2022 PGA Championship preview and criteria
TULSA, OK – The 2022 PGA Championship will be the 104th PGA Championship, to be held from May 19–22 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was originally intended to be played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey.
Phil Mickelson, two-time and defending champion, will miss this major championship due to his family business. Tiger Woods, four-time PGA champion, last won at Southern Hills back in 2007, is looking for his record-equaling five Wanamaker Trophy, which achieved by Walter Hagen during match play era (1916-1957) and Jack Nicklaus in recent stroke play era (1958-present).
Current world number one player, Scottie Scheffler, is looking for back-to-back major titles following his Masters' triumph last April at Augusta National. Meanwhile, another Texan, Jordan Spieth, is also aiming to complete his career grand slam at PGA Championship. Spieth had won three other majors (The Masters, U.S. Open and British Open); his best finish at PGA Championship was 2nd in 2015 at Whistling Straits.
- Course
The 2022 PGA Championship will take place at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The course had hosted previous PGA Championships in 1970, 1982, 1994 and 2007. The course length is a Par 70 at 7,556 yards and remodified in 2019 by Gil Hanse.
- Criteria and exemptions for 2022 PGA Championship
The field for the PGA Championship is sometimes regarded as the strongest in professional golf, routinely having the highest "strength of field rating" of the year according to the Official World Golf Ranking. A number of qualification criteria are used to determine the field, which includes past PGA champions, recent major winners, top finishers in the 2021 PGA Championship, Ryder Cup players, tournament and leading money winners on the PGA Tour, and twenty PGA club or teaching professionals. The PGA of America also issue invitations to players outside of these criteria, which is generally seen to include the top-100 in the world rankings.
1. All past winners of the PGA Championship (list excludes those not expected to play)
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2018–2022)
3. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2017–2021)
4. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2016–2021)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2019–2022)
6. Winner of the 2020 Olympic Golf Tournament
7. Current Senior PGA Champion
8. The leading 15 players, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2021 PGA Championship
9. The leading 20 players in the 2022 PGA Professional Championship
10. Top 70 from special money list on the PGA Tour from the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson to the 2022 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 9, 2022
12. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2021 PGA Championship until the start of the championship
13. PGA of America invitees*
14. If necessary, the field is completed by players in order of PGA Championship points earned (per 10), or alternates who gained entry (per category 14)
* The PGA of America usually invites all players ranked inside the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Ten players with a world ranking of over 100 on May 9, 2022 were given invitations; nine of these had rankings between 101 and 116, while Zach Johnson was ranked 245.
- Playoff format
If the two or three players tied for the lead after 72 holes, there will be a three-hole aggregate playoff. If either the two or three players still tied after the aggregate playoff, the champion will be decided into a sudden-death playoff hole.
For tournament updates including live scoring, tee times and live play-by-play scores, visit pgachampionship.com
SEE ALSO: 2021 PGA Championship criteria
