KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul battle for major glory as LPGA Tour stars gather at PGA Frisco
When is the KPMG Women's PGA Championship? Which players are in the field at PGA Frisco? Can world No 1 Nelly Korda claim her first LPGA Tour win of the season? Talking points ahead of the latest women's golf major;
Amy Yang returns as defending champion after last year’s thee-shot win over Jin Young Ko, Lilia Vu and Miyu Yamashita, although the Korean heads into her title defence without an LPGA Tour win this season.
Mao Saigo won the Chevron Championship in April following a dramatic play-off in Texas, while Sweden’s Maja Stark claimed her maiden major title earlier this month at the US Women’s Open, with both looking to build on their impressive campaigns.
World No 1 Nelly Korda is a former winner of the event and Jeeno Thitikul chases another victory, having won on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour already this season, with Charley Hull among the European players chasing major glory.
Ahead of the third women’s major of the year, live throughout the week on Sky Sports, we look at some of the storylines to follow at PGA Frisco…
The American has topped the standings since last March after winning seven times – including five consecutive events – during a historic 2024, but is without a victory since a three-stroke success at The Annika in November.
Korda has finished no worse than 28th in her nine LPGA Tour starts this season, including a runner-up finish at last month’s US Women’s Open – where she said she was “very happy” with her performance and that she needed “to continue knocking on the door”.
She claimed her breakthrough major title in the 2021 contest but has missed the cut each of the previous two years, while a repeat performance this week could pave the way for Thitikul to leapfrog her atop the world rankings.
