2020 Women's PGA Championship
The 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 66th Women's PGA Championship. It was originally scheduled to be played June 25–28 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It was rescheduled to October 8–11 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the third of four major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2020 season.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 8–11, 2020 |
| Location | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 40.0040°N 75.2432°W |
| Course(s) | Aronimink Golf Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,831 yards (6,246 m) |
| Field | 132 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $4.3 million |
| Winner's share | $645,000 |
| Champion | |
 Kim Sei-young | |
| 266 (−14) | |
| Location Map | |
  Aronimink Location in the United States  Aronimink Location in Pennsylvania | |
Kim Sei-young won with a record low aggregate of 266, 14 under par, after a final round 63. She finished five strokes ahead of Inbee Park, who had a last round of 65.[1]
Field
The field included 132 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.[2] With the exception of one place reserved for the winner of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the final field was set on September 22.[3]
Leading contenders were expected to include world number two Nelly Korda, 2017 winner and world number three Danielle Kang, world number four and 2020 ANA Inspiration runner-up Brooke Henderson, and 2018 winner and world number six Park Sung-hyun. Several top-ranked South Koreans did not play, including world number one Ko Jin-young, Ryu So-yeon, Kim Hyo-joo and Lee Jeong-eun. Also in the field were six club professionals. Sandra Gal and Julia Engström were the recipients of the two sponsors invites.[4]
Qualification criteria
- Active LPGA Hall of Fame members
- Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship
- Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship since the start of 2015
- Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament since the start of 2018
- Winner of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in 2019
- Professionals who finished in the top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship
- Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of March 16, 2020
- Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of September 15, 2020
- The top-8 finishers at the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship
- The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2020 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
- Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2019
- Maximum of two sponsor invites
- Any player who did not compete in the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete.
- LPGA members ranked in the order of their position on the 2020 official money list as of the commitment deadline
- 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 2020 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, October 8, 2020
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Brittany Lincicome | 67 | −3 |
 Kelly Tan | |||
| T3 |  Carlota Ciganda | 68 | −2 |
| Cydney Clanton | |||
| Danielle Kang | |||
 Lydia Ko | |||
 Gaby López | |||
 Linnea Ström | |||
| T9 |  Matilda Castren | 69 | −1 |
| Pernilla Lindberg | |||
| Anna Nordqvist | |||
| Amy Yang |
Second round
Friday, October 9, 2020
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Sei-young | 71-65=136 | −4 |
| T2 | Carlota Ciganda | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| Danielle Kang | 68-69=137 | ||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 72-65=137 | ||
| Anna Nordqvist | 69-68=137 | ||
| T6 |  Ashleigh Buhai | 70-68=138 | −2 |
| Lydia Ko | 68-70=138 | ||
| Lauren Stephenson | 70-68=138 | ||
| Linnea Ström | 68-70=138 | ||
| Kelly Tan | 67-71=138 |
Third round
Saturday, October 10, 2020
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Sei-young | 71-65-67=203 | −7 |
| T2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brooke Henderson | 71-69-65=205 | −5 |
| Anna Nordqvist | 69-68-68=205 | ||
| 4 | Inbee Park | 70-70-66=206 | −4 |
| 5 |  Bianca Pagdanganan | 77-65-65=207 | −3 |
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | 68-69-71=208 | −2 |
| Mina Harigae | 74-68-66=208 | ||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 72-65-71=208 | ||
| Gaby López | 68-72-68=208 | ||
| 10 |  Nasa Hataoka | 72-69-68=209 | −1 |
Final round
Sunday, October 11, 2020
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Sei-young | 71-65-67-63=266 | −14 | 645,000 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 70-70-66-65=271 | −9 | 388,569 |
| T3 | Carlota Ciganda | 68-69-71-65=273 | −7 | 249,967 |
| Nasa Hataoka | 72-69-68-64=273 | |||
| 5 | Anna Nordqvist | 69-68-68-71=276 | −4 | 175,511 |
| 6 | Brooke Henderson | 71-69-65-72=277 | −3 | 143,599 |
| T7 |  Charley Hull | 70-71-69-69=279 | −1 | 112,752 |
| Jennifer Kupcho | 72-65-71-71=279 | |||
| T9 | Brittany Lincicome | 67-72-72-69=280 | E | 83,765 |
| Gaby López | 68-72-68-72=280 | |||
| Bianca Pagdanganan | 77-65-65-73=280 | |||
| Lauren Stephenson | 70-68-74-68=280 |
References
- "Sei Young Kim fires 63 to seal KPMG Women's PGA, first major win". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2020.
- "Qualification criteria". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- Rogers, Amy (September 23, 2020). "Sandra Gal and Julia Engstrom receive sponsor invites to KPMG Women's PGA Championship". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (September 28, 2020). "KPMG Women's PGA field nearly set, Haley Moore in favorable position to take final spot". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved October 6, 2020.