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Sunday 26 June 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Chun wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 2022 · In Gee Chun’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · KPMG
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 28 · 10.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 18 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/19°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/22°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 45 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Lexi Thompson USA · 284Led by two at the turn, then bogeyed 16 and three-putted 17 and left her birdie putt short on 18 (closing 73). In Gee Chun perseveres, holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women's PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
- Minjee Lee AUS · 284Started six back, closed with 70; bogey at 17 left her needing Thompson and Chun to falter. In Gee Chun perseveres, holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women's PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Minjee Lee, Lexi Thompson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 June 2022
I made it. (Laughing). First nine holes I got a lot of pressure, so to be honest, I couldn't enjoy to play golf.
AP via ESPN
26 June 2022
Before start today my coach told me, 'In Gee, if you enjoy your game, this trophy is yours,'
AP via ESPN
26 June 2022
I never really felt too out of it after turning at even par after nine,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Gee Chun | 64 · 69 · 75 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 74 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Minjee Lee | 73 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Jeeno Thitikul | 73 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Hannah Green | 71 · 69 · 72 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Hye-Jin Choi | 69 · 72 · 70 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Hyo Joo Kim | 73 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Nasa Hataoka | 71 · 72 · 75 · 69 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Sei Young Kim | 71 · 69 · 71 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Eun-Hee Ji | 74 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Jennifer Chang | 70 · 70 · 73 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Jessica Korda | 74 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Lilia Vu | 75 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 72 · 72 · 72 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Stephanie Meadow | 73 · 69 · 72 · 74 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1994-08-10, Gunsan, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet