Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major when he won in 2021
The PGA Championship has unveiled its full-field list for next week’s major, and 18 LIV Golf League members will be among the 156 players competing at Oak Hill Country Club.
The list includes PGA Championship winners Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson as well as recent major winners Bryon DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed along with reigning Open champion Cameron Smith.
Mickelson is playing the PGA for the first time since winning in 2021 at age 50 when he became the oldest winner of a major championship.
Mito Pereira and Brendan Steele received invites thanks to their top 15 finishes in last year’s PGA at Southern Hills in Tulsa. Pereira was the leader thru his first 71 holes and finished one shot out of the playoff won by Justin Thomas.
Among the players earning spots due to their top 100 world ranking include Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters, Talor Gooch, Harold Varner III, Dean Burmester and Anirban Lahiri. Gooch has won the last two LIV Golf League tournaments and is one of the favorites in his home state at this week’s LIV Golf Tulsa.
Sihwan Kim made the field thanks to his No. 3 spot on the International Federation Ranking list.
Paul Casey received an invitation despite being outside the top 100. Casey tied for fourth in 2021 but was unable to play last year due to a back injury.
Eighteen LIV Golf players also competed at last month’s Masters, with Koepka and Mickelson tying for second while Reed tied for fourth.
The PGA Championship begins May 18.
Here is the list of LIV Golf League players in the field:
Abraham Ancer
Dean Burmester
Paul Casey
Bryson DeChambeau
Talor Gooch
Dustin Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Sihwan Kim
Brooks Koepka
Anirban Lahiri
Phil Mickelson
Joaquin Niemann
Mito Pereira
Thomas Pieters
Patrick Reed
Cameron Smith
Brendan Steele
Harold Varner III
