2020 PGA Championship

The 2020 PGA Championship is the forthcoming 102nd PGA Championship. Originally scheduled for May 14–17 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California, the tournament has been postponed to summer 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 6, the PGA announced that the event has been rescheduled for August 3–9, 2020.[2] The event will be the only major of the 2019–20 PGA Tour season.

2020 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 3–9, 2020
LocationSan Francisco, California
37.724°N 122.493°W / 37.724; -122.493
Course(s)TPC Harding Park
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,169 yards (6,555 m)
Field156 players
Prize fund$11,000,000
Winner's share$1,980,000
Location Map
San Francisco
Location in the United States
San Francisco
Location in California

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yardage3954491836064294733442305253,6345622004944284674053361754683,5357,169
Par443544435365354444343672

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, Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka (3,7,10,11), Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (5,7,10,11), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (10), Vijay Singh, Justin Thomas (10,11), Jimmy Walker, Tiger Woods (2,10,11), Yang Yong-eun

2. Last five Masters Champions

Sergio García (10), Patrick Reed (10,11), Danny Willett

3. Last five U.S. Open Champions

Dustin Johnson (7,10), Jordan Spieth (4,7,10), Gary Woodland (7,11)

4. Last five Open Champions

Zach Johnson, Shane Lowry (7,11), Francesco Molinari (10), Henrik Stenson (10)

5. Last three Players Champions

Kim Si-woo, Webb Simpson (10,11)

6. Last year's Senior PGA Champion

Ken Tanigawa

7. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2019 PGA Championship

Patrick Cantlay (11), Jazz Janewattananond, Kang Sung-hoon, Matt Kuchar, Luke List, Chez Reavie (11), Adam Scott (11), Erik van Rooyen, Matt Wallace

8. 20 low scorers in the 2020 PGA Professional Championship

TBD

9. Top 70 leaders in official money standings up to the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson to the 2020 3M Open

July 26

10. Members of the United States and European 2018 Ryder Cup teams

Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Tyrrell Hatton (11), Alex Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Bubba Watson

11. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2019 PGA Championship

Daniel Berger, Cameron Champ, Tyler Duncan, Dylan Frittelli, Lanto Griffin, Jim Herman, Viktor Hovland, Im Sung-jae, Andrew Landry, Nate Lashley, Marc Leishman, Collin Morikawa, Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na, Joaquín Niemann, J. T. Poston, Cameron Smith, Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd, Matthew Wolff (through the Charles Schwab Challenge), August 2

12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above
13. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings)
Alternates (category 13)

Past champions expected in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) won
Brooks Koepka United States2018, 2019
Justin Thomas United States2017
Jimmy Walker United States2016
Jason Day Australia2015
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland2012, 2014
Jason Dufner United States2013
Keegan Bradley United States2011
Martin Kaymer Germany2010
Y. E. Yang South Korea2009
Pádraig Harrington Ireland2008
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2000,
2006, 2007
Phil Mickelson United States2005
Vijay Singh Fiji1998, 2004
Shaun Micheel United States2003
Rich Beem United States2002
Davis Love III United States1997
John Daly United States1991


Media

ESPN and CBS have the media rights to the 2020 PGA Championship. This marks the first year of the new media rights deal signed in October 2018, replacing the old deal with TNT and CBS. In the UK, Sky Sports will broadcast the event.

References

  1. "2020 PGA Championship Postponed". pgachampionshp.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "Golf organizations new schedule". PGA Tour. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
Preceded by
2019 Open Championship
2020 Open Championship cancelled
Major Championships Succeeded by
2020 U.S. Open
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