‘KPMG WIMINS PGA Championship’ Summarized in Numbers

Second Major Opens on the 22nd at Baltusrol GC
Jeon In-ji Challenges for 2nd Consecutive Win, 156 Players Compete for the Title

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is the second major tournament of the 2023 season on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. This year, it will be held over four days starting from the 22nd at the Baltusrol Golf Club (par 71, 6,621 yards) in Springfield, New Jersey. The defending champion is Jeon In-ji, who secured her third major title last year by winning by one stroke. This year, 156 players will compete for the title of ‘Major Queen.’ Here is the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship explained in numbers.

This is a view of Baltusrol Golf Club, the venue for this year's second major tournament, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
[Photo by LPGA Tour]

▲4 (wins) = Mickey Wright (USA) holds the record for the most wins, having won in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963. Six players, including Park Se-ri, Park In-bi, and Annika Sorenstam (Sweden), have won three times, while seven players such as Juli Inkster (USA), Laura Davies (England), and Tseng Ya-ni (Taiwan) have two wins.

▲12 (times) = Ohio and Maryland have hosted the tournament a total of 12 times each. Delaware (11 times), New York and Massachusetts (7 times), Nevada (6 times), Indiana and Pennsylvania (3 times) follow in order.

▲17 (players) = The number of Korean players participating in this year’s tournament. Along with past champions like Jeon In-ji, Kim Se-young, and Park Sung-hyun, world number one Ko Jin-young, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim A-rim, Yoo Hae-ran, and Yang Hee-young are also competing.

▲42 (wins) = The United States has collected 42 championship trophies at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Korea ranks second with 9 wins. Sweden (4 wins), Australia (3 wins), England, Taiwan, Canada (2 wins each), Japan, Norway, and China (1 win each) have also produced champions.

▲69 (times) = The tournament was established in 1955. It was held as the LPGA Championship until 2015, when the name changed to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship with sponsorship from the PGA of America. It is the second longest-running major after the U.S. Women’s Open, the ‘national title of America,’ which started in 1946.

▲266 (strokes) = The record for the lowest 72-hole score, set by Kim Se-young in 2020. The previous record was 267 strokes, set by Betsy King (USA) in 1992. The most under par is 19 under, achieved by Park In-bi (2015), Tseng Ya-ni (2011), Cristie Kerr (2010), and Nelly Korda (USA, 2021).

▲10 million (dollars) = The total prize money this year. The winner’s prize is 1.5 million dollars (approximately 1.96 billion won). The inaugural tournament had a total prize of 6,000 dollars, with the winner’s prize at 1,200 dollars.

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