PGA Championship 2025: Every player in the field at Quail Hollow Club (so far)

The 2025 PGA Championship is here, with a wet Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., greeting an 156-player field for the second men’s major of the year.

Thirteen past champions are among the players listed as competing when the PGA of America on Monday morning of championship week. This includes Xander Schauffele, winner a year ago at Valhalla when he shot a closing 65 to beat Bryson DeChambeau by one shot and claim the Wanamaker Trophy. Included as well is Justin Thomas, winner the previous time that Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Championship in 2017.

The past champions list, however, is without John Daly, who is missing the PGA for only the second time since winning in 1991, and Tiger Woods, who continues to recover from Achilles tendon surgery.

Fifteen full-time members of the LIV Golf League (and one standby) are in the field. Among those receiving special invites from the PGA of America who were not part of the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking were Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Tom McKibbin, Joaquin Niemann and David Puig. Johnson arguably is the biggest surprise. His exemption for winning the Masters in 2020 ran out this year, and he is ranked 751st in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Another player who received a special exemption was Rickie Fowler. All members of the U.S. and European 2023 Ryder Cup teams qualify for the PGA Championship so long as they are still among the top 100 in the OWGR. Fowler ranks 125th, but was given a spot in the PGA field ahead of 13 other pros ranked higher than him in the OWGR. Fowler's first career PGA Tour win came at Quail Hollow in the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship.

All told, 28 major champions are in the field and two World Golf Hall of Famers. Players from 24 countries and 26 states are represented.

Ryan Fox earned one of the last spots with his victory at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday. Since Truist Championship winner Sepp Straka was already in the field, Victor Perez made his way off the alternate list.

MAY 8 UPDATE: Patrick Fishburn and Rico Hoey have come off the alternate list and replaced Billy Horschel and Shaun Norris.

MAY 11 UPDATE: Vijay Singh has withdrawn. Michael Thorbjornsen replaces him off the alternate list.

MAY 14 UPDATE: Sahith Theegala has withdrawn due to a neck injury. Alex Smalley replaces him off the alternate list.

2025 PGA Championship field (as of May 12)

Ludvig Aberg, 10, 11

Byeong Hun An, 10

Daniel Berger, 10

Brian Bergstol, 9

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, 10

Akshay Bhatia, 10

Brandon Bingaman, 9

Richard Bland, 7

Michael Block, 9

Keegan Bradley, 1, 10, 12

Jacob Bridgeman, 10

Dean Burmester, 8

Sam Burns, 10, 11

Brian Campbell, 12

Rafael Campos, 12

Laurie Canter, 14

Patrick Cantlay, 10, 11

John Caitin, 14

Bud Cauley, 10

Eugenio Chacarra, 13

Andre Chi, 9

Wyndham Clark, 3, 10, 11

Eric Cole, 10

Tyler Collet, 9

Corey Conners, 10

Cam Davis, 10, 12

Jason Day, 1, 10

Bryson DeChambeau, 3, 8, 10, 12

Thomas Detry, 8, 10, 12

Luke Donald, 14

Jesse Droemer, 9

Jason Dufner, 1

Nick Dunlap, 10, 12

Nico Echavarria, 10, 12

Austin Eckroat, 10, 12

Harris English, 10, 12

Tony Finau, 10

Patrick Fishburn, 14

Matt Fitzpatrick, 3, 11

Tommy Fleetwood, 10, 11

Rickie Fowler, 11

Ryan Fox, 12

Sergio Garcia, 14

Bobby Gates, 9

Ryan Gerard, 14

Lucas Glover, 10

Max Greyserman, 10

Ben Griffin, 10, 12

Larkin Gross, 9

Adam Hadwin, 10

Harry Hall, 10, 12

Brian Harman, 4, 10, 11, 12

Padraig Harrington, 1

Tyrrell Hatton, 11

Russell Henley, 10, 12

Justin Hicks, 9

Garrick Higgo, 12

Joe Highsmith, 10, 12

Ryo Hisatune, 14

Lee Hodges, 8

Rico Hoey, 14

Tom Hoge, 10

Nicolai Højgaard, 11

Rasmus Højgaard, 14

Max Homa, 11

Beau Hossler, 14

Viktor Hovland, 8, 10, 11

Mackenzie Hughes, 10

Sungjae Im, 10

Nic Ishee, 9

Stephan Jaeger, 10

Dustin Johnson, 14

Tom Johnson, 9

Takumi Kanaya, 14

Michael Kartrude, 9

Martin Kaymer, 1

John Keefer, 14

Michael Kim, 10

Si Woo Kim, 10

Tom Kim, 10

Chris Kirk, 14

Kurt Kitayama, 14

Patton Kizzire, 12

Jake Knapp, 14

Greg Koch, 9

Brooks Koepka, 1, 11

Thriston Lawrence, 14

Min Woo Lee, 10, 12

Ryan Lenahan, 9

Justin Lower, 14

Shane Lowry, 4, 8, 10, 11

Robert MacIntyre, 8, 10, 11, 12

Hideki Matsuyama, 2, 10, 12

Denny McCarthy, 10

Matt McCarty, 10, 12

Max McGreevy, 14

Rory McIlroy, 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11

Tom McKibbin, 14

Maverick McNealy, 10, 12

Shaun Micheel, 1

Phil Mickelson, 1

Keith Mitchell, 14

Taylor Moore, 8

Collin Morikawa, 1, 4, 8, 10, 11

Keita Nakajima, 13

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, 14

Dylan Newman, 9

Joaquin Niemann, 14

Alex Noren, 8

Niklas Norgaard, 14

Andrew Novak, 10, 12

Thorbjorn Olesen, 14

John Parry, 14

Matthieu Pavon, 14

Taylor Pendrith, 10

Marco Penge, 13

Victor Perez, 14

J.T. Poston, 10, 12

Seamus Power, 10

David Puig, 14

Jon Rahm, 2, 3, 11

Aaron Rai, 10, 12

Patrick Reed, 14

Davis Riley, 10, 12

Patrick Rodgers, 10

Justin Rose, 8, 10, 11

Xander Schauffele, 1, 4, 8, 10, 11

Scottie Scheffler, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

Adam Scott, 10

Alex Smalley, alternate

Cameron Smith, 4

Elvis Smylie, 14

John Somers, 9

Bob Sowards, 9

J.J. Spaun, 10

Jordan Spieth, 10, 11

Eric Steger, 9

Sam Stevens, 10

Sepp Straka, 10, 11, 12

Nick Taylor, 10, 12

Rupe Taylor, 9

Justin Thomas, 1, 8, 10, 11

Davis Thompson, 10, 12

Michael Thorbjornsen, 14

Sami Valimaki, 14

Erik van Rooyan, 14

Daniel van Tonder, 14

Jhonattan Vegas, 10, 12

Karl Vilips, 12

Jimmy Walker, 1

Matt Wallace, 14

Timothy Wiseman, 9

Gary Woodland, 14

Cameron Young, 14

Kevin Yu, 10, 12

Will Zalatoris, 14

ALTERNATE LIST

Alex Smalley

Vince Whaley

Doug Ghim

Matt Kuchar

Carson Young

David Lipsky

Qualifying criteria for the 2025 PGA Championship

According to the PGA of America, which conducts the PGA Championship, there are 15 ways to qualify:

1: Past champions of the PGA Championship

2: Winners of the last five Masters

3: Winners of the last five U.S. Opens

4: Winners of the last five Open Championships

5: Winners of the last three Players Championships

6: Top three on the International Federation Official World Golf Ranking

7: Winner of the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

8: Top 15 finishers 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: 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 Ranking

12: Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments

13: Top three finishers on the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings

14: The PGA of America says it reserves the right to invite additional players, if necessary, to get the field to 156.

15: 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 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 4, 2025), in order of their position on such list.