US PGA Championship 2024: Who is in the field and how did they qualify? - Articles

US PGA Championship 2024: Who is in the field and how did they qualify? – Articles

Posted by Admin May 3, 2024 Golf

Anticipation is building ahead of the 2024 US PGA Championship, with the field for the second men’s Major Championship of the season almost complete.

Rory McIlroy won the U.S. PGA Championship when it was last held at Valhalla in 2014

As of May 3, 16 past champions of the Wanamaker Trophy are expected to tee it up at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-19.

This week’s Volvo China Open marks the climax of the Asian Swing on the DP World Tour, with players vying for exemptions into the PGA Championship field on offer for those who finish in positions one to three on the Swing standings.

Brooks Koepka is the defending champion, having won his third PGA Championship title at Oak Hill Country Club last year.

Below, we outline the qualifying criteria for this year’s PGA Championship and who is currently set to feature in the field.

2024 US PGA Championship qualifying criteria

All former winners of the PGA Championship
Winners of the last five Masters (2020 – 2024)
Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2019 – 2023)
Winners of the last five Open Championships (2018 – 2023). Cancelled in 2020
Winners of the last three THE PLAYERS Championships (2022 – 2024)
The top 3 on the International Federation Official World Golf Ranking List as of April 29, 2024.
Winner of the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2023 PGA Championship
The top 20 finishers from the 2024 PGA Professional Championship
The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 5, 2024)
Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2023) provided they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 6, 2024
Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship and the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic
The top 3 finishers on the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings, that include the Porsche Singapore Open, the Hero Indian Open, the ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP and the Volvo China Open
The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above
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 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 5, 2024), in order of their position on such list

Field for the 2024 US PGA Championship

Listed by alphabetical order for each qualifying criteria, as of May 3rd 2024.

This page will be updated once the PGA of America reveals an official list of participants.

All former winners of the US PGA Championship

Keegan Bradley (USA)
John Daly (USA)
Jason Day (Australia)
Jason Dufner (USA)
Pádraig Harrington (Ireland)
Martin Kaymer (Germany)
Brooks Koepka (USA)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Shaun Micheel (USA)
Phil Mickelson (USA)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Vijay Singh (Fiji)
Justin Thomas (USA)
Jimmy Walker (USA)
Tiger Woods (USA)
Y.E. Yang (South Korea)

Winners of the last five Masters (2020 – 2024)

Dustin Johnson (USA)
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)

Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2019-2023)

Wyndham Clark (USA)
Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
Matt Fitzpatrick (England)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
Gary Woodland (USA)

Winners of the last five Open Championships (2018 – 2023). Cancelled in 2020

Brian Harman (USA)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Francesco Molinari (Italy)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Cameron Smith (Australia)

Winners of the last three Players Championships (2022-2024)

Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Cameron Smith (Australia)

The top 3 on the the International Federation Official World Golf Ranking List (as of April 29)

Keita Nakajima (Japan) – Japan Golf Tour
Andy Ogletree (USA) – Asian Tour
Ryan van Velzen (South Africa) – Sunshine Tour

Winner of the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2023 US PGA Championship

Michael Block (USA)
Patrick Cantlay (USA)
Eric Cole (USA)
Corey Conners (Canada)
Cameron Davis (Australia)
Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
Tyrrell Hatton (England)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Kurt Kitayama (USA)
Brooks Koepka (USA)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Victor Perez (France)
Justin Rose (England)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Cameron Smith (Australia)
Sepp Straka (Austria)

The top 20 finishers from the 2024 PGA Professional Championship

Josh Bevell, Profectus Golf, Nashville, Tennessee
Evan Bowser, LaPlaya Golf Club, Naples, Florida
Preston Cole, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte
Tyler Collet, John’s Island Club, Vero Beach, Flor.
Matt Dobyns, Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, New York
Larkin Gross, Westwood Country Club, Fairfax, Virginia
Jared Jones, River Oaks Country Club, Houston
Jeff Kellen, North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois
Brad Marek, Corica Park, Berkeley, California
Kyle Mendoza, Hacienda Golf Club, Oceanside, California
Jesse Mueller, Grand Canyon U. Golf Course, Phoenix
Zac Oakley, Bidermann Golf Club, King of Prussia, Philadelphia
Tracy Phillips, Cedar Ridge Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ben Polland, Shooting Star of Jackson Hole (Wyoming)
Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green Golf Club, Ashton, Pennsylvania
John Somers, Southern Hills Plantation Club, Trinity, Florida
Josh Speight, The Club at Viniterra, Locust Valley, Va.
Andy Svoboda, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
Jeremy Wells, Cypress Lake Golf Club, Estero, Florida
Wyatt Worthington II, Eastside Golf, Las Vegas

The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 5, 2024)

Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
Sam Burns* (USA)
Patrick Cantlay (USA)
Wyndham Clark (USA)
Matt Fitzpatrick (England)
Tommy Fleetwood* (England)
Rickie Fowler (USA)
Brian Harman (USA)
Tyrrell Hatton (England)
Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)
Max Homa* (USA)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Brooks Koepka (USA)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Robert MacIntyre* (Scotland)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Colin Morikawa (USA)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
Justin Rose (England)
Xander Schauffele* (USA)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Jordan Spieth* (USA)
Sepp Straka (Austria)
Justin Thomas (USA)

*Expected to be inside the top 100 on May 6

Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2023) provided they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 6, 2024

Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
Matt Fitzpatrick (England)
Tommy Fleetwood (England)
Tyrrell Hatton (England)
Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Robert MacIntyre (Scotland)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Jon Rahm (Spain)
Justin Rose (England)
Sepp Straka (Austria)
Sam Burns (USA)
Patrick Cantlay (USA)
Wyndham Clark (USA))
Rickie Fowler (USA)
Brian Harman (USA)
Max Homa (USA)
Brooks Koepka (USA)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Jordan Spieth (USA)
Justin Thomas (USA)

Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship and the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic

Ludvig Åberg (Sweden)
Akshay Bhatia (USA)
Keegan Bradley (USA)
Wyndham Clark (USA)
Nick Dunlap (USA)
Austin Eckroat (USA)
Rickie Fowler (USA)
Brice Garnett (USA)
Lucas Glover (USA)
Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
Brian Harman (USA)
Lee Hodges (USA)
Billy Horschel (USA)
Viktor Hovland (Norway)
Stephan Jaeger (Germany)
Tom Kim (South Korea)
Chris Kirk (USA)
Jake Knapp (USA)
Luke List (USA)
Peter Malnati (USA)
Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Grayson Murray (USA)
Vincent Norrman (Sweden)
Matthieu Pavon (France)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Sepp Straka (Austria)
Nick Taylor (Canada)
Sahith Theegala (USA)
Erik van Rooyen (South Africa)
Camilo Villegas (Colombia)

The top 3 finishers on the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings, that include the Porsche Singapore Open, the Hero Indian Open, the ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP and the Volvo China Open

To be confirmed following the conclusion of the Volvo China Open

The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above

*More players could be announced following the Official World Golf Ranking update on May 6

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 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 5, 2024), in order of their position on such list

To be confirmed following the PGA TOUR’s 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson

*Players listed in italics once they are due an exemption from an earlier qualifying criteria.