Murfreesboro golf professional Emily Miller, of Old Fort Golf Club, earned the opportunity to compete in the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, held June 21–25 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, one of the major events on the LPGA Tour.

Emily was honored to be one of the 9 PGA club professionals to earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial PGA Team competing in the Women’s PGA Championship.

Her journey to Baltusrol began with her 2022 finish tied for sixth place in the LPGA Professionals National Championship, a tournament for golf teaching and club professionals. That set up Miller to make her debut in the June 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Allie Knight and Emily Miller

Miller finished the first round of the tournament at 9 over par, and posted a second-round score of 12 over par—not easy to do, but not good enough to make the cut to get to Saturday.

Still, being a part of the major event alongside the best female golfers in the world (including Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang, Jin Young Ko and Minjee Lee, to name a few), an elite distinction in itself, has been the culmination of Emily’s many years of dedication.

As a PGA club professional, Miller’s day-to-day responsibilities at Old Fort Golf Club are vastly different than an LPGA Tour player. As a golf player development professional, she teaches nearly every day, helps manage the facility, oversees member programs and executes player development programs, among other professional duties.