What's The Playoff Format At The 2026 PGA Championship

The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink has delivered difficult scoring and an extremely tight leaderboard, which means, unless someone separates on Sunday, there is a good chance of a playoff.

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Here's what you should know

The PGA Championship is decided using a 3-hole playoff, with the total score over those 3 holes used to determine the winner. If the players involved are still tied, it would then go to sudden death - I'm talking winner takes all, not sudden death Mortal Kombat style, and since this is golf, I'll assume you probably already made that assumption.

For the 3-hole playoff, the holes that will be used at Aronimink are the 10th, a 472-yard par 4, the 17th, a 229-yard par 3, and then 18, a 490-yard par 4.

For sudden death, the players will continue to play the 18th until a winner is crowned.

When Was The Last Playoff?

The last time the PGA Championship went to a playoff was in 2022 when Justin Thomas beat Will Zalatoris at Southern Hills Country Club in the 3-hole aggregate. And, based on the tough conditions players could be facing at Aronimink on Sunday, we could be in for one more this afternoon.

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