PGA Frisco hosts Women's PGA Championship

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship will be in Texas for the first time this week.

Why it matters: The golf industry — including courses, tournaments and tourist visits — generated $7.7 billion in Texas in 2023, per an economic analysis by a recreational organization lobbying group.

The latest: The tournament runs Thursday to Sunday at Fields Ranch East in Frisco.

• The best women golfers in the world will participate, including the reigning champion, Amy Yang.
• The purse is $10.4 million, including $1.56 million for the winner.

Zoom in: PGA of America moved from Florida to Frisco in 2022, triggering the development of two championship golf courses, practice areas and a 500-room Omni hotel.

• Fields Ranch East held its first tournament, the 2023 Senior PGA Championship, shortly after opening.

How to watch: Round 1 coverage starts at 10am Thursday on the Golf Channel. Round 2 continues at 10am Friday.

• Round 3 and the final round will air on Peacock in the morning Saturday and Sunday and then on NBC in the afternoons.

If you go: Gates open at 6:30am every day of the tournament.

• Daily grounds tickets start at $40.
• The course will have spectator cooling zones and complimentary bottled water stations.

What's next: Fields Ranch East will also host the men's PGA Championship in 2027, which will be the first time since 1963 that the Dallas-Fort Worth area has hosted a men's major championship.