Australian golfer Minjee Lee came out on top at the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, lifting the third major tournament trophy of her career on Sunday.
Entering the final round atop the leaderboard, Lee never relinquished the lead, finishing the tournament a solid three strokes ahead of the competition.
“I definitely was nervous starting the day,” the 29-year-old acknowledged following her win. “I looked calm, but not as calm as everybody thinks.”
The win earned Lee both an 18-spot rankings boost to world No. 6 and a $1.8 million cut of the event’s $12 million prize pool.
Finishing the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship just behind Lee in a second-place tie were 21-year-old Thai pro and new world No. 29 Chanettee Wannasaen and 24-year-old US standout and new No. 49 Auston Kim. Each took home $944,867 thanks to their four-day performances.
Kim, in particular, cobbled together a massive comeback run, chipping away at her nine-stroke deficit entering the competition’s final round to claim the best finish of her young career.
“I’m very proud of what I did,” the LPGA Tour sophomore said afterwards. “Obviously, the result was really good, but I’m really happy how I handled myself, my emotions, all the adversity. The course is playing really, really tough, but I feel like this week my team and I were very locked in.”
Notably, the tournament’s top three finishers were the only participants to finish below par, as the field struggled with a punishing week of both Texas heat and windier-than-usual conditions.