Club Times - June 2021

Little Birdies Junior Girls Golf League at the Atlanta Athletic Club

FAST FACTS on the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

• THE TOP 100 The 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA

year, claimed the LPGA’s prestigious UL International Crown at the age of 23. • BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE Net proceeds from the Championship and Summit fund the KPMG Future Leaders Program. This Program affords top female high school seniors across the country the opportunity to enhance their personal growth through college scholarships, a leadership development retreat at Stanford University, a mentoring relationship with a woman business leader, and an introduction to golf. • A GLOBAL AUDIENCE The 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was broadcast in 164 countries and territories, reaching 500 million households.

Championship delivered one of the strongest fields in women’s golf, as 99 of the top 100 members on the LPGA Official Money List played at Hazeltine. The three previous KPMG Women’s PGA Championship fields included 100 of the Top 100 on the LPGA’s Official Money List (Kemper Lakes/2018, Olympia Fields/2017, Sahalee/2016). • MAKING AAC HISTORY This is the first KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to be played in the state of Georgia. • DEFENDING CHAMPION: SEI-YOUNG KIM Kim is a 12-time winner on the LPGA Tour and was named Rookie of the Year in 2015. She represented South Korea in the 2016 Summer Olympics and later in the same

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