First 10 winners of the KPMG Women's PGA is a who's who list of stars

It’s been 10 years since the KPMG Women’s PGA overhauled an LPGA major that had lost its way. The LPGA Championship debuted in 1955 and had a number of title sponsors over the years, most notably McDonald’s from 1994 to 2009.

When the PGA of America and KPMG took over the championship a decade ago, the LPGA’s name may have dropped from the title but a stronger chapter emerged. A glance down the list of winners over the past 10 years is as impressive as the storied venues. There are no one-hit wonders. In fact, half of the champions have won multiple majors and all 10 claim at least four LPGA titles.

The 11th KPMG Women’s PGA kicks off this week in Texas at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco. It’s the second LPGA major of the year in the Lone Star State.

Inbee Park won the first KPMG Women’s PGA in 2015 at Westchester Country Club, giving her three consecutive titles at three different courses. The 2014 Wegmans LPGA Championship was held at Monroe Golf Club and the 2013 event was held at Locust Hill Country Club.

“I can’t believe that I just did it,” said Park after winning at Westchester without a single bogey over the course of 54 holes. Park joined Annika Sorenstam (2003-05) as the only player in the event’s history to win three straight.

Brooke Henderson won the second KPMG in a playoff over Lydia Ko, who was No. 1 at the time. Henderson became the first Canadian to win an LPGA major in almost 50 years. The KPMG marked her second LPGA title. She’s gone on to win 13, including two majors.

For 2020 and 2024 champions Sei Young Kim and Amy Yang, their KPMG victories marked the end of a long wait. Kim was the winningest player on tour (11 titles) without a major when she won at Aronimink Golf Club during an October major. Yang won last year’s edition at Sahalee in her 75th major championship start.

Atlanta Athletic Club is where Nelly Korda broke through with her first major title in 2021. The victory vaulted her to No. 1 in the world for the first time, the first American to do so since Stacy Lewis in 2014.

Danielle Kang and Hannah Green, now both six-time winner on the LPGA, are the only players in the last decade to make the KPMG their first LPGA title in 2019. The Aussie Green edged the 2018 KPMG champion, Sung-Hyun Park by a stroke with her idol, Karrie Webb watching outside the ropes.

Together, the first 10 champions of the KPMG Women’s PGA have averaged 8.7 LPGA titles over the course of their careers. In other words, some of the most decorated players on tour in the last decade have won it. There have been no repeat winners.

Here’s a complete list of the first 10 KPMG Women’s PGA winners: