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2017 PGA Championship

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Dates
  
August 10–13, 2017

Organized by
  
PGA of America

Course(s)
  
Quail Hollow Club

Par
  
72

2017 PGA Championship

Location
  
Charlotte, North Carolina

Tour(s)
  
PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour

The 2017 PGA Championship is the forthcoming 99th PGA Championship that will take place from August 10–13 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the first major at Quail Hollow.

Field

The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.

1. All former PGA Champions
Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley, John Daly, Jason Day (6), Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington (6), Martin Kaymer (2,6,9), Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (4,9,10), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (4,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms, Jimmy Walker (6,9), Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun

  • The following former champions are not expected to enter: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke, Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Don January, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins
  • 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
    Dustin Johnson (9,10), Justin Rose (9,13), Jordan Spieth (3,6,9,10), June 18

    3. Last five Masters Champions
    Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Danny Willett (9), April 9

    4. Last five Open Champions
    Zach Johnson (9), Henrik Stenson (6,9), July 23

    5. Current Senior PGA Champion

    6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2016 PGA Championship
    Paul Casey, Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Tyrrell Hatton, Brooks Koepka (9), Hideki Matsuyama (10), William McGirt, Patrick Reed (9,10), Webb Simpson, Robert Streb, Daniel Summerhays

    7. 20 low scorers in the 2017 PGA Professional National Championship

    8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2017 Quicken Loans National

    9. Members of the United States and Europe 2016 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 30)
    Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler (10), Sergio García, J. B. Holmes, Matt Kuchar, Ryan Moore (10), Thomas Pieters, Brandt Snedeker, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Chris Wood

    10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2016 PGA Championship
    Cody Gribble, Mackenzie Hughes, Kim Si-woo, Russell Knox, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Jon Rahm, Brendan Steele, Hudson Swafford, Justin Thomas (as of The Honda Classic), August 6

    11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).

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

    13. Winner of the 2016 Olympic Golf Tournament

    Alternates (category 11)

    References

    2017 PGA Championship Wikipedia