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There are 45 regular-season and three playoff events scheduled for the PGA Tour in 2021-22. Here’s a look at the full list, including date, tournament name, course and location.

Major championships are italicized and the FedExCup playoff events are noted. Courses with an asterisk are the primary host venues.

As part of the PGA Tour’s and European Tour’s “strategic alliance,” the Genesis Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship will be included in both the FedExCup and Race to Dubai.

Sept. 16-19:

Fortinet Championship, Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California

Sept. 24-26:

Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Kohler, Wisconsin (unofficial team event)

Sept. 30-Oct. 3:

Sanderson Farms Championship, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

Shriners Children’s Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Oct. 14-17:

The CJ Cup, The Summit Club, Las Vegas, Nevada

Oct. 21-24:

Zozo Championship, Narashino Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Oct. 28-31:

World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda

World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Nov. 11-14:

Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

Nov. 18-21:

The RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club (*Seaside Course, Plantation Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia

Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Jan. 13-16:

Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Jan. 20-23:

The American Express, PGA West (*Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Jan. 27-30:

Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines Golf Course (*South Course, North Course), San Diego, California

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, *Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, California

Feb. 10-13:

Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

Feb. 17-20:

The Genesis Invitational, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Feb. 24-27:

The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Arnold Palmer Invitational, Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

March 10-13:

The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

March 17-20:

Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida

March 23-27:

World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

March 24-27:

Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

March 31-April 3:

Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas

April 7-10:

Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

April 14-17:

RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

April 21-24:

Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

April 28-May 1:

Mexico Championship, TBD, Mexico City, Mexico

Wells Fargo Championship, TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Maryland

AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

PGA Championship, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

RBC Canadian Open, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

U.S. Open , The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts

June 23-26:

Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

June 30-July 3:

John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois

Genesis Scottish Open, TBD, TBD

Barbasol Championship, Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course), Nicholasville, Kentucky

July 14-17:

The Open Championship , St. Andrews Links (Old Course), St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California

July 21-24:

3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota

July 28-31:

Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan

Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina

(FedExCup Playoffs) Aug. 11-14:

FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

(FedExCup Playoffs) Aug. 18-21:

BMW Championship, Wilmington Country Club (South Course), Wilmington, Delaware

(FedExCup Playoffs) Aug. 25-28:

Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

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2024 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete Dates, Winners, Purses

• Author: John Schwarb

Here is the complete schedule for the 2024 PGA Tour season, including every major championship and the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs.

We'll update this article after every tournament with the winner of each event and the total prize money won.

Here's when each of the majors will be played in 2024:

2024 Golf Major Championship Schedule

• The Masters : Week of April 8-14 at Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
• PGA Championship : Week of May 13-19 at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
• U.S. Open : Week of June 10-16 at Pinehurst Resort (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina
• British Open : Week of July 15-21 at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Here is the schedule, which features 39 events from January through September 2024.

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The 2024 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete dates, winners and prize money

Date, Tournament, Course(s), Location, Champion and Purse

Jan. 1-7:  The Sentry, Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Winner: Chris Kirk, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Jan. 8-14: Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Winner: Grayson Murray, $1,494,000 from a purse of $8.3 million

Jan. 15-21: The American Express, PGA West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Winner: Nick Dunlap (a)

Jan. 22-27: Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish), Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course, North Course), San Diego, California

Winner: Matthieu Pavon, $1,620,000 from a purse of $9 million

Jan. 29-Feb. 4: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, California

Winner: Wyndham Clark, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 5-11: WM Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

Winner: Nick Taylor, $1,584,000 from a purse of $8.8 million

Feb. 12-18: The Genesis Invitational, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Winner: Hideki Matsuyama, $4,000,000 from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 19-25:  Mexico Open at Vidanta, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico

Winner: Jake Knapp, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

Feb. 26-March 4: The Classic in the Palm Beaches, PGA National Resort (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Winner: Austin Eckroat, $1,462,000 from a purse of $9 million

March 4-10: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $4,000,000 from a purse of $20 million

March 4-10: Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Winner: Brice Garnett, $720,000 from a purse of $4 million

March 11-17: The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $4,500,000 from a purse of $25 million

March 18-24: Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida

Winner: TBD

March 25-31: Texas Children's Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

April 1-7: Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas

April 8-14: Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

April 15-21: RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Winner: TBD, $20 million

April 22-28: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

April 29-May 5: AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

May 6-12:  Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

May 6-12: Myrtle Beach Classic, Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

May 13-19: PGA Championship, Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

May 20-26: Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

May 27-June 2: RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

June 3-9: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

June 10-16: U.S. Open, Pinehurst Resort (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina

June 17-23: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

June 24-30: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan

July 1-7: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois

July 8-14: Genesis Scottish Open, Renaissance Club, North Berwick Scotland

July 8-14: Event TBA

July 15-21: The British Open, Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland

July 15-21: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California

July 22-28: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota

July 29-Aug. 4:  Men's Olympic Golf Competition, Le Golf National, Paris, France

Aug. 5-11: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina

2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Aug. 12-18: FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

Aug. 19-25: BMW Championship, Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado

Aug. 26-Sept. 1: Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

Ranking All the PGA Tour Events

Ranking all pga tour events.

Don’t let your eyes deceive you. Just because the courses you see each week on telecasts of the PGA Tour look flawless on your big screen, they’ve all got issues and warts that are constantly being picked apart and complained about by the golfers making their living from shot to shot, and putt to putt, clubhouse to clubhouse.

We polled a handful of those players, as well as some of the nation’s most noted and knowledgeable golf writers and experts, and compiled a ranking of every event on the PGA Tour and the courses where they are played.

We took into consideration the location of the event, its history, its payouts, the likely quality of the fields that compete in the tournament and the courses for each tour stop. Those that paid higher purses may have been elevated over those with better courses, and vice versa, but there was a method to the madness of our results.

48. QBE Shootout

Location: Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida

Established: 1989

Month played: December

Total purse (winner's share): $3.4 million ($442,000)*

*Note: All numbers and rankings are from the 2019 PGA Tour season.

Bottom Line: QBE Shootout

A three-day team event founded by Greg Norman and held on a course designed by the Great White Shark himself.

The teams play a scramble in the first round, greensomes in the second (each player hits a tee shot) and fourball in the final round.

It’s too much like a country club shootout to be important.

47. Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship

Location: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Established: 2018

Month played: March

Total purse (winner's share): $3 million ($540,000)

Bottom Line: Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship

After being a Web.com Tour event for two years , this alternate event is played by the pro golfers who aren’t eligible for the Match Play, a nd it plays a distant second fiddle to the World Golf Championships (WGC) event.

The Dominican Republic is a fine golf destination, but the pros would rather be elsewhere.

46. Barbasol Championship

Location: Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Kentucky

Established: 2015

Month played: July

Total purse (winner's share): $3.5 million ($630,000)

Bottom Line: Barbasol Championship

The Barbasol Championship was born in 2015 in Alabama as an alternate event for those tour players not making the trip across the pond to Britain for the Open Championship.

It moved to Kentucky in 2018, becoming the first PGA Tour event (excluding the PGA Championship in 1996, 2000 and 2014) in the state in 59 years.

45. Sanderson Farms Championship

Location: Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

Established: 1968

Month played: September

Total purse (winner's share): $4.4 million ($792,000)

Bottom Line: Sanderson Farms Championship

Played the same week as the WGC HSBC Champions, this alternate event can sometimes be an afterthought for those that follow the game.

The course, redesigned in 2007 by John Fought, is the draw. The drawback is the small purse and second-tier status.

44. Barracuda Championship (formerly Reno-Tahoe Open)

Location: Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada

Established: 1999

Bottom Line: Barracuda Championship (formerly Reno-Tahoe Open)

Two words — Stableford scoring — illustrate how this alternate event to the WGC event in Memphis the same week is so unique. This points scale encourages aggressive play, since the reward for scoring under par is higher than the penalty for scoring over par.

The event is played on one of the best courses in the West and is known as the Barracuda Championship after Barracuda Networks became the title sponsor in 2014.

43. Puerto Rico Open

Location: Coco Beach Golf & Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Established: 2008

Bottom Line: Puerto Rico Open

The Puerto Rico Open is played on the Tom Kite-designed Championship course.

It is the only PGA Tour event ever held in Puerto Rico and is low on this ranking because of its small purse and the fact that it’s an alternate event, played on the same dates as the WGC-Mexico Championship.

42. 3M Open

Location: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota

Established: 2019

Total purse (winner's share): $6.4 million ($1.152 million)

Bottom Line: 3M Open

The inaugural tournament in 2019 was the first official PGA Tour event in Minnesota since the 2009 PGA Championship, in which Y.E. Yang of South Korea defeated Tiger Woods at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.

The 3M Open takes the place of the 3M Championship, a PGA Tour Champions event, which was played in August 2018 for the final time.

41. Rocket Mortgage Classic

Location: Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan

Month played: June/July

Total purse (winner's share): $7.3 million ($1.314 million)

Bottom Line: Rocket Mortgage Classic

This tournament started in 2019 and is the first PGA Tour event ever to be held in the city of Detroit.

The area had not hosted a tour event since the Buick Open in 2009 at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc.

The course, designed by Golden Age architect Donald Ross, is part of the draw for players.

40. Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Location: TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Established: 1983

Month played: November

Total purse (winner's share): $7 million ($1.260 million)

Bottom Line: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Few of the PGA Tour pros like this course, but many will play the tournament because of its charitable bent (Justin Timberlake has long been involved) and the fact that they get a week in Sin City along with the event.

39. CIMB Classic

Location: TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Established: 2010

Month played: October

Total purse (winner's share): $7 million ($1.26 million)

Bottom Line: CIMB Classic

All you need to know about this tournament is Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysian for "muddy confluence." 

The limited-field event was replaced in the 2019–20 PGA Tour season by the Zozo Championship in Japan.

38: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Location: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

Established: 1938

Month played: April 

Total purse (winner's share): $7.3 million ($1.313 million)

Bottom Line: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The event changed to a team (pairs) competition in 2017, but there’s little pizazz surrounding tournament week in the Big Easy.

The course features 103 bunkers, multiple mounds, and tough greens, all designed on a swamp by Pete Dye.

Golf pros consider the track to be one of the most unforgiving on the PGA Tour schedule.

37. Valspar Championship

Location: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club’s Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, Florida

Established: 2000

Total purse (winner's share): $6.7 million ($1.206 million)

Bottom Line: Valspar Championship

This was first played as an alternate event, then given status and its own weekend on the schedule.

But the Valspar Championship still is skipped over my many pros because of the events before it (formerly the Arnold Palmer Invitational and now the Players) and after it (WGC Match Play).

The course’s par-4 16th hole, the opener of the "Snake Pit," is one of the toughest on tour.

36. John Deere Classic

Location: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois

Established: 1971

Total purse (winner's share): $6 million ($1.08 million)

Bottom Line: John Deere Classic

This event is played every year in July in this Quad Cities community, and always the week before the British Open.

In order to help attract players, since 2008, the John Deere Classic has sponsored a charter flight that leaves the area on Sunday night and arrives in Britain the next morning.

35. Desert Classic

Location: PGA West Stadium Course/PGA West Course/La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Established: 1960

Month played: January

Total purse (winner's share): $5.9 million ($1.062 million)

Bottom Line: Desert Classic

This tournament is played on three different courses, and in a pro-am format.

The early-season date as the first event back on the mainland in the calendar year sometimes affects the field and other players.

Its hodgepodge keeps it from ranking higher.

34: Sony Open in Hawaii

Location: Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Established: 1965

Bottom Line: Sony Open in Hawaii

Most players — meaning all those that didn’t win the year before but still have a hankering for the islands — begin their calendar seasons with this event (Fall Series, be darned).

The course often is panned for being too easy, but sometimes, these guys deserve a break, too.

33. The Honda Classic

Location: PGA National Resort Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Established: 1972

Month played: February/March

Total purse (winner's share): $6.8 million ($1.224 million)

Bottom Line: The Honda Classic

The Honda Classic at PGA National is home to the infamous "Bear Trap," a trio of nearly unplayable holes that keep even the professional golfers honest and creates an "anybody-can-lose" mentality.

The 2019 event had six players atop the leaderboard with four holes to play.

32. Safeway Open

Location: Silverado Resort and Spa North Course, Napa, California

Established: 2007

Total purse (winner's share): $6.4 million ($1.152 million )

Bottom Line: Safeway Open

A staple of the Fall Series, the Safeway Open usually sports a less-than-stellar field, even with the Johnny Miller-designed (and partially owned) course and the appeal of wine country.

The event opens the PGA Tour schedule each year.

31. Valero Texas Open

Location: TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course, San Antonio, Texas

Established: 1922

Month played: April

Total purse (winner's share): $7.5 million ($1.35 million)

Bottom Line: Valero Texas Open

The Valero Texas Open has plenty of history on tour, but all those good vibes, as well as its burgeoning purse and record-breaking charitable contributions, have taken a back seat in recent years because most of the pros really hate the Greg Norman-designed golf course.

It moved to the week before the Masters in 2019 to help draw a better field.

30. Hero World Challenge

Location: Albany, New Providence, Bahamas

Total purse (winner's share): $3.5 million ($1 million)

Bottom Line: Hero World Challenge

This event benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation and is hosted by the man himself, with just 18 players invited to participate and a guaranteed payout.

If you're one of the lucky players to be asked, you would be crazy to let down Tiger, right?

29. Mayakoba Golf Classic

Location: El Chameleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Total purse (winner's share): $7.2 million ($1.296 million)

Bottom Line: Mayakoba Golf Classic

There are a lot worse things than playing golf on the Mexican Riviera, and this event has become one of the Fall Series’ best because of its steady purse increases.

The draw of a week’s vacation in the sun and surf doesn't hurt either.

28. RSM Classic

Location: Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Georgia

Bottom Line: RSM Classic

The RSM Classic is played on one of the best courses on tour and deserves a better placement on the schedule.

As it is, it’s the last full-field tournament on the Fall Series, and it’s a fun final run around the course before the doldrums of the holiday season.

27. AT&T Byron Nelson

Location: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas

Established: 1944

Month played: May

Total purse (winner's share): $7.9 million ($1.422 million)

Bottom Line: AT&T Byron Nelson

The Byron Nelson used to be a player favorite when it was held at TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas (Irving, Texas) because of the amenities the stop offered families.

The course there was not as popular as the resort, and in the 2017-18 season, the event moved to a new Coore/Crenshaw-designed track that was not player or fan friendly.

26: Wyndham Championship

Location: Sedgefield Country Club’s Ross Course, Greensboro, North Carolina

Month played: August

Total purse (winner's share): $6.2 million ($1.116 million)

Bottom Line: Wyndham Championship

The Wyndham Championship, played on a peerless course designed by Golden Age architect Donald Ross, represents the last chance for players to earn a spot in the FedEx Cup.

Here, in 1965, the legendary Sam Snead, less than two months shy of age 53, set PGA Tour standards for his eighth win at an event and became the oldest winner of a tournament.

Both records still stand.

25. Arnold Palmer Invitational

Location: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Established: 1966

Total purse (winner's share): $9.1 million ($1.602 million)

Bottom Line: Arnold Palmer Invitational

Arnold Palmer didn't start the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he bought the resort and its two golf courses and placed his fingerprints on every corner of the property.

The event wouldn't be as popular as it is now if it wasn’t so associated with the King, but it’s still a fun course to watch and play golf on.

24. The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges

Location: Nine Bridges Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea

Established: 2017

Total purse (winner's share): $9.5 million ($1.710 million)

Bottom Line: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges

The CJ Cup is set on the other side of the world, but the course, ranked among the top 50 ever built, is as flawless as it is tough.

Hall of Fame golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez once called the course the "Taj Mahal of golf" because every hole looks like a postcard.

23. Farmers Insurance Open

Location: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), La Jolla, California

Established: 1952

Total purse (winner's share): $7.1 million ($1.278 million)

Bottom Line: Farmers Insurance Open

The first two days of the Farmers Insurance Open are split between the North and South Course, with the best scores at the cutline carded on the easier North.

There’s little middle ground between players about the South course. They either really like it or really hate it, but the views make for a great day of golf.

22. Travelers Championship

Location: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

Month played: June

Bottom Line: Travelers Championship

The Travelers Championship is a favorite on tour and garnered the "Players Choice" award (voted on exclusively by PGA Tour members) in 2018 for the second straight season.

The award is based on players' experiences with tournament services, hospitality, player and family amenities, community support, attendance, golf course and other attributes.

21. Waste Management Phoenix Open

Location: TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course, Scottsdale, Arizona

Established: 1932

Month played: February

Bottom Line: Waste Management Phoenix Open

The TPC Scottsdale course is the home of the loudest hole in golf, the famed par-3 16th. Upward of 20,000 mostly intoxicated fans harshly judge shots hit both well and poorly.

Usually played on Super Bowl Sunday, the tournament still draws some 85,000 patrons for the final round.

20. RBC Heritage

Location: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Established: 1969

Total purse (winner's share): $6.9 million ($1.242 million)

Bottom Line: RBC Heritage

Known by golfers and fans as "That Tournament After the Masters," this event is perhaps the most underrated on tour.

The tournament beautifully fills the post-Masters space with a laid-back weekend in lush Hilton Head, a near-perfect destination for people trying to flee winter’s dying breath.

19. Wells Fargo Championship

Location: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Established: 2003

Bottom Line: Wells Fargo Championship

The Wells Fargo Championship has a great pedigree, a great course (designed originally by George Cobb and renovated through the years by Arnold Palmer and Tom Fazio) and a great spot on the schedule.

The event also is known to have one of the tougher finishes as its 16th, 17th, and 18th holes, commonly known as the "Green Mile," often rank among the PGA Tour's toughest closing stretch.

18. RBC Canadian Open

Location: Various courses around the country (including Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and the Hamilton Golf & Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario)

Established: 1904

Total purse (winner's share): $7.6 million ($1.368 Million)

Bottom Line: RBC Canadian Open

The only PGA Tour event held north of the border, the RBC Canadian Open is the third-oldest continuously running tournament on the tour, after The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.

A Canadian has not won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954.

17. Genesis Open

Location: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Established: 1926

Total purse (winner's share): $7.4 million ($1.332 million)

Bottom Line: Genesis Open

One of the oldest tournaments on the tour is played on one of its most iconic courses, with the march up the 18th fairway at Riviera toward the clubhouse ranking as the best jaunt anywhere.

There are a handful of holes here, including the par-3 seventh, the short par-4 10th and the 18th that are some of the best ever designed.

16. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Location: Pebble Beach Golf Links/Spyglass Hill Golf Course/Monterrey Peninsula Country Club, Pebble Beach, California

Established: 1937

Total purse (winner's share): $7.6 million ($1.368 million)

Bottom Line: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Crooner and actor Bing Crosby founded the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as the "Crosby Clambake."

Played at two other top-drawer facilities, as well as the course considered among the top two or three in the nation, this event is highly regarded by players and fans.

Pebble Beach also has been the site of six U. S. Opens, in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010 and 2019.

15. Sentry Tournament of Champions

Location: Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Established: 1953

Total purse (winner's share): $6.5 million ($1.3 million)

Bottom Line: Sentry Tournament of Champions

You have to win a tournament in the previous season to be invited to play in this event.

It's in friggin' Hawaii and played on a course on which the golfers hit 400-plus yard drives downwind and downhill.

This is a nice event and sweet to be a part of.

14. Charles Schwab Challenge

Location: Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Established: 1946

Bottom Line: Charles Schwab Challenge

This event, also known as the Fort Worth Invitational, is perennially one of the best on tour, thanks to its traditional layout and the prestige carried by a win here.

Held each year at the venerable Colonial Country Club, the tournament is one of only five given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently has a reduced field of approximately 125 players.

13. Memorial Tournament

Location: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

Established: 1976

Month played: May/June

Total purse (winner's share): $9.1 million ($1.638 million)

Bottom Line: Memorial Tournament

Another of the invitational tournaments on tour, the Memorial is hosted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus on a course he designed and has tweaked regularly through the years.

Tiger Woods has won the event a record five times.

12. The Northern Trust

Location: Rotates between New York City and Boston areas (Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey; TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts)

Established: 1967

Total purse (winner's share): $9.25 million ($1.665 million)

Bottom Line: The Northern Trust

The first FedEx Cup playoff event was held in 2019 at the some-players-like-it, some-players-don’t course across the Hudson from Manhattan that backs up to the Statue of Liberty.

The field for the Northern Trust, formerly known as The Barclays, is limited to the top 125 players in the end-of-season FedEx Cup standings.

The tour returned to New England and TPC Boston in 2020 and rotates between the NYC and Boston area.

11. BMW Championship

Location: Various (including Medinah Country Club’s Course No. 3, Medinah, Illinois;  Olympia Fields Country Club North Course, Olympia Fields, Illinois; Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mill, Maryland)

Established: 1916

Bottom Line: BMW Championship

The BMW Championship is the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup playoffs and is limited to the top 70 golfers in the standing after the prior week’s Northern Trust.

Born as the Western Open in 1899, this tournament was played at Medinah for the fourth time in 2019 but first since 1966.

It will be played at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, in 2021 and the Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2022.

10. Tour Championship

Location: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

Established: 1987

Bottom Line: Tour Championship

The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings get a chance to test their skills on this Donald Ross-designed, Rees Jones-renovated track for the event’s purse and a $15 million bonus.

The golf course hosted its first Tour Championship in 1998 and became the tournament’s permanent home in 2005. 

9. World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions

Location: Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China

Established: 2005

Total purse (winner's share): $10 million ($1.7 million)

Bottom Line: World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions

Every WGC event is desirable and important for professional golfers because of the limited fields, the guaranteed payday and the prestige of being among the top players in the game.

And because the event is in China, and everyone wants the golf market in that country to grow, winning here carries a lot of clout.

8. World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship

Location: Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico

Total purse (winner's share): $10.25 million ($1.745 million)

Bottom Line: World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship

This event moved to Mexico a few years ago from Doral in Miami.

It ranks high for the quirky, and relatively short, course design, and playing at elevation makes the pros’ shots even more impressive.

The fact that it’s a limited, elite field and has a large, guaranteed purse also works to its advantage.

7. World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Location: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

Bottom Line: World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

This tournament took over as a WGC event for the first time in the 2018-19 season (taking the place of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational), and it added instant prestige after being just a run-of-the-mill event for years.

It’s ranked so highly because of its huge purse and prestigious field.

6. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play

Location: Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

Bottom Line: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play

What’s not to like about spending a week in Austin, a guaranteed payday, and at least three matches in pool play before elimination.

The top 64 players in the world qualify for this event, which is played at one of the nation’s most underrated golf courses.

A winner every year.

5. The Players Championship

Location: TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, Ponte Verde Beach, Florida

Established: 1974

Total purse (winner's share): $12.5 million ($2.25 million)

Bottom Line: The Players Championship

This devious Pete and Alice Dye-designed course was fashioned to be difficult for the best golfers in the world and takes its pound of flesh from whoever tees it up here.

It is home of perhaps the most famous golf hole in the world, the devilishly short par-3 17th with its island green.

This event, which considers itself the "Fifth Major," carries the largest purse outside the major tournaments.

4. PGA Championship

Location: Bethpage State Park Golf Club’s Black Course, Bethpage, New York

Month played: May (formerly August)

Total purse (winner's share): $11 million ($1.98 million)

Bottom Line: PGA Championship

The fourth-ranked major for this list got a boost in the 2018-19 season when it was played at the incomparable Black Course, one of the world’s sternest challenges and likely one of the best courses in the U.S. that anyone can play.

The tournament’s move to May helped remove the afterthought status it’s suffered as compared to the other three majors.

3. U.S. Open

Location: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California

Established: 1895

Total purse (winner's share): $12 million ($2.16 million)

Bottom Line: U.S. Open

The course for America’s national championship varies every year. But one thing never changes — it's always a great one.

In 2019, the tournament returned to Pebble Beach, the course many consider to be the finest in the nation. The fabled course on the Monterey Peninsula celebrated its centennial that year.

It had hosted five previous U.S. Opens, four U.S. Amateurs and two U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships.

2. The Open Championship

Location: Royal Portrush Golf Club’s Dunluce Links, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Established: 1860

Total purse (winner's share): $10.5 million ($1.89 million)

Bottom Line: The Open Championship

The British Open is the biggest golf tournament in the world to all but the Americans because of its history and prestige and the demands it places on the best golfers.

The event returned to Northern Ireland in 2019 for the first time since 1951, when it became the first club outside of the mainland United Kingdom to host the tournament.

1. The Masters Tournament

Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

Established: 1934

Total purse (winner's share): $11 million ($1.980 million) *2018 purse

Bottom Line: The Masters Tournament

The Masters is far and away the best tournament on tour each year just because it's always played at the same course — and that course is one of the best in the world — and because of all the perks that come with a win.

It’s an honor to even be invited to play at Augusta, and every round is cherished by the golfers and must-see television for fans.

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1. Augusta National Golf Club (Masters Tournament)

Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, ga.

• 100 Greatest
• Best In State

There will be no surprise with the No. 1 course on this list. Augusta National has been ranked first, second or third on our biennial America's 100 Greatest Courses ranking in each edition. The club made a significant change in the fall of 2022, lengthening the par-5 13th hole by about 30 yards . No club has tinkered with its golf course as often or as effectively over the decades as has Augusta National Golf Club, mainly to keep it competitive for the annual Masters Tournament, an event it has conducted since 1934, with time off during WWII. All that tinkering has resulted in an amalgamation of design ideas, with a routing by Alister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones, some Perry Maxwell greens, some Trent Jones water hazards, some Jack Nicklaus mounds and swales and, most recently, extensive rebunkering and tree planting by Tom Fazio. The tinkering continued in the summer of 2018 as the club lengthened the par-4 fifth by extending its back tee on newly acquired land. Soon to come, the lengthening of the famed par-5 13th.

RELATED: A Comprehensive History Of Every Change Made To Augusta National Golf Club

2. Pebble Beach Golf Links (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble beach, ca.

• 100 Greatest Public

Editor's Note: Courses such as Spyglass Hill, which are not the main host courses of tour, were not included in this list. Read our experts' reviews of Spyglass Hill here .

3. Muirfield Village Golf Club (The Memorial Tournament)

Muirfield Village Golf Club

4. the riviera country club (the genesis invitational).

Riviera Country Club

Pacific palisades, ca, 5. pinehurst no. 2 (u.s. open).

Pinehurst No. 2

Pinehurst, nc, 6. tpc sawgrass: stadium (the players championship).

TPC Sawgrass: Stadium

Ponte vedra beach, fl, 7. castle pines golf club (bmw championship).

Castle Pines Golf Club

Castle rock, co.

8. Valhalla Golf Club (PGA Championship)

Valhalla Golf Club

Louisville, ky.

9. Quail Hollow Club (Wells Fargo Championship)

Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte, nc.

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10. Kapalua: Plantation (The Sentry)

Kapalua: Plantation

Lahaina, hi.

From Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten:  Most golf fans are familiar with Kapalua Golf Club’s Plantation Course, home of the PGA Tour's opening event each year. Located on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Maui, the Plantation was built from open, windswept pineapple fields on the pronounced slope of a volcano and is irrigated by sprinklers pressured solely by gravity. As the first design collaboration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, it unveiled their joint admiration for old-style courses. The blind drive on the fourth, the cut-the-corner drives on the fifth and sixth are all based on tee shots found at National Golf Links. So, too, are its punchbowl green and strings of diagonal bunkers. It's also a massive course, built on a huge scale, Coore says, to accommodate the wind and the slope and the fact that it gets mostly resort play.

Read our architecture editor's complete review here

11. East Lake Golf Club (Tour Championship)

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, ga, 12. harbour town golf links (rbc heritage).

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton head island, sc.

13. Colonial Country Club (Charles Schwab Challenge)

Colonial Country Club

Fort worth, tx, 14. torrey pines golf course: south (farmers insurance open).

Torrey Pines Golf Course: South

La jolla, ca.

RELATED: See our course panelists' reviews of Torrey Pines (North).

15. PGA West: Stadium (The American Express)

PGA West: Stadium Course

La quinta, ca, 16. the dunes golf & beach club (myrtle beach classic).

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club

Myrtle beach, sc, 17. tpc southwind (fedex st. jude championship).

TPC Southwind

Memphis, tn, 18. waialae country club (sony open in hawaii).

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, hi.

RELATED: This graphic shows why Waialae’s 17th hole is one of the most under-appreciated par 3s on the PGA Tour

19. TPC San Antonio: Oaks (Valero Texas Open)

TPC San Antonio Oaks Course

San antonio, tx, 20. sedgefield country club (wyndham championship).

Sedgefield Country Club

Greensboro, nc, 21. arnold palmer's bay hill club & lodge (arnold palmer invitational).

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge: Challenger/Champion

Orlando, fl.

From Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten:  I've always been fascinated by the design of Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer's home course for over 45 years (although Tiger Woods owns it, competitively-speaking, as he's won there eight times.) For one thing, it's rather hilly, a rarity in Florida (although not in the Orlando market) and dotted with sinkhole ponds incorporated in the design in dramatic ways.

I always thought the wrap-around-a-lake par-5 sixth was Dick Wilson's version of Robert Trent Jones's decade-older 13th at The Dunes Club at Myrtle Beach. Each of the two rivals had claimed the other was always stealing his ideas. But the hole I like best at Bay Hill is the par-4 eighth, a lovely dogleg-right with a diagonal green perched above a small circular pond. OK, I admit that it reminds me of the sixth at Hazeltine National, another Trent Jones product, but I don't think Wilson picked Trent's pocket on this one, as both courses were built about the same time, in the early 1960s.

Check out our architecture editor's complete review, here.

22. Innisbrook Resort: Copperhead (Valspar Championship)

Innisbrook Resort: Copperhead

Palm harbor, fl, 23. pga national resort & spa: champion (cognizant classic in the palm beaches).

PGA National Resort: Champion

Palm beach gardens, fl.

One of five courses at PGA National, the Champion Course has hosted the Honda Classic since 2007. (The event dates back to 1972, though with Honda pulling out as a tournament sponsor, the event is in question going forward.) Originally designed by Tom and George Fazio for tournament play, Jack Nicklaus redesigned the course in 2014, creating the infamous three-hole stretch aptly named "The Bear Trap." Routinely one of the toughest courses on tour, The Champion is a true ball-striking test that plays a lot differently than most courses, where winning scores push over 20 under par.

24. TPC Deere Run (John Deere Classic)

TPC Deere Run

25. tahoe mountain club: old greenwood (barracuda championship).

Tahoe Mountain Club: Old Greenwood

Truckee, ca, 26. tpc river highlands (travelers championship).

TPC River Highlands

Cromwell, ct, 27. tpc scottsdale: stadium (wm phoenix open).

TPC Scottsdale: Stadium

Scottsdale, az.

28. TPC Craig Ranch (The CJ Cup Byron Nelson)

McKinney, TX

29. memorial park golf course (texas children's houston open).

Memorial Park Golf Course

Houston, tx, 30. tpc louisiana (zurich classic of new orleans).

TPC Louisiana

Avondale, la, 31. detroit golf club: north (rocket mortgage classic).

Detroit Golf Club: North

Detroit, mi, 32. tpc twin cities (3m open).

TPC Twin Cities

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There are 38 events on the PGA Tour’s 2024 schedule, with 37 of them doling out $ 398,900,000 in prize money payouts.

The Tour Championship provides the biggest paydays to the lucky 30 who reach the season finale, but all of the money distributed at East Lake Golf Club is considered bonus.

So it’s the first 37 events of the season that the write checks – or shall we say, eletronic transfers – the big sums that count towards the official money list.

The Players Championship has the most official money at stake. There are eight signature events with $20 million purses. There’s the majors and the FedEx Cup Playoff events. Then there’s the best of the rest and finally the four opposite-field affairs.

To repeat, there’s nearly $400 million in official prize money and another $75 in bonus money up for grabs on the PGA Tour in 2024. Here’s a breakdown.

The Players Championship

The Players Championship trophy on display at the entrance to the tee on the first hole during the final round of the 2023 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo: Bob Self/Florida Times-Union)

The so-called fifth major has the most dough available with a $25 million purse and a $4.5 million first-place prize. The top five will clear $1 million.

The fifth hole at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo: Fred Vuich/USGA)

The U.S. Open is the richest of the four men’s majors. The Open matched the signature events in 2023 with a $20 million total purse and a $3.6 million first-place check. Like all the men’s majors for 2024, the total purse numbers will be unveiled the week of the tournament. The Masters unveiled its money totals during Saturday’s third round . Here’s what the four majors paid out in 2023:

Player-hosted signature events

The trophy at the 2023 Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)

Of the eight signature events in 2024, three are of the Players-hosted variety. All signature events have a $20 million total purse but these three have an increased first-place prize of $4 million.

Signature events

The eighth Hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links in the Pebble Beach, California. (Photo: John Mummert/USGA)

Among the other five signature events in 2024, most are repeats from a year ago but the WM Phoenix Open has dropped off, replaced by the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

FedEx Cup Playoff tournaments

Viktor Hovland raises the trophy after winning the 2023 BMW Championship in Olympia Fields, Illinois. (Photo: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports)

There are three FedEx Cup Playoff tournaments but the third, the Tour Championship, doles out its loot in the form of bonus money. It spends the same but it does not count towards a players official money.

The best of the rest

A general view of the 18th green during the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports

Among this group, the Bryon Nelson is the one with the biggest payday. The Canadian Open is not far behind.

There were five of these with a purse less than $8 million a year ago. Now there’s just one, as the money continues to rise across the Tour.

The opposite-field events

There are four of these opposite-field events, all of them providing golfers with a change at a valuable PGA Tour win. The money is up on all of them but still short of a million dollar first-place prize. One of them is a new event at Myrtle Beach.

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PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

Patrick Reed reacts to his tee shot on the fourth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland, and Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, walks off the 18th hole after final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major the entire top 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week.

The PGA of America strives to have the top 100 in the world to maintain its reputation for having the strongest field of the four majors, although it is not part of the criteria.

Instead, the PGA uses a catch-all category of “special invitations.” The group of LIV players includes Patrick Reed, whose tie for 12th in the Masters moved him inside the top 100. He is at No. 92, and the invitation keeps alive his streak of playing every major since the 2014 Masters.

The PGA Championship returns to Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky, for the fourth time on May 16-19. Rory McIlroy won at Valhalla the last time it was there in 2014. The course is best known for Woods winning a playoff over Bob May in 2000 for his third straight major.

Joaquin Niemann, who won the Australian Open in December and has two LIV Golf wins this year, already received an invitation. The surprise was Talor Gooch announcing in an X post on Monday that he had received an invitation.

It was a sign the PGA of America’s selection committee was looking at LIV results on their own, as Gooch doesn’t play much outside the Saudi league. He won three times on LIV in 2023 and won the season points list.

Other invitations went to Dean Burmester, Lucas Herbert, Adrian Meronk, all of them inside the top 100 in the world. The seventh invitation went to David Puig, the 22-year-old from Spain who is No. 106 in the world ranking. Puig has finished in the top 10 in six of his last seven tournaments on the Asian Tour, including two wins.

LIV will be represented by 16 players, down from 18 a year ago. Among those left off the list was former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, who won twice late last year in South Africa in tournaments co-sanctioned by the European tour. He is No. 125 in the world.

The LIV group includes defending champion Brooks Koepka, who goes for a fourth PGA Championship title. He is the only active LIV player to win a major.

Kerry Haigh, the championship director for the PGA of America, has said he would consider deserving players from tours around the world. Invitations were given to Tim Widing of Sweden, who has won consecutive tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Another invitation went to Kazuma Kobori, a 22-year-old born in Japan who now plays under the New Zealand flag. He has won three times this year in the Webex Players Series on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

The field has 21 club professionals — 20 from the PGA Professional Championship last week, and Michael Block, who qualified by finishing among the top 15 last year at Oak Hill.

The PGA is keeping two spots open in case the winners of the Wells Fargo Championship and the Myrtle Beach Classic are not already eligible. Only four players in the 69-man field at the Wells Fargo Championship have not qualified. The first alternate is Doug Ghim.

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Field List Announced for 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla

The PGA of America has announced the current field list for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, May 16-19.

Valhalla is hosting the PGA Championship for the fourth time. Tiger Woods (2000) and Rory McIlroy (2014) have won the last two PGA Championships held at Valhalla.

Three-time & defending PGA Champion Brooks Koepka will lead a field that includes 16 PGA Champions and 33 Major Champions.

The best field in golf is coming to Valhalla! 👀 #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/rrdDO2l8Ma — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 1, 2024

Please see below for the current field list. The PGA of America is holding two (2) spots for winners of this week's PGA TOUR events.

2024 PGA Championship Field List (As of May 7)

Åberg, Ludvig - SWEDEN An, Byeong Hun - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Beem, Rich - Austin, TX Bevell, Josh - Nashville, TN (CFT) Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - SOUTH AFRICA Bhatia, Akshay - Wake Forest, NC

Akshay Bhatia made magic at the 2018 @JuniorPGAChamp . He’ll return to Valhalla for his PGA championship debut in 2024. #PGAChamp | #TopShotTuesday pic.twitter.com/FOasRVl7bv — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) September 12, 2023

Björk, Alexander - SWEDEN Blair, Zac - Orem, UT Block, Michael - Mission Viejo, CA (CFT) Bowser, Evan - Naples, FL (CFT) Bradley, Keegan - Woodstock, VT Burmester, Dean - SOUTH AFRICA Burns, Sam - Shreveport, LA Cantlay, Patrick - Jupiter, FL Clark, Wyndham - Denver, CO Cole, Eric - Tequesta, FL Cole, Preston - Charlotte, NC (CFT) Collet, Tyler - Vero Beach, FL (CFT) Conners, Corey - CANADA Daly, John - Cleawarter Beach, FL Davis, Cameron - AUSTRALIA Day, Jason - AUSTRALIA

Jason Day's short-game in slow motion. Chef's kiss. 🧑🏽‍🍳 #PGAChamp | #SlowMoSunday pic.twitter.com/YJMYVKdLHv — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) February 25, 2024

DeChambeau, Bryson - Dallas, TX Detry, Thomas - BELGIUM Dobyns, Matt - Glen Head, NY (CFT) Donald, Luke - ENGLAND Dufner, Jason - Auburn, AL Dunlap, Nick - Tuscaloosa, AL Eckroat, Austin - Edmond, OK English, Harris - Sea Island, GA Finau, Tony - Lehi, UT Fitzpatrick, Matthew - ENGLAND Fleetwood, Tommy - ENGLAND Fowler, Rickie - Murrieta, CA Fox, Ryan - NEW ZEALAND Garnett, Brice - Gallatin, MO Glover, Lucas - Jupiter, FL Gooch, Talor - Oklahoma City, OK Griffin, Ben - Chapel Hill, NC Grillo, Emiliano - ARGENTINA Gross, Larkin - Center Cross, VA (CFT) Hadwin, Adam - CANADA Harman, Brian - Saint Simons Island, GA Harrington, Pádraig - IRELAND Hatton, Tyrrell - ENGLAND Henley, Russell - Columbus, GA Herbert, Lucas - Orlando, FL Hisatsune, Ryo - Japan Hodges, Lee - Athens, AL Hoffman, Charley - San Diego, CA Hoge, Tom - Fort Worth, TX Højgaard, Nicolai - DENMARK Højgaard, Rasmus - DENMARK Homa, Max - Scottsdale, AZ Horschel, Billy - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Hoshino, Rikuya - JAPAN Hossler, Beau - Mission Viejo, CA Hovland, Viktor - NORWAY Hubbard, Mark - The Woodlands, TX Hughes, Mackenzie - CANADA Im, Sungjae - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Jaeger, Stephan - GERMANY Johnson, Dustin - Jupiter, FL Jones, Jared - Houston, TX (CFT) Kanaya, Takumi - JAPAN Kaymer, Martin - GERMANY Kellen, Jeff - Rockford, IL (CFT) Kim, Si Woo - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Kim, Tom - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Kirk, Chris - Watkinsville, GA Kitayama, Kurt - Las Vegas, NV Knapp, Jake - Costa Mesa, CA Kobori, Kazuma - NEW ZEALAND Koepka, Brooks - West Palm Beach, FL

Brooks Koepka wins his 3rd PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. @ROLEX | #ROLEX pic.twitter.com/6b0GvKjUpJ — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 22, 2023

Kohles, Ben - Dallas, TX Lawrence, Thriston - SOUTH AFRICA Lee, Kyoung-Hoon - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Lee, Min Woo - AUSTRALIA List, Luke - Augusta, GA Lowry, Shane - IRELAND MacIntyre, Robert - SCOTLAND Malnati, Peter - Knoxville, TN Marek, Brad - Berkeley, CA (CFT) Matsuyama, Hideki - JAPAN McCarthy, Denny - Jupiter, FL McIlroy, Rory - NORTHERN IRELAND McNealy, Maverick - Stanford, CA Mendoza, Kyle - Oceanside, CA (CFT) Meronk, Adrian - POLAND Micheel, Shaun - Colliersville, TN Mickelson, Phil - Rancho Santa Fe, CA Mitchell, Keith - Saint Simons Island, GA Molinari, Francesco - ITALY Montgomery, Taylor - Las Vegas, NV Moore, Taylor - Southlake, TX Morikawa, Collin - La Canada, CA

We've seen what Collin Morikawa can do on a Sunday before . . . 🏆 #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/0mxCUjosSf — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) April 14, 2024

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18 wasn't enough, so @JustinThomas34 ran it back at Valhalla for another day of prep. 🏆 #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/EH6zI0qPBJ — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 6, 2024

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