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PGA of America

KPMG Women's PGA Championship

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Season2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship — Hazeltine National Golf Club, June 25-28, 2026 (field of 132 players)

CategoryIndividual Sports

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NCAA

Golf

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Players1

Settingoutdoor

Season2025-26 NCAA Golf Rules Book (Rules of Golf base + NCAA team match-play format, fall+spring season, NCAA Championship match play)

CategoryIndividual Sports

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Format

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PGA of America

72-hole stroke play over 4 rounds; Cut at 36 holes — typically top 70 and ties advance to the weekend (subject to championship-specific Notice to Players); The player with the lowest 72-hole total wins the championship and the Wanamaker Trophy

NCAA

Regular-season tournaments: typically 54-72 hole stroke play; team scoring; Conference championship: same stroke-play format, with conference-defined scoring; NCAA Championship: 4-day stroke play (72 holes) reduces to top 8 teams + top individuals; the top 8 teams advance to match play bracket

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First bad time: warning; Second bad time: one-stroke penalty; Third bad time: two-stroke penalty (additional)

NCAA

NCAA pace-of-play policy similar to USGA: each group has a timing par; bad-time accumulation triggers stroke penalties

Section 2: Equipment

Different

PGA of America

The KPMG Women's PGA enforces the One-Ball Rule during a stipulated round: the player must use a ball of the same brand and model. Breach is a stroke-play penalty of two strokes per hole at which the breach occurred, with a maximum penalty of four strokes per round.

NCAA

Conforming clubs (USGA/R&A list); Conforming golf balls (USGA/R&A list); 14-club limit per stipulated round (Rule 4.1b)

Section 3: Playing Area

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PGA of America

The 2026 KPMG Women's PGA is contested at Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska, Minnesota) — a Robert Trent Jones / Rees Jones design that has hosted multiple major championships including the Ryder Cup, U.S. Open, and PGA Championship.

NCAA

Tournament course set up by NCAA Championship Committee with the host club; Daily hole locations published before each round; OB by white stakes/lines; penalty areas yellow/red; GUR white lines

Section 4: Players & Officials

Different

PGA of America

The 2026 KPMG Women's PGA features a field of 132 players determined through the published Qualifying Criteria: Past winners of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (inclusive of all prior LPGA Championship winners); Professionals who have won an LPGA Major Championship in the previous five (5) year...

NCAA

NCAA team: 5 players per team in stroke play; lowest 4 scores count per round; NCAA Championship match play: 5-player team; 5 individual matches per dual contest; Caddies: NCAA-specific accommodation rules (some venues / divisions allow caddies; others do not)

Section 5: Rules of Play

Different

PGA of America

The PGA of America pace-of-play policy operates similarly to the USGA and LPGA frameworks, with championship-specific implementation: 72-hole stroke play over 4 rounds; Cut at 36 holes — typically top 70 and ties advance to the weekend (subject to championship-specific Notice to Players); The pla...

NCAA

Regular-season tournaments: typically 54-72 hole stroke play; team scoring; Conference championship: same stroke-play format, with conference-defined scoring; NCAA Championship: 4-day stroke play (72 holes) reduces to top 8 teams + top individuals; the top 8 teams advance to match play bracket

Section 6: Scoring

Different

PGA of America

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship uses a sudden-death playoff: if players are tied after 72 holes, they play extra holes on pre-designated playoff holes until a single player wins a hole outright. The playoff holes are listed in the Notice to Players.

NCAA

Stroke play: lowest cumulative score wins individual; team score = sum of best 4 of 5 individual scores per round; Match play: holes won determines match outcome; team match = best of 5 individual matches; Tiebreakers: aggregate strokes; sudden-death playoff at championship

Section 7: Violations & Penalties

Different

PGA of America

A breach of the Equipment Standards (non-conforming driver, non-conforming ball) is disqualification under Rule 4.1a.

NCAA

Standard Rules of Golf penalties (1 stroke, 2 strokes, loss of hole, DQ); One-Ball Rule breach: 2 strokes per hole, max 4 strokes/round; 14-club limit breach: 2 strokes per hole, max 4 strokes/round

Section 8: Safety Considerations

Different

PGA of America

The three-tone air horn signals immediate suspension of play, typically for lightning. Players must stop play immediately, mark the ball position, and proceed to designated shelter.

NCAA

Lightning detection halts outdoor play; 30-30 rule supplemented by professional detection. WBGT-based heat thresholds; mandatory water/cooling stations on course.

Suspension of Play

Different

PGA of America

One-tone air horn: normal suspension; players may mark their ball position and proceed to shelter (or play on at their own discretion for a brief period in light-rain situations); Three-tone air horn: immediate suspension (typically lightning); players stop play immediately, mark the ball, and pr...

NCAA

1-tone air horn: normal suspension; 3-tone: immediate suspension (lightning); short+steady: resumption

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