Section 6: Scoring
Stroke Play
- 72-hole total in fewest strokes wins
- The cut is applied after 36 holes to the low 70 scores and ties
- The player with the lowest 72-hole total wins the championship
Defending Champion
Haeran Ryu enters the 2027 championship as defending champion, having won the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club at 13-under-par for her first major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Ina Yoon (11-under). Ryu opened with a 73 — ten strokes behind the first-round leader — before closing with rounds of 64, 68, and a final-round 70, the largest 18-hole comeback in the championship's history. No playoff was required.
Playoff
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.
Prize Money
The 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship carried a $13 million purse, the highest in women's professional golf at the time, with a winner's share of $1,950,000 and 650 Race to the CME Globe points for the champion. The purse for the 2027 championship at Congressional had not yet been announced as of this entry's last verification date. The Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to the champion.
Scorecard Submission and Attestation
- The player verifies and signs the scorecard; the marker attests
- Submitting a signed card with a hole score lower than actual: disqualification
- Submitting a signed card with a hole score higher than actual: the higher score stands
- Failure to sign or attest: disqualification