2014 PGA Championship

The 2014 PGA Championship will be the 96th PGA Championship, being played August 7–10 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.^[2]

Venue

Field

The following qualification criteria are 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 (9), Mark Brooks, John Daly, Jason Dufner (6,9,10), Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer (9), Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (2,6,9), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (3,4,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms (6), Tiger Woods (9), Yang Yong-eun

The following former champions are not expected to compete: Paul Azinger, Jack Burke, Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Don January, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins

2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
Graeme McDowell (6,9), Justin Rose (9), Webb Simpson (9,10), June 15

3. Last five Masters Champions
Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (6,10), Bubba Watson (9), April 13

4. Last five British Open Champions
Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, July 20

5. Current Senior PGA Champion
May 25

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2013 PGA Championship
Jonas Blixt, Roberto Castro, Jason Day, Jim Furyk (9), Dustin Johnson (9,10), Zach Johnson (9,10), Marc Leishman, Scott Piercy, Henrik Stenson (10), Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker (9), Marc Warren, Boo Weekley

7. 20 low scorers in the 2014 PGA Professional National Championship
June 25

8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2014 RBC Canadian Open
July 27

9. Members of the United States and European 2012 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 28)
Nicolas Colsaerts, Luke Donald, Sergio García, Peter Hanson, Matt Kuchar, Paul Lawrie, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter, Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood

10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2013 PGA Championship
Harris English, Chris Kirk, Ryan Moore, Patrick Reed, Kevin Stadler, Scott Stallings, Jimmy Walker, August 3 (through the Waste Management Phoenix Open)

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

References

External links

• Official website

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