KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: three French women entered

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is back this week at the Highland Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club (Georgia), home to many Majors. 6163 meters long for these ladies, this course is the only one with Hazeltine CC to have received the US Open and the PGA Championship for both men and women.

This week, 156 players will compete in this 3rd Grand Slam of the season after the US Women’s Open and the ANA Inspiration. Among them, three French women, Céline Boutier, Céline Herbin and Perrine Delacour. Last year, Boutier finished the tournament in 37th place, Delacour in 58th position.

Herbin, who is playing his 4th PGA Championship this week, will share his first two rounds with two Americans, Brianna Do and Stephanie Connely-Eiswerth. Perrine Delacour, 105th in the world, will play with Janie Jackson and Cheyenne Knight, two other Americans. The French n ° 1, Céline Boutier will be associated with the victorious Thai of ANA Inspiration, Patty Tavatanakit and with the former world n ° 1, the Taiwanese, Yani Tseng.