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About PGA Championship
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The Professional Golfers' Association of America holds the PGA Championship every year, also known as the US PGA Championship or US PGA outside of the United States. It is one of the four professional golf major championships for men. The 106th PGA Championship will take place in 2024 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky and will host the 72-hole stroke play competition from May 13 to 19.
It was once the fourth and last men's major of the golf season, taking place in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day. However, after 2019, the event became the second major of the year, with the Open Championship taking place last. The 2024 PGA Championship is won by Xander Schauffele with a score of 263, under 21, over Bryson DeChambeau by a margin of a single stroke. Schauffele took home $3.3 million from the purse of $18.5 million.
The PGA Championship's history dates back to the late 19th century, in 1894, when two unofficial national championships for golfers were organized. The Newport Country Club in Rhode Island hosted one, while St. Andrew's Golf Club in New York hosted the other. Simultaneously, St. Andrew's hosted the Open Championship for professional golfers.
These events gained prestige and allure due to the fact that they were planned concurrently and golf fans had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see both amateur and professional golfers compete at the same time. The events were not approved by the then-governing body due to some dispute between golfers and organizers, which ultimately resulted in the founding of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1894.
The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) was founded in New York City in February 1916. A month earlier, a luncheon with the then-top golfers was hosted by wealthy department store owner Rodman Wanamaker at the nearby Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle. Golf historians refer to Wykagyl as "The Cradle of the PGA" because the attendees set the agenda for the PGA's official formation.
In 1916, the inaugural PGA Championship took place at the Bronxville, New York, Siwanoy Country Club. Rodman Wanamaker donated a gold medal with diamonds and $500 to the winner, Jim Barnes. Furthermore, the initial PGA Championship events were in the match-play format till 1957, and after the PGA meeting of November that year, the event's format was changed to stroke-play in 1958.
After 100 years since its inception, in 2016, a small replica of the Wanamaker Trophy began to be given to the winner to keep for the year. In 2016, Jimmy Walker was the first recipient, with the winner's share of $1.8 million.
The PGA Championship 2024 Schedule
According to the official website of the PGA Championship, the 2024 schedule is as follows:
Date
Event
Time (E.T.)
May 13
Practice Rounds
8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
May 14
Practice Rounds
7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
May 15
Practice Rounds
7:30 AM – 7:30 PM
May 16
Round 1
6:45 AM – 8:30 PM
May 17
Round 2
6:45 AM – 8:30 PM
May 18
Round 3
7:15 AM – 8:00 PM
May 19
Final Round
7:15 AM – 8:00 PM
Wanamaker Trophy Presentation
End of Play
The PGA Championship 2024 Course
The 2024 PGA Championship will be held at the Valhalla Golf Club, located in Louisville, Kentucky, a private golf club. This will be the club's fourth time hosting the PGA Championship, as it did in 1996, 2000 and 2014. The club also hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup and the 2004 and 2011 Senior PGA Championships.
Located on Shelbyville Road in Louisville's eastern region, just off the Gene Snyder Freeway, the 486-acre course was planned by local business magnate Dwight Gahm and his three sons, who developed it in 1981. The course is extended at 7,458 yards with a slope rating of 148 and a course rating of 78.4. It was designed by the legendary Jack Niklaus and opened to the public in 1986.
The hole details are as follows:
Hole
Yard
Par
1
484
4
2
500
4
3
208
3
4
372
4
5
463
4
6
495
4
7
597
5
8
190
3
9
415
4
10
590
5
11
211
3
12
494
4
13
351
4
14
254
3
15
435
4
16
508
4
17
472
4
18
570
5
Total
72
7,458
The PGA Championship 2024 Field
Since the PGA Championship allows only professional golfers, instead of amateurs like the other majors, it is thought to have the strongest field of the year. The complete field list is as follows:
Player Name
Nationality
Ludvig Aberg
Sweden
Byeong Hun An
Republic of Korea
Rich Beem
U.S.A.
Josh Bevell
U.S.A.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
South Africa
Akshay Bhatia
U.S.A.
Alexander Björk
Sweden
Zac Blair
U.S.A.
Michael Block
U.S.A.
Evan Bowser
U.S.A.
Keegan Bradley
U.S.A.
Dean Burmester
South Africa
Sam Burns
U.S.A.
Patrick Cantlay
U.S.A.
Wyndham Clark
U.S.A.
Eric Cole
U.S.A.
Preston Cole
U.S.A.
Tyler Collet
U.S.A.
Corey Conners
Canada
John Daly
U.S.A.
Cameron Davis
Australia
Jason Day
Australia
Bryson DeChambeau
U.S.A.
Thomas Detry
Belgium
Matt Dobyns
U.S.A.
Luke Donald
England
Jason Dufner
U.S.A.
Nick Dunlap
U.S.A.
Austin Eckroat
U.S.A.
Harris English
U.S.A.
Tony Finau
U.S.A.
Matthew Fitzpatrick
England
Tommy Fleetwood
England
Rickie Fowler
U.S.A.
Ryan Fox
New Zealand
Brice Garnett
U.S.A.
Doug Ghim
U.S.A.
Lucas Glover
U.S.A.
Talor Gooch
U.S.A.
Ben Griffin
U.S.A.
Emiliano Grillo
Argentina
Larkin Gross
U.S.A.
Adam Hadwin
Canada
Brian Harman
U.S.A.
Pádraig Harrington
Ireland
Tyrrell Hatton
England
Russell Henley
U.S.A.
Lucas Herbert
U.S.A.
Ryo Hisatsune
Japan
Lee Hodges
U.S.A.
Charley Hoffman
U.S.A.
Tom Hoge
U.S.A.
Nicolai Højgaard
Denmark
Rasmus Højgaard
Denmark
Max Homa
U.S.A.
Billy Horschel
U.S.A.
Beau Hossler
U.S.A.
Viktor Hovland
Norway
Mark Hubbard
U.S.A.
Mackenzie Hughes
Canada
Sungjae Im
Republic of Korea
Stephan Jaeger
Germany
Dustin Johnson
U.S.A.
Jared Jones
U.S.A.
Takumi Kanaya
Japan
Martin Kaymer
Germany
Jeff Kellen
U.S.A.
Si Woo Kim
Republic of Korea
Tom Kim
Republic of Korea
Chris Kirk
U.S.A.
Kurt Kitayama
U.S.A.
Jake Knapp
U.S.A.
Kazuma Kobori
New Zealand
Brooks Koepka
U.S.A.
Ben Kohles
U.S.A.
Thriston Lawrence
South Africa
Kyoung-Hoon Lee
Republic of Korea
Min Woo Lee
Australia
Luke List
U.S.A.
Shane Lowry
Ireland
Robert MacIntyre
Scotland
Peter Malnati
U.S.A.
Brad Marek
U.S.A.
Hideki Matsuyama
Japan
Denny McCarthy
U.S.A.
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
Maverick McNealy
U.S.A.
Kyle Mendoza
U.S.A.
Adrian Meronk
Poland
Shaun Micheel
U.S.A.
Phil Mickelson
U.S.A.
Keith Mitchell
U.S.A.
Francesco Molinari
Italy
Taylor Montgomery
U.S.A.
Taylor Moore
U.S.A.
Collin Morikawa
U.S.A.
Jesse Mueller
U.S.A.
Grayson Murray
U.S.A.
Keita Nakajima
Japan
Joaquin Niemann
Chile
Alex Noren
Sweden
Vincent Norrman
Sweden
Zac Oakley
U.S.A.
Andy Ogletree
U.S.A.
Thorbjorn Olesen
Denmark
Adrian Otaegui
Spain
Matthieu Pavon
France
Taylor Pendrith
Canada
Victor Perez
France
Tracy Phillips
U.S.A.
Ben Polland
U.S.A.
J.T. Poston
U.S.A.
David Puig
Spain
Andrew Putnam
U.S.A.
Jon Rahm
Spain
Aaron Rai
England
Patrick Reed
U.S.A.
Patrick Rodgers
U.S.A.
Justin Rose
England
Xander Schauffele
U.S.A.
Scottie Scheffler
U.S.A.
Adam Schenk
U.S.A.
Adam Scott
Australia
Braden Shattuck
U.S.A.
Cameron Smith
Australia
Jordan Smith
England
Sebastian Soderberg
Sweden
John Somers
U.S.A.
Josh Speight
U.S.A.
Jordan Spieth
U.S.A.
Sepp Straka
Austria
Steve Stricker
U.S.A.
Adam Svensson
Canada
Jesper Svensson
Sweden
Andy Svoboda
U.S.A.
Nick Taylor
Canada
Sahith Theegala
U.S.A.
Justin Thomas
U.S.A.
Brendon Todd
U.S.A.
Alejandro Tosti
Argentina
Sami Valimaki
Finland
Erik van Rooyen
South Africa
Ryan van Velzen
South Africa
Camilo Villegas
Colombia
Jimmy Walker
U.S.A.
Matt Wallace
England
Jeremy Wells
U.S.A.
Tim Widing
Sweden
Gary Woodland
U.S.A.
Tiger Woods
U.S.A.
Wyatt Worthington II
U.S.A.
Y.E. Yang
Republic of Korea
Cameron Young
U.S.A.
Will Zalatoris
U.S.A.
Players who have qualified for the 2024 PGA Championship
The list of players who have qualified for the 2024 PGA Championship as of May 2024 is as follows:
According to the official website of the PGA Championship, ESPN and CBS will broadcast live coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship. The event will be available to live stream on networks like ESPN+, Hulu + Live TV (CBS and ESPN streaming), and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME (CBS streaming).
According to the official website of the PGA Championship, the entire coverage schedule is as follows:
Date
Channels
Time
May 14
ESPN+
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
May 15
ESPN+
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
May 16
ESPN+
7:00 AM-12:00 PM
ESPN
12:00 PM-7:00 PM
May 17
ESPN+
7:00 AM-1:00 PM
ESPN
1:00 PM-7:00 PM
May 18
ESPN+
8:00 AM-10:00 AM
ESPN
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
CBS
1:00 PM-7:00 PM
May 19
ESPN+
8:00 AM-10:00 AM
ESPN
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
CBS
1:00 PM-7:00 PM
PGA Championship FAQs
A. The 106th PGA Championship is scheduled from May 13 to 19, 2024.
A. The 2024 PGA Championship will be held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
A. The PGA Championship is open only to professional golfers.
A. ESPN and CBS will broadcast live coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship, and the event will be available for streaming on networks like ESPN+, Hulu + Live TV, and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
A. The 2024 PGA Championship was won by Xander Schauffle with a single stroke over Bryson DeChambeau by a score of 261, under 21.
