Overnight the PGA of America announced the field for its 2022 PGA Championship beginning next week at Southern Hills. Although 156 players will tee it up in Tulsa, most eyes gravitated towards two names.
That would be Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Woods made his first tournament start since his February 2021 car accident last month at the Masters and made a scouting trip to Southern Hills in late April. Though Woods intends to play in the year’s second Major, sources in Woods’ camp told Golf Digest Woods is waiting to see how his body responded to an increased workload before making any final decisions. Woods has won four career Wanamaker Trophies, including the 2007 PGA contested at Southern Hills.
As for the reigning PGA champ, a title defence would signal an end to Mickelson’s sabbatical from the sport since his comments on Saudi golf went public in February. Seth Waugh, the chief executive of the PGA of America, said on the “5 Clubs Conversation” podcast that he’s had a “number” of talks with Mickelson in the past several weeks and that they will continue to do so as the championship nears. Waugh said that although Mickelson is registered to play in the PGA, he has not yet said if he’s going to compete. Mickelson has also registered for the inaugural LIV Golf series event in June along with the US Open the next week.
It should be noted the field is far from final; for example Bryson DeChambeau is listed among the participants. While DeChambeau has not officially pulled out of the competition, his presence would be a surprise given his recent surgery.
According to the PGA of America the field includes 17 PGA champions, 34 Major winners and the top 70 players who have earned the most PGA Championship points through the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship, along with the the top 20 finishers from the 2022 PGA Professional Championship. The final spot in the field is reserved for winner of the AT&T Byron Nelson this week. Brendan Steele is listed as the first alternate.
Phil Mickelson, at 50, became the oldest winner of a Major championship when he won the PGA title last May at Kiawah Island. [Photo: Sam Greenwood]
2022 PGA Championship field
Alex Beach – Stillwater, MN
Oliver Bekker – SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel Berger – Jupiter, FL
Christiaan Bezuidenhout – SOUTH AFRICA
Brandon Bingaman – Dallas, TX
Michael Block – Mission Viejo, CA
Matt Borchert – Winter Garden, FL
Keegan Bradley – Woodstock, VT
Ryan Brehm – Mt Pleasant, MI
Dean Burmester – SOUTH AFRICA
Sam Burns – Shreveport, LA
Patrick Cantlay – Jupiter, FL
Cameron Champ – Sacramento, CA
Stewart Cink – Atlanta, GA
Tyler Collet – Vero Beach, FL
John Daly – Dardanelle, AR
Jason Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA
Bryson DeChambeau – Dallas, TX
Paul Dickinson – Montauk, NY
Jason Dufner – Auburn, AL
Harris English – Sea Island, GA
Tim Feenstra – Fall City, WA
Tony Finau – Salt Lake City, UT
Matt Fitzpatrick – ENGLAND
Rickie Fowler – Murrieta, CA
Tommy Fleetwood – ENGLAND
Lucas Glover – Jupiter, FL
Branden Grace – SOUTH AFRICA
Lanto Griffin — Jacksonville Beach, FL
Jusin Harding — SOUTH AFRICA
Brian Harman – Sea Island, GA
Padraig Harrington – IRELAND
Russell Henley — Columbus, GA
Lucas Herbert – AUSTRALIA
Garrick Higgo – SOUTH AFRICA
Nicolai Hojgaard – DENMARK
Max Homa – Scottsdale, AZ
Billy Horschel – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Mackenzie Hughes — CANADA
Austin Hurt – Bainbridge Island, WA
Sungjae Im – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Colin Inglis – Eugene, OR
Dustin Johnson – Jupiter, FL
Zach Johnson – Sea Island, GA
Jared Jones – Houston, TX
Sadom Kaewkanjana — THAILAND
Bio Kim — REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Joohyung Kim – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Si Woo Kim – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Ryosuke Kinoshita – JAPAN
Patton Kizzire — Sea Island, GA
Brooks Koepka – West Palm Beach, FL
Jason Kokrak – Hudson, OH
Matt Kuchar – Sea Island, GA
K.H. Lee — REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Marc Leishman — AUSTRALIA
Davis Love III – Sea Island, GA
Robert MacIntyre – SCOTLAND
Rory McIlroy – N. IRELAND
Mav McNealy — Las Vegas, NV
Kyle Mendoza – Oceanside, CA
Shaun Micheel – Memphis, TN
Phil Mickelson – Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Keith Mitchell — St Simons Island, GA
Francesco Molinari – ITALY
Collin Morikawa – La Canada, CA
Jesse Mueller – Phoenix, AR
Sebastian Munoz — COLOMBIA
Dylan Newman – Stamford, CT
Shaun Norris – SOUTH AFRICA
Zac Oakley – King of Prussia, PA
Louis Oosthuizen – SOUTH AFRICA
Ryan Palmer – Colleyville, TX
Casey Pyne – Greenwich, CT
Patrick Reed – Houston, TX
Xander Schauffele – San Diego, CA
Scottie Scheffler – Dallas, TX
Webb Simpson – Charlotte, NC
J.J. Spaun – Scottsdale, AZ
Jordan Spieth – Dallas, TX
Kevin Streelman – Wheaton, IL
Hudson Swafford – Sea Island, GA
Justin Thomas – Louisville, KY
Cameron Tringale – Mission Viejo, CA
Erik van Rooyen – SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel van Tonder — SOUTH AFRICA
Harold Varner III – Gastonia, NC
Jhonattan Vegas – VENEZUELA
Jimmy Walker – Terrell Hills, TX
Shawn Warren – Falmouth, ME
Bubba Watson – Bagdad, FL
Bernd Wiesberger – AUSTRIA
Matt Wolff – Agoura Hills, CA
Gary Woodland – Topeka, KS
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