🏆 PGA Championship Field Hub
This page tracks how players qualify for the 2026 PGA Championship and follows the projected field as the major approaches Aronimink.
2026 PGA Championship Field Overview
The PGA Championship is one of golf’s four major championships and is operated by the PGA of America. The field brings together past major champions, recent winners, world-ranked players, special invitees, and a unique group of PGA club professionals who earn their way through the PGA Professional Championship.
This page is set up as the CaddyBytes field tracker for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. The player list below reflects a current projected field snapshot and can be updated as the PGA of America finalizes the field.
📌 How Players Qualify for the 2026 PGA Championship
- Past PGA Championship winners
- Recent winners of the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship
- Recent winners of The Players Championship
- Top finishers from the previous PGA Championship
- PGA Tour winners since the previous PGA Championship
- Top-ranked players through world ranking and PGA of America field criteria
- Senior PGA Championship winner
- 20 PGA club professionals from the PGA Professional Championship
- Special invitations issued by the PGA of America
👥 2026 PGA Championship Field of Players
The projected 2026 PGA Championship field currently includes 57 listed players in this CaddyBytes snapshot. The final field will continue to develop as the PGA of America confirms official exemptions, remaining qualifiers, special invitations, and the 20 PGA Professional Championship qualifiers.
Player names below are listed from the current projected field snapshot and can be replaced or expanded as updated field information becomes available.
- Projected field snapshot: 57 listed players
- Host course: Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
- Key qualification paths: major champions, PGA Tour winners, world ranking criteria, PGA Professionals, and PGA of America invitations
- Next update: add or adjust confirmed player names, recent locks, and PGA Professional qualifiers when released
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jon Rahm
- Rory McIlroy
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Xander Schauffele
- Cameron Young
- Collin Morikawa
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Si Woo Kim
- Harris English
- Jacob Bridgeman
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Justin Rose
- Chris Gotterup
- Akshay Bhatia
- J.J. Spaun
- Ben Griffin
- Jason Day
- Keegan Bradley
- Ryan Gerard
- Kurt Kitayama
- Justin Thomas
- Gary Woodland
- Ryan Fox
- Wyndham Clark
- Joaquin Niemann
- Brian Harman
- J.T. Poston
- Denny McCarthy
- Ricky Castillo
- Michael Brennan
- Brooks Koepka
- Alex Fitzpatrick
- Taylor Pendrith
- William Mouw
- Stewart Cink
- Sami Valimaki
- Steven Fisk
- Cameron Smith
- Nico Echavarria
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Adam Schenk
- Brian Campbell
- Joe Highsmith
- Phil Mickelson
- Martin Kaymer
- Davis Riley
- Padraig Harrington
- Angel Cabrera
- Jimmy Walker
- Jason Dufner
- Vijay Singh
- Tiger Woods
- Shaun Micheel
- John Daly
- Y.E. Yang
- Recent confirmed qualifiers and additions can be added here as the field updates.
- Use this section for newly confirmed tournament winners, ranking additions, PGA of America invitations, and late field changes.
- The main field list above currently reflects the projected player names available in this CaddyBytes field snapshot.
One of the signature field features of the PGA Championship is the group of 20 PGA club professionals who qualify through the PGA Professional Championship.
- PGA Professional qualifiers will be added here when available.
- Past PGA Championship winners are part of the exemption structure.
- Recent major champions and recent Players Championship winners are key field categories.
- PGA Tour winners and top-ranked players help shape the major championship field.
- The PGA of America may also issue special invitations to complete the field.
- The 20 PGA club professional qualifiers remain a defining feature of the PGA Championship field.
Source references: PGA Championship official site, PGA of America, Data Golf major field tracker.
🟢 CaddyBytes Field Update Note
This page now includes a projected 2026 PGA Championship field snapshot. As the field changes, update the player list, recent locks, and PGA Professional qualifier section to keep this page current heading into major championship week.