Dates June 11–14, 2015 Tour(s) LPGA Tour | Organized by PGA of America Format Stroke play - 72 holes | |
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Location Harrison, New York, U.S. Course(s) Westchester Country Club,
West Course | ||
The 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 61st Women's PGA Championship, held June 11–14 at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City.
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Known as the LPGA Championship through 2014, it was the second of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2015 season. This was the first year that the championship was organized by the PGA of America. The tournament was broadcast by Golf Channel and NBC Sports.
Field
The field included 156 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and committed 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.
1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members
Juli Inkster (2,10), Se Ri Pak (2,10), Karrie Webb (2,4,6,10)
2. Past winners of the LPGA Championship
Laura Davies (10), Shanshan Feng (3,4,5,6,10), Cristie Kerr (3,4,6,8,10), Anna Nordqvist (4,5,6,8,10), Inbee Park (3,4,5,6,10), Suzann Pettersen (3,4,5,6,8,10), Yani Tseng (3,10)
3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year
Na Yeon Choi (4,6,10), Paula Creamer (4,8,10), Kim Hyo-joo (4,6,10), Stacy Lewis (4,5,6,8,10), Brittany Lincicome (5,6,8,10), Mo Martin (4,10), So Yeon Ryu (4,6,10), Lexi Thompson (4,6,8,10), Michelle Wie (4,6,8,10), Sun-Young Yoo (10)
Jiyai Shin (4) did not play
4. Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament in the previous two calendar years and during the current year
Baek Kyu-jung (6,10), Austin Ernst (10), Mi Jung Hur (10), Jennifer Johnson (10), Christina Kim (10), Kim Sei-young (6,10), Lydia Ko (5,6,10), Jessica Korda (6,8,10), Ilhee Lee (10), Mi Hyang Lee (10), Minjee Lee (10), Mirim Lee (5,6,10), Lee-Anne Pace (10), Hee-Young Park (10), Beatriz Recari (8,10), Lizette Salas (8,10), Amy Yang (6,10)
Teresa Lu (6) did not play
5. Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's LPGA Championship
Julieta Granada (10), Azahara Muñoz (6,8,10)
6. Professionals ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 12, 2015
Chella Choi (10), Jang Ha-na (10), Pornanong Phatlum (10), Morgan Pressel (8,10), Angela Stanford (8,10)
Ahn Sun-ju, Chun In-gee, Ko Jin-young, and Lee Bo-Mee did not play
7. The top eight finishers at the 2014 LPGA T&CP National Championship
Jean Bartholomew, Elizabeth Caron, Alison Curdt, Lisa Grimes, Amanda Moore, Karen Paolozzi, Laurie Rinker, Charlotta Sörenstam
Anne Marie Goslak, and Ashley Grier did not play
8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup Teams in 2013
Carlota Ciganda (10), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (10), Caroline Hedwall (10), Charley Hull, Karine Icher (10), Brittany Lang (10), Caroline Masson (10), Catriona Matthew (10), Gerina Piller (10)
Giulia Sergas (10) did not play
9. Maximum of two sponsor invites
Brooke Henderson, Gwladys Nocera
10. LPGA members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2015 official money list through the conclusion of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Karlin Beck, Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, Danah Bordner, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Jacqui Concolino, Perrine Delacour, Laura Diaz, Kendall Dye, Paz Echeverria, Victoria Elizabeth, Simin Feng, Yueer Cindy Feng, Lisa Ferrero, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, Natalie Gulbis, Mina Harigae, Maria Hernandez, Wei-Ling Hsu, Pat Hurst, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, I.K. Kim, SooBin Kim, Sue Kim, Katherine Kirk, Joanna Klatten, Therese Koelbaek, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Alison Lee, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Min Lee, Rebecca Lee-Bentham, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Maria McBride, Lisa McCloskey, Kristy McPherson, Stephanie Meadow, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Becky Morgan, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Ji Young Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Brooke Pancake, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Sophia Popov, Jane Rah, Paula Reto, Jennifer Rosales, Demi Runas, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Hee-Kyung Seo, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Kelly Shon, Ashleigh Simon, Karin Sjödin, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Marissa Steen, Jackie Stoelting, Jenny Suh, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Alison Walshe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine
Cydney Clanton, Rachel Hetherington, Seon-Hwa Lee, Ai Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, and Line Vedel qualified for the tournament but did not play.
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 2015 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline
Course layout
West Course
First round
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Second round
Friday, June 12, 2015
Third round
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Final round
Sunday, June 14, 2015