South Korea’s Inbee Park will be vying to become the first woman in history to win the same major title four consecutive times when she competes at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship ©Getty Images

South Korea’s Inbee Park will be vying to become the first woman in history to win the same major title four consecutive times when she competes at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship starting tomorrow at Sahalee Country Club in Seattle in Washington.

If Park wins, she would join Scotland’s Tom Morris Jr - winner of the British Open from 1868 to 1872 with the event not held in 1871 - and American Walter Hagen - winner of the PGA Championship from 1924 to 1927 - on the men's side as the only golfers to accomplish that feat.

The tournament has added significance for Park as she will become the 25th woman eligible for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour Hall of Fame the moment she hits her first tee ball tomorrow.

At 27 years old, Park will become the youngest LPGA player to qualify for the Hall of Fame and the first inductee since fellow South Korean Se Ri Pak in 2007.

The seven-time major winner achieved the qualification requirements at the end of last year when she was awarded the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average of 69.41.

Players need 27 points to qualify, awarded based on number of wins, major championships and LPGA trophies.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko is seeking to join an elite group of women to have won three or more consecutive majors in the history of the LPGA
New Zealand's Lydia Ko is seeking to join an elite group of women to have won three or more consecutive majors in the history of the LPGA ©Getty Images

The top 15 players in the women’s world rankings and 18 of the top 20 are due to play the second major women’s championship of the year.

World number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand is also looking to make history by joining the United States' Mickey Wright, Babe Zaharias and Pat Bradley, as well as Park, as the only women to win three or more consecutive majors in the history of the LPGA.

In April, Ko became the youngest player to win two LPGA major titles after taking the ANA Inspiration crown by a single stroke at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage.

The teenager shot a final round three-under 69 to finish 12-under-par, ensuring her second successive major crown having won the Evian Championship last year.

Also expected to be in contention in Seattle is Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, who is the first player in LPGA Tour history to get her first three wins in consecutive events.

Her first victory came at the beginning of last month at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama and was soon followed by victories at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia and LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The all-time Tour record for consecutive wins is five, set by legends Nancy Lopez of the US and Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam.