Oak Hill will welcome 156 of the world's best for the PGA Championship.
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Major number two of the 2023 season is on deck as the best golfers in the world head to Oak Hill for the PGA Championship.
Since its move to May, the PGA Championship is the first full-field major Championship, its 156 golfers nearly doubling the 88-player, limited-field Masters.
The PGA, unlike the U.S. Open and Open Championship, does not have amateurs in the field, nor is there open qualifying. The PGA of America uses 13 qualification criteria, as well as special invitations to fill out the field. Typically, all golfers in the top 100 in the world make the field. However, 20 PGA of America professionals are in the field this week after qualifying through the PGA Professional Championship.
Back in the field this year, after missing his title defense last year, is Phil Mickelson. Mickelson will join 16 other LIV Golf pros in the field. There were 18 LIV Golfers in the field at the Masters, where three of the top six finishers came from the rivals, including Mickelson as co-runner-up with Brooks Koepka.
Absent from the field is Tiger Woods, who played last year at Southern Hills and last month at the Masters, while he recovers from ankle surgery.
You can find the full list of participants below as well as the list of qualification criteria.
2023 PGA Championship Field
Aaron Wise – Ellerbe, NC
Abraham Ancer – MEXICO
Adam Hadwin – CANADA
Adam Schenk – Vincennes, IN
Adam Scott – AUSTRALIA
Adam Svensson – CANADA
Adri Arnaus – SPAIN
Adrian Meronk – POLAND
Adrián Otaegui – SPAIN
Alex Beach – Stillwater, MN *PGA Professional
Alex Norén – SWEDEN
Alex Smalley – Greensboro, NC
Andrew Putnam – University Place, WA
Anirban Lahiri – INDIA
Anthony Cordes – Johns Creek, GA *PGA Professional
Beau Hossler – Mission Viejo, CA
Ben Griffin – Chapel Hill, NC
Ben Kern – Grove City, OH *PGA Professional
Ben Taylor – ENGLAND
Billy Horschel – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Braden Shattuck – Aston, PA *PGA Professional
Brandon Wu – Scarsdale, NY
Brendan Steele – Idyllwild, CA
Brendon Todd – Watkinsville, GA
Brian Harman – St. Simons Island, GA
Brooks Koepka – West Palm Beach, FL
Bryson DeChambeau – Dallas, TX
Callum Shinkwin – ENGLAND
Callum Tarren – ENGLAND
Cam Davis – AUSTRALIA
Cameron Smith – AUSTRALIA
Cameron Young – Scarborough, NY
Chez Reavie – Scottsdale, AZ
Chris French – Rockford, IL *PGA Professional
Chris Kirk – Athens, GA
Chris Sanger – Red Hook, NY *PGA Professional
Christiaan Bezuidenhout – SOUTH AFRICA
Colin Inglis – Creswell, OR *PGA Professional
Collin Morikawa – La Cañada, CA
Corey Conners – CANADA
Danny Willett – ENGLAND
David Lingmerth – SWEDEN
David Micheluzzi – AUSTRALIA
Davis Riley – Hattiesburg, MS
Davis Thompson – St. Simons Island, GA
Dean Burmester – SOUTH AFRICA
Denny McCarthy – Jupiter, FL
Dustin Johnson – Jupiter, FL
Emiliano Grillo – ARGENTINA
Eric Cole – Delray Beach, FL
Francesco Molinari – ITALY
Gabe Reynolds – Dallas, TX *PGA Professional
Gary Woodland – Topeka, KS
Greg Koch – Orlando, FL *PGA Professional
Harold Varner III – Gastonia, NC
Harris English – Sea Island, GA
Hayden Buckley – Tupelo, MS
Hideki Matsuyama – JAPAN
J.J. Spaun – Scottsdale, AZ
J.T. Poston – Sea Island, GA
Jason Day – AUSTRALIA
Jeremy Wells – Estero, FL *PGA Professional
Jesse Droemer – Houston, TX *PGA Professional
Jimmy Walker – San Antonio, TX
JJ Killeen – Lubbock, TX *PGA Professional
Joaquín Niemann – CHILE
Joel Dahmen – Scottsdale, AZ
John Daly – Dardanelle, AR
John Somers – Brooksville, FL *PGA Professional
Jon Rahm – SPAIN
Jordan Smith – ENGLAND
Jordan Spieth – Dallas, TX
Josh Speight – Locust Hill, VA *PGA Professional
Justin Rose – ENGLAND
Justin Suh – San Jose, CA
Justin Thomas – Louisville, KY
K.H. Lee – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kazuki Higa – JAPAN
Keegan Bradley – Woodstock, VT
Keith Mitchell – St. Simons Island, GA
Kenny Pigman – Norco, CA *PGA Professional
Kevin Kisner – Aiken, SC
Kurt Kitayama – Las Vegas, NV
Lee Hodges – Athens, AL
Lucas Herbert – AUSTRALIA
Luke Donald – ENGLAND
Mackenzie Hughes – CANADA
Mark Hubbard – The Woodlands, TX
Matt Cahill – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Matt Kuchar – Jupiter, FL
Matt Wallace – ENGLAND
Matthew Fitzpatrick – ENGLAND
Matthew NeSmith – Aiken, SC
Maverick McNealy – Las Vegas, NV
Max Homa – Valencia, CA
Michael Block – Mission Viejo, CA *PGA Professional
Min Woo Lee – AUSTRALIA
Mito Pereira – CHILE
Nick Hardy – Northbrook, IL
Nick Taylor – CANADA
Nico Echavarria – COLOMBIA
Nicolai Højgaard – DENMARK
Ockie Strydom – SOUTH AFRICA
Pablo Larrazábal – SPAIN
Pádraig Harrington – IRELAND
Patrick Cantlay – Jupiter, FL
Patrick Reed – The Woodlands, TX
Patrick Rodgers – Jupiter, FL
Paul Casey – ENGLAND
Phil Mickelson – Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Rasmus Højgaard – DENMARK
Rickie Fowler – Murrieta, CA
Rikuya Hoshino – JAPAN
Robert MacIntyre – SCOTLAND
Rory McIlroy – NORTHERN IRELAND
Russell Grove – Coeur d’Alene, ID *PGA Professional
Russell Henley – Columbus, GA
Ryan Fox – NEW ZEALAND
Sadom Kaewkanjana – THAILAND
Sahith Theegala – Houston, TX
Sam Burns – Shreveport, LA
Sam Ryder – Longwood, FL
Scott Stallings – Oak Ridge, TN
Scottie Scheffler – Dallas, TX
Séamus Power – IRELAND
Sepp Straka – AUSTRIA
Shane Lowry – IRELAND
Shaun Micheel – Collierville, TN
Si Woo Kim – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Sihwan Kim – Las Vegas, NV
Steve Holmes – Simi Valley, CA *PGA Professional
Steven Alker – NEW ZEALAND
Sungjae Im – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Talor Gooch – Edmond, OK
Taylor Montgomery – Las Vegas, NV
Taylor Moore – Edmond, OK
Taylor Pendrith – CANADA
Thomas Detry – BELGIUM
Thomas Pieters – BELGIUM
Thorbjørn Olesen – DENMARK
Thriston Lawrence – SOUTH AFRICA
Tom Hoge – Fort Worth, TX
Tom Kim – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Tommy Fleetwood – ENGLAND
Tony Finau – Lehi, UT
Trey Mullinax – Birmingham, AL
Tyrrell Hatton – ENGLAND
Victor Perez – FRANCE
Viktor Hovland – NORWAY
Webb Simpson – Charlotte, NC
Wyatt Worthington II – Reynoldsburg, OH *PGA Professional
Wyndham Clark – Denver, CO
Xander Schauffele – San Diego, CA
Y.E. Yang – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Yannik Paul – GERMANY
Zach Johnson – Cedar Rapids, IA
PGA Championship exemptions
1. All former winners of the PGA Championship
2. Winners of the last five Masters (2019-23)
3. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2018-22)
4. Winners of the last five Open Championships (2017-22). [Note: Canceled in 2020]
5.Winners of the last three THE PLAYERS Championships (2021-23)
6. The top three on the OWGR’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 24, 2023.
7. Winner of 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
8. The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2022 PGA Championship
9. The top 20 finishers from the 2023 PGA Professional Championship.
10. The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023).
11. Playing members of the last named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2021), provided they remain in the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 7, 2023.
12. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments whose victories are considered official, from the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson.
13. If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 players who are eligible and who have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023) in order of their position on such a list.
*Note: The PGA Championship points list is based on Official Money earned in PGA TOUR events within the defined period in Nos. 10 and 12 above and is available athttps://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.132.html. Announcement of the final field is planned for May 10.
Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.
