The world’s best women golfers are in Frisco for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Ro Parrish speaks with PGA of America’s Jason Mengel, the championship director, about what fans can expect.
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WELL, IT’S NOW 6.36, AND THE 2025 KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IS NOW IN FULL SWING, AND IT’S ALSO BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST WOMEN GOLFERS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. RO PARRISH IS LIVE FOR US THIS MORNING IN FRISCO WITH ALL THIS ACTION AND TELL US WHAT YOU’RE DOING RIGHT NOW AT THIS HOUR. >> HEY, YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU ARE NOW ROCKING WITH THE BEST RIGHT HERE IN FRISCO. THE KPMG WOMEN’S 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND RIGHT BEHIND ME YOU SEE SOME OF THE LADIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMPETING FOR A $12 MILLION PURSE. THERE. WARMING UP NOW, I GOT TO BRING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTOR. SO I HAVE TO ASK YOU, NUMBER ONE, WELL, GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING TO YOU. $12 MILLION IS ON THE LINE. THAT BRINGS THE PRESTIGE OF THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT WAY UP. >> YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS ALREADY A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF KPMG WE WERE ABLE TO ELEVATE AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PURSE FROM LAST YEAR TO $12 MILLION, WITH A WINNER’S SHARE OF OVER 1.8 MILLION. >> WOW. THAT’S HUGE. SO ALONG WITH THAT, YOU HAVE OVER 1000 VOLUNTEERS HERE TO HELP WITH YOU WITH THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT. TALK ABOUT THAT. >> YEAH. COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. AND THERE’S VOLUNTEER POSITIONS INSIDE THE ROPES IN THE MEDIA CENTER, IN THE PGA SHOPS, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS. AND WE LITERALLY COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. >> ABSOLUTELY. SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME BE A PART OF THIS EVENT AND ATTEND, TELL US HOW WE CAN COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THIS. >> WELL, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING OUT HERE. WE HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE, SO YOU’RE WELCOME TO COME OUT. TICKETS TODAY START AT ABOUT $45, BUT WITH THAT TICKET YOU CAN BRING UP TO FOUR JUNIORS WITH YOU 15 AND UNDER AND FOR FREE. >> WELL HOLD UP. SAY THAT FOR FREE. >> FOR FREE. UP TO FOUR JUNIORS 15 AND UNDER. >> OKAY, SO. AND IF WE NEED TO GET THOSE TICKETS, WE CAN GO WHERE AGAIN. >> YOU CAN GO TO THE BOX OFFICE RIGHT HERE ON SITE. OR YOU CAN GO TO KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP.COM OKAY. >> SO YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE OR YOU CAN JUST COME RIGHT HERE AND JUST. >> YEP. YEAH. BOX OFFICE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE HERE AT PGA FRISCO. >> SO IS THERE ONE THING THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. OBVIOUSLY THERE’S COMPETITION. BUT IS THERE ANYTHING PARTICULARLY LOOKING FORWARD TO. >> YEAH. OUTSIDE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD COMPETING FOR THEIR PLACE IN GOLF HISTORY? WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON. IT IS A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, SO WE HAVE THE DANCE FLOOR BEING ACTIVATED BY THE GOLF TEAM. HERE AT PGA FRISCO, WE HAVE THE SECTION ACTIVATING THE GOLF PARK. THERE’S A LOT TO DO OUTSIDE THE ROPES. >> A LOT TO DO HERE. AND YOU NEED TO GET OUT HERE AND CHECK IT OUT IN FRISCO. HEY, CARMEN, WE NEED TO SEE YOU OUT HERE AS WELL. >> I KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I LIVE. >> DOWN THE STREET, RIGHT? CAN YOU TELL THEM THAT. >> I LIVE DOWN THE STREET? SO POP ON. OVER AND KIND OF HANG OUT MAYBE I’LL WORK ON MY SWING. >> TOO, I DON’T KNOW. >> HEY, YOU NEED TO COME OUT, OKAY? MAYBE YOU’LL WORK ON YOUR SWING. I NEED TO WORK ON MINE, TOO. >> OKAY? . >> WE
