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.
| 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) | |
| 2025 | MINJEE LEE (Aus) | |
| 2026 | HAERAN RYU (Kor) |
* won after play-off
Venues:
Venues:
| Orchard Ridge, Indiana | 1955 |
| Forest Lake, Michigan | 1956 |
| Churchill Valley, Pennsylvania | 1957 |
| French Lick, Indiana | 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| Stardust, Nevada | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| Pleasant Valley, Massachusetts | 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| Concord, New York | 1969 |
| Pine Ridge, Maryland | 1975, 1976 |
| Bay Tree, South Carolina | 1977 |
| Kings Island, Ohio | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Bethesda, Maryland | 1990, 1911, 1992, 1993, 2022 |
| Dupont, Delaware | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Bulle Rock, Maryland | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Locust Hill, New York | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Monroe, New York | 2014 |
| Westchester, New York | 2015 |
| Sammamish, Washington State | 2016, 2024 |
| Olympia Fields, Illinois | 2017 |
| Kemper Lakes, Illinois | 2018 |
| Hazeltine, Minnesota | 2019, 2026 |
| Aronimink, Pennsylvania | 2020 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 2021 |
| Baltusrol, New Jersey | 2023 |
| Frisco, Texas | 2025 |
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