72 players [1] [2]; or were there 73/74/75?
Seemingly also played: [3] [4] (field of 69 players [5])
Seemingly also invited/entered: [8]
1. U.S. Open champions
2. U.S. Amateur champions
3. British Open champions
4. British Amateur champions
5. Members of the 1934 Walker Cup teams
6. Members of the 1933 Ryder Cup teams
7. Top 24 players and ties from the 1934 Masters Tournament
8. Five professionals with the best scoring average on the winter circuit
Additional invitations
Not listed in the programme
1. All past winners of the Masters Tournament
2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2020–2024)
3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2020–2024)
4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2020–2024)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2023–2025)
6. The winner of the gold medal at the Olympic Games [a]
7. The winner and runner-up in the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship
8. The winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship
9. The winner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
10. The winner of the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship
11. The winner of the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship
12. The winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2024 Masters Tournament
14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 U.S. Open
15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 Open Championship
16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 PGA Championship
17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2025 Masters Tournament [b]
18. All players who were qualified and eligible for the 2024 Tour Championship
19. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2024
20. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 31, 2025
20. Special invitations
References
This list details the qualification criteria for the 2024 PGA Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified is indicated in parentheses.
1. All past winners of the PGA Championship
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024)
3. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2019–2023)
4. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2018–2023)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
6. The leading three players on the Official World Golf Ranking’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 29, 2024
7. Current Senior PGA Champion
8. The leading 15 players, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2023 PGA Championship
9. The leading 20 players in the 2024 PGA Professional Championship
10. Top 70 from special money list on the PGA Tour from the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson to the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship [1]
11. Playing members of the 2023 Ryder Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 6, 2024
12. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2023 PGA Championship until the start of the championship
13. Top 3 players on the 2024 DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings.
14. Special invitations:
15. If necessary, the field is completed by players in order of PGA Championship points earned (per 10)
Alternates who gained entry (per category 13):
References
1. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2014–2023)
2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2023 U.S. Open
3. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Senior Open
4. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur
5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur, and the runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur [a]
6. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024)
7. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2019–2024)
8. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2019–2023)
9. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
10. The winner of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship
11. All players who qualified and were eligible for the 2023 Tour Championship
12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events [b] from the 2023 U.S. Open to the start of the 2024 tournament
13. The top 5 players in the FedEx Cup standings as of May 20 who are not yet exempt
14. The top player on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour full-season points list
15. The top 2 players on the 2023 European Tour rankings who are not yet exempt as of May 20
16. The top player on the 2024 European Tour rankings as of May 20 who is not yet exempt
17. The top 2 point earners from the European Tour "U.S. Open Qualifying Series" [c] who are not otherwise exempt
18. The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship [a]
19. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2023 [a]
20. The individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship [a]
21. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship [a]
22. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20
23. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking if not otherwise exempt as of June 10
24. Special exemptions
References
Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. [1] [2]
1. The Open Champions before 2024, aged 60 or under on 21 July 2024
2. The Open Champions from 2024 onwards, aged 55 or under on 21 July 2024
3. The Open Champions for 2013–2023 [a]
4. Top 10 finishers and ties in the 2023 Open Championship
5. Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for Week 21, 2024
6. Top 30 in the final 2023 Race to Dubai
7. Recent winners of the BMW PGA Championship (2021–2023)
8. Top five players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2024 Race to Dubai through the BMW International Open
9. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2019–2024)
10. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2019–2024)
11. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2018–2024)
12. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
13. The top 30 players from the 2023 FedEx Cup points list
14. Top five players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2024 FedEx Cup points list through the Travelers Championship
15. Winner of the 2024 Visa Open de Argentina
16. Top 5 players on the Federations Ranking List at the closing date for entries
17. Winner of the 2023 Japan Open Golf Championship
18. Winner of the 2023 Senior Open Championship
19. Winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship [f]
20. Winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur [f]
21. Winner of the 2024 European Amateur [f]
22. Recipient of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal [f]
23. Winner of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship [f]
24. Winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship [f]
25. Winner of the 2024 Open Amateur Series [f] [h]
26. Winner of the 2024 African Amateur Championship [f]
27. Medical exemption
Location | Tournament | Date | Spots | Qualifiers | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | Joburg Open | 26 Nov 2023 | 3 | Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt, Dan Bradbury | [3] |
Australia | ISPS Handa Australian Open | 3 Dec 2023 | 3 | Joaquín Niemann, Rikuya Hoshino, Adam Scott | [4] |
Asia | IRS Prima Malaysian Open | 18 Feb 2024 | 3 | David Puig, Wang Jeung-hun, Denwit Boriboonsub | [5] |
United States | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 10 Mar 2024 | 1 | Brendan Todd [i] | [6] [7] |
Japan | Mizuno Open | 26 May 2024 | 3 | Ryosuke Kinoshita, Koh Gun-taek, Yuto Katsuragawa | [8] |
United States | RBC Canadian Open | 2 Jun 2024 | 3 | Ben Griffin, Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes | [9] |
United States | Memorial Tournament | 9 Jun 2024 | 1 | Adam Hadwin | [10] |
South Korea | Kolon Korea Open | 23 Jun 2024 | 2 | ||
Netherlands | KLM Open | 23 Jun 2024 | |||
Italy | Italian Open | 30 Jun 2024 | |||
United States | John Deere Classic | 7 Jul 2024 | |||
Scotland | Genesis Scottish Open | 16 Jul 2024 |
References
72 players [1] [2]; or were there 73/74/75?
Seemingly also played: [3] [4] (field of 69 players [5])
Seemingly also invited/entered: [8]
1. U.S. Open champions
2. U.S. Amateur champions
3. British Open champions
4. British Amateur champions
5. Members of the 1934 Walker Cup teams
6. Members of the 1933 Ryder Cup teams
7. Top 24 players and ties from the 1934 Masters Tournament
8. Five professionals with the best scoring average on the winter circuit
Additional invitations
Not listed in the programme
1. All past winners of the Masters Tournament
2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2020–2024)
3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2020–2024)
4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2020–2024)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2023–2025)
6. The winner of the gold medal at the Olympic Games [a]
7. The winner and runner-up in the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship
8. The winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship
9. The winner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
10. The winner of the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship
11. The winner of the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship
12. The winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2024 Masters Tournament
14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 U.S. Open
15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 Open Championship
16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 PGA Championship
17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2025 Masters Tournament [b]
18. All players who were qualified and eligible for the 2024 Tour Championship
19. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2024
20. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 31, 2025
20. Special invitations
References
This list details the qualification criteria for the 2024 PGA Championship and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified is indicated in parentheses.
1. All past winners of the PGA Championship
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024)
3. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2019–2023)
4. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2018–2023)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
6. The leading three players on the Official World Golf Ranking’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 29, 2024
7. Current Senior PGA Champion
8. The leading 15 players, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2023 PGA Championship
9. The leading 20 players in the 2024 PGA Professional Championship
10. Top 70 from special money list on the PGA Tour from the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson to the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship [1]
11. Playing members of the 2023 Ryder Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 6, 2024
12. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2023 PGA Championship until the start of the championship
13. Top 3 players on the 2024 DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings.
14. Special invitations:
15. If necessary, the field is completed by players in order of PGA Championship points earned (per 10)
Alternates who gained entry (per category 13):
References
1. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2014–2023)
2. The leading ten players, and those tying for tenth place, in the 2023 U.S. Open
3. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Senior Open
4. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur
5. Winners of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur, and the runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur [a]
6. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2020–2024)
7. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2019–2024)
8. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2019–2023)
9. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
10. The winner of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship
11. All players who qualified and were eligible for the 2023 Tour Championship
12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events [b] from the 2023 U.S. Open to the start of the 2024 tournament
13. The top 5 players in the FedEx Cup standings as of May 20 who are not yet exempt
14. The top player on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour full-season points list
15. The top 2 players on the 2023 European Tour rankings who are not yet exempt as of May 20
16. The top player on the 2024 European Tour rankings as of May 20 who is not yet exempt
17. The top 2 point earners from the European Tour "U.S. Open Qualifying Series" [c] who are not otherwise exempt
18. The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship [a]
19. The winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2023 [a]
20. The individual winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship [a]
21. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship [a]
22. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20
23. The leading 60 players on the Official World Golf Ranking if not otherwise exempt as of June 10
24. Special exemptions
References
Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. [1] [2]
1. The Open Champions before 2024, aged 60 or under on 21 July 2024
2. The Open Champions from 2024 onwards, aged 55 or under on 21 July 2024
3. The Open Champions for 2013–2023 [a]
4. Top 10 finishers and ties in the 2023 Open Championship
5. Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for Week 21, 2024
6. Top 30 in the final 2023 Race to Dubai
7. Recent winners of the BMW PGA Championship (2021–2023)
8. Top five players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2024 Race to Dubai through the BMW International Open
9. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2019–2024)
10. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2019–2024)
11. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2018–2024)
12. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)
13. The top 30 players from the 2023 FedEx Cup points list
14. Top five players, not already exempt, within the top 20 of the 2024 FedEx Cup points list through the Travelers Championship
15. Winner of the 2024 Visa Open de Argentina
16. Top 5 players on the Federations Ranking List at the closing date for entries
17. Winner of the 2023 Japan Open Golf Championship
18. Winner of the 2023 Senior Open Championship
19. Winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship [f]
20. Winner of the 2023 U.S. Amateur [f]
21. Winner of the 2024 European Amateur [f]
22. Recipient of the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal [f]
23. Winner of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship [f]
24. Winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship [f]
25. Winner of the 2024 Open Amateur Series [f] [h]
26. Winner of the 2024 African Amateur Championship [f]
27. Medical exemption
Location | Tournament | Date | Spots | Qualifiers | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | Joburg Open | 26 Nov 2023 | 3 | Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt, Dan Bradbury | [3] |
Australia | ISPS Handa Australian Open | 3 Dec 2023 | 3 | Joaquín Niemann, Rikuya Hoshino, Adam Scott | [4] |
Asia | IRS Prima Malaysian Open | 18 Feb 2024 | 3 | David Puig, Wang Jeung-hun, Denwit Boriboonsub | [5] |
United States | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 10 Mar 2024 | 1 | Brendan Todd [i] | [6] [7] |
Japan | Mizuno Open | 26 May 2024 | 3 | Ryosuke Kinoshita, Koh Gun-taek, Yuto Katsuragawa | [8] |
United States | RBC Canadian Open | 2 Jun 2024 | 3 | Ben Griffin, Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes | [9] |
United States | Memorial Tournament | 9 Jun 2024 | 1 | Adam Hadwin | [10] |
South Korea | Kolon Korea Open | 23 Jun 2024 | 2 | ||
Netherlands | KLM Open | 23 Jun 2024 | |||
Italy | Italian Open | 30 Jun 2024 | |||
United States | John Deere Classic | 7 Jul 2024 | |||
Scotland | Genesis Scottish Open | 16 Jul 2024 |
References