Women’s PGA Championship Winners And History
Rebranded and re-imagined in 2015, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is the successor to the long-running LPGA Championship.
In its various incarnations, the LPGA Championship is the second oldest of the LPGA’s “majors.” The inaugural event was held in 1955, as part of an effort to give the fledgling tour more opportunities for its players.
Starting in 2015, the tournament will be known as the Women’s PGA Championship, and will be conducted by the PGA of America. The change apparently both a necessity and an opportunity for the LPGA. The LPGA Championship was without a sponsor and in danger of disappearing. But a collaboration between LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan and PGA of America Pete Bevacqua has not only saved the tournament but also elevated its stature. The PGA of America also gets the opportunity to add some gender equality to the PGA Championship, which has run since 1916.
Over the long history of the Women’s PGA Championship / LPGA Championship, the legendary Mickey Wright holds the record with four titles (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963).
The tournament was known simply as the LPGA Championship from 1955 – 1970. In 1971 – 1972, it acquired a sponsor in Eve, a cigarette brand. The LPGA Championship went without a name sponsor from 1973 – 1986. From 1987 to 1993, it was the Mazda LPGA Championship. McDonald’s picked up the mantle in 1994, and stayed under various names until 2009. Beginning in 2010, Wegman’s, a supermarket chain, became title sponsor. Starting in 2015, financial services company KPMG will be the title sponsor.
The complete list of Women’s PGA Championship Winners follows:
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Purse ($) |
| KPMG Women’s PGA Championship | ||||
| 2016 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 278 (-6) | 3,500,000 |
| 2015 | Inbee park (3) | South Korea | 273 (-19) | 3,500,000 |
| LPGA Championship | ||||
| 2014 | Inbee Park (2) | South Korea | 277 (-11) | 2,250,000 |
| 2013 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 283 (–5) | 2,250,000 |
| 2012 | Shanshan Feng | China | 282 (–6) | 2,500,000 |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng (2) | Taiwan | 269 (–19) | 2,500,000 |
| 2010 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 269 (–19) | 2,250,000 |
| 2009 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 273 (–15) | 2,000,000 |
| 2008 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 276 (–12) | 2,000,000 |
| 2007 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 274 (–14) | 2,000,000 |
| 2006 | Se Ri Pak (3) | South Korea | 280 (–8) | 1,800,000 |
| 2005 | Annika Sörenstam (3) | Sweden | 277 (–11) | 1,800,000 |
| 2004 | Annika Sörenstam (2) | Sweden | 271 (–13) | 1,600,000 |
| 2003 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 278 (–6) | 1,600,000 |
| 2002 | Se Ri Pak (2) | South Korea | 279 (–5) | 1,500,000 |
| 2001 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 270 (–14) | 1,500,000 |
| 2000 | Juli Inkster (2) | United States | 281 (–3) | 1,400,000 |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | United States | 268 (–16) | 1,400,000 |
| 1998 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 273 (–11) | 1,300,000 |
| 1997 | Christa Johnson | United States | 281 (–3) | 1,200,000 |
| 1996 | Laura Davies (2) | England | 213 (E) | 1,200,000 |
| 1995 | Kelly Robbins | United States | 274 (–10) | 1,200,000 |
| 1994 | Laura Davies | England | 279 (–5) | 1,100,000 |
| 1993 | Patty Sheehan (3) | United States | 275 (–9) | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Betsy King | United States | 267 (–17) | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Meg Mallon | United States | 274 (–10) | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Beth Daniel | United States | 280 (–4) | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Nancy Lopez (3) | United States | 274 (–14) | 500,000 |
| 1988 | Sherri Turner | United States | 281 (–7) | 350,000 |
| 1987 | Jane Geddes | United States | 275 (–13) | 350,000 |
| 1986 | Pat Bradley | United States | 277 (–11) | 300,000 |
| 1985 | Nancy Lopez (2) | United States | 275 (–15) | 250,000 |
| 1984 | Patty Sheehan (2) | United States | 272 (–16) | 250,000 |
| 1983 | Patty Sheehan | United States | 279 (–9) | 200,000 |
| 1982 | Jan Stephenson | Australia | 279 (–9) | 200,000 |
| 1981 | Donna Caponi (2) | United States | 280 (–8) | 150,000 |
| 1980 | Sally Little | South Africa | 285 (–3) | 150,000 |
| 1979 | Donna Caponi | United States | 279 (–9) | 150,000 |
| 1978 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 275 (–13) | 150,000 |
| 1977 | Chako Higuchi | Japan | 279 (–9) | 150,000 |
| 1976 | Betty Burfeindt | United States | 287 (–5) | 55,000 |
| 1975 | Kathy Whitworth (3) | United States | 288 (–4) | 55,000 |
| 1974 | Sandra Haynie (2) | United States | 287 (–5) | 50,000 |
| 1973 | Mary Mills (2) | United States | 288 (–4) | 35,000 |
| 1972 | Kathy Ahern | United States | 293 (+1) | 50,000 |
| 1971 | Kathy Whitworth (2) | United States | 288 (–4) | 53,000 |
| 1970 | Shirley Englehorn | United States | 285 (–7) | 30,000 |
| 1969 | Betsy Rawls (2) | United States | 293 (+1) | 35,000 |
| 1968 | Sandra Post | Canada | 294 (+2) | 20,000 |
| 1967 | Kathy Whitworth | United States | 284 (–8) | 17,500 |
| 1966 | Gloria Ehret | United States | 282 (–2) | 16,500 |
| 1965 | Sandra Haynie | United States | 279 (–5) | 17,500 |
| 1964 | Mary Mills | United States | 278 (–6) | 16,500 |
| 1963 | Mickey Wright (4) | United States | 294 (+10) | 16,500 |
| 1962 | Judy Kimball | United States | 282 (–2) | 15,000 |
| 1961 | Mickey Wright (3) | United States | 287 (+3) | 15,000 |
| 1960 | Mickey Wright (2) | United States | 292 (–4) | 8,500 |
| 1959 | Betsy Rawls | United States | 288 (–8) | 7,500 |
| 1958 | Mickey Wright | United States | 288 (+8) | 7,500 |
| 1957 | Louise Suggs | United States | 285 (+5) | 7,600 |
| 1956 | Marlene Hagge | United States | 291 (–9) | 6,500 |
| 1955 | Beverly Hanson | United States | 4&3 | 6,000 |
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