2026 CPKC Women's Open format, cut rules and LPGA Tour playoff format
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2026 CPKC Women’s Open format, cut rules and LPGA Tour playoff format

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO - AUGUST 24: Brooke M. Henderson of Canada plays a shot on the 16th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open 2025 at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club on August 24, 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)


The 2026 CPKC Women's Open format remains unchanged from last year's event, with the event being played at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The 2026 CPKC Women's Open field is 156 players. The field is made up of top LPGA Tour players, including Nelly Korda, Brooke Henderson, Hannah Green and Aki Iwai.

CPKC Women's Open format

The CPKC Women's Open format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same threesomes play together in each of the first two rounds, starting on the first and 10th tees. There's one round in the morning wave and one round in the afternoon wave.

A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. The tourament runs from Thursday through Sunday.

For the third and fourth rounds, pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.

The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and earns the winner's share of the $2.75 million purse.

A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under LPGA Tour rules. The CPKC Women's Open playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 played again and again by any qualifying players. The players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.

The winning player will get a two-year LPGA Tour exemption and earn the 15 percent winner's share of the purse. The winner earns 500 Race to the CME Globe points.

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