List of Women's PGA Championship champions

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Annika Sorenstam was a three-time consecutive champion of the event in 2003, 2004 and 2005. 2008 LPGA Championship - Annika Sorenstam tee shot.jpg
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]

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Mickey Wright holds the record for the most victories with four. [1] Annika Sörenstam has the record for most consecutive wins with three. [1] The lowest score for 72 holes on a par 71 golf course is Betsy King's 267, 17-under par in 1992, and on a par 72 golf course is Cristie Kerr's and Yani Tseng's 269, 19-under par in 2010 and 2011 respectively. [1] The LPGA Championship has had eleven wire-to-wire champions on twelve different occasions: Beverly Hanson in 1955, Wright in 1958 and 1961, Judy Kimball in 1962, Kathy Whitworth in 1967, Sandra Post in 1968, Jan Stephenson in 1982, Nancy Lopez in 1985, King in 1992, Se Ri Pak in 1998, Kerr in 2010, and Tseng in 2011. [6] The current champion is Amy Yang. [7]

Champions

Patty Sheehan was a three-time champion of the event in 1983, 1984 and 1993. PattySheehan.jpg
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. 2009 LPGA Championship - Se-ri Pak (1).jpg
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. 2009 LPGA Championship - Laura Davies (1).jpg
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. 2009 Solheim Cup - Juli Inkster (1).jpg
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. 2009 Women's British Open - Yani Tseng (23).jpg
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.
Key
*Tournament won in a playoff
#Tournament was won in 54 holes
Wire-to-wire victory
EditionYearCountryChampionCourseLocationTotal scoreTo par [b] Notes
1st 1955 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Beverly Hanson Orchard Ridge Country Club Fort Wayne, Indiana 220 [c] 4&3 [d] [3] [4]
2nd 1956 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Marlene Hagge  * Forest Lake Country Club Detroit, Michigan 291−9 [8] [e]
3rd 1957 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Louise Suggs Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 285+5 [9]
4th 1958 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Mickey Wright Churchill Valley Country Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 288+8 [10]
5th 1959 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States Betsy Rawls Sheraton Hotel Country Club French Lick, Indiana 288−8 [11]
6th 1960 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States Mickey Wright Sheraton Hotel Country Club French Lick, Indiana 292−4 [12]
7th 1961 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mickey Wright Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 287+3 [13]
8th 1962 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Judy Kimball Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 282−2 [14]
9th 1963 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mickey Wright Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 294+10 [15]
10th 1964 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mary Mills Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 294−6 [16]
11th 1965 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sandra Haynie Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 279−5 [17]
12th 1966 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gloria Ehret Stardust Country Club Paradise, Nevada 282−2 [18]
13th 1967 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kathy Whitworth Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 284−8 [19]
14th 1968 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sandra Post  * Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 294+2 [20] [f]
15th 1969 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Betsy Rawls Concord Golf Course Kiamesha Lake, New York 293+1 [21]
16th 1970 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Shirley Englehorn  * Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 285−7 [22] [g]
17th 1971 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kathy Whitworth Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288−4 [23]
18th 1972 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kathy Ahern Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 293+1 [24]
19th 1973 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mary Mills Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288−4 [25]
20th 1974 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sandra Haynie Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton, Massachusetts 288−4 [26]
21st 1975 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kathy Whitworth Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Maryland 288−4 [27]
22nd 1976 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Betty Burfeindt Pine Ridge Golf Course Baltimore, Maryland 287−5 [28]
23rd 1977 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Hisako Higuchi Bay Tree Golf Plantation North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 279−9 [29]
24th 1978 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 275−13 [30]
25th 1979 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Donna Caponi Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 279−9 [31]
26th 1980 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Sally Little Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 285−3 [32]
27th 1981 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Donna Caponi Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 280−8 [33]
28th 1982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Jan Stephenson Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 280−9 [34]
29th 1983 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Patty Sheehan Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 280−9 [35]
30th 1984 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Patty Sheehan Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 272−16 [36]
31st 1985 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 273−15 [37]
32nd 1986 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pat Bradley Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 277−11 [38]
33rd 1987 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jane Geddes Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 275−13 [39]
34th 1988 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sherri Turner Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 281−7 [40]
35th 1989 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nancy Lopez Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Mason, Ohio 274−14 [41]
36th 1990 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Beth Daniel Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 280−4 [42]
37th 1991 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Meg Mallon Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 274−10 [43]
38th 1992 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Betsy King Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 267−17 [44]
39th 1993 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Patty Sheehan Bethesda Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 275−9 [45]
40th 1994 Flag of England.svg  England Laura Davies DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 279−5 [46]
41st 1995 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kelly Robbins DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 274−10 [47]
42nd 1996 Flag of England.svg  England Laura Davies DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 213  #E [48]
43rd 1997 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Christa Johnson  * DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 281−3 [49] [h]
44th 1998 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Se Ri Pak DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 273−11 [50]
45th 1999 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Juli Inkster DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 268−16 [51]
46th 2000 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Juli Inkster  * DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 281−3 [52] [i]
47th 2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Karrie Webb DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 270−14 [53]
48th 2002 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Se Ri Pak DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 279−5 [54]
49th 2003 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Annika Sörenstam  * DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 278−6 [55] [j]
50th 2004 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Annika Sörenstam DuPont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware 271−13 [56]
51st 2005 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Annika Sörenstam Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 277−11 [57]
52nd 2006 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Se Ri Pak  * Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 280−8 [58] [k]
53rd 2007 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Suzann Pettersen Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 274−14 [59] [60]
54th 2008 Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Yani Tseng  * Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 276−12 [61] [l]
55th 2009 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anna Nordqvist Bulle Rock Golf Course Havre de Grace, Maryland 273−15 [62]
56th 2010 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cristie Kerr Locust Hill Country Club Pittsford, New York 269−19 [63] [64]
57th 2011 Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Yani Tseng Locust Hill Country Club Pittsford, New York 269−19 [65]
58th 2012 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanshan Feng Locust Hill Country Club Pittsford, New York 283−5 [66]
59th 2013 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Inbee Park  * Locust Hill Country Club Pittsford, New York 282−6 [67]
60th 2014 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Inbee Park  * Monroe Golf Club Pittsford, New York 277−11
61st 2015 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Inbee Park Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York 273−19
62nd 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brooke Henderson * Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Washington 278−6
63rd 2017 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Danielle Kang Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois 271−13
64th 2018 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Park Sung-hyun * Kemper Lakes Golf Club Long Grove, Illinois 278−10
65th 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hannah Green Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 279−9
66th 2020 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Sei-young Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 266−14
67th 2021 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nelly Korda Atlanta Athletic Club Johns Creek, Georgia 269−19
68th 2022 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Chun In-gee Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 283−5
69th 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yin Ruoning Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 276−8
70th 2024 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Amy Yang Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Washington 281−7 [7]

Multiple champions

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*.

Key
Career Grand Slam winners
T2Tied for second place
T8Tied for eighth place
RankCountryGolferTotalYears
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mickey Wright 41958, 1960, 1961*, 1963
T2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kathy Whitworth 31967, 1971, 1975
T2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nancy Lopez 31978, 1985, 1989
T2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Patty Sheehan 31983, 1984*, 1993
T2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Annika Sörenstam 32003, 2004*, 2005*
T2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Se Ri Pak 31998, 2002, 2006
T2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Inbee Park 32013, 2014*, 2015*
T8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Betsy Rawls 21959, 1969
T8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mary Mills 21964, 1973
T8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sandra Haynie 21965, 1974
T8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Donna Caponi 21979, 1981
T8Flag of England.svg  England Laura Davies 21994, 1996
T8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Juli Inkster 21999, 2000*
T8Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Yani Tseng 22008, 2011

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Key
T5Tied for fifth place
T9Tied for ninth place
RankNationalityWinsWinnersFirst titleLast title
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 422819552021
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 10619982024
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4220032009
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3319822019
T5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2219682016
T5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2220122023
T5Flag of England.svg  England 2119941996
T5Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2120082011
T9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1119771977
T9Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1119801980
T9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1120072007

See also

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