Golf - Women's PGA Championship
The Women's PGA Championship is second only to the US Women's Open in its history as a major tournament of female golf. From its creation in 1955 through to 2004 it was for professionals only but then, controversially, the LPGA decided to allow amateurs to compete. However, the uproar made them think again and in 2006 it was reinstated as a Pro-only tournament.
Venues have been:
1955 Orchard Ridge, Fort Wayne; 1956 Forest Lake, Detroit; 1957 Churchill Valley, Pittsburgh;1958-60 Shearton Hotel, French Lick, 1961-66 Stardust, Las Vegas; 1967-68 & 1970-74 Pleasant Valley, Sutton; 1969 Concoird, Kiamesha Lake; 1975-76 Pine Ridge, Baltimore; 1977 Bay Tree, North Myrtle Beach; 1978-89 Jack Nicklaus Course, King Island; 1990-93 Bethesda; 1994-2004 Dupont, Wilmington; 2005-09 Bulle Rock; 2010-13 Locust Hill, New York; 2014 Monroe, New York; 2015 Westchester, New York; 2016 & 2024 Sammamish, Washington State; 2017 Olympia Fields, Illinois; 2018 Kemper Lakes, Illinois; 2019 Hazeltine, Minnesota; 2020 Aronimink, Pennsylvania; 2021 Atlanta, Georgia; 2022 Bethesda, Maryland: 2023 Baltusrol, New Jersey
Venues have been:
1955 Orchard Ridge, Fort Wayne; 1956 Forest Lake, Detroit; 1957 Churchill Valley, Pittsburgh;1958-60 Shearton Hotel, French Lick, 1961-66 Stardust, Las Vegas; 1967-68 & 1970-74 Pleasant Valley, Sutton; 1969 Concoird, Kiamesha Lake; 1975-76 Pine Ridge, Baltimore; 1977 Bay Tree, North Myrtle Beach; 1978-89 Jack Nicklaus Course, King Island; 1990-93 Bethesda; 1994-2004 Dupont, Wilmington; 2005-09 Bulle Rock; 2010-13 Locust Hill, New York; 2014 Monroe, New York; 2015 Westchester, New York; 2016 & 2024 Sammamish, Washington State; 2017 Olympia Fields, Illinois; 2018 Kemper Lakes, Illinois; 2019 Hazeltine, Minnesota; 2020 Aronimink, Pennsylvania; 2021 Atlanta, Georgia; 2022 Bethesda, Maryland: 2023 Baltusrol, New Jersey
| YEAR | CHAMPION | |
| 1955 | BEVERLY HANSON (USA) | |
| 1956 | MARLENE HAGGE (USA) | |
| 1957 | LOUISE SUGGS (USA) | |
| 1958 | MICKEY WRIGHT (USA) | |
| 1959 | BETSY RAWLS (USA) | |
| 1960 | MICKEY WRIGHT (USA) | |
| 1961 | MICKEY WRIGHT (USA) | |
| 1962 | JUDY KIMBALL (USA) | |
| 1963 | MICKEY WRIGHT (USA) | |
| 1964 | MARY MILLS (USA) | |
| 1965 | SANDRA HAYNIE (USA) | |
| 1966 | GLORIA EHRET (USA) | |
| 1967 | KATHY WHITWORTH (USA) | |
| 1968 | SANDRA POST (Can) | |
| 1969 | BETSY RAWLS (USA) | |
| 1970 | SHIRLEY ENGLEHOM (USA) | |
| 1971 | KATHY WHITWORTH (USA) | |
| 1972 | KATHY AHERN (USA) | |
| 1973 | MARY MILLS (USA) | |
| 1974 | SANDRA HAYNIE (USA) | |
| 1975 | KATHY WHITWORTH (USA) | |
| 1976 | BETTY BURFEINDT (USA) | |
| 1977 | CHAKO HIGUCHI (Jpn) | |
| 1978 | NANCY LOPEZ (USA) | |
| 1979 | DONNA CAPONI (USA) | |
| 1980 | SALLY LITTLE (USA) | |
| 1981 | DONNA CAPONI (USA) | |
| 1982 | JAN STEPHENSON (Aus) | |
| 1983 | PATTY SHEEHAN (USA) | |
| 1984 | PATTY SHEEHAN (USA) | |
| 1985 | NANCY LOPEZ (USA) | |
| 1986 | PAT BRADLEY (USA) | |
| 1987 | JANE GEDDES (USA) | |
| 1988 | SHERRI TURNER (USA) | |
| 1989 | NANCY LOPEZ (USA) | |
| 1990 | BETH DANIEL (USA) | |
| 1991 | MEG MALLON (USA) | |
| 1992 | BETSY KING (USA) | |
| 1993 | PATTY SHEEHAN (USA) | |
| 1994 | LAURA DAVIES (Eng) | |
| 1995 | KELLY ROBBINS (USA) | |
| 1996 | LAURA DAVIES (Eng) | |
| 1997 | CHRISTA JOHNSON (USA) | |
| 1998 | SE RI PAK (Kor) | |
| 1999 | JULI INKSTER (USA) | |
| 2000 | JULI INKSTER (USA) | |
| 2001 | KARRIE WEBB (Aus) | |
| 2002 | SE RI PAK (Kor) | |
| 2003 | ANNIKA SORENSTAM (Swe) | |
| 2004 | ANNIKA SORENSTAM (Swe) | |
| 2005 | ANNIKA SORENSTAM (Swe) | |
| 2006 | SE RI PAK (Kor) | |
| 2007 | SUZANN PETTERSEN (Nor) | |
| 2008 | YANNI TSENG (Twn) | |
| 2009 | ANNA NORDQVIST (Swe) | |
| 2010 | CRISTIE KERR (USA) | |
| 2011 | YANI TSENG (Twn) | |
| 2012 | FENG SHANSHAN (Chn) | |
| 2013 | INBEE PARK (Kor) | |
| 2014 | INBEE PARK (Kor) | |
| 2015 | INBEE PARK (Kor) | |
| 2016 | BROOKE HENDERSON (Can) | |
| 2017 | DANIELLE KANG (USA) | |
| 2018 | PARK SUNG-HYUN (Kor) | |
| 2019 | HANNAH GREEN (Aus) | |
| 2020 | KIM SEI-YOUNG (Kor) | |
| 2021 | NELLY KORDA (USA) | |
| 2022 | IN GEE CHUN (Kor) | |
| 2023 | RUONING YIN (Chn) | |
| 2024 | AMY YANG (Kor) |
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