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


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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