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**LPGA’s Major Season Heats Up with KPMG Women’s PGA Championship**

FRISCO, Texas – The LPGA Tour enters a crucial stretch with three major championships on the horizon, beginning this Thursday with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco. Amy Yang will defend her title at the first time the world’s best women’s golfers have competed at Fields Ranch East.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda, despite a strong season, is still seeking her first win of 2024. Korda is hungry for a win after finishing second at the U.S. Women’s Open, despite leading the field in strokes gained off the tee and in approach.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul, ranked No. 2 in the world, is aiming for her first major victory. Thitikul leads the LPGA in strokes gained: total and is second in scoring average.

The competition is fierce, with the LPGA Tour witnessing no repeat winners in the last 15 events. The Chevron Championship and U.S. Women’s Open saw first-time major champions in Mao Siago and Maja Stark, respectively. Stark, fresh off her U.S. Women’s Open victory, took a week to let her victory sink in and says she’s ready for the tournament.

Lydia Ko, already a Hall of Famer, notes that the course conditions, influenced by the weather, will play a significant role in the tournament’s outcome. Forecasts predict hot and dry conditions with moderate southerly winds.

The Field Ranch East course, designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, will host the Women’s PGA Championship again in 2025 and 2031, and the men’s PGA Championship in 2027 and 2034.

This tournament marks the final major championship to be held in the U.S. this season. The tour will then move to Europe for the Amundi Evian Championship in France (July 10-13) and the AIG Women’s Open in Wales (July 31-Aug. 3).

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