The Women's PGA Championship has raised the overall purse for this year's tournament to $12 million, matching last month's U.S. Women's Open for the biggest purse of the season.

The director of instruction at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore will make her sixth major appearance on Thursday. She’s also celebrating one year of welcoming her daughter to the world.

Nelly Korda skipped the champions dinner before the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Frisco because of a sore neck that flared up after the world’s No. 1 player took a shot out of the rough during a practice round.