The PGA Championship Field That Brings (Almost) Everyone Together

This week, the second men’s major of the year continues the spring golf sprint, landing in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. Aronimink Golf Club host its second PGA Championship and its first in the modern era. The last time the Wanamaker Trophy was handed out here was 1962, when Gary Player won in a very different version of the game.

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A lot has changed since then.

But the PGA Championship has stayed relatively open by design. The PGA of America has continued to allow LIV Golf players into the field, which has kept this major closer to a full snapshot of the sport than most. In 2023, Brooks Koepka became the first LIV player to win the PGA Championship, overpowering Oak Hill (Rochester, NY) at the peak of the sport’s divide.

With LIV’s future still unsettled and tour status shifting week to week, that openness matters more than ever.

The field for the 2026 PGA Championship is now official, and like always, it is less about the list and more about what the list represents.

Updated Monday, the final field consists of 156 players. The final two slots were reserved for winners out of the Myrtle Beach Classic and Truist Championship. Brandt Snedeker earned his spot after winning in Myrtle Beach.

Truist Championship winner Kristoffer Reitan was already in the field for the PGA Championship, so the final spot in the field went to Sudarshan Yellamaraju off the alternate list. Tom Hoge is the next alternate.

The headline numbers tell the story quickly: 31 major winners, 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals and players representing 26 countries.

LIV players are in. PGA TOUR players are in. DP World Tour regulars are in. However fractured the professional game might feel week to week, this is one of the few places it all still overlaps.

Phil Mickelson was initially listed in the field but is no longer playing, as reported on X by Flushing It Golf shortly after the field was posted.

“I wish I could," Mickelson told Flushing It Golf. "I can’t unfortunately. I’m hoping to play the rest of the year after that but I honestly don’t know.”

The PGA of America confirmed in a release saying:

"Two-time PGA Champion Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from the field due to a personal health matter with his family. Phil will be replaced by the first alternate, Max Homa."

Reviewing the field overall, you’ve got the expected heavyweights like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth anchoring the top end. Also highlighting the field is three-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka that's never one to count out in a major.

Also keep an eye on Jon Rahm, who is halfway toward his career grand slam and will likely show up on more DP World Tour leaderboards as he tries to get his mind of the LIV negotiations.

And then you’ve got the part that makes this championship feel different every year: the club pros. Twenty players who spent their winter teaching, grinding, and qualifying their way into the same field as the best players in the world. Names like Michael Block return, along with a fresh wave of PGA of America professionals who will get their four rounds on one of the biggest stages in the sport.

And that’s why the field drop always matters more than it looks on paper. It’s not just a list of names. It’s one of the few times all of golf agrees to show up in the same place and play the damn game.

Åberg, Ludvig

Ayora, Angel

Berg, Derek*

Berger, Daniel

Bezuidenhout, Christiaan

Bhatia, Akshay

Bide, Francisco*

Blanchet, Chandler

Block, Michael*

Bradley, Keegan

Brennan, Michael

Bridgeman, Jacob

Brown, Daniel

Burns, Sam

Campbell, Brian

Cantlay, Patrick

Castillo, Ricky

Cauley, Bud

Cink, Stewart

Clark, Wyndham

Collet, Tyler*

Conners, Corey

Coody, Pierceson

Day, Jason

DeChambeau, Bryson

Detry, Thomas

Donald, Luke

Droemer, Jesse*

Dufner, Jason

Echavarria, Nico

English, Harris

Fisher, Bryce*

Fisk, Steven

Fitzpatrick, Alex

Fitzpatrick, Matthew

Fleetwood, Tommy

Fox, Ryan

Fowler, Rickie

Gabriele, Chris*

Geddes, Mark*

Gerard, Ryan

Glover, Lucas

Gotterup, Chris

Griffin, Ben

Grillo, Emiliano

Greyserman, Max

Gumberg, Jordan

Hall, Harry

Harman, Brian

Harrington, Pádraig

Hatton, Tyrrell

Haynes, Zach*

Henley, Russell

Higa, Kazuki

Higgo, Garrick

Highsmith, Joe

Hillier, Daniel

Hisatsune, Ryo

Hoey, Rico

Højgaard, Nicolai

Højgaard, Rasmus

Holt, Ian

Homa, Max

Horschel, Billy

Hovland, Viktor

Hurt, Austin*

Im, Sungjae

Jaeger, Stephan

Jarvis, Casey

Johnson, Dustin

Jones, Jared*

Kaneko, Kota

Katrude, Michael*

Kaymer, Martin

Keefer, John

Kern, Ben*

Kim, Michael

Kim, Si Woo

Kirk, Chris

Kitayama, Kurt

Knapp, Jake

Koepka, Brooks

Lee, Min Woo

Lenahan, Ryan*

Li, Haotong

Lindberg, Mikael

Lipsky, David

Lowry, Shane

MacIntyre, Robert

Matsuyama, Hideki

McCarthy, Denny

McCarty, Matt

McClure, Paul*

McGreevy, Max

McIlroy, Rory

McKibbin, Tom

McNealy, Maverick

Micheel, Shaun

Mitchell, Keith

Morikawa, Collin

Mouw, William

Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus

Niemann, Joaquin

Noren, Alex

Novak, Andrew

Parry, John

Pendrith, Taylor

Penge, Marco

Polland, Ben*

Poston, J.T.

Potgieter, Aldrich

Puig, David

Putnam, Andrew

Rahm, Jon

Rai, Aaron

Reed, Patrick

Reitan, Kristoffer

Rodgers, Patrick

Rose, Justin

Riley, Davis

Saddier, Adrien

Sapp, Garrett*

Schaper, Jayden

Schauffele, Xander

Scheffler, Scottie

Schenk, Adam

Schmid, Matti

Scott, Adam

Shattuck, Braden*

Smalley, Alex

Smith, Cameron

Smith, Jordan

Smotherman, Austin

Smylie, Elvis

Smyth, Travis

Snedeker, Brandt

Spaun, J.J.

Spieth, Jordan

Stevens, Sam

Straka, Sepp

Sullivan, Andy

Taylor, Nick

Theegala, Sahith

Thomas, Justin

Thorbjornsen, Michael

Valimaki, Sami

Vegas, Jhonattan

Vermeer, Ryan*

Walker, Jimmy

Wallace, Matt

Wiesberger, Bernd

Wiseman, Timothy*

Woodland, Gary

Yang, Y.E.

Yellamaraju, Sudarshan

Young, Cameron

Hoge, Tom

Yu, Kevin

Meissner, Mac

Finau, Tony

Roy, Kevin

Thompson, Davis

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This page was first published on May 5, 2026. Last updated May 11, 2026.