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The headline event in golf this week takes place at Hazeltine National with the KPMG Women\u2019s PGA Championship.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Complete guide to the 2026 KPMG Women\u2019s PGA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n Defending champion Minjee Lee leads the home charge, with six further Aussies in the field in the third women\u2019s major of 2026. She is joined by fellow major winners Hannah Green and Grace Kim, as well as Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson, Cassie Porter and Gabi Ruffels.<\/p>\n RELATED: 11 players to watch at Hazeltine<\/a><\/p>\n After winning her third major championship last year at PGA Frisco<\/a>, Lee has the possibility of completing the career Grand Slam later this season, but she is keeping those ideas firmly on the back burner ahead of this week.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really think about it too much, but when the British [Open] or Chevron come around, it\u2019s the hot topic,\u201d she said. \u201cObviously I have a chance at the British and that would be awesome to be able to win it, but I think there is no point in me putting extra pressure on myself just to get it done.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been on tour for quite a while now. So I know it doesn\u2019t help me putting extra pressure on myself, especially in majors.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: KPMG Women\u2019s PGA will have largest purse in women\u2019s golf history: $US13 million<\/a><\/p>\n This is the second time the Women\u2019s PGA Championship has been contested at Hazeltine National, following on from Hannah Green\u2019s victory there in 2019<\/a>. The venue has also hosted four men\u2019s and women\u2019s US Opens, a men\u2019s PGA Championship (in 2009) and the 2016 Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we played last time I remember it was a little cooler and it was playing quite long,\u201d Lee continued. \u201cI haven\u2019t been out there yet, but according to my caddie it\u2019s playing a little bit differently.<\/p>\n \u201cHe did say you can still hit your shots to the green if you\u2019re in the rough, so maybe that\u2019s a little bit different from last time.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the course itself is totally different to Frisco. With the layout and bunkering, the look of it is very different.\u201d<\/p>\n Round 1 tee-times (AEST)<\/p>\n KPMG Women\u2019s PGA Championship 11:06pm \u2013 Lydia Ko (NZ)
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota<\/p>\n
11:17pm \u2013 Hannah Green
11:50pm \u2013 Grace Kim
3:25am* \u2013 Karis Davidson
3:47am \u2013 Gabriela Ruffels
3:47am* \u2013 Cassie Porter
4:31am* \u2013 Minjee Lee
4:53am \u2013 Robyn Choi<\/p>\n