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2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Opens Texas Debut with Top Contenders and Five Key Absences

Five leading players will skip the Fields Ranch East event, creating openings at the first women’s major in Texas

Amy Yang of South Korea tees off on the 16th hole during the first round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan, on June 12, 2025, in this Getty Images photo. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The championship will run June 19–22 at Gil Hanse’s new Fields Ranch East course at PGA Frisco, marking the first women’s major hosted in Texas.
  • Defending champion Amy Yang headlines a 100-player field that also features world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who is hunting her first win of the 2025 season.
  • Ji Young Park, Alison Lee, Ally Ewing, Emily Pedersen and Ji-Yai Shin are all absent, reducing depth and highlighting chances for rising stars.
  • Players will compete for a $10.4 million purse with $1.56 million going to the winner, one of the largest prize pools in women’s golf.
  • Live coverage begins June 19 on The Golf Channel and NBC Sports App, with weekend rounds on Peacock and NBC plus digital updates on KPMG’s site and the PGA Champs App.