74-75=149 -CUT Katherine Kirk 75-74=149 -CUT Min Seo Kwak 74-75=149 -CUT Lisa McCloskey 75-74=149 -CUT Hee Young Park 73-76=149 -CUT Paula Reto 71-78=149 -CUT Jing Yan 71-78=149 -CUT Maria Hernandez 76-74=150 -CUT Pat Hurst 73-77=150 -CUT Christina Kim 71-79=150 -CUT Amelia Lewis 75-75=150 -CUT Pernilla Lindberg 71-79=150 -CUT Pornanong Phatlum 76-74=150 -CUT Jennifer Rosales 73-77=150 -CUT Yani Tseng 76-74=150 -CUT Karlin Beck 75-76=151 -CUT Simin Feng 69-82=151 -CUT Natalie Gulbis 74-77=151 -CUT Jennifer Johnson 76-75=151 -CUT Danielle Kang 77-74=151 -CUT Rebecca Lee-Bentham 78-73=151 -CUT Belen Mozo 76-75=151 -CUT Brooke Pancake 76-75=151 -CUT Demi Runas 78-73=151 -CUT Dewi Claire Schreefel 74-77=151 -CUT Karin Sjodin 75-76=151 -CUT Katie Burnett 75-77=152 -CUT Eun-Hee Ji 75-77=152 -CUT Ariya Jutanugarn 77-75=152 -CUT Haeji Kang 76-76=152 -CUT Sophia Popov 71-81=152 -CUT Sandra Changkija 77-76=153 -

Champion: Inbee Park, South KoreaSite: Westchester Country Club Harrison, New YorkDate June 11–14 Purse: $3,500,000Par: 73 6,670 yardsField: 156 Cut at 147 73 players advanced

2015 Inbee Park posted a bogey-free, final-round 68 to win the 2015

KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York. By finishing 19-under par, 273 for the tournament, Park matched the Championship’s record in relation to par, which was shared by Yani Tseng (2011) and Cristie Kerr (2010). Park entered the final round with a two-stroke lead and never trailed on Sunday, winning by five shots over Sei Young Kim (14-under-par, 278). Lexi Thompson, the top American finisher (third, 12-under), carded eight birdies and a 66 on Sunday to equal the low round of the Championship. Park’s victory was her fifth in 12 major championships played on the LPGA Tour dating to the beginning of 2013.She also reclaimed the No. 1 position in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Lydia Ko had held the top spot for the previous 19 weeks. Park won this Championship for a third straight year on a third different golf course. Before her win at Westchester, she won twice in Rochester, New York, at Monroe Golf Club (2014) and Locust Hill Country Club (2013). The only other player to win three consecutive LPGA Championships was Hall-of-Famer Annika Sörenstam (2003-05). “It feels amazing,” said, Park, who hails from South Korea. “It feels amazing to win three times in a row. Obviously putting my name alongside Annika Sörenstam or Patty Berg, legends of golf, just being a part of history of this golf tournament, I feel extremely honored,

and I can’t believe that I just did it.” The major championship victory was the sixth of the 26-year-old Park’s career. Four of these major titles occurred in New York State. Among active players on the PGA or LPGA tours, only three have won more major championships than Park: Tiger Woods (14), Juli Inkster (7) and Karrie Webb (7).

Inbee Park (-19)RND FAIRWAYS GREENS SAND SAVES DRIVING AVG. PUTTS GIR PUTTS 3-PUTTS SCORE TO PAR

1 13 / 14 (0.929) 15 / 18 (0.833) 0 / 0 (0.000) (254.0) 32 27 / 1.80 1 71 -2

2 10 / 14 (0.714) 16 / 18 (0.889) 1 / 1 (1.000) (257.0) 31 29 / 1.81 0 68 -5

3 14 / 14 (1.000) 15 / 18 (0.833) 3 / 3 (1.000) (240.0) 27 25 / 1.67 0 66 -7

4 12 / 14 (0.857) 15 / 18 (0.833) 0 / 0 (0.000) (240.5) 28 25 / 1.67 0 68 -5

TOTAL: 49 / 56 (0.875) 61 / 72 (0.847) 4 / 4 (1.000) (247.9) 118 106 / 1.74 1 273 -19

Championship SummaryPlace Name Score Winnings

1 Inbee Park 71-68-66-68=273 $525,0002 Sei Young Kim 70-68-69-71=278 $323,2303 Lexi Thompson 70-72-72-66=280 $234,4804 Brittany Lincicome 70-74-69-68=281 $181,389

T5 Morgan Pressel 73-70-69-70=282 $132,725T5 Brooke M. Henderson 67-73-71-71=282 $132,725T7 Suzann Pettersen 74-66-71-72=283 $93,793T7 Karrie Webb 68-71-72-72=283 $93,793T9 Gerina Piller 72-70-73-69=284 $72,261T9 Anna Nordqvist 71-73-70-70=284 $72,261T9 Hyo Joo Kim 70-74-69-71=284 $72,26112 Sandra Gal 70-74-75-66=285 $61,937

T13 Minjee Lee 72-74-73-67=286 $50,376T13 Karine Icher 69-75-72-70=286 $50,376T13 So Yeon Ryu 72-72-71-71=286 $50,376T13 Stacy Lewis 70-71-73-72=286 $50,376T13 Sakura Yokomine 74-71-69-72=286 $50,376T13 Shanshan Feng 73-72-68-73=286 $50,376T19 Lizette Salas 74-71-73-69=287 $41,410T19 Cristie Kerr 70-72-73-72=287 $41,41021 Wei-Ling Hsu 74-71-72-71=288 $39,288

T22 Sadena A Parks 74-73-75-67=289 $35,792T22 Catriona Matthew 73-72-72-72=289 $35,792T22 Jenny Shin 66-75-76-72=289 $35,792T22 Julieta Granada 72-71-71-75=289 $35,792T26 Amy Yang 73-73-75-69=290 $29,553T26 Sydnee Michaels 71-74-75-70=290 $29,553T26 Mo Martin 72-71-75-72=290 $29,553T26 Charley Hull 68-74-75-73=290 $29,553T26 Mirim Lee 72-72-73-73=290 $29,553T26 Chella Choi 70-74-72-74=290 $29,553T32 Mi Jung Hur 71-74-74-72=291 $25,128T32 Q Baek 74-71-71-75=291 $25,128T34 Felicity Johnson 73-74-75-70=292 $20,907T34 Moriya Jutanugarn 68-78-74-72=292 $20,907T34 Dori Carter 72-72-75-73=292 $20,907T34 Na Yeon Choi 76-70-73-73=292 $20,907T34 Paula Creamer 71-76-72-73=292 $20,907T34 Jennifer Song 70-73-75-74=292 $20,907T34 Candie Kung 70-72-74-76=292 $20,907


T41 Becky Morgan 72-73-78-70=293 $15,440T41 Michelle Wie 75-72-75-71=293 $15,440T41 Angela Stanford 73-72-76-72=293 $15,440T41 Thidapa Suwannapura 72-75-74-72=293 $15,440T41 Hee Kyung Seo 74-73-73-73=293 $15,440T41 Ha Na Jang 72-73-73-75=293 $15,440T41 Mika Miyazato 74-71-72-76=293 $15,440T41 Jane Rah 70-74-73-76=293 $15,440T49 Perrine Delacour 71-76-77-70=294 $12,255T49 Brittany Lang 71-75-75-73=294 $12,255T49 Jee Young Lee 75-70-76-73=294 $12,255T49 Jane Park 72-74-74-74=294 $12,255T53 Juli Inkster 73-73-79-70=295 $9,930T53 Marina Alex 72-72-80-71=295 $9,930T53 Meena Lee 72-75-76-72=295 $9,930T53 Min Lee 70-77-75-73=295 $9,930T53 Kelly Tan 74-73-75-73=295 $9,930T53 Laura Davies 72-74-74-75=295 $9,930T53 Mi Hyang Lee 73-72-75-75=295 $9,930T53 Haru Nomura 73-73-74-75=295 $9,930T53 Azahara Munoz 70-73-75-77=295 $9,930T62 Alison Lee 72-74-80-70=296 $8,318T62 Lee-Anne Pace 73-72-81-70=296 $8,318T62 Joanna Klatten 70-74-78-74=296 $8,318T65 Mina Harigae 71-75-77-74=297 $7,609T65 Kris Tamulis 71-72-80-74=297 $7,609T65 Kelly W Shon 71-76-75-75=297 $7,609T65 Alena Sharp 72-74-75-76=297 $7,609T65 Jenny Suh 73-73-75-76=297 $7,60970 Amy Anderson 74-73-77-75=299 $7,08071 Caroline Hedwall 71-71-82-76=300 $6,99272 Gwladys Nocera 71-75-78-77=301 $6,90073 P.K. Kongkraphan 74-73-79-76=302 $6,812

CUT Laetitia Beck 76-72=148 -CUT Christel Boeljon 74-74=148 -CUT Kendall Dye 72-76=148 -CUT Austin Ernst 72-76=148 -CUT Lisa Ferrero 74-74=148 -CUT Kim Kaufman 73-75=148 -CUT SooBin Kim 75-73=148 -



CUT Alison Walshe 75-81=156 -CUT Sue Kim 78-79=157 -CUT Therese Koelbaek 81-76=157 -CUT Alejandra Llaneza 77-80=157 -CUT Ji Young Oh 78-79=157 -CUT Sun Young Yoo 78-79=157 -CUT Elizabeth Caron 80-78=158 -CUT Stephanie L Meadow 76-82=158 -CUT Amanda Moore 79-79=158 -CUT Marissa L Steen 78-81=159 -CUT Karen Paolozzi 76-85=161 -CUT Laurie Rinker 80-81=161 -CUT Julie Yang 76-85=161 -CUT Alison Curdt 81-81=162 -CUT Charlotta Sorenstam 81-83=164 -WD Caroline Masson 79 -WD Se Ri Pak 84 -

*Won Playoff - Shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather

CHAMPIONS THROUGH THE YEARSYEAR CHAMPION SCORE RUNNER-UP (S) TOTAL PURSE WINNER’S VENUE

1955 Beverly Hanson (USA)* 220 Louise Suggs $6,000 $1,200 Orchard Ridge CC Fort Wayen, Ind. 1956 Marlene Hagge (USA)* 291 Patty Berg $6,500 $1,350 Forest Lake CC Detroit, Mich.1957 Louise Suggs (USA) 285 Wiffi Smith $7,600 $1,316 Churchill Valley CC Pittsburgh, Pa.1958 Mickey Wright (USA) 288 Fay Crocker $7,500 $1,247 Churchill Valley CC, Pittsburgh, Pa.1959 Betsy Rawls (USA) 288 Patty Berg $7,500 $1,247 Sheraton Hotel CC, French Lick, Ind.1960 Mickey Wright (USA) 292 Louise Suggs $15,000 $2,500 Sheraton Hotel CC, French Lick, Ind.1961 Mickey Wright (USA) 287 Louise Suggs $15,000 $2,500 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1962 Judy Kimball (USA)* 282 Shirley Spork $15,000 $2,300 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1963 Mickey Wright (USA) 294 Lena Faulk/Mary Mills $16,500 $2,450 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1964 Mary Mills (USA) 278 Mickey Wright $16,500 $2,450 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1965 Sandra Haynie (USA) 279 Clifford Ann Creed $17,500 $2,475 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1966 Gloria Ehret (USA) 282 Mickey Wright $16,500 $2,475 Stardust CC, Las Vegas, Nev. 1967 Kathy Whitworth (USA) 284 Shirley Englehorn $17,500 $2,625 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1968 Sandra Post (CAN)* 294 Kathy Whitworth $20,000 $3,000 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1969 Betsy Rawls (USA) 293 Carol Mann/Susie Berning $35,000 $5,250 Concord Golf Course Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.1970 Shirley Englehorn (USA)* 285 Kathy Whitworth $30,000 $4,500 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1971 Kathy Whitworth (USA) 288 Kathy Ahern $53,000 $7,950 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1972 Kathy Ahern (USA) 293 Jane Blalock $50,000 $7,500 Pleasant Valley CC Sutton, Mass.1973 Mary Mills (USA) 288 Betty Burfeindt $35,000 $5,250 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1974 Sandra Haynie (USA) 287 JoAnne Carner $50,000 $7,000 Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Mass.1975 Kathy Whitworth (USA) 288 Sandra Haynie $55,000 $8,000 Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Md.1976 Betty Burfeindt (USA) 287 Judy Rankin $55,000 $8,000 Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Md.1977 Chako Higuchi (JAP) 279 Pat Bradley $150,000 $22,500 Bay Tree Golf Plantation N. Myrtle Beach, S.C.1978 Nancy Lopez (USA) 275 Amy Alcott $150,000 $22,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1979 Donna Caponi (USA) 279 Jerilyn Britz $150,000 $22,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1980 Sally Little (RSA) 285 Jane Blalock $150,000 $22,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1981 Donna Caponi (USA) 280 Jerilyn Britz/Pat Meyers $150,000 $22,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1982 Jan Stephenson (AUS) 279 JoAnne Carner $200,000 $30,000 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio


CUT Jodi Ewart Shadoff 78-75=153 -CUT Jaye Marie Green 76-77=153 -CUT Lisa Grimes 79-74=153 -CUT Ilhee Lee 79-74=153 -CUT Beatriz Recari 78-75=153 -CUT Jackie Stoelting 79-74=153 -CUT Ayako Uehara 74-79=153 -CUT Cheyenne Woods 76-77=153 -CUT Paz Echeverria 78-76=154 -CUT Sarah Kemp 74-80=154 -CUT Maria McBride 75-79=154 -CUT Kristy McPherson 74-80=154 -CUT Jean Bartholomew 79-76=155 -CUT Tiffany Joh 79-76=155 -CUT Danah Bordner 76-80=156 -CUT Laura Diaz 82-74=156 -CUT Yueer Cindy Feng 77-79=156 -CUT Ashleigh Simon 77-79=156 -CUT Sarah Jane Smith 77-79=156 -

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YEAR CHAMPION SCORE RUNNER-UP (S) TOTAL PURSE WINNER’S VENUE

*Won Playoff #-Shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather

CHAMPIONS THROUGH THE YEARS - CONTINUED

1983 Patty Sheehan (USA) 279 Sandra Haynie $200,000 $30,000 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1984 Patty Sheehan (USA) 272 Beth Daniel/Pat Bradley $250,000 $37,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1985 Nancy Lopez (USA) 275 Alice Miller $250,000 $37,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1986 Pat Bradley (USA) 277 Patty Sheehan $300,000 $45,000 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1987 Jane Geddes (USA) 275 Betsy King $350,000 $52,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1988 Sherri Turner (USA) 281 Amy Alcott $350,000 $52,500 Jack Nicklaus SC Kings Island, Ohio1989 Nancy Lopez (USA) 274 Ayako Okamoto $500,000 $75,000 Bethesda (Md.) CC 1990 Beth Daniel (USA) 280 Rosie Jones $1,000,000 $150,000 Bethesda (Md.) CC1991 Meg Mallon (USA) 274 Pat Bradley/Ayako Okamoto $1,000,000 $150,000 Bethesda (Md.) CC1992 Betsy King (USA) 267 Liselotte Neumann/Karen Noble/ $1,000,000 $150,000 Bethesda (Md.) CC JoAnne Carner 1993 Patty Sheehan (USA) 275 Lauri Merten $1,000,000 $150,000 Bethesda (Md.) CC 1994 Laura Davies (ENG) 279 Alice Ritzman $1,100,000 $165,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.1995 Kelly Robins (USA) 274 Laura Davies $1,200,000 $180,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.1996 Laura Davies (ENG) 213 Julie Piers $1,200,000 $180,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.1997 Christa Johnson (USA)* 281 Leta Lindley $1,200,000 $180,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.1998 Se Ri Pak (KOR) 273 Donna Andrews/Lisa Hackney $1,300,000 $195,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.1999 Juli Inkster (USA) 268 Liselotte Neumann $1,400,000 $210,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2000 Juli Inkster (USA)* 281 Stefania Croce $1,400,000 $210,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2001 Karrie Webb (AUS) 270 Laura Diaz $1,500,000 $225,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2002 Se Ri Pak (KOR) 279 Beth Daniel $1,500,000 $225,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2003 Annika Sörenstam (SWE)* 278 Grace Park $1,600,000 $240,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2004 Annika Sörenstam (SWE) 271 Shi Hyun Ahn $1,600,000 $240,000 DuPont CC Wilmington, Del.2005 Annika Sörenstam (SWE) 277 Michelle Wie $1,800,000 $270,000 Bulle Rock GC Havre de Grace, Md.2006 Se Ri Pak (KOR)* 280 Karrie Webb $1,800,000 $270,000 Bulle Rock GC Havre de Grace, Md.2007 Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 274 Karrie Webb $2,000,000 $300,000 Bulle Rock GC Havre de Grace, Md.2008 Yani Tseng (TPE)* 276 Maria Hjorth $2,000,000 $300,000 Bulle Rock GC Havre de Grace, Md.2009 Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 273 Lindsey Wright $2,000,000 $300,000 Bulle Rock GC Havre de Grace, Md.2010 Cristie Kerr (USA) 269 Song-Hee Kim $2,250,000 $337,500 Locust Hill CC Pittsford, N.Y.2011 Yani Tseng (TPE) 269 Morgan Pressel $2,500,000 $375,000 Locust Hill CC Pittsford, N.Y.2012 Shanshan Feng (CHN) 282 Mika Miyazato/Stacy Lewis/ $2,500,000 $375,000 Locust Hill CC Suzann Pettersen/Eun-Hee Ji Pittsford, N.Y.2013 Inbee Park (KOR)* 283 Catriona Matthew $2,250,000 $337,500 Locust Hill CC Pittsford, N.Y.2014 Inbee Park (KOR) * 277 Brittany Lincicome $2,250,000 $337,500 Monroe CC Pittsford, N.Y.2015 Inbee Park (KOR) 273 Sei Young Kim $3,500,000 $525,000 Westchester CC Harrison, N.Y.

KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

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OLDEST CHAMPION Year Age/Month/DaysBetsy Rawls 1969 41/2/23Juli Inkster 2000 40/0/1Chris Johnson 1997 39/0/23

YOUNGEST CHAMPION Year Age/Month/DaysYani Tseng 2008 19/4/16Sandra Post 1968 20/0/19Se Ri Pak 1998 20/7/19

SUCCESSFUL TITLE DEFENSESMickey Wright 1960-61Patty Sheehan 1983-84Juli Inkster 1999-2000Annika Sörenstam 2003-05*Inbee Park 2013-15**-won three straight

WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNERS (NO TIES)Yani Tseng 2011Se Ri Pak 1998

LEADING THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS & DID NOT WINBeth Daniel 2002Jerilyn Britz 1979Chako Higuchi 1973Kathy Whitworth 1970Wiffi Smith 1957

WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNERS (INCLUDING TIES)Cristie Kerr 2010Betsy King 1992Nancy Lopez 1985Jan Stpehenson 1982Sandra Post 1968Kathy Whitworth 1967Judy Kimball 1962Mickey Wright 1961Mickey Wright 1958Beverly Hanson 1955

FIRST-TIME WINNERSShanshan Feng 2012Anna Nordqvist 2009Yani Tseng 2008Se Ri Pak 1998Sherri Turner 1988Sandra Post 1968Gloria Ehret 1966

MOST VICTORIES Total YearsMickey Wright (USA) 4 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963Inbee Park (KOR) 3 2013, 2014, 2015Se Ri Pak (KOR) 3 1998, 2002, 2006Annika Sörenstam (SWE) 3 2003, 2004, 2005Patty Sheehan (USA) 3 1983, 1984, 1993Nancy Lopez (USA) 3 1978, 1985, 1989Kathy Whitworth (USA) 3 1967, 1971, 1975Yani Tseng (TPE) 2 2008, 2011Juli Inkster (USA) 2 1999, 2000Laura Davies (ENG) 2 1994, 1996Donna Caponi (USA) 2 1979, 1981Sandra Haynie (USA) 2 1965, 1974Mary Mills (USA) 2 1964, 1973Betsy Rawls (USA) 2 1959, 1969

DEFENDING CHAMPION RETAINED TITLE2015, ‘14 Inbee Park (KOR) 2005, ‘04 Annika Sörenstam (SWE)2000 Juli Inkster (USA)1984 Patty Sheehan (USA)1961 Mickey Wright (USA)

CHAMPION NATIONALITIES - BREAKDOWNUSA 40 South Korea 6Sweden 4Australia 2England 2Taiwan 2Canada 1China 1Japan 1Norway 1South Africa 1

PLAYOFF RESULTS2014 Inbee Park def. Brittany Lincicome, sudden death, 1st hole2013 Inbee Park def. Catriona Matthew, sudden death, 3rd hole2008 Yani Tseng def. Mari Hjorth, sudden death, 4th hole2006 Se Re Pak def. Karrie Webb, sudden death, 1st hole2003 Annika Sörenstam def. Grace Park, sudden death, 1st hole2000 Juli Inkster def. Stefania Croce, sudden death, 2nd hole

1997 Chris Johnson def. Leta Lindley, sudden death, 2nd hole1970 Shirley Englehorn def. Kathy Whitworth, 74-781968 Sandra Post def. Kathy Whitworth, 68-751956 Marlene Hagge def. Patty Berg, sudden death, 1st hole1955 Beverly Hanson def. Louise Suggs, 4 and 3


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WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AS PLAYER’S FIRST MAJOR TITLE (23)Shanshan Feng 2012 Nancy Lopez 1978Anna Nordqvist 2009 Chako Higuchi 1977Yani Tseng 2008 Betty Burfeindt 1976Suzann Pettersen 2007 Shirley Englehorn 1970Se Ri Pak 1998 Sandra Post 1968Chris Johnson 1997 Gloria Ehret 1966Kelly Robbins 1995 Sandra Haynie 1962Meg Mallon 1991 Judy Kimball 1962Beth Daniel 1990 Mickey Wright 1958Sherri Turner 1988 Marlene Hagge 1956Patty Sheehan 1983 Beverly Hanson 1955Sally Little 1980

LONGEST SPAN BETWEEN VICTORIESBetsy Rawls 1959 and 1969 (10 years)

COURSELONGEST6,720 yards, 2014, Monroe Golf ClubSHORTEST6,202 yards, 1987, Jack Nicklaus Sports Center

LOWEST SCORE, 9 HOLES Year/Round29 Karrie Webb 2001/2nd (par 35)29 Sarah Kemp 2011/4th (par 35)

LOWEST ROUND Year/Round63 Patty Sheehan 1984/3rd63 Meg Mallon 1999/3rd

LOWEST FIRST-ROUND SCORE64 Jerilyn Britz 197964 Rosie Jones 199964 Nicole Castrale 2006

LOWEST SECOND-ROUND SCORE64 Ayako Okamoto 199164 Cristie Kerr 199964 Karrie Webb 200164 Annika Sörenstam 2003

LOWEST THIRD-ROUND SCORE63 Patty Sheehan 198463 Meg Mallon 1999

LOWEST FOURTH-ROUND SCORE65 Nancy Lopez 198565 JoAnne Carner 197765 Gloria Ehret 196665 Annika Sörenstam 2002

65 Juli Inkster 199965 Mayumi Hirase 199965 Karen Noble 199265 Hollis Stacy 199265 Suzann Pettersen 2013

LOWEST SCORE AFTER 36 HOLES131 Karrie Webb 2001

LOWEST SCORE AFTER 54 HOLES199 Annika Sörenstam 2004

LOWEST SCORE, 72 HOLES267 (-17) Betsy King 1992

LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE BY A NON-WINNER275 (-13) Karrie Webb 2007272 (-12) Laura Diaz 2001272 (-12) Liselotte Neumann 1999275 (-9) Laura Davies 1995275 (-9) Pat Bradley/Ayako Okamoto 1991

MOST UNDER PAR, 72 HOLES-19 Inbee Park 2015-19 Yani Tseng 2011-19 Cristie Kerr 2010

HIGHEST SCORE TO LEAD AFTER 18 HOLES69 Ryann O’Toole 201269 Beatriz Recari 201269 Guilia Sergas 201269 Jan Stephenson 198269 Beth Daniel 198269 Therese Hession 1982

HIGHEST SCORE TO LEAD AFTER 36 HOLES147 Sandra Post 1966

HIGHEST SCORE TO LEAD AFTER 54 HOLES224 Kathy Ahern 1972

HIGHEST SCORE TO WIN, 72 HOLES294 Mickey Wright 1963

LARGEST WINNING MARGIN12 Cristie Kerr 2010

LARGEST LEAD AFTER 18 HOLES5 Mickey Wright 1961

LARGEST LEAD AFTER 36 HOLES8 Mickey Wright 1958


LARGEST LEAD AFTER 54 HOLES8 Cristie Kerr 2010

LOWEST FIRST ROUND BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION65 Nancy Lopez 198565 Se Ri Pak 1998

LOWEST FINAL ROUND BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION65 Gloria Ehret 196665 Nancy Lopez 198565 Juli Inkster 1999

HIGHEST FIRST ROUND BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION76 Betsy Rawls 1959

HIGHEST FINAL ROUND BY EVENTUAL CHAMPION76 Marlene Hagge 1956

LARGEST COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY7 Patty Sheehan 1983

LOWEST CUT144 (E) Bulle Rock Golf Course 2008

HIGHEST CUT162 (+16) Pleasant Valley Country Club 1971

MOST PLAYERS TO MAKE CUT84 Bulle Rock Golf Course 200784 Bethesda Country Club 1993

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS TO MISS CUT Betty Burfeindt 1976 Champion MC in 1977

CONSECUTIVE LPGA CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTED30 Marlene Hagge 1956-8528 Betsy King 1978-200527 Amy Alcott 1975-2001

MOST APPEARANCES 35 Marlene Hagge31 JoAnne Carner

28 Amy Alcott28 Betsy King

MOST CUTS MADE 25 Pat Bradley25 Beth Daniel

MOST TOP-5 FINISHES9 Kathy Whitworth8 Mickey Wright7 Pat Bradley

7 JoAnne Carner7 Beth Daniel

MOST TOP-10 FINISHES14 Kathy Whitworth12 JoAnne Carner

12 Sandra Haynie12 Mickey Wright

MOST HOLES-IN-ONE, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP *SINCE 19712 Pleasant Valley Country Club 19742 DuPont Country Club 2001

HOLES-IN-ONE (21) *SINCE 1971Jane Blalock Pleasant Valley Country Club 1974Bonnie Bryant Pleasant Valley Country Club 1974Jo Ann Washam Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 1983Shannon Barrett Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 1985Connie Chillemi Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 1986Mei-Chi Cheng Jack Nicklaus Sports Center 1988Cindy Mackey Bethesda Country Club 1990Pam Wright Bethesda Country Club 1991Robin Hood DuPont Country Club 1996Jane Geddes DuPont Country Club 2000Rosie Jones DuPont Country Club 2001Gloria Park DuPont Country Club 2001Kate Golden DuPont Country Club 2003Gloria Park Bulle Rock Golf Course 2005Jackie Gallagher-Smith Bulle Rock Golf Course 2007Hee-Won Han Bulle Rock Golf Course 2008Michelle Wie Bulle Rock Golf Course 2009Sarah Kemp Locust Hill Country Club 2011Jodi Ewart Shadoff Locust Hill Country Club 2012Yani Tseng Locust Hill Country Club 2013Hyo Joo Kim Westchester Country Club 2015

WINNERS OF THE WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE EVENT BEFOREMarlene Bauer Hagge 1956 Triangle Round Robin Mickey Wright 1963 Mickey Wright Invitational Kathy Whitworth 1971 Lady Carling Open Sandra Haynie 1974 Lawson’s LPGA Open Beth Daniel 1990 Phar-Mor in Youngstown Laura Davies 1994 Sara Lee Classic Annika Sörenstam 2003 Kellogg-Keebler Classic Annika Sörenstam 2005 ShopRite LPGA ClassicInbee Park 2013 Walmart NW Arkansas

WINNERS OF THE WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE EVENT AFTERNancy Lopez 1978 Bankers Trust Classic Jan Stephenson 1982 Lady Keystone Open Patty Sheehan 1984 McDonald’s Kids Classic Sherri Turner 1988 Corning ClassicInbee Park 2013 Walmart NW Arkansas

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