Women's PGA Championship Part Of Push To Play On New Courses

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship got under way today at Olympia Fields in Illinois, and many players in the field are "excited to be on a course that has hosted four men's majors." Golf fans "should be intrigued" as well. Stacy Lewis, who is sponsored by KPMG, said, "Having the history of the men playing here, it's a big deal for us to be here. That was one of the stipulations I gave KPMG. We need to be on golf courses we historically have not played." Future hosts Kemper Lakes ('18) and Hazeltine ('19) also have hosted men's majors. Olympia Fields is "spectator-friendly" and close to the "potentially huge golf-fan base of Chicago" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 6/29).