Brooks Koepka, with the PGA Championship trophy © PGA of America
The PGA of America has made public this Tuesday the final list of participants in the PGA Championshipsecond major of the season that will be played next week at the Valhalla Golf Clubnext to Louisvillein USA. A ‘field’ that confirms the presence of the Spanish Jon Rahm, Adrián Otaegui y David Puig in the tournament and that leaves some curious details with protagonists such as Dean Burmester y Jesper Svenssonon the positive side, or Chan Kimin the negative.
From South African Burmester We can say that he has obtained a place in the PGA Championship to it Talor Gooch. The winner of the Order of Merit of LIFE Golf In 2023, he had been demanding a place in the Big onesalthough due to world ranking you do not have access, and after receiving an invitation from the PGA of Americatoday it has been known that Burmesteroutside the top 100 of the OWGR (currently ranked 130th), has also been invited to compete in Valhalla.
Another player who will undoubtedly have been happy to receive the call from the PGA of America it must have been the swedish Jesper Svensson. The victory of Adrián Otaegui in it Volvo China Open last Sunday he left the player Uppsala out of the top three positions of the Asian Swing in it DP World Tour that gave access to PGA Championship by just 18 points. As 108th in the world ranking he did not have a place either, but the organization has extended an invitation to him.
On the other side of the scale appears the American of Asian origin Chan Kimthat reviewing the classification of the OWGR, is the first to run out of space. He occupies the 104th position in the ranking and the 103 players ahead of him have received the invitation to compete in Valhalla. This time, he will have to watch it on television. One more example of how important every shot, every birdie, every dollar or every point earned during the year is in professional golf.
As for the golfers of LIFE Golfbeyond names like Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Martin Kaymer o Phil Mickelsonexempt as tournament champions or recent major winners, players such as Patrick Reedthose mentioned Talor Gooch y Dean Burmester, Lucas Herbert, Adrian Meronk, Joaquin Niemann or Spanish David Puig. Another Spaniard, Jorge Campillohas not finally achieved a place in the tournament despite his efforts in recent weeks in the PGA Tour.
LIST OF PLAYERS WHO WILL PLAY THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Åberg, Ludvig – SWEDEN
An, Byeong Hun – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Trees, Rich – Austin, TX
Bevell, Josh – Nashville, TN (CFT)
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan – SOUTH AFRICA
Bhatia, Akshay – Wake Forest, NC
Björk, Alexander – SWEDEN
Blair, Zac – Orem, UT
Block, Michael – Mission Viejo, CA (CFT)
Bowser, Evan – Naples, FL (CFT)
Bradley, Keegan – Woodstock, VT
Burmester, Dean – SOUTH AFRICA
Burns, Sam – Shreveport, LA
Cantlay, Patrick – Jupiter, FL
Clark, Wyndham – Denver, CO
Cole, Eric – Tequesta, FL
Cole, Preston – Charlotte, NC (CFT)
Collet, Tyler – Vero Beach, FL (CFT)
Conners, Corey – CANADA
Daly, John – Cleawarter Beach, FL
Davis, Cameron – AUSTRALIA
Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA
DeChambeau, Bryson – Dallas, TX
Detry, Thomas – BELGIUM
Dobyns, Matt – Glen Head, NY (CFT)
Donald, Luke – ENGLAND
Dufner, Jason – Auburn, AL
Dunlap, Nick – Tuscaloosa, AL
Eckroat, Austin – Edmond, OK
English, Harris – Sea Island, GA
Finau, Tony – Lehi, UT
Fitzpatrick, Matthew – ENGLAND
Fleetwood, Tommy – ENGLAND
Fowler, Rickie – Murrieta, CA
Fox, Ryan – NEW ZEALAND
Garnett, Brice – Gallatin, MO
Glover, Lucas – Jupiter, FL
Gooch, Talor – Oklahoma City, OK
Griffin, Ben – Chapel Hill, NC
Grillo, Emiliano – ARGENTINA
Gross, Larkin – Center Cross, VA (CFT)
Hadwin, Adam – CANADA
Harman, Brian – Saint Simons Island, GA
Harrington, Patrick – IRELAND
Hatton, Tyrrell – ENGLAND
Henley, Russell – Columbus, GA
Herbert, Lucas – Orlando, FL
Hisatsune, Ryo – Japan
Hodges, Lee – Athens, AL
Hoffman, Charley – San Diego, CA
Hoge, Tom – Fort Worth, TX
Højgaard, Nicolai – DENMARK
Højgaard, Rasmus – DENMARK
Homa, Max – Scottsdale, AZ
Horschel, Billy – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Hoshino, Rikuya – JAPAN
Hossler, Beau – Mission Viejo, CA
Hovland, Viktor – NORWAY
Hubbard, Mark – The Woodlands, TX
Hughes, Mackenzie – CANADA
Im, Sungjae – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Jaeger, Stephan – GERMANY
Johnson, Dustin – Jupiter, FL
Jones, Jared – Houston, TX (CFT)
Kanaya, Takumi – JAPAN
Kaymer, Martin – GERMANY
Kellen, Jeff – Rockford, IL (CFT)
Kim, Si Woo – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kim, Tom – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kirk, Chris – Watkinsville, GA
Kitayama, Kurt – Las Vegas, NV
Knapp, Jake – Costa Mesa, CA
Kobori, Kazuma – NEW ZEALAND
Koepka, Brooks – West Palm Beach, FL
Kohles, Ben – Dallas, TX
Lawrence, Thriston – SOUTH AFRICA
Lee, Kyoung-Hoon – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Lee, Min Woo – AUSTRALIA
List, Luke – Augusta, GA
Lowry, Shane – IRELAND
MacIntyre, Robert – SCOTLAND
Malnati, Peter – Knoxville, TN
Marek, Brad – Berkeley, CA (CFT)
Matsuyama, Hideki – JAPAN
McCarthy, Denny – Jupiter, FL
McIlroy, Rory – NORTHERN IRELAND
McNealy, Maverick – Stanford, CA
Mendoza, Kyle – Oceanside, CA (CFT)
Meronk, Adrian – POLAND
Micheel, Shaun – Colliersville, TN
Mickelson, Phil – Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Mitchell, Keith – Saint Simons Island, GA
Molinari, Francesco – ITALY
Montgomery, Taylor – Las Vegas, NV
Moore, Taylor – Southlake, TX
Morikawa, Collin – La Canada, CA
Mueller, Jesse – Phoenix, AZ (CFT)
Murray, Grayson – Raleigh, NC
Nakajima, Keita – JAPAN
Niemann, Joaquin – CHILE
Noren, Alex – SWEDEN
Norrman, Vincent – SWEDEN
Oakley, Zac – King of Prussia, PA (CFT)
Ogletree, Andy – Alpharetta, GA
Olesen, Thorbjorn – DENMARK
Otaegui, Adrian – SPAIN
Pavon, Matthieu – FRANCE
Pendrith, Taylor – CANADA
Perez, Victor – FRANCE
Phillips, Tracy – Tulsa, OK (CFT)
Polland, Ben – Teton Village, WY (CFT)
Poston, J.T. – Sea Island, GA
Puig, David – SPAIN
Putnam, Andrew – University Place, WA
Rahm, Jon – SPAIN
Rai, Aaron – ENGLAND
Reed, Patrick – The Woodlands, TX
Rodgers, Patrick – Avon, IN
Rose, Justin – ENGLAND
Schauffele, Xander – San Diego, CA
Scheffler, Scottie – Dallas, TX
Schenk, Adam – Vincennes, IN
Scott, Adam – AUSTRALIA
Shattuck, Braden – Aston, PA (CFT)
Smith, Cameron – AUSTRALIA
Smith, Jordan – ENGLAND
Soderberg, Sebastian – SWEDEN
Somers, John – Clearwater, FL (CFT)
Speight, Josh – Dallas, TX (CFT)
Spieth, Jordan – Dallas, TX
Straka, Sepp – AUSTRIA
Stricker, Steve – Madison, WI
Svensson, Adam – CANADA
Svensson, Jesper – SWEDEN
Svoboda, Andy – Oak Brook, IL (CFT)
Taylor, Nick – CANADA
Theegala, Sahith – Spring, TX
Thomas, Justin – Louisville, KY
Todd, Brendon – Watkinsville, GA
Tosti, Alejandro – ARGENTINA
Valimaki, Sami – FINLAND
van Rooyen, Erik – SOUTH AFRICA
van Velzen, Ryan – SOUTH AFRICA
Villegas, Camilo – COLOMBIA
Walker, Jimmy – Terrell Hills, TX
Wallace, Matt – ENGLAND
Wells, Jeremy – Estero, FL (CFT)
Widing, Tim – SWEDEN
Woodland, Gary – Topeka, KS
Woods, Tiger – Jupiter, FL
Worthington II, Wyatt – Las Vegas, NV (CFT)
Yang, YE – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Young, Cameron – Jupiter, FL
Zalatoris, Will – Dallas, TX