LPGA Highlights: 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Final Round
Check out of the best moments from the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Video Transcript
Well, it has turned into a splendid afternoon here in Chaska, Minnesota.
Hazeltine National Golf Club was under a deluge this morning, over an inch of rain in less than three hours.
Delayed tee times in this final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship by three and a half hours.
So we're going a bit later into the day than was originally scheduled, but we now have perfect conditions.
Winds are gusting.
Right on the edge of Lake Hazeltine.
Even though this is a low area of the golf course, it is one of the most exposed- And look at that.
First birdie of the day.
This is Esther Henzlik's third at the second.
Get in.
Oh, and chips it in.
Played that beautifully with the wind and the slope and she gets to five under.
Perfect position with her tee shot.
Only 84 yards, but difficult to get close, 'cause the flag is only three paces off the edge.
Really aggressive tee shot there, Amelia, and pays it off.
Nice start to this final round for Lydia Ko.
She's got this for an eagle now at seven.
Just right around 25 feet.
Had a rough start to the tournament and it's been rolling ever since.
She started off with a 76, but it's been a pair of 69 since then, and another nice start to her day.
Over at the second, Korda for birdie.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Good bounce back.
Yeah, that was a huge putt for Nelly.
You can't miss two short-ish putts on the first two holes.
Starting with walking in a putt on the first.
What a difference a day makes.
Now, Ha Neul Kim at the second.
81 yards.
She's just taken a gap wedge.
This is coming in nice and low.
Just a bit down the hill here.
In the hole.
lights out for In Gee Yoon.
Birdie-birdie to begin this final round puts her in the lead by one.
Oh, here's Yoo's third.
Yeah, ball sitting a little bit below her feet.
She stayed down with that nicely.
Oh, what a shot that is.
That is a guaranteed birdie for Yoo.
So she will get back to where she started the day.
Could have a little swing at the top of the leaderboard here.
This is Gino Titigan at the ninth.
First look at this hole location.
All uphill from here.
Oh, nice roll.
Mistake at five, so back to where she began the day, chasing that first major title.
Over there in the bunker is Natalia Guseva, her second.
Only 126 yards though, so I was gonna say, you can be aggressive, and that she was.
She was, unlucky that didn't go in.
It's gonna be a three for the Goose.
Over at 10, this is Dino Tiaran.
This has been second-hardest green to find in regulation in this final round.
It's a massive green.
Gino with one of the very best of the day.
That played downhill, downwind.
If Nelly can trust her draw here into this left-to-right breeze, she has the opportunity to get it close.
This is a wedge and on a wonderful line.
Exactly what she needed to do right there.
Wonderful golf swing.
And this is a perfect pin.
It's almost like you're licking your chops.
You wanna get this on the green, give yourself an eagle opportunity.
Quick recoil.
Oh, she loved it.
This is great playing.
How about that?
Fantastic.
I mentioned that greens hit has been a challenge for her over the course of the weekend.
But whenever she does hit a green, she's making birdie 42% of the time, so- This is Stacy Weber at the seventh for an eagle.
Amazing.
The player outside of the top 200 in the world is leading the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
As Ha Neul Yoo plays her second at the seventh.
209 to the hole.
She made a great eagle here yesterday, and she's got the chance to do it again in the final round.
No wonder she's smiling.
Off to the ninth, moment ago.
Henzlik's third.
Delicate one.
Delicate, delicate.
In the hole.
Oh, what a shot.
That's the second time she's chipped in today.
Today, Nelly Korda now at the 10th with her second.
185 yards.
This is a seven iron.
With her draw on this elevated tee, she's gonna have to play this well out to the right.
Yeah, this is just a brute of a hole.
That's a fantastic shot right there.
Watch this release.
Ah, this is the second-hardest hole in proximity for the entire week.
Birdied seven, birdied eight, and now a potential to birdie here at 10 and really put the most intimidating name much closer to the lead.
And Nelly Korda is within two.
So that's a little sand wedge hitting to an elevated green.
Wow, she almost dunked it, Kay.
I think she liked it and was kind of surprised there wasn't more s- applause.
This a great opportunity for Brooke Henderson to close out this front nine.
Oh, it's trying.
It moved so much at the end.
I think it was the body movement that got that into the hole at the end.
I thought that was gonna miss left.
Another good look here.
Oh, yeah.
Really good.
A much more straightforward putt than In Gee faced.
A little right to left break on this.
Oh, close.
How about those last two putts, Kay?
Morgan, she's feeling it now.
Ah, she is.
That fantastic putt that never left the center of the hole on the hardest hole of the week.
Nice birdie there.
Brooke Henderson would be a great response to stay within touching distance.
Oh, how about that, Kay?
She drops it in right on top of Hit on two holes in a row.
Let's go to 12 and find Davey Weber with her second.
She just found the long grass right of the fairway.
Yeah, it's a good lie though.
She's got 129.
The wind has died down.
This is looking really good.
Feel like she's settled herself a little bit after seeing her name at the top of the leaderboard.
Bit of a shock.
But hey, she's still right in the mix and poised for best finish of her career.
This one's just over six feet, just outside right edge, up the hill.
Go Davey!
Well done.
She get back Gets back to one under on her day, nine under for the championship, three off the lead.
Davie Weber at the 13th for birdie.
Just over 45 feet, back up the hill.
Gradually moving from left to right.
All about speed here.
Just want to cozy it up there.
Just want to cozy it right in the hole.
She did.
Davie Weber gets to 10 under.
The best finish by a Dutch player in a major championship was Davie Klaassen-Schippel in 2011 at Carnoustie, finished tied for 11th.
There's It seems like there's no tension in her body right now.
Every- her hands are soft on the putter.
Oh, how about these putts that she has made on 9, 10, and then here at 12, all a very similar distance.
This putter has heated up.
There's a- 121.
She's got a wedge.
Into off the left.
You've got to pitch this three or four past it and let the slope work for you.
This is a little deep.
Oh, yeah.
So here we go.
Trying.
It's great.
It's gonna give her a great opportunity to, to burst out of that 10 under pack.
Now a chance to inch closer.
Does she have enough?
Oh, now that gets her to 11 under.
Only two back.
You can really feel the tension here on this 16th green.
A lot having to do with this par saving putt with, for Hei Ran You.
And there it is.
Just another one rolled in, the relaxed fist pump to match.
To tell you what, that game is not going anywhere for a while, 'cause once she put it back in, she had the best round in the field on Friday with a 64.
Matched it with the tied lowest yesterday, 68, and we've seen a lot of that today.
Strength in this nine iron, some 144 to the hole.
Job well done.
Good work with her caddy, Martin Bencsik.
Martin's, isn't she?
And in her first start after a six-week break for minor surgery, Hei Ran You has returned in major fashion.
She is your 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Champion
