The PGA of America, KPMG LLP and LPGA Tour announced today the field for the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, to be played June 25-28 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship annually delivers one of the strongest fields in women’s golf. The 2026 field features all of the top 100 players in the current Race to CME Globe Rankings.
Defending champion Minjee Lee headlines 12 past champions in the field, including Amy Yang (2024), Ruoning Yin (2023), In Gee Chun (2022), Nelly Korda (2021), Sei Young Kim (2020), Hannah Green (2019), Sung Hyun Park (2018), Danielle Kang (2017), Brooke Henderson (2016), Yani Tseng (2008, ‘11) and Anna Nordqvist (2009).
Amari Avery (Riverside, Calif.) and Kate Smith-Stroh (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) received special exemptions into the field. The 22-year-old Avery currently leads the Epson Tour’s 2026 Race for the Card points list. She won the 2026 IOA Championship and has a trio of top-10 finishes this season. The 27-year-old Smith-Stroh first joined the LPGA Tour in 2025 following a decorated collegiate career at the University of Nebraska where she won the Big Ten Championship and was named Big Ten Golfer of the Year in 2021.
The Corebridge Financial Team of eight PGA of America/LPGA Professionals includes Sandra Changkija (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Joanna Coe (Haverford, Pa.), Nicole Felce (Trinity, Fla.), Loretta Giovannettone (Jupiter, Fla.), Allie Knight (Knoxville, Tenn.), Kim Paez (Frisco, Texas), Natalie Vivaldi (Oceanside, Calif.) and Allie White (Lancaster, Ohio). These individuals earned spots in the field through the 2025 LPGA Professionals Championship and the 2026 PGA Women’s Stroke Play Championship (Coe).
The final spot in the field is reserved for the winner of the 2026 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.
A Full Field List is Below
Alexander, Casandra - SOUTH AFRICA
An, Narin - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Anannarukarn, Pajaree - THAILAND
Ashok, Aditi - INDIA
Avery, Amari - Riverside, CA
Baba, Saki - JAPAN
Bae, Jenny - Suwanee, GA
Beck, Laetitia - ISRAEL
Belac, Ana - SLOVENIA
Boutier, Celine - FRANCE
Briem, Helen - GERMANY
Broch Estrup, Nicole - DENMARK
Buhai, Ashleigh - SOUTH AFRICA
Chacon, Briana - Whittier, CA
Chang, Jennifer - Cary, NC
Changkija, Sandra - Daytona Beach, FL (CFT)
Choi, Chella - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Choi, Hye-Jin - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Choi, Robyn - AUSTRALIA
Chun, In Gee - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Ciganda, Carlota - SPAIN
Coe, Joanna - Haverford, PA (CFT)
Corpuz, Allisen - Kapolei, HI
Coughlin, Lauren - Charlottesville, VA
Cowan, Olivia - GERMANY
Davidson, Karis - AUSTRALIA
De Roey, Manon - BELGIUM
Delacour, Perrine - FRANCE
Do, Brianna - Lakewood, CA
Doherty, Amanda - Atlanta, GA
Dryburgh, Gemma - SCOTLAND
Duncan, Lindy - Plantation, FL
Ewart Shadoff, Jodi - ENGLAND
Felce, Nicole - Clearwater, FL (CFT)
Fierro, Isabella - MEXICO
Frye, Laney - Nicholasville, KY
Furue, Ayaka - JAPAN
Gabsa, Isi - GERMANY
Garcia, Sofia - PARAGUAY
Giovannettone, Loretta - Jupiter, FL (CFT)
Grant, Linn - SWEDEN
Green, Hannah - AUSTRALIA
Green, Melanie - Medina, NY
Guseva, Nataliya - Miami, FL
Hara, Erika - JAPAN
Hataoka, Nasa - JAPAN
He, Muni - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Henderson, Brooke - CANADA
Henseleit, Esther - GERMANY
Holmqvist, Dani - SWEDEN
Hsu, Wei-Ling - CHINESE TAIPEI
Huang, Anna - CANADA
Hull, Charley - ENGLAND
Hwang, Youmin - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Im, Jin Hee - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Iwai, Aki - JAPAN
Iwai, Chizzy - JAPAN
Jeon, Jiwon - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Joo, Soo Bin - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Jutanugarn, Ariya - THAILAND
Jutanugarn, Moriya - THAILAND
Kang, Danielle - Las Vegas, NV
Kang, Minji - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Katsu, Minami - JAPAN
Kaur, Gurleen - Houston, TXKhang, Megan - Rockland, MA
Kim, A Lim - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kim, Auston - St. Augustine, FL
Kim, Gina - Durham, NC
Kim, Grace - AUSTRALIA
Kim, Hyo Joo - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kim, Sei Young - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kinhult, Frida - SWEDEN
Knight, Allie - Knoxville, TN (CFT)
Ko, Jin Young - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Ko, Lydia - NEW ZEALAND
Koerstz Madsen, Nanna - DENMARK
Korda, Nelly - Bradenton, FL
Krauter, Aline - GERMANY
Kupcho, Jennifer - Westminster, CO
Kuwaki, Shiho - JAPAN
Leblanc, Maude-Aimee - CANADA
Lee, Alison - Los Angeles, CA
Lee, Andrea - Hermosa Beach, CA
Lee, Dongeun - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Lee, Mi Hyang - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Lee, Minjee - AUSTRALIA
Lee, Somi - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Li, Lucy - Redwood Shores, CA
Lindblad, Ingrid - SWEDEN
Liu, Mary - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Liu, Ruixin - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Liu, Yan - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Liu, Yu - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Lopez, Gaby - MEXICO
Lopez-Ramirez, Julia - SPAIN
Mack, Polly - GERMANY
Maguire, Leona - IRELAND
Matthews, Brooke - Rogers, AR
Melgrati, Caroline - ITALY
Metraux, Morgane - SWITZERLAND
Nadaud, Nastasia - FRANCE
Nishimura, Yuna - JAPAN
Noh, Yealimi - San Francisco, CA
Nordqvist, Anna - SWEDEN
O’Toole, Ryann - San Clemente, CA
Oon, Natasha Andrea - MALAYSIA
Paez, Kim - Frisco, TX (CFT)
Pano, Alexa - Westborough, MA
Park, Sung Hyun - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Phatlum, Pornanong - THAILAND
Porter, Cassie - AUSTRALIA
Porvasnik, Jessica - Hinckley, OH
Rhodes, Mimi - ENGLAND
Roussin-Bouchard, Pauline - FRANCE
Ruffels, Gabriella - AUSTRALIA
Ryu, Haeran - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Saigo, Mao - JAPAN
Salas, Lizette - Azusa, CA
Saso, Yuka - JAPAN
Schubert, Sophia - Oak Ridge, TN
Shibuno, Hinako - JAPAN
Shin, Jenny - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Smith-Stroh, Kate - Detroit Lakes, MN
Stark, Maja - SWEDEN
Strom, Linnea - SWEDEN
Suwannapura, Jasmine - THAILAND
Takeda, Rio - JAPAN
Tamburlini, Chiara - SWITZERLAND
Tan, Shannon - SINGAPORE
Tavatanakit, Patty - THAILAND
Tejedo Mulet, Carla - SPAIN
Thitikul, Jeeno - THAILAND
Thompson, Lexi - Delray Beach, FL
Tseng, Yani - CHINESE TAIPEI
Vinijchaitham, Suvichaya - THAILAND
Vivaldi, Natalie - Oceanside, CA (CFT)
Vu, Lilia - Fountain Valley, CA
Walsh, Lauren - IRELAND
Wang, Miranda - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Wannasaen, Chanettee - THAILAND
Weber, Dewi - NETHERLANDS
White, Allie - Lancaster, OH (CFT)
Wilson, Yana - Henderson, NV
Woad, Lottie - ENGLAND
Yamashita, Miyu - JAPAN
Yan, Jing - Frisco, TX
Yang, Amy - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Yin, Angel - Arcadia, CA
Yin, Ruoning - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Yoon, Ina - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Yoshida, Yuri - JAPAN
Yubol, Arpichaya - THAILAND
Zhang, Rose - Irvine, CA
Zhang, Weiwei - PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
