2017 PGA Championship

2017 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 10–13, 2017
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Course(s) Quail Hollow Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,442 yards (6,805 m)
Field 156 players
Prize fund $10,500,000
Winner's share $1,890,000
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Quail Hollow 
Location in the United States
Quail Hollow 
Location in North Carolina

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

2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
Dustin Johnson (9,10), Justin Rose (9,13), Jordan Spieth (3,6,9), June 18, 2017

3. Last five Masters Champions
Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Danny Willett (9), April 9, 2017

4. Last five Open Champions
Zach Johnson (9), Henrik Stenson (6,9), July 23, 2017

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, 2017)
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, 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, Brendan Steele, Justin Thomas (as of RSM Classic), August 6, 2017

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)

Past champions expected in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) won
Jimmy Walker  United States 2016
Jason Day  Australia 2015
Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 2012, 2014
Jason Dufner  United States 2013
Keegan Bradley  United States 2011
Martin Kaymer  Germany 2010
Y. E. Yang  South Korea 2009
Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 2008
Tiger Woods  United States 1999, 2000,
2006, 2007
Phil Mickelson  United States 2005
Vijay Singh  Fiji 1998, 2004
Shaun Micheel  United States 2003
Rich Beem  United States 2002
David Toms  United States 2001
Davis Love III  United States 1997
John Daly  United States 1991

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Preceded by
2017 Open Championship
Major Championships Succeeded by
2018 Masters

Coordinates: 35°06′58″N 80°50′31″W / 35.116°N 80.842°W / 35.116; -80.842

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