2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Danielle Kang wins at Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course)
Danielle Kang won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States with 271 (−13), by 1 stroke over Brooke Henderson.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- June 29, 2017 to July 2, 2017
- Course
- Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States
- Edition
- 63rd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,588 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 74 (cut at 144)
- Purse
- $3,500,000 · winner's share $525,000
- Champion
- Danielle Kang · age 24 · United States · born San Francisco, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- World ranking
- No. 43 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 69-66-68-68 = 271 (−13) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Brooke Henderson (272)
- 54-hole leader
- Chella Choi, Danielle Kang
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Kang | 69 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Brooke Henderson | 272 |
What happened at the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Kang moved in front with four straight birdies on Nos. 11-14 and holed a clutch 21-foot par putt at the 16th.
After bogeying the par-3 17th to fall back into a tie, Kang reached the par-5 18th in two and two-putted for birdie to beat Brooke Henderson, who closed with a 66, by one.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Sources
- kpmgwomenspgachampionship.com: kpmg womens pga championship winners
- thegolfnewsnet.com: kpmg womens pga championship history results and past…
- Wikipedia: 2017 Women's PGA Championship
- Wikipedia: Women's PGA Championship
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- Wikipedia: Danielle Kang
- sports.inquirer.net
- todaysgolfer.co.uk: danielle kang wins first major at kpmg pga championship