It took Amy Yang 75 major championship starts to finally nab one at the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA. The celebration on the 18th green at Sahalee Country Club said as much about the person as it did the feat, but at long last, her name was permanently removed from any future best-player-without-a-major list.
Such lists can be arranged any number of ways, of course. Based on totality of career, for example, or number of regular season wins. It could be based purely on potential or, in the case below, on current world ranking. Of the top 25 players in the world who play full-time on the LPGA, 11 have yet to hoist a major championship trophy.
Since the Amundi Evian became a major championship 11 years ago, there’s been plenty of talk about whether or not the event deserved such a distinction, with most concerns centering around the mountainous course. But, make no mistake, Evian Resort Golf Club has done its part in identifying great champions.
Suzann Pettersen won the first major championship edition in 2013, followed by a promising youngster named Hyo Joo Kim and another teen in Lydia Ko. There’s not one fluke in the bunch.
With that in mind, here’s a list of top-ranked players hoping to join Yang as first-time major winners this season: