The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the third Major of the season, is ready to get underway this Thursday at the demanding Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska (Minnesota), one of the most recognisable venues in American golf and host of the 2016 Ryder Cup
Spain will have four representatives in the tournament: Carlota Ciganda, Julia López, Carla Tejedo and Carolina López-Chacarra, who will look to make their mark in a Major that brings together the best players in the world and features one of the strongest fields of the season
Carlota Ciganda, Spain’s leading figure in Majors, faces another chance to fight for one of the titles that still elude her outstanding career The Navarrese will share a group in the first two rounds with Japanese Nasa Hataoka and Australian Grace Kim
Julia López continues to gain experience at the elite level and will have a very strong group alongside Canada’s Maude Aimee Leblanc and Korean Youmin Huang (15.39 hours)
Carla Tejedo, one of Spain’s biggest breakthroughs this season, will play alongside Japanese Yuri Yoshida and Korean Minji Kang
Meanwhile, Carolina López-Chacarra will play with Korean Jin Hee Im and Swedish Daniel Homqvist
Beyond the Spanish contingent, attention will focus on the leading figures in world golf Minjee Lee will defend the title, while Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin, Hannah Green, Lilia Vu, Yuka Saso, Maja Stark and Allisen Corpuz will also be present, among others The tournament features the top 100 players in the Race to CME Globe and promises an enthralling battle for one of the most prestigious trophies in women’s golf
Hazeltine gives nothing away Its long fairways, demanding greens and a classic Major configuration turn every shot into a test The course has repeatedly shown that it rewards patience, power and the ability to manage pressure in decisive moments
The four Spaniards arrive with reasons to hope for a good result Carlota seeks another opportunity to fight for a Major, while Julia López, Carla Tejedo and Carolina López-Chacarra continue to consolidate their progress at the highest level of world golf
The first shot of the tournament will be struck this Thursday and the objective will be the same for everyone: survive Hazeltine and arrive with a chance for the weekend
