FRISCO, Texas (June 18, 2025) — The 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, hosted at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, will feature the Corebridge Financial Team, consisting of 10 PGA of America Golf Professionals and LPGA Professionals. Corebridge Financial has partnered with the PGA of America to sponsor the PGA of America Member teams in the Association’s three Major Championships: PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The three groups are recognized collectively as the Corebridge Financial Team.
Competing in the most prestigious Major in women’s golf, Corebridge Financial Team members earned a spot in the field by way of the 2024 LPGA Professionals National Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course last July in Palm Harbor, Fla., and the 2025 PGA Women’s Stroke Play Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in February. Headlining the Corebridge Financial Team at Fields Ranch East are the winners of the two championships. Katelynn Sepmoree, PGA First Assistant Professional at Willow Brook Country Club, in Tyler, Texas, claimed a one-stroke victory at the PGA Women’s Stroke Play Championship. LPGA Professional Allie White, Director of Golf at Lancaster Golf Club in Lancaster, Ohio, successfully defended her title at the 2024 LPGA Professionals National Championship with a three-stroke victory.
“The 10 PGA of America and LPGA Professionals competing in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this week are making an impact in this game, both on and off the golf course,” said PGA of America President and Master Professional Don Rea Jr., Owner/Operator of Augusta Ranch Golf Club (Arizona). “They dedicate their careers to helping others love this game, all while competing at the highest levels. We are proud to have them represent our Associations this week at PGA Frisco.”

2025 Corebridge Financial Team

Heather Angell, PGA Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek in Naples, Fla., played on the LPGA Tour from 2003-19 before dedicating her career to instruction. She will make her second KPMG Women’s PGA Championship appearance (2018) following a fifth place finish at the LPGA Professionals Championship. A member of the South Florida PGA Section, Angell has won several Section awards, including the PGA Professional Development Award (‘24), Southwest Chapter Teacher of the Year (‘24, ‘21), the Women’s Player of the Year (‘22) and more.
Sandra Changkija, PGA/LPGA Assistant Professional at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Fla., will compete in her ninth KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this week. Before becoming a PGA of America and LPGA Professional, she played on the LPGA Tour from 2012-19. Qualifying via a T-5 finish in the LPGA Professionals Championship, she also fared well at the PGA Women’s Stroke Play, finishing runner-up at a Championship she won in three of the last four years (‘21, ‘22, ‘23). The 2024 North Florida PGA Women' s Player of the year, Changkija made her Women’s PGA Cup debut last October, helping the U.S. team to a 12-shot victory over international PGA teams from Canada, Australia, Great Britain; Ireland, Sweden and South Africa.
Joanna Coe, PGA Director of Instruction at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., will compete in her sixth KPMG Women’s PGA Championship a year after the birth of her first child. Originally slated to play in the 2024 Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash., Coe postponed her exemption to compete at Fields Ranch East. Coe won the 2024 Women’s Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship just 12 weeks after giving birth. This June, she won the Monday qualifier to get into the 2025 ShopRite LPGA Classic, a feat she also accomplished 15 years ago as a 20-year-old
amateur. Coe was named to Golf Digest’s 2025-26 Best Young Teachers in America List.
Dr. Alison Curdt, PGA and LPGA Master Professional, the Director of Instruction at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, Calif., is playing in her eighth KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Curdt is the first woman President of the Southern California PGA Section, a position she currently holds, and one of only two women to achieve dual master professional status with both the PGA and LPGA. Curdt holds a doctorate in clinical psychology with a focus on sport psychology, as well as a master’s in marriage and family therapy. In addition to serving as PGA Director of Instruction, she was named to Golf Digest’s Top 50 teachers in America list and is a licensed sport psychotherapist with a private practice, Curdt Performance Therapy.

Nicole Felce, LPGA Professional, is the Assistant Golf Professional at Countryside Country Club in Clearwater, Fla. Following a runner-up finish at the LPGA Professionals Championship, she will make her KPMG Women’s PGA Championship debut at Fields Ranch East. In May, she completed all levels of the LPGA Teaching Education Program to become an LPGA Class A Member. She began competing in junior golf tournaments at the age of six and set a scoring record at the 2016 FCG Callaway Jr. World Championship with a three-round 12-under 204 in the Girls 11-12 division.
Ashley Grier, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., will make her fifth KPMG Women’s PGA Championship appearance after claiming the final spot in a sudden-death playoff in the LPGA Professionals Championship. Grier competed in the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open, and in 2022 she became the first woman to win the Middle Atlantic PGA Section’s open PGA Player of the Year. Now a member of the South Florida Section, she competed in her seventh PGA Professional Championship in April at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Allie Knight, PGA/LPGA Professional Teaching Professional at Fairways and Greens Golf Center in Knoxville, Tenn., is appearing in her fifth-consecutive KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (2021-24). A member of the Tennessee PGA Section, Knight finished T-2 at the LPGA Professionals Championship and also had a runner-up finish in the 2024 Tennessee Women’s State Open. Knight made 16 cuts on the Epson Tour.
Katelyn Sepmoree, PGA, will represent the Northern Texas PGA Section, the host Section of the Championship, in her KPMG Women’s PGA Championship debut and compete two hours north of her home in Tyler, Texas. Sepmoree will compete in her
first Major Championship following her victory at the 2025 Women’s PGA Stroke Play Championship. The Texas native and University of Texas alumni will hit the opening tee shot of the championship in front of family, friends and supporters. Sepmoree, in addition to her role at Willow Brook CC, dedicates her time as a PGA Jr. League Coach, and while playing on the Epson Tour (2014-19) provided free clinics at several Air Force bases across the country.
Natalie Vivaldi, PGA Director of Instruction at Emerald Isle Golf Course in Oceanside, Calif., will also make her Major Championship debut at Fields Ranch East via the LPGA Professionals Championship. Vivaldi joins Curdt as representatives of the Southern California PGA. She won back-to-back SCPGA Women’s Player of the Year honors (2023-24).
Allie White, LPGA Professional, will appear in her second-consecutive KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Not a stranger to Major Championships, White competed in two U.S. Women’s Opens (‘21, ‘09). She also made the cut in the 2024 Dana Open, one of the longest-running events on the LPGA Tour’s schedule, and has played in over 100 Epson Tour, LPGA and Ladies European Tour events combined.
For more information on the Corebridge Financial Team competing at the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, click here.
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FRISCO, Texas (June 17, 2025) — The PGA of America and KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, announced today that the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will fund 10 new sites for PGA Jr. League programs in each of the past, present and future host markets of the Championship. The new sites will create opportunities for young girls and boys from underserved communities to play the game with expert coaching provided by PGA of America and LPGA Professionals.

Funded through the charitable endeavors of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, youth 17 and under in the 10 selected sites will be provided access to equipment, uniforms and transportation.

“The PGA of America is incredibly fortunate to partner with KPMG in making this great game we all love more accessible to youth through PGA Jr. League,” said PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague, PGA. “These new leagues will help us make a positive impact on youth in each community we host a KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.”

PGA Jr. League, operated by the PGA of America, brings families and friends together around fun, team golf experiences where kids ages 17 and under wear numbered jerseys. In 2024, more than 77,000 youth participated in the program.

The PGA of America REACH Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, is committed to opening the game by providing wrap-around support to young golfers in underserved communities through its Youth Pillar, utilizing PGA Jr. League scholarships and fully-funded programs. In 2024, nearly 5,000 PGA Jr. League scholarships were awarded to children who qualified for financial assistance or were from a military family.

Market locations for new PGA Jr. League sites:

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Chicago, Illinois
• Greater New York
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Newark, New Jersey
• North Texas
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Seattle, Washington
• Washington D.C.
• TBD – Site of 2028 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

The new leagues will aim to enrich communities by providing introductory golf exploration programs, creating pathways for more youth to experience and engage with the sport.

About the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Founded in 1955, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is a major-championship collaboration between the PGA of America, LPGA, and KPMG. Broadcast in partnership with NBC and Golf Channel, the Championship offers a purse among the highest in women’s golf. In 2025, the 71st edition of the event will be contested on Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, the second Major Championship to be held on the East Course.

About PGA of America REACH Foundation

The PGA of America REACH Foundation is the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America. The mission of the Foundation is to positively impact the lives of youth, military and diverse populations by enabling access to PGA of America Golf Professionals, PGA Sections and the game of golf. For more information on the PGA of America REACH Foundation, visit PGAREACH.org, follow @PGAREACH on Instagram, X and find us on Facebook.

About KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. The KPMG global organization operates in 142 countries and territories and has more than 275,000 people working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

KPMG is widely recognized for being a great place to work and build a career. Our people share a sense of purpose in the work we do, and a strong commitment to increasing access to education and opportunity, advancing mental health, and supporting community vitality. Learn more at www.kpmg.com/us.

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• High purse: The 156-player field will compete for a $12 million purse, tied for the highest in women’s golf.
• Newest and best technology: This Championship is the most tech-forward championship on the LPGA Tour.
  • KPMG is adding new AI-enhanced features to KPMG Performance Insights, which provides LPGA players access to critical shot-level data to diagnose and improve their performance and delivers insights to fans and media to see how the players on the LPGA Tour stack up against one another. New for the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, all players will receive a KPMG Performance Insights Daily Recap that includes:
• Hole-by-hole AI-powered course analysis: Players will receive a detailed breakdown of how the field performed on each hole that day. For example, if hitting the ball to the right rough on one hole led to a negative strokes gained compared to the left rough, players can alter their strategy on that hole to improve their performance the following day.
• AI-generated scoring targets: Players will receive a probability range of predicted scores for the cut line during early rounds followed by predicted winning scores over the weekend. For instance, knowing that a score of +2 has a 20% chance of making the cut for the next round will help them decide how aggressive they need to be with their play.
• KPMG CHAMPCAST presented by T-Mobile leverages the same cutting-edge ShotLink Pro technology from the PGA TOUR and brings fans an immersive experience to follow each player in the field. Features like 3D imagery, radar data, shot trails, green views and individual shot video highlights allow fans get closer to the action than ever.
  • Combining KPMG Performance Insights and Champcast offers real-time, shot-level data and analytics for each player in the field, together with historical performance data.
• Star-studded field: The Championship annually features one of the strongest fields in women’s golf. This year all top 100 players in the current Race to CME Globe Rankings are competing at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco. 
• Top courses: The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will take place at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco. Designed by Gil Hanse, this marks the first women’s major championship played on the East Course. Fields Ranch East will also host the PGA Championship in 2027. Over the last five years, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship has been contested at three top 100 courses in the United States (Baltusrol, Congressional, Aronimink), tied for the most for any event on the LPGA Tour.
• Most comprehensive broadcast coverage: The Championship will have the most comprehensive broadcast coverage of any event on the LPGA Tour, with nearly 100 hours of live, streaming and ancillary coverage across NBC, Golf Channel, and Peacock. For the first time, Featured Groups presented by KPMG and T-Mobile for Business will be available on Peacock, allowing fans to follow their favorite players even more closely.