Annika Sörenstam was a three-time consecutive champion of the event in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The Women's PGA Championship[a] is an annual golf competition held in June, and is conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA). The event was established in 1955, and is one of the five women's major championships played each year; the others are the ANA Inspiration, the U.S. Women's Open, the Women's British Open, and the Evian Championship.[1] This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition, and is always the second women's major of the year.[1][2] The first year was played with three rounds of stroke play and a final round of match play to determine the final places (36 holes for the championship, 18 holes for other matches) in order to distribute prize money.[1][3][4] The trophy, formally known as the "LPGA Championship Trophy" is presented to the champion every year, with each recipient being awarded a replica of the trophy to keep.[5]
Patty Sheehan was a three-time champion of the event in 1983, 1984 and 1993.Se Ri Pak is a three-time winner of the event in 1998, 2002 and 2006. She is one of eleven champions to win wire-to-wire with her victory in 1998.Laura Davies is a two-time champion of the event in 1994 and 1996.Juli Inkster is only one of four golfers to win repeat titles at the event in 1999 and 2000.Yani Tseng is the co-holder of the record for most shots under par, and is the champion of this event in 2008 and 2011. She is one of eleven champions to win wire-to-wire with her victory in 2011.
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one LPGA Championship. Champions who won in consecutive years are indicated by the years with italics*.
a This tournament has had several name changes, which are the following: 1955–86 LPGA Championship, 1987–93 Mazda LPGA Championship, 1994–2000 McDonald's LPGA Championship, 2001–03 McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG, 2004–09 McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, 2010 LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans, 2011–14 Wegmans LPGA Championship, and 2015–present KPMG Women's PGA Championship.[1]
b Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes.[68]
c The first two days over three rounds were conducted in stroke play.[3]
d The last day was a 36-hole final for the championship in match play.[4]
b Marlene Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg.[1]
c Sandra Post won in an 18-hole playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[1]
d Shirley Englehorn won in an 18-hole playoff over Kathy Whitworth.[1]
e Christa Johnson won in a sudden death playoff over Leta Lindley.[1]
† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire
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