The 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship kicks off this week, bringing 156 of the world's best golfers to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. As the third women's Major Championship of the season gets underway, historic milestones converge on a track famous for hosting some of the biggest events in the game of golf.
Here are the 5 things you need to know heading into KPMG Women's PGA Championship Week.
1. Nelly Knocking on the Door of the Hall of Fame
World No. 1 Nelly Korda enters the week having already captured both the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women's Open in 2026. Nelly sits at 25 LPGA Hall of Fame points—just two points shy of the 27-point threshold required for induction. Major Championship wins earn players two points and a win this week at Hazeltine would officially secure her spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame at the age of 27.
Korda captured the 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship in 2021 at Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia.
2. Lydia Ko Targets the Career Grand Slam
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko arrives in Minnesota with another legacy-defining opportunity. Ko already owns 3 of the major titles in her career—the Chevron Championship (2016), the Evian Championship (2015), and the AIG Women's Open (2024). A victory at Hazeltine would make her just the eighth player in LPGA history to achieve the feat, joining KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Annika Sörenstam and Inbee Park.
3. Expanded Broadcast Coverage and Daily Featured Groups
Golf fans will enjoy expanded featured group coverage this week. Alongside broadcast coverage on the Golf Channel and NBC, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will provide a dedicated digital stream showcasing 2 featured groups per day. Powered by T-Mobile, these live featured group streams will run from Thursday through Sunday's via YouTube, KPMGWomensPGA.com, and the PGA Championships app.
4. Hazeltine National’s Major Pedigree
This week, Hazeltine National Golf Club is hosting another world-class Championship, and the first KPMG Women's PGA Championship since Hannah Green's dramatic wire-to-wire win in 2019. Known for its length and rolling green complexes, the course has hosted the biggest events in golf since in opened in 1962.
- 1966 U.S. Women's Open (Won by Sandra Spuzich)
- 1970 U.S. Open (Won by Tony Jacklin)
- 1977 U.S. Women's Open (Won by Hollis Stacy)
- 1983 U.S. Senior Open (Won by Billy Casper)
- 1991 U.S. Open (Won by Payne Stewart in a playoff)
- 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (Won by Tim Jackson)
- 2002 PGA Championship (Won by Rich Beem)
- 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship (Won by Richie Ramsay)
- 2009 PGA Championship (Won by Y.E. Yang)
- 2016 Ryder Cup (United States defeated Europe)
- 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (Won by Hannah Green)
- 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (Won by Nick Dunlap)
- 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship (Won by Josele Ballester)
- 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (This Week)
- 2029 Ryder Cup (Hazeltine will become the first U.S. venue to host the event for a second time)
5. Another Major for Minjee Lee?
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship features arguably the strongest field in women’s golf, including every player inside the top 100 of the current Race to CME Globe standings. Minjee Lee headlines the 156-player field as the defending KPMG Women’s PGA Champion, who claimed her third Major victory at PGA Frisco just 12 months ago.
An 11-time LPGA Tour winner, Minjee has a pair of top-5 finishes already in 2026, including a third place finish at the HSBC Women's World Championship in February. She tied for 28th at the U.S. Women's Open earlier this month.
She faces a stacked lineup that includes 12 KPMG Women's PGA Champions, including Amy Yang (2024), Ruoning Yin (2023), In Gee Chun (2022), and Nelly Korda (2021).
