KPMG Women's PGA Championship Odds, Picks and Predictions
By Joe Summers
![Nelly Korda hopes to defend her title at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship this weekend Nelly Korda hopes to defend her title at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship this weekend](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_6000,h_3375,x_0,y_210/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/GettyImages/mmsport/426/01g61azzng07ceadc0ep.jpg)
The eighth annual KPMG Women's PGA Championship gets underway this weekend at the historic Congressional Country Club in Washington, DC.
Nelly Korda won last year's PGA Championship and finds herself as the betting favorite once again this year. There's a bunch of quality players that could make a run this weekend though, and I'll be looking at the leaderboard and key statistics before making my picks.
Using consensus odds, let's check out favorites to win the KPMG Women's PGA Championship:
Odds for Women's PGA Championship
- Nelly Korda (+900)
- Lydia Ko (+1100)
- Jin Young Ko (+1100)
- Minjee Lee (+1400)
- Lexi Thompson (+1400)
- Brooke Henderson (+1800)
- Atthaya Thitikul (+2500)
- Hye Jin Choi (+2500)
- Jessica Korda (+3000)
- Leona Maguire (+3000)
Key Statistics for Women's PGA Championship
- Strokes Gained: Total
- Strokes Gained: Tee-To-Green
- Strokes Gained: Approach
- Strokes Gained: Putting
- Past Performance
KPMG Women's PGA Championship Picks
Nelly Korda (+900)
The defending champion is in great form, finishing T2 Meijer LPGA Classic and T8 at the U.S. Women's Open, and she's the favorite for a reason.
Korda has no real weakness to her game. She's second on Tour in Strokes Gained: Total and Around-The-Green and third in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and Off-the-Tee.
Eagle putt on 18 for the outright lead heading into the final day 🦅@NellyKorda | @MeijerLPGA pic.twitter.com/UPIvHL3JvW
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 18, 2022
She's got a championship pedigree and I'd be stunned if Korda isn't in contention in the final round.
Minjee Lee (+1400)
Lee is my favorite play on the board. She won the Women's U.S. Open before finishing T18 in the Meijer LPGA Classic and has been dominant this season.
What a finish! 💪@minjeegolf eagles the 18th to finish 3-under for the day! pic.twitter.com/kBIV61yj9E
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 17, 2022
She leads the LPGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Total, Tee-To-Green, and Approach, as well as scoring average, so she'll consistently give herself a chance to hit birdies with her exceptional driver and iron play.
Brooke Henderson (+1800)
Henderson has 11 wins on tour and placed T9 at the Meijer LPGA Classic. She won the ShopRite LPGA Classic in her tournament prior to that, so she's in great form coming into the PGA Championship.
Brooke Henderson 🟰 Clutch 🏆 pic.twitter.com/quV0sEx2yJ
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 12, 2022
She ranks second on Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-The-Tee, third in scoring average, and fourth in GIR percentage. When Henderson gets in the zone, she's extremely tough to beat, as evidenced by her second-most rounds in the 60s among all players.
With her winning pedigree and strong form, +1800 is a fantastic number on Henderson.
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