The third major for the ladies is this week at Hazeltine in Chaska Minnesota. It feels too soon for another women’s major; but the Solheim Cup is September 7-13 so I think the majors may all be earlier than previous years to accommodate the Solheim Cup.

Contenders: The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was last held at Hazeltine in 2019 and the winner was Australian, Hannah Green. It was her first major championship win. I like Hannah Green and it would make a great story for her to come back and win at Hazeltine again. Another Australian you can’t rule out is Minjee Lee, defending champion. Lee won her PGA championship at PGA Frisco in 2025. But we all know that the fans will be cheering for Nelly Korda to win her third major of the year. Korda came in third in 2019 so clearly can play well at Hazeltine.

Other than Nelly Korda who might lift the trophy on Sunday? Charley Hull is always on my list of contenders (although she missed the cut in 2019 but Hull’s world ranking in 2019 was 24th and today she is the #4 ranked player in the women’s game). Of course, you can’t rule out world #2, Jenno Thitikul. Lottie Woad is playing well. Woad missed a very short putt and lost in a playoff to Japan’s Miyu Yamashita last week so she may be motivated to redeem herself.

Money: KPMG announced the purse for the championship would be $13 Million which is the highest purse in women’s golf (exceeding the 2026 U.S. Open purse of $12.5 Million). And more interesting is that fact that when the championship was held in 2019 (at Halzeltine) the total purse was only $3.85 Million. It’s nice to see the women’s purses continue to grow.

How to Watch: Check your local listings for Golf Channel times (Thursday, Friday, and weekend) and NBC (weekend). Of note, the final round on Sunday will be on NBC from 1 to 4 pm est.

I’m looking forward to watching the ladies play in Minnesota on a very green, tree-lined traditional golf course.

SIDE NOTE: Hazeltine will host the 2029 Ryder Cup.