2016 Women's PGA Championship

The 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 62nd Women's PGA Championship, played June 9–12 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle.^[1][2] Brooke Henderson, 18, won her first major title with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with top-ranked Lydia Ko. It was the second win in a major by a Canadian and the first in 48 years. Henderson and Ko both had bogey-free final rounds with scores of 65 (−6) and 67 (−4), respectively.^[3]

2016 Women's PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 9–12, 2016
Location	Sammamish, Washington 47.635°N 122.057°W / 47.635; -122.057
Course(s)	Sahalee Country Club (South & North nines)
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,624 yards (6,057 m)
Field	156 players, 75 after cut
Cut	149 (+7)
Prize fund	$3.5 million
Winner's share	$525,000
Champion
Brooke Henderson
278 (−6), playoff
Location map
Sahalee Location in the United States Show map of the United States Sahalee Location in Washington Show map of Washington (state)
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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 2016 season. This was the second year that the championship was organized by the PGA of America.^[1]

Sahalee hosted the PGA Championship in 1998, the first of three majors won by Vijay Singh. It was scheduled to host again in 2010, but the PGA of America reversed its decision and moved it to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.^[4][5] The USGA helped fill that void with a senior major at Sahalee, the U.S. Senior Open in 2010, won by Bernhard Langer.

The Seattle area is an annual stop on the PGA Tour Champions with the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in late August. The area formerly hosted the Safeco Classic, an LPGA Tour event from 1982 through 1999, held in September at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, southeast of Seattle.

Course layout

Main article: Sahalee Country Club

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	384	507	388	390	163	496	419	433	173	3,353	397	543	432	152	370	396	379	181	421	3,271	6,624
Par	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	36	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	35	71

• South and North nines
• Hole 18 is par five for members

Field

The field included 156 players who meet one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline.^[6]

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.^[7]

Players were eligible based on the following criteria:

1. Active LPGA Hall of Fame members

Juli Inkster (2), Se Ri Pak (2), Karrie Webb (2,4,5)

2. Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship

Laura Davies, Shanshan Feng (3,4,6), Cristie Kerr (4,6,8), Anna Nordqvist (4,5,6,8), Inbee Park (3,4,5,6), Suzann Pettersen (3,4,5,6,8), Yani Tseng (3)

3. Professionals who have won an LPGA major championship in the previous five years and during the current year

Choi Na-yeon (4,6), Chun In-gee (4,6), Kim Hyo-joo (4,5,6), Lydia Ko (4,6), Stacy Lewis (4,6,8), Brittany Lincicome (4,5,6,8), Mo Martin (4), Ryu So-yeon (4,6), Lexi Thompson (4,5,6,8), Michelle Wie (4,8), Yoo Sun-young

Jiyai Shin (6) 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, Chella Choi, Paula Creamer (8), Austin Ernst, Brooke Henderson (5,6), M. J. Hur, Jang Ha-na (6), Ariya Jutanugarn (6), Christina Kim, Kim Sei-young (5,6), Jessica Korda (6), Lee Mi-hyang, Minjee Lee (6), Mirim Lee, Haru Nomura (6), Lee-Anne Pace, Lizette Salas (8), Jenny Shin (6), Kris Tamulis, Amy Yang (6)

Ahn Sun-ju did not play.

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

Gerina Piller (6,8), Morgan Pressel (6,8)

6. Professionals ranked No. 1–30 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of May 17, 2016

Charley Hull (8), Alison Lee (8)

Lee Bo-mee, Teresa Lu, and Park Sung-hyun did not play.

7. The top eight finishers at the 2015 LPGA T&CP National Championship

Jean Bartholomew, Jennifer Bermingham, Jessica Carafiello, Elizabeth Caron, Lisa Grimes, Karen Paolozzi, Laurie Rinker, Hillery Wilson

8. Members of the European and United States Solheim Cup teams in 2015

Carlota Ciganda, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Brittany Lang, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Azahara Muñoz, Gwladys Nocera, Melissa Reid, Angela Stanford

9. Maximum of two sponsor invites

Nicole Broch Larsen, Klára Spilková

10. 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

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Amy Anderson, Laetitia Beck, Christel Boeljon, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Sandra Changkija, Ssu-Chia Cheng, Cydney Clanton, Holly Clyburn, Jacqui Concolino, Brianna Do, Lindy Duncan, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Simin Feng, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Casey Grice, Mina Harigae, Céline Herbin, Nannette Hill, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Iacobelli, Ji Eun-hee, Tiffany Joh, Felicity Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, Megan Khang, In-Kyung Kim, SooBin Kim, Katherine Kirk, P.K. Kongkraphan, Stephanie Kono, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Ilhee Lee, Min Lee, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Briana Mao, Sydnee Michaels, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Giulia Molinaro, Becky Morgan, Belen Mozo, Benyapa Niphatsophon, Su-Hyun Oh, Oh Ji-young, Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Sadena Parks, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Samantha Richdale, Marion Ricordeau, Rachel Rohanna, Giulia Sergas, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Ashleigh Simon, Sarah Jane Smith, Christine Song, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Bertine Strauss, Budsabakorn Sukapan, Kelly Tan, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine

Joanna Klatten and Perrine Delacour 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 2016 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

None needed

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Brooke Henderson	67	−4
T2	Christina Kim	69	−2
	In-Kyung Kim
T4	Tiffany Joh	70	−1
	Ariya Jutanugarn
	Minjee Lee
	Park Hee-young
	Suzann Pettersen
	Ashleigh Simon
T10	Chella Choi	71	E
	Chun In-gee
	Austin Ernst
	Katherine Kirk
	Lydia Ko
	Mirim Lee
	Brittany Lincicome
	Jennifer Song
	Budsabakorn Sukapan
	Kris Tamulis

Second round

Friday, June 10, 2016

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Brooke Henderson	67-73=140	−2
	Mirim Lee	71-69=140
T3	Lydia Ko	71-70=141	−1
	Brittany Lincicome	71-70=141
	Gerina Piller	72-69=141
T6	Tiffany Joh	70-72=142	E
	In-Kyung Kim	69-73=142
	Ai Miyazato	72-70=142
	Su-Hyun Oh	73-69=142
	Ryu So-yeon	72-70=142

Third round

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Lydia Ko	71-70-70=211	−2
T2	Brittany Lincicome	71-70-71=212	−1
	Gerina Piller	72-69-71=212
T4	Chella Choi	71-73-69=213	E
	Brooke Henderson	67-73-73=213
	Ariya Jutanugarn	70-75-68=213
	Mirim Lee	71-69-73=213
	Anna Nordqvist	73-71-69=213
	Amy Yang	74-73-66=213
T10	Tiffany Joh	70-72-72=214	+1
	In-Kyung Kim	69-73-72=214
	Catriona Matthew	76-67-71=214
	Su-Hyun Oh	73-69-72=214
	Suzann Pettersen	70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Brooke Henderson	67-73-73-65=278	−6	Playoff
	Lydia Ko	71-70-70-67=278
3	Ariya Jutanugarn	70-75-68-66=279	−5	233,352
T4	Mirim Lee	71-69-73-69=282	−2	148,230
	Park Hee-young	70-74-72-66=282
	Ryu So-yeon	72-70-73-67=282
7	Amy Yang	74-73-66-70=283	−1	99,505
T8	Chella Choi	71-73-69-71=284	E	78,959
	Anna Nordqvist	73-71-69-71=284
	Su-Hyun Oh	73-69-72-70=284

Source:^[8]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4
Henderson	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6
Ko	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6
Jutanugarn	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−5
Lee	E	E	−1	−1	−2	−3	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−2
Park	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	E	E	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2
Ryu	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	E	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2
Piller	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−2	−1	−1	E	E	E	E	E	+2	+2
Lincicome	−1	−1	−1	E	−1	E	E	+1	+1	+3	+2	+2	+3	+4	+4	+4	+5	+5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Source:^[8]

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff lasted one hole, played on the par-4 18th hole, an uphill dogleg left at 421 yards (385 m). Both players hit the green with their approach shots from the fairway. Ko had a putt of about 20 feet (6 m) that slipped by the left side. Henderson's birdie putt from less than three feet (0.9 m) won the title.^[9][10]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Brooke Henderson	3	−1	525,000
2	Lydia Ko	4	E	321,675

References

1. Auclair, T.J. (June 13, 2015). "Sahalee Country Club president 'thrilled' to host '16 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
2. Nichols, Beth Ann (June 13, 2015). "Sahalee C.C. to host 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
3. "Brooke Henderson beats Lydia Ko in playoff to capture first major title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2016.
4. Newnham, Blaine (February 26, 2006). "Sahalee deserving of more championships". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
5. Newnham, Blaine (January 27, 2005). "PGA owes Sahalee new date". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
6. "Player Eligibility". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. May 11, 2016.
7. "Field List". KPMG Women's PGA Championship. May 31, 2016.
8. "KPMG Women's PGA Championship". ESPN. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
9. "Brooke Henderson wins women's PGA Championship in sudden-death playoff". CBC Sports. Associated Press. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
10. Rogers, Amy (June 12, 2016). "Patience pays off for Brooke Henderson: Captures first major title". LPGA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the LPGA Tour official site
• Sahalee Country Club