A field of 156 of the world's top players are competing at Quail Hollow in the 107th PGA Championship.
The PGA of America uses 16 categories determine a players eligibility to enter the field. This includes recent major champions, top 15 finishers in the 2024 PGA Championship and recent PGA Tour winners.
The low 20 scorers at the 2025 PGA Professional Championship comprise the Corebridge Financial Team of 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals in the field. Tyler Collet won the 2025 Championship by ten-strokes at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Here's how the 2025 field qualified:
1 - All former winners of the PGA Championship.
Keegan Bradley - 2011 (10)
Jason Day - 2015 (10)
Jason Dufner - 2013
Padraig Harrington - 2008
Martin Kaymer - 2010
Brooks Koepka - 2018, 19, 23
Rory McIlroy - 2012, 14 (2, 8, 10, 11)
Shaun Micheel - 2003
Phil Mickelson - 2005, 21
Collin Morikawa - 2020 (4, 8, 10, 11)
Xander Schauffele - 2024 (4, 10, 11, 13)
Justin Thomas - 2017, 22 (8, 10, 11, 13)
Jimmy Walker - 2016
2 - Winners of the last five Masters (2021 – 2025).
Hideki Matsuyama (2, 10, 13)
Jon Rahm Spain (2, 3, 11)
Scottie Scheffler USA (2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
3 - Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2020 – 2024).
Wyndham Clark (3, 10, 11)
Bryson DeChambeau (3, 8, 10, 13)
Matt Fitzpatrick (3, 11)
4 - Winners of the last five Open Championships (2019 – 2024).
Brian Harman (4, 10, 11, 13)
Shane Lowry (4, 8, 10, 11)
Cameron Smith (4)
5 - Winners of the last three THE PLAYERS Championships (2023 – 2025)
6 - The top 3 on the International Federation Official World Golf Ranking List as of April 28, 2025.
John Catlin (6)
Takumi Kanaya (6)
Daniel van Tonder South Africa (6)
7 - Winner of the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.
Richard Bland England (7)
8 - The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2024 PGA Championship.
Dean Burmester South Africa (8)
Thomas Detry Belgium (8, 10, 13)
Lee Hodges (8)
Viktor Hovland (8, 10, 11, 13)
Robert MacIntyre (8, 10, 11, 13)
Taylor Moore (8)
Alex Noren (8)
Justin Rose (8, 10, 11)
9 - The top 20 finishers from the 2025 PGA Professional. Championship
Brian Bergstol (9)
Brandon Bingaman (9)
Michael Block (9)
Andre Chi (9)
Tyler Collet (9)
Jesse Droemer (9)
Bobby Gates (9)
Larkin Gross (9)
Justin Hicks (9)
Nic Ishee (9)
Tom Johnson (9)
Michael Kartrude (9)
Greg Koch (9)
Ryan Lenahan (9)
Dylan Newman (9)
John Somers (9)
Bob Sowards (9)
Eric Steger (9)
Rupe Taylor (9)
Timothy Wiseman (9)
10 - The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson.* (ending May 4, 2025).
Ludvig Aberg (10, 11)
Byeong Hun An (10)
Daniel Berger (10)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (10)
Akshay Bhatia (10)
Jacob Bridgeman (10)
Sam Burns (10, 11)
Patrick Cantlay (10, 11)
Bud Cauley (10)
Eric Cole (10)
Corey Conners (10)
Cam Davis (10, 13)
Nick Dunlap (10, 13)
Nico Echavarria (10, 13)
Austin Eckroat (10, 13)
Harris English (10, 13)
Tony Finau (10)
Tommy Fleetwood (10, 11)
Lucas Glover (10)
Max Greyserman (10)
Ben Griffin (10, 13)
Adam Hadwin (10)
Harry Hall (10, 13)
Russell Henley (10, 13)
Joe Highsmith (10, 13)
Tom Hoge (10)
Mackenzie Hughes (10)
Sungjae Im (10)
Stephan Jaeger (10)
Si Woo Kim (10)
Tom Kim (10)
Michael Kim (10)
Min Woo Lee (10, 13)
Denny McCarthy (10)
Matt McCarty (10, 13)
Maverick McNealy (10, 13
Andrew Novak (10, 13)
Taylor Pendrith (10)
J.T. Poston (10, 13)
Seamus Power (10)
Aaron Rai (10, 13)
Davis Riley (10, 13)
Patrick Rodgers (10)
Adam Scott (10)
J.J. Spaun (10)
Jordan Spieth (10, 11)
Sam Stevens (10)
Sepp Straka (10, 11, 13)
Nick Taylor (10, 13)
Davis Thompson (10, 13)
Jhonattan Vegas (10, 13)
Kevin Yu (10, 13)
11- Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2023) provided they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 5, 2025.
Tyrrell Hatton (11)
Nicolai Hojgaard (11)
Max Homa (11)
12 - The 2024 Men’s Olympic Golf Gold Medalist (one-year only).
13 - Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 Truist Championship and the 2025 Myrtle Beach Classic.
Brian Campbell (13)
Rafael Campos (13)
Ryan Fox (13)
Garrick Higgo (13)
Patton Kizzire (13)
Karl Vilips (13)
14 - The top 3 finishers on the 2025 DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings through April 27, 2025.
Eugenio Chacarra (14)
Keita Nakajima (14)
Marco Penge (14)
15 - Special invites extended by the PGA of America to players not included in the above categories.
Laurie Canter (15)
Luke Donald (15, 2025 Ryder Cup Captain)
Rickie Fowler (15)
Sergio Garcia (15)
Ryo Hisatsune (15)
Rasmus Hojgaard (15)
Dustin Johnson (15)
John Keefer (15)
Chris Kirk (15)
Kurt Kitayama (15)
Thriston Lawrence (15)
Max McGreevy (15)
Tom McKibbin (15)
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (15)
Joaquin Niemann (15)
Niklas Norgaard (15)
Thorbjorn Olesen (15)
John Parry (15)
Matthieu Pavon (15)
David Puig (15)
Patrick Reed (15)
Elvis Smylie (15)
Sami Valimaki (15)
Matt Wallace (15)
Gary Woodland (15)
Will Zalatoris (15)
16 - Players beyond the top 70 players who are eligible and who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (ending May 4, 2025), in order of their position.*
Patrick Fishburn (16)
Ryan Gerard (16)
Rico Hoey (16)
Beau Hossler (16)
Jake Knapp (16)
Justin Lower (16)
Victor Perez (16)
Michael Thorbjornsen (16)
Eric Van Rooyen (16)
Cameron Young (16)
Alex Smalley USA (16)
*The PGA Championship points list is compiled of Official Money earned in PGA TOUR events within defined timeframe.
