PGA Championship: Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson among LIV Golf stars to play at PGA Championship amid funding crisis
The PGA Championship field is all but confirmed ahead of the second major of the golf season between May 14-17; Watch every shot of the PGA Championship live on Sky Sports Golf
Thursday 7 May 2026 11:52, UK
The 2026 PGA Championship is live on Sky Sports next week and a plethora of stars - from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the crisis-stricken LIV Golf - are set to compete for glory in the second major of the season.
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm's futures are in doubt after the Saudi PIF pulled funding from LIV. They are set to headline the breakaway tournament's representation, with major winner and LIV player Dustin Johnson also granted a special exemption.
Legend Phil Mickelson - who, at 50, became the oldest major winner after winning the PGA Championship in 2021 - has withdrawn from the tournament, while Tiger Woods also misses out.
With just two open spots for the tournament left ahead of the Truist Championship live on Sky Sports Golf this weekend, here's everything we know about the PGA Championship field so far...
- Truist Championship: Who is playing and what does the winner get?
- LIV Golf League: What next for Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau?
- When are the majors? Key dates in 2026
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What LIV Golf players are allowed to compete?
Recent major winner Cam Smith and 2025 Ryder Cup participant Tyrell Hatton join DeChambeau and Rahm as the names headlining the LIV contingent headed for Pennsylvania - but they will be joined by seven others.
Johnson received an invitation to compete from the PGA of America despite no longer having automatic eligibility after his world ranking fell to No 468. Younger LIV players Elvis Smylie, David Puig, Tom McKibbin and first-year Thomas Detry also received exemptions.
Martin Kaymer enters the tournament as a former PGA Championship winner, while Joaquin Niemann is also able to compete having finished inside the top 15 at last year's tournament.
Why aren't Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods playing?
Mickelson, after initially being included in the field, issued a statement confirming his withdrawal from the 2026 edition due to personal matters, the same reason he cited for missing The Masters last month.
The former champion has only made one start in LIV Golf this season as speculation around the future of the 55-year-old's golf career continues to swirl. He will be replaced by American Max Homa.
Woods, having been charged with driving under the influence following a car crash near his Florida home in March, is reported to be continuing his recovery with treatment in Switzerland and will not participate in this year's PGA Championship despite being eligible.
The three-time Grand Slam winner is considered unlikely to participate in the US Open or the US Senior Open, according to United States Golf Association chief executive Mike Whan, and has yet to issue a possible timetable for a return to golf.
What two spots are still up for grabs?
There are 154 players confirmed for the tournament - but two tournaments preceding the PGA Championship offer two additional spots to their winners.
The Myrtle Beach Classic offers the first with Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry and Rasmus Hojgaard headlining the South Carolina event.
All three golfers are qualified, with an extra spot for the PGA Championship only being granted to the winner had they not already qualified.
The Truist Championship - featuring the return of Rory McIlroy in his first tournament since his historic Masters win - offers an extra place on the same conditions.
Watch the Truist Championship live on Sky from May 7-10, with coverage starting at 4pm on Thursday
Who is tipped to win the PGA Championship?
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will be hoping to retain the PGA Championship crown, and has a good chance at doing it following three consecutive top-two finishes on the tour, including a win at the RBC Heritage Open.
Nevertheless, much of the pre-tournament chatter has been centred around man of the moment McIlroy, who maintains he is just as hungry as ever for more major glory.
""It [returning to action] feels a lot different [to last year]," McIlroy said in his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Truist Championship. "Even winning [The Masters] felt different.
""I've spoken about this a lot, I felt like winning the Grand Slam was going to be this life-changing thing and in some ways it was, but in other ways I had to remember, 'no, I still have a lot of my career left and I want to keep playing and keep competing'.
"This year, winning was validation for all the work that I've put in over the last few years to get myself back to this place where I'm winning majors. I'm excited for the road ahead.
"I'm excited for this week, I'm excited for Aronimink next week [PGA Championship], Shinnecock [US Open], Birkdale [The Open]. I feel like, if anything, I'm more motivated after what happened at Augusta this year than I've ever been."
2026 PGA Championship field
Åberg, Ludvig - Sweden
Ayora, Angel - Spain
Berg, Derek - Duvall, WA*
Berger, Daniel - Jupiter, FL
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - South Africa
Bhatia, Akshay - Jupiter, FL
Bide, Francisco - Argentina*
Blanchet, Chandler - Jacksonville, FL
Block, Michael - Mission Viejo, CA*
Bradley, Keegan - Woodstock, VT
Brennan, Michael - Leesburg, VA
Bridgeman, Jacob - Simpsonville, SC
Brown, Daniel - England
Burns, Sam - Shreveport, LA
Campbell, Brian - Irvine, CA
Cantlay, Patrick - Jupiter, FL
Castillo, Ricky - Yorba Linda, CA
Cauley, Bud - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Cink, Stewart - Atlanta, GA
Clark, Wyndham - Denver, CO
Collet, Tyler - Vero Beach, FL*
Conners, Corey - Canada
Coody, Pierceson - Plano, TX
Day, Jason - Australia
DeChambeau, Bryson - Dallas, TX
Detry, Thomas - Belgium
Donald, Luke - England
Droemer, Jesse - Houston, TX*
Dufner, Jason - Auburn, AL
Echavarria, Nico - Colombia
English, Harris - Sea Island, GA
Fisher, Bryce - Oregon City, OR*
Fisk, Steven - Sea Island, FL
Fitzpatrick, Alex - England
Fitzpatrick, Matthew - England
Fleetwood, Tommy - England
Fox, Ryan - New Zealand
Fowler, Rickie - Murrieta, CA
Gabriele, Chris - Huntington, NY*
Geddes, Mark - England*
Gerard, Ryan - Raleigh, NC
Glover, Lucas - Jupiter, FL
Gotterup, Chris - Little Silver, NJ
Griffin, Ben - Chapel Hill, NC
Grillo, Emiliano - Argentina
Greyserman, Max - Short Hills, NJ
Gumberg, Jordan - Delray Beach, FL
Hall, Harry - England
Harman, Brian - Sea Island, GA
Harrington, Pádraig - Ireland
Hatton, Tyrrell - England
Haynes, Zach - Bowling Green, KY*
Henley, Russell - Columbus, GA
Higa, Kazuki - Japan
Higgo, Garrick - South Africa
Highsmith, Joe - Lakewood, WA
Hillier, Daniel - New Zealand
Hisatsune, Ryo - Japan
Hoey, Rico - Philippines
Højgaard, Nicolai - Denmark
Højgaard, Rasmus - Denmark
Holt, Ian - Stow, OH
Horschel, Billy - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Hovland, Viktor - Norway
Hurt, Austin - Bainbridge Island, WA*
Im, Sungjae - Republic of Korea
Jaeger, Stephan - Germany
Jarvis, Casey - South Africa
Johnson, Dustin - Jupiter, FL
Jones, Jared - Dublin, OH*
Kaneko, Kota - Japan
Katrude, Michael - West Palm Beach, FL*
Kaymer, Martin - Germany
Keefer, John - San Antonio, TX
Kern, Ben - Grove City, OH*
Kim, Michael - Dallas, TX
Kim, Si Woo - Republic of Korea
Kirk, Chris - Watkinsville, GA
Kitayama, Kurt - Chico, CA
Knapp, Jake - Scottsdale, AZ
Koepka, Brooks - West Palm Beach, FL
Lee, Min Woo - Australia
Lenahan, Ryan - New Hudson, MI*
Li, Haotong - People's Republic of China
Lindberg, Mikael - Sweden
Lipsky, David - Las Vegas, NV
Lowry, Shane - Ireland
MacIntyre, Robert - Scotland
Matsuyama, Hideki - Japan
McCarthy, Denny - Jupiter, FL
McCarty, Matt - Scottsdale, AZ
McClure, Paul - Mobile, AL*
McGreevy, Max - Edmond, OK
McIlroy, Rory - Northern Ireland
McKibbin, Tom - Northern Ireland
McNealy, Maverick - Las Vegas, NV
Micheel, Shaun - Collierville, TN
Mickelson, Phil - Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Mitchell, Keith - Sea Island, GA
Morikawa, Collin - La Canada, CA
Mouw, William - Chino Hills, CA
Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus - Denmark
Niemann, Joaquin - Chile
Noren, Alex - Sweden
Novak, Andrew - Sea Island, GA
Parry, John - England
Pendrith, Taylor - Canada
Penge, Marco - England
Polland, Ben - Wilson, WY*
Poston, J.T. - Sea Island, GA
Potgieter, Aldrich - South Africa
Puig, David - Spain
Putnam, Andrew - Lakewood, WA
Rahm, Jon - Spain
Rai, Aaron - England
Reed, Patrick - The Woodlands, TX
Reitan, Kristoffer - Norway
Rodgers, Patrick - Avon, IN
Rose, Justin - England
Riley, Davis - Hattiesburg, MS
Saddier, Adrien - France
Sapp, Garrett - Cypress, CA*
Schaper, Jayden - South Africa
Schauffele, Xander - San Diego, CA
Scheffler, Scottie - Dallas, TX
Schenk, Adam - Vincennes, IN
Schmid, Matti - Germany
Scott, Adam - Australia
Shattuck, Braden - Aston, PA*
Smalley, Alex - Greensboro, NC
Smith, Cameron - Australia
Smith, Jordan - England
Smotherman, Austin - Dallas, TX
Smylie, Elvis - Australia
Smyth, Travis - Australia
Spaun, J.J. - Los Angeles, CA
Spieth, Jordan - Dallas, TX
Stevens, Sam - Wichita, KS
Straka, Sepp - Austria
Sullivan, Andy - England
Taylor, Nick - Canada
Theegala, Sahith - Chino Hills, CA
Thomas, Justin - Jupiter, FL
Thorbjornsen, Michael - Wellesley, MA
Valimaki, Sami - Finland
Vegas, Jhonattan - Venezuela
Vermeer, Ryan - Elkhorn, NE*
Walker, Jimmy - San Antonio, TX
Wallace, Matt - England
Wiesberger, Bernd - Austria
Wiseman, Timothy - New Albany, IN*
Woodland, Gary - Topeka, KS
Yang, Y.E. - Republic of Korea
Young, Cameron - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
*PGA America professionals are marked with an asterisk
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