KPMG Women's PGA raises purse to $12 million, adds Featured Groups to broadcast lineup
KPMG Women's PGA raises purse to $12 million, adds Featured Groups to broadcast lineup
The 11th edition of the KPMG Women's PGA will feature more bells and whistles than ever before, not to mention more money. On Tuesday, tournament officials announced a purse increase to $12 million, matching the U.S. Women's Open for the highest prize fund on tour. For perspective, just four years ago the purse was $4.5 million.
The 156-player field, which features the top 100 players in the Race to CME Globe rankings, will take on the Fields Ranch East course June 19-22 at PGA Frisco. It marks the second major championship for the young course, which opened in May 2023. Steve Stricker won the PGA Senior in a playoff against Padraig Harrington two years ago.
In addition to the strong purse and field, the championship's broadcast coverage will include nearly 100 hours of live, streaming and ancillary coverage across NBC, Golf Channel and Peacock. And, for the first time, Featured Groups presented by KPMG and T-Mobile for Business, will be available on Peacock. LPGA Hall of Famer Judy Rankin and Grant Boone will be in the booth for Featured Groups coverage.
For several years ago, KPMG has been the driving force behind the LPGA's enhanced stats offerings with the season-long KPMG Performance Insights.
Once again, the championship will offer KPMG Champcast, which uses the same ShotLink Pro technology from the PGA Tour along with new AI-enhanced features. This year, players will receive a KPMG Performance Insights Daily Recap that includes hole-by-hole AI-powered analysis and AI-generated scoring targets of where the cut might fall and the winning score.
'KPMG's commitment to excellence extends to women's golf, and through our collaboration with the PGA of America and LPGA Tour, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship is the best event on the LPGA Tour,' Paul Knopp, KPMG U.S. Chair and CEO said in a statement.
'The high purse, top courses, comprehensive broadcast coverage, and technology are all ways we are setting the standard. Technology is changing business and sports and, similar to the AI enablement we deliver for our clients, we're equipping LPGA players with new AI capabilities through KPMG Performance Insights, enabling them to take their game to new heights.'
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