The 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship was the 66th

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. It was originally scheduled to be played June 25–28 at

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. It was rescheduled to October 8–11 as a result of the

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. Known as the

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through

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, it was the third of four major championships on the

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during the 2020 season.

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won with a record low aggregate of 266, 14 under par, after a final round 63. She finished five strokes ahead of

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, who had a last round of 65.

Field

The field included 132 players who met one or more of the selection criteria and commit to participate by a designated deadline. With the exception of one place reserved for the winner of the

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, the final field was set on September 22. Leading contenders were expected to include world number two

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, 2017 winner and world number three

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, world number four and

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runner-up

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, and 2018 winner and world number six Park Sung-hyun. Several top-ranked South Koreans did not play, including world number one

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and Lee Jeong-eun. Also in the field were six club professionals.

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and

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were the recipients of the two sponsors invites.

Qualification criteria

# Active LPGA Hall of Fame members # Past winners of the Women's PGA Championship # Professionals who have won an

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since the start of 2015 # Professionals who have won an official LPGA tournament since the start of 2018 # Winner of the

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in 2019 # Professionals who finished in the top-10 and ties at the previous year's Women's PGA Championship # Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the

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as of March 16, 2020 # Professionals ranked No. 1-40 on the

as of September 15, 2020 # The top-8 finishers at the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship # The top finisher (not otherwise qualified via the 2019 LPGA T&CP National Championship) at the 2020 PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship # Members of the European and United States

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teams in

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# Maximum of two sponsor invites # Any player who did not compete in the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship due to maternity, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete. # LPGA members ranked in the order of their position on the 2020 official money list as of the commitment deadline # The remainder of the field will be filled by members who have committed to the event, ranked in the order of their position on the 2020 LPGA Priority List as of the commitment deadline

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, October 8, 2020''

Second round

''Friday, October 9, 2020''

Third round

''Saturday, October 10, 2020''

Final round

''Sunday, October 11, 2020''

References

External links

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Coverage on the LPGA Tour official site
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