Only 18 holes remain until the crowing of the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championships winner at the Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. After 54 holes, some known and some fresh faces have taken over the leaderboard. The 2023 CME Group Tour Championship winner, Amy Yang, has entered the final round with a two-stroke lead after carding 7 under 209 in the first three rounds.
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Following her are the two fairly new faces, Lauren Hartlage and Japanese pro, Miyu Yamashita. The duo are in for a tie at second with a score of 5 under 207. The top three are paired for the last round and scheduled to start at the latest 10:27 a.m. EST on the 1st tee.
Down at T5, following her victory last week at Meijer LPGA Classic, the world no. 2, Lilia Vu will be starting her final round at 10:16 a.m. on the 1st tee with Caroline Inglis and Sarah Schmelzel, who has taken the solo fourth spot on the leaderboard. The tee timings and pairing for the rest of the field are listed below.
| TEE | GROUP | TIME | PLAYERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 08:15 AM | Ruoning Yin |
| 08:15 AM | Peiyun Chien | ||
| 08:15 AM | Ayaka Furue | ||
| 10 | 2 | 08:10 AM | Rio Takeda |
| 08:10 AM | Maja Stark | ||
| 08:10 AM | Aline Krauter | ||
| 1 | 3 | 08:26 AM | Mao Saigo |
| 08:26 AM | Jiwon Jeon | ||
| 08:26 AM | Minami Katsu | ||
| 10 | 4 | 08:21 AM | Arpichaya Yubol |
| 08:21 AM | Malia Nam | ||
| 08:21 AM | Hannah Green | ||
| 1 | 5 | 08:37 AM | Georgia Hall |
| 08:37 AM | Yu Jin Sung | ||
| 08:37 AM | Hyo Joo Kim | ||
| 10 | 6 | 08:32 AM | Narin An |
| 08:32 AM | Aditi Ashok | ||
| 08:32 AM | Stephanie Kyriacou | ||
| 1 | 7 | 08:48 AM | Ariya Jutanugarn |
| 08:48 AM | Bianca Pagdanganan | ||
| 08:48 AM | Celine Boutier | ||
| 10 | 8 | 08:43 AM | Mariah Stackhouse |
| 08:43 AM | Paula Reto | ||
| 08:43 AM | Mi Hyang Lee | ||
| 1 | 9 | 08:59 AM | Minjee Lee |
| 08:59 AM | Allisen Corpuz | ||
| 08:59 AM | Brooke M. Henderson | ||
| 10 | 10 | 08:54 AM | Frida Kinhult |
| 08:54 AM | A Lim Kim | ||
| 08:54 AM | Lindy Duncan | ||
| 1 | 11 | 09:10 AM | Patty Tavatanakit |
| 09:10 AM | Jennifer Kupcho | ||
| 09:10 AM | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | ||
| 10 | 12 | 09:05 AM | Elizabeth Szokol |
| 09:05 AM | Pajaree Anannarukarn | ||
| 09:05 AM | Ashleigh Buhai | ||
| 1 | 13 | 09:21 AM | Linn Grant |
| 09:21 AM | Lauren Coughlin | ||
| 09:21 AM | Hye-Jin Choi | ||
| 10 | 14 | 09:16 AM | Rose Zhang |
| 09:16 AM | Celine Borge | ||
| 09:16 AM | Cheyenne Knight | ||
| 1 | 15 | 09:32 AM | Leona Maguire |
| 09:32 AM | Haeran Ryu | ||
| 09:32 AM | Akie Iwai | ||
| 10 | 16 | 09:27 AM | Yealimi Noh |
| 09:27 AM | Lizette Salas | ||
| 09:27 AM | Lydia Ko | ||
| 1 | 17 | 09:43 AM | Madelene Sagstrom |
| 09:43 AM | Esther Henseleit | ||
| 09:43 AM | Xiyu Lin | ||
| 10 | 18 | 09:38 AM | Gabriela Ruffels |
| 09:38 AM | Maria Fassi | ||
| 09:38 AM | Grace Kim | ||
| 1 | 19 | 09:54 AM | Gaby Lopez |
| 09:54 AM | Ally Ewing | ||
| 09:54 AM | Charley Hull | ||
| 10 | 20 | 09:49 AM | Morgane Metraux |
| 09:49 AM | Atthaya Thitikul | ||
| 09:49 AM | Moriya Jutanugarn | ||
| 1 | 21 | 10:05 AM | Lexi Thompson |
| 10:05 AM | Jin Young Ko | ||
| 10:05 AM | Hinako Shibuno | ||
| 10 | 22 | 10:00 AM | Yuka Saso |
| 10:00 AM | Ruixin Liu | ||
| 1 | 23 | 10:16 AM | Sarah Schmelzel |
| 10:16 AM | Lilia Vu | ||
| 10:16 AM | Caroline Inglis | ||
| 10 | 24 | 10:11 AM | Azahara Munoz |
| 10:11 AM | Angel Yin | ||
| 1 | 25 | 10:27 AM | Amy Yang |
| 10:27 AM | Lauren Hartlage | ||
| 10:27 AM | Miyu Yamashita |
The 73 players’ field will soon start the final 18-hole stretch and contest for an enthralling finish at Sahalee Country Club. Although there are many top-class players at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, many notable and prominent names missed the weekend rounds after failing to make the cut.
Who are the top players missing the KPMG Women’s PGA Championships weekend?
From raking in six victories in just six months to missing three consecutive cuts in a row, Nelly Korda has seen the worst and best in the 2024 season. After taking in T4 as round one concluded, the second round was drastically unfavorable for Korda. The 14-time LPGA Tour winner shot her career’s worst round of 81 and missed the cut by one stroke.
This was the first time in Korda’s career that she missed three back-to-back cuts. Facing the media after missing the cut, Korda emotionally said, “It’s just golf recently for me. No words for how I’m playing right now. … A lot went my way at the beginning part of the year and just giving it back.”
Other LPGA stars who were unfortunate, such as Korda, were her best buddies, Meghan Kang, Alison Lee, Carlota Ciganda, and many more. Out of all, Korda’s elimination was the most shocking. Nonetheless, the final round would move forward without these stars and a champion would soon be found at Sahalee CC.