Section 4: Players & Officials
Field
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) years and during the current year
- Professionals who have won an individual Official LPGA Tournament in the previous two (2) calendar years and during the current year
- Professionals who finished top-10 and ties at the previous year's KPMG Women's PGA Championship
- Professionals ranked top-40 on the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings at the designated cutoff dates
- LPGA Members ranked in order of position on the current-year Official Money List as of the commitment deadline
- Maximum of two (2) sponsor invites
- Up to twenty LPGA professionals via Tour Qualifier and Player of the Year-style exemptions per the Qualifying Criteria
Caddies
- One caddie per player during each stipulated round; no additional caddies permitted
- Caddies wear a tournament-supplied bib displaying the player's name and number
- Caddie conduct is subject to the championship-specific Notice to Players
- Serious caddie misconduct may result in the player being penalized under Rule 1.2b
Officials
- PGA of America Championship Committee on site for the championship
- Rules officials on each hole and in mobile carts during play
- LPGA Rules Officials provide pre-round ruling, on-course rulings, and post-round score verification, working alongside the PGA of America committee
- Television/video review is operative for designated situations per the championship video-review policy
Player Identification and Scorecard
Each player is responsible for their own scorecard accuracy. Scorecards are signed by the player and attested by the marker (typically the playing partner). Returning a scorecard with a hole score lower than actually made results in disqualification (Rule 3.3b).