Who is playing in 2026 PGA Championship: Full 156-man field Breakdown

Who is playing in 2026 PGA Championship: Full 156-man field Breakdown at Aronimink
Pennsylvania. 





The PGA of America has released the official field for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The 154-player field includes 15 past PGA Champions, 29 major winners, and 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals.

Two additional spots remain open for the winners of the Myrtle Beach Classic and Truist Championship (if not already qualified).

Notable absences include Phil Mickelson, who officially withdrew on Tuesday, and Tiger Woods, who continues inpatient rehab in Switzerland and will not compete.

 

Complete Players List Breakdown of 2026 PGA Championship Field


Official Field (154 players) Ludvig Ã…berg

Angel Ayora

Derek Berg

Daniel Berger

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Akshay Bhatia

Francisco Bide

Chandler Blanchet

Michael Block

Keegan Bradley

Michael Brennan

Jacob Bridgeman

Daniel Brown

Sam Burns

Brian Campbell

Patrick Cantlay

Ricky Castillo

Bud Cauley

Stewart Cink

Wyndham Clark

Tyler Collet

Corey Conners

Pierceson Coody

Jason Day

Bryson DeChambeau

Thomas Detry

Luke Donald

Jesse Droemer

Jason Dufner

Nico Echavarria

Harris English

Bryce Fisher

Steven Fisk

Alex Fitzpatrick

Matthew Fitzpatrick

Tommy Fleetwood

Ryan Fox

Rickie Fowler

Chris Gabriele

Mark Geddes

Ryan Gerard

Lucas Glover

Chris Gotterup

Ben Griffin

Emiliano Grillo

Max Greyserman

Jordan Gumberg

Harry Hall

Brian Harman

Pádraig Harrington

Tyrrell Hatton

Zach Haynes

Russell Henley

Kazuki Higa

Garrick Higgo

Joe Highsmith

Daniel Hillier

Ryo Hisatsune

Rico Hoey

Nicolai Højgaard

Rasmus Højgaard

Ian Holt

Max Homa

Billy Horschel

Viktor Hovland

Austin Hurt

Sungjae Im

Stephan Jaeger

Casey Jarvis

Dustin Johnson

Jared Jones

Kota Kaneko

Michael Katrude

Martin Kaymer

John Keefer

Ben Kern

Michael Kim

Si Woo Kim

Chris Kirk

Kurt Kitayama

Jake Knapp

Brooks Koepka

Min Woo Lee

Ryan Lenahan

Haotong Li

Mikael Lindberg

David Lipsky

Shane Lowry

Robert MacIntyre

Hideki Matsuyama

Denny McCarthy

Matt McCarty

Paul McClure

Max McGreevy

Rory McIlroy

Tom McKibbin

Maverick McNealy

Shaun Micheel

Keith Mitchell

Collin Morikawa

William Mouw

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen

Joaquin Niemann

Alex Noren

Andrew Novak

John Parry

Taylor Pendrith

Marco Penge

Ben Polland

J.T. Poston

Aldrich Potgieter

David Puig

Andrew Putnam

Jon Rahm

Aaron Rai

Patrick Reed

Kristoffer Reitan

Patrick Rodgers

Justin Rose

Davis Riley

Adrien Saddier

Garrett Sapp

Jayden Schaper

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Adam Schenk

Matti Schmid

Adam Scott

Braden Shattuck

Alex Smalley

Cameron Smith

Jordan Smith

Austin Smotherman

Elvis Smylie

Travis Smyth

J.J. Spaun

Jordan Spieth

Sam Stevens

Sepp Straka

Andy Sullivan

Nick Taylor

Sahith Theegala

Justin Thomas

Michael Thorbjornsen

Sami Valimaki

Jhonattan Vegas

Ryan Vermeer

Jimmy Walker

Matt Wallace

Bernd Wiesberger

Timothy Wiseman

Gary Woodland

Y.E. Yang

Cameron Young

Alternates

Sudarshan Yellamaraju

Tom Hoge

Kevin Yu

Mac Meissner

Tony Finau

Kevin Roy

Davis ThompsonTwo additional spots are reserved for the winners of the Myrtle Beach Classic and Truist Championship (if not already qualified).


15 ways of PGA Championship Qualification Criteria per PGA of America



1. Past champions of the PGA Championship

2. Winners of the past five Masters

3. Winners of the past five U.S. Opens

4. Winners of the past five Open Championships

5 Winners of the past three Players Championships

6. Top three on the International Federation Official World Golf Rankings

7. Winner of the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

8. Top 15 and ties from the 2024 PGA Championship

9. Top 20 finishers from the 2025 PGA Professional Championship

10. Top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship 
points from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 CJ Cup Byron 
Nelson

11. Players of the 2023 U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams, provided they remain in the top 100 in the OWGR

12. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 Truist Championship and Myrtle Beach Classic

13. Top three finishers on the DP World Tour Asian Swing Series

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

15.  If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 20245CJ CUP Byron Nelson in order of their position on such list.

 


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