The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is the LPGA Tour's second (or third) major championship on the schedule, with the event having been conducted by the PGA of America and LPGA in tandem since the event changed names to the Women's PGA Championship from the LPGA Championship.

The Women's PGA Championship has raised the overall purse for this year's tournament to $12 million, matching last month's U.S. Women's Open for the biggest purse of the season.

When the PGA of America and KPMG took over the championship 10 years ago, the LPGA's name dropped from the title, but a stronger chapter emerged.