2019 Women's PGA Championship

The 2019 Women's PGA Championship (branded as the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th Women's PGA Championship, played June 20–23 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the third of five major championships on the LPGA Tour during the 2019 season.

2019 Women's
PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–23, 2019
LocationChaska, Minnesota
44.834°N 93.591°W / 44.834; -93.591
Course(s)Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,831 yards (6,246 m)
Field156 players, 80 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$3.85 million
Winner's share$577,500
Champion
Hannah Green
279 (−9)
Location map
Hazeltine
Location in the United States
Hazeltine
Location in Minnesota

Australian Hannah Green won by one stroke over defending champion Park Sung-hyun, in her first victory in both a women's major and the LPGA Tour. It was the first wire-to-wire win at the Women's PGA Championship since Yani Tseng in 2011 and the first major win by an Australian since Karrie Webb at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship.

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