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Minjee Lee Holds Lead as Players Criticize Conditions and Slow Play at KPMG Championship

Firm hole locations paired with protracted rounds have highlighted shortcomings in LPGA pace-of-play enforcement

BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: Stacy Lewis of the United States looks on from the third green during the second round of the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands 2025 at Bradenton Country Club on February 07, 2025 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Nelly Korda of the United States hits a chip shot on the second hole during the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2025 at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco on June 21, 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
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Overview

  • Minjee Lee shot a third-round 69 to take a one-stroke lead at 6-under par over Field Ranch East.
  • Jeeno Thitikul sits second at 2-under while world No. 1 Nelly Korda is tied for sixth at 2-over.
  • Nelly Korda decried six-hour two-ball rounds as “ridiculous” and blamed firm pins and stiff winds for glacial pacing.
  • Stacy Lewis and Brooke Henderson faulted elevated hole placements on hillsides and unyielding greens for compounding delays.
  • Players pointed to a lack of onsite amenities and nine-minute group intervals that negated LPGA’s new pace-of-play fines despite a record $12 million purse.