2023 PGA Championship

The 2023 PGA Championship is the 105th PGA Championship. It is a 72-hole stroke play tournament scheduled for May 18–21 on the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.

2023 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 18–21, 2023
LocationPittsford, New York
43.113°N 77.533°W / 43.113; -77.533
Course(s)Oak Hill Country Club
East Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par70
Length7,394 yards (6,761 m)
Field156 players
Prize fund$18,000,000
Winner's share$3,240,000
Location Map
Oak Hill CC is located in the United States
Oak Hill CC
Oak Hill CC
Location in the United States
Oak Hill CC is located in New York
Oak Hill CC
Oak Hill CC
Location in New York

Venue
Main article: Oak Hill Country Club

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4604052306151805034614294823,7654302453996233201554585024973,6297,394
Par443534444354345434443570

Source:[1]

Previous course lengths for major championships

Field

Criteria

This list details the qualification criteria for the 2023 PGA Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified are indicated in parentheses.[2]

1. All past winners of the PGA Championship

2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2019–2023)

3. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2018–2022)

4. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2017–2022)

5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2021–2023)

6. The top three on the Official World Golf Ranking’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 24, 2023.

7. Current Senior PGA Champion

8. The leading 15 players, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2022 PGA Championship

9. The leading 20 players in the 2023 PGA Professional Championship

  • Alex Beach
  • Michael Block
  • Matt Cahill
  • Anthony Cordes
  • Jesse Droemer
  • Chris French
  • Russell Grove
  • Steve Holmes
  • Colin Inglis
  • Ben Kern
  • J. J. Killeen
  • Greg Koch
  • Kenny Pigman
  • Gabe Reynolds
  • Chris Sanger
  • Braden Shattuck
  • John Somers
  • Josh Speight
  • Jeremy Wells
  • Wyatt Worthington II

10. Top 70 eligible players from special money list on the PGA Tour from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson to the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship

11. Playing members of the 2021 Ryder Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 7, 2023[lower-alpha 3]

12. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2022 PGA Championship until the start of the championship

13. PGA of America invitees[lower-alpha 4]

14. If necessary, the field is completed by players in order of PGA Championship points earned (per 10)

Alternates who gained entry

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023

Play was suspended at 8:50 pm EDT due to darkness. 10 groups did not finish their rounds due to the suspension of play. Play resumed at 7:00AM EST on Friday.[10]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bryson DeChambeau66−4
T2Canada Corey Conners67−3
United States Dustin Johnson
United States Scottie Scheffler
United States Eric Cole
T6United States Keegan Bradley68−2
New Zealand Ryan Fox
Norway Viktor Hovland
Australia Adam Scott
Source:[11]

Notes
  1. Tiger Woods underwent ankle surgery following the Masters Tournament in April.[6]
  2. Will Zalatoris underwent season-ending back surgery in April.[7]
  3. Daniel Berger, Paul Casey, Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger were ranked outside the top-100 of the OWGR on May 7, 2023; of them, only Casey was given a special invitation (category 13).
  4. The PGA of America usually invites all players ranked inside the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Eleven players with a world ranking of over 100 on May 7, 2023 were given invitations; eight of these had rankings between 101 and 150, while Johnson was ranked 253, Micheluzzi 361 and Donald 457.
  5. Alex Smalley replaced Davis Love III.[3]
  6. Lee Hodges replaced Vijay Singh.[3]
  7. David Lingmerth and Callum Tarren replaced Jason Dufner and Martin Kaymer.[4]
  8. Eric Cole took the place reserved for the winner of the AT&T Byron Nelson.[9]
  9. Stephan Jäger replaced John Daly.[5]
  10. Sam Stevens replaced Paul Casey.[8]

References
  1. "Oak Hill Country Club, East Course". PGA Championship. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. "PGA of America Adds New PGA Championship Exemption Category". PGA Championship. February 22, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. Strege, John (May 12, 2023). "Past champions Davis Love III and Vijay Singh withdraw from the PGA Championship, replaced by Alex Smalley and Lee Hodges". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. Beall, Joel (May 12, 2023). "Two more major winners pull out of Oak Hill". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  5. "Past winner John Daly withdraws from PGA Championship". ESPN. Reuters. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. "Tiger Woods: Ankle injury rules American out of 2023 US PGA Championship". BBC Sport. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  7. Duffy, Patricia (April 10, 2023). "Will Zalatoris out for season after withdrawing from Masters, undergoing surgery". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  8. Beall, Joel (May 16, 2023). "PGA Championship 2023: LIV Golf's Paul Casey pulls out of PGA Championship at Oak Hill". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  9. "2015 PGA Champion Jason Day wins at Byron Nelson". PGA of America. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. "LIV rebel DeChambeau muscles his way into early lead at US PGA Championship". Guardian. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  11. "PGA Championship 2023 - PGA TOUR Golf Leaderboard". ESPN. ESPN.
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