Inside the 2026 PGA Championship..Full Field

 PGA Championship : Aronimink GC  Entry List

The second men’s Major Championship of the year is here. This is what you need to know ahead of the 2026 US PGA Championship.

Aronimink Golf Club has played host to three PGA TOUR events: the 2010 and 2011 AT&T National and the 2018 BMW Championship

All eyes on Aronimink

For the first time since 1962, and second time ever, Aronimink Golf Club is hosting one of the four marquee tournaments in men's golf after Gary Player won the US PGA Championship there 64 years ago. 

Founded in 1896 as the Belmont Golf Association, it would take the Aronimink name in 1900 and after two changes of location, moved to its current Newtown Square home, just outside of Philadelphia, in 1928. 

Laid out by Donald Ross, universally regarded as one of golf’s greatest designers, it was considered by the Scotsman himself to be among his finest work. A restoration was completed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2018, aimed at bringing the course back to the original 1928 design, featuring wider fairways through large-scale tree removal, more than 100 additional bunkers, many coming in clusters, 18 new tee boxes and larger greens. 

More recently, in 2025, a new tee was added to the 18th hole, increasing its length to 490 yards. Worth highlighting too is the fact that three of its four par threes measure more than 200 yards.

Opportunity knocks

We have reached week 19 of the 2026 DP World Tour season, and as a Major Championship, there are big gains to be had on the Race to Dubai with a strong performance this week. 

*As with the other three Majors, there are 10,000 points on the Race to Dubai Rankings to be played for, with 1,665 going to the winner assuming they are a DP World Tour member. 

*With the Wanamaker Trophy the ultimate goal for the world's best, a hefty prize purse - which totalled a record-breaking $19 million last year - reported to be $20+ this year is also on offer. 

*Also at stake are exemptions to play in the other three Majors for the next five years, along with lifetime eligibility for the US PGA Championship and a five-year exemption to play on the PGA TOUR and a seven-year membership on the DP World Tour.

Scheffler defends as McIlroy's Major hunt continues

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have won four of the last five and five of the last nine Major Championships between them. 

Such has been their level of consistency, the world's top two players will again be the ones to beat. 

Last year, Scheffler won the US PGA Championship and The Open to become a four-time Major winner, while last month McIlroy held off the American to claim his second Green Jacket in as many years and take his Major title-winning haul to six. 

Victory for Scheffler would see him become the first player to retain the US PGA title since countryman Brooks Koepka in 2018-19. 

For McIlroy, the Northern Irishman has spoken of his motivation to peak for the sport's biggest events and build on his already distinguished CV as a career Grand Slam winner.

Inside the field

Alex Fitzpatrick has made an impressive start to life on the PGA TOUR since winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside his brother Matt

With past US PGA champions earning a lifetime exemption to play in the event, 15 of those take their place in the 156-player field. 

Pádraig Harrington, champion at Oakland Hills in 2008, is among the 29 Major winners teeing it up. 

He is one of 55 DP World Tour members in action, of which 11 are making their Championship debut: Angel Ayora, Dan Brown, Alex Fitzpatrick, Jordan Gumberg, Daniel Hillier, Casey Jarvis, Kota Kaneko, Mikael Lindberg, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier and Jayden Schaper. 

In the case of Ayora, Kaneko, Lindberg and Schaper, that quartet are making their Major bow. Lindberg and Gumberg secured their spots through the Asian Swing, finishing among the top three on those rankings alongside Bernd Wiesberger. 

There are also 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals representing the Corebridge Financial Team, including Michael Block who made headlines with a hole-in-one alongside McIlroy in 2023.

All Rosy at Aronimink?

Not since Australia's Jason Day in 2015 at Whistling Straights has the US PGA been won by someone hailing from outside the United States of America. 

Among those hoping to change that is Justin Rose, who perhaps more than most can fall back on fond memories at Aronimink. 

It was in 2010 that the Englishman won the AT&T National, while in 2018 at the BMW Championship on the PGA TOUR he finished runner-up to Keegan Bradley after a play-off defeat. 

Since surrendering a lead at the turn of the final round to miss out at the Masters by two shots, he has switched to McLaren Golf irons - a project he has been part of building. 

But having won his sole Major to date in the state of Pennsylvania at Merion in 2013, could the popular 45-year-old silence his doubters over his recent equipment change and take home the silverware? 

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Kristoffer Reitan' "dream come true" ...Truist Championship Results /Prize Money, Yellamaraju makes the PGA Championship

   PGA Tour: Truist Championship :  Leaderboard  Results

Sunday afternoon with a $20,000,000 purse on the line, two players fresh off their careers on the DP World Tour who are in America, playing the PGA Tour as a result of the Strategic Alliance between the tours formed in 2023 has come to fruition again.

In 2024 French journeyman Mattieu Pavon was the first, making world headlines with his surprise victory at the Farmers Insurance on Torrey Pines, the first Frenchman to do so

Kristoffer Reitan, of Norway, poses with the trophy after winning the Truist Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (Chris Carlson/AP)

Now long hitting modest Norwegian 69 -15, Kristoffer Reitan, unknown in the US, outlasted England's Alex Fitzpatrick to become the first from his country to win the Truist Championship at venerable Quail Hollow, while Fitzpatrick with one loose swing at the par 17th which cost him a double bogey finished 73 4th -13 $960,000

I don't have words to be honest, this is way more that I expected, for it to come this quickly is unreal, yeah, its a dream come true" 

The"it"Reitan is referring to is a PGA Tour jackpot.  $3,600,000, 2 years exemption, entry all signature events and all majors, T25 owgr

He thanked his parents watching past midnight at home in skiing and soccer mad Norway for "making golf a priority in the family" spending every Christmas in Spain so he could play and practice away from the cold and snow, as he made his way along with Viktor Hovland quietly through their junior ranks.

Another from the DP World Tour, Nicholas Hojgaard T2 68 -13 $1,760,000 with always popular Rickie Fowler 65 -13 T2. $1,760,000 

Tommy Fleetwood continued the European theme T5 -11 $730,000 with South Korean Sunjae Im 70 -1.$730,000

Canadians

Nick Taylor T14  66, 73, 68 68 -7  $360,000

Sudarshan Yellamaraju T19   71, 69 69 70 -5  $242,100

Corey Conners T31  -4 67, 72. 70 72 -3  $114,416

Taylor Pendrith T37  -1 71,71. 70 70 -2 $82,187

Mac Hughes T52 +6 71,75, 73 66 +1  $45,187

For all the scores and prize money click on my Results link

PGA Championship

This week is the 2nd major of the year at Aronimink GC outside Philadelphia where Scott Scheffler is the defending champion.

There are 4 Canadians in the field with current owgr,  Corey Conners #50  Nick Taylor #58 and Taylor Pendrith #86. 

Rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju #105 was 1st alternative, but when Reitan won this week, the Canadian takes his place in the field..

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Yurav Premlall wins by a record 14 shots Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship....Final results

    DP World Tour : Estrella Damm Cataluna Championship Results

The sun is shining as always in Barcelona, Spain, it's 20*c but the wind SW 24km/h is testing the early wave, as they all chase the runaway South African rookie leader by 5 shots, Yurav Premlall 70 64 63 -19.

Canada's Aaron Cockerill who began the week brightly 67 69, slipped out of contention with a 75 Saturday He is struggling this Sunday morning having gone bogey, bogey, double around the turn, now at -2 down 23 places after 11 holes.

His disappointing Saturday 75, just got worse with 6 bogey's and a double Sunday, +4 76 T64 

Click on my leaderboard link above for live scoring..

Bryan Angus

Final EDIT >>>26/05/10

Yurav Premlall stormed to a stunning 14-shot victory as he claimed his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.

South African Premlall started the day with a five-shot lead after shooting a sensational 63 on Saturday, which earned him $50,000 for the Course Record presented by Nexo.

And he soon pulled away from the chasing pack, with six birdies on the front nine handing him a 12-shot lead at the turn.

Further gains on the 12th and 13th stretched his advantage to 14 strokes and raised the prospect of Tiger Woods' 26-year-old record for the largest winning margin on the DP World Tour - 15 shots - being within reach.

A first dropped shot of the day on the 14th made breaking the record seem unlikely but he gave it a good go, finishing with back-to-back birdies to fall one shot short.

His consolation prize was the record winning margin for a maiden title on the DP World Tour, a life-changing first victory at this level and a score of -28 par for the week.

His advantage became 12 shots courtesy of a tap-in birdie on the par-five ninth before his exhibition continued on the back nine with back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th.

That moved him 14 clear of his nearest challenger but a bogey on the 14th brought him back down to earth.

There was more magic to come, though, with a glorious birdie from off the 17th green returning Premlall to -27  before a close-range birdie on the last put the icing on the cake

Premlall's week's work has not only secured him the winner's cheque and a nice payday for breaking the course record, but the 22-year-old also leaps to 26th on the 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings, up from 157th.

Fellow South African Shaun Norris finished alone in second on -14 after his closing 68.

Premlall said in his post-round interview: "No words. I've worked so hard to get into this position and it's so rewarding to finally see the results of it.

"I mean the last eight, nine months have been such a struggle just to build myself onto a platform where I know I could give myself a chance to win and to end up obviously in this position.

"I'm just so grateful so it's a dream come true.

"I'll start with my mum - at least it's a Mother's Day present so happy Mother's Day, mum! And yeah, for my dad we worked so hard to get here.

"There's not much else I can say. I mean my whole team, support structure, all my family. It's so rewarding to stand up on this pedestal and be able to thank everyone for being part of this journey so far."

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Young Fitzpatrick takes center stage.....54 hole results Truist Championship

  PGA Tour: Truist Championship : Tee Times Leaderboard

Let's be honest here, 2 months ago Alex Fitzpatrick was a rank and file grinder on the DP World Tour with a very famous older brother who had done it all, US Open, Ryder Cup hero who hung out with Rory, Rosey, Tommy bathing in the love and respect of the European golf fans.

Alex Fitzpatrick

He had a nice game like so many of his International colleagues, then on March 29 he overcame a 6 shot deficit to win his first DP World Championship, the Hero Indian Open a week after Matt won the Valspar Championship in Florida.

Buoyed by his success, he flew to New Orleans to unite with his parents and Matt, and in dramatic fashion, won the Zurich Classic on April 26th and the change in his life was complete, a million dollar prize, and the coveted PGA Tour card.

Now here is is on Mother's Day with mother Sue, an accomplished golfer herself standing by again as her youngest son leads the $20,000,000 Truist Championship by a shot, 67 68 64 -14.

Some day they will make a movie about the Fitzpatrick brothers.

Norwegian PGA Tour rookie Kristoffer Reitan, in America after qualifying via the DP World Tour is 2nd 66 70 64 -13.

The hottest American golfer, Cam Young, already winner of the Player's Championship in March, and the Cadillac Championship last week, is 3rd, 68 70 63 -12 who said "I'm playing good golf right now, there is nothing cluttering my mind, just play my shots as I see them with confidence, and see what happens"

The combined purses of his last two wins are a whopping $45,000,000, with another $20,000,000 on offer this week, and many more millions at the PGA Championship next week.

Rory had one of his worst rounds on Quail Hollow, a surprising +3 75 to drop out of contention.

Canadians

Nick Taylor T17 -6 66, 73, 68

Corey Conners T20  -4 67, 72. 70

Sudarshan Yellamaraju T20  -4 71, 69 69

Taylor Pendrith T37  -1 71,71. 70

Mac Hughes T68 +6 71,75, 73

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Cockerill slips to 75, Rookie Yurav Premlall surges 5 shot lead... 54 hole results.

      DP World Tour : Estrella Damm Cataluna Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Rounds of  67 69 finds Aaron Cockerill T8 at -8 as the only Canadian on this DP World Tour looks for his 1st victory, or to at least kick start his year and improve on his #132 in the Race to Dubai standings 

EDIT 11am est >>

Aaron just wrapped up his round in the rain He had lots of TV time because his group were in contention, sadly he wasn't after a wild drive on the 8th following 7 straight pars, cost him a double bogey 6.

More pars after the turn on 10-13 his first birdie came at 14, with a chance now to salvage his round. However a wild drive right at 15 and another at 17 led to bogeys and a final +3 75 T38 -5 and a loss of 32 places, moving in the wrong direction.

Meanwhile the leader after 54 holes, a young South African having the week of his life Yurav Premlall 70 64 63 -19 to lead what was a bunched field, by 5 shots heading into Sunday

Bryan

Final EDIT >>>>>

Yurav Premlall took a stranglehold on the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship as a stunning third-round 63 earned him a five-shot lead - and potentially a significant extra bonus.

The South African's ten birdies, with just a solitary bogey, took him clear of the field on -19 and left him in position to scoop the $50,000 prize on offer for the Course Record presented by Nexo.

Playing partner and 36-hole co-leader Stefano Mazzoli was his nearest challenger at -14  as the day belonged to Premlall.

The World Number 598, seeking his first DP World Tour win, said: "It's a bit of a blur to be honest - I mean, that's generally what people say when a round like that comes around once in a while."

"It was really nice, the last few days have been really solid golf tee to green as well, maybe not so good off the tee, but the putter has got hot over the last two days which I have been waiting for. My team, my dad have all put in a big effort to get me into this place, so it is just really rewarding to see it come through.

"My coach gave me a drill to do that we have stuck to and you know, it's all with feel for the putter, so I am glad that work has come through over the last few days."

South Africa's JC Ritchie sat third on -12  after finishing with three straight birdies to shoot 69. Bjerregaard and David Law were both a shot further back at -11

Kiradech Aphibarnrat birdied the 18th for the third straight day as he followed Friday's 66 with a 67. The Thai, who was joined at -10 by Ricardo Gouveia and Shaun Norris, has not dropped a shot in his last 38 holes.

Lindell made the most of Moving Day with -7 65 to reach -9 for the week. The Finn opened with two birdies and had five in a row from the eighth and though he dropped his only shot of the day at the short 13th, he birdied the 16th where he had made bogey on each of the first two days.

He was level with Dan Bradbury, Alejandro Del Rey, Eugenio Chacarra and the in-form Bernd Wiesberger for ninth place after 54 holes.

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Conners/Taylor lead Canadians, Rory in contention... Full 36 hole results, SATURDAY tee times

      PGA Tour: Truist Championship : Tee Times Leaderboard

Current :  Round 2 completed,  click on my Leaderboard for live scoring  2605/08 5.30 est

Canadians 

LeadersNick Taylor T17 -3 66 73

Corey Conners T17  -3 67, 72

Sudarshan Yellamaraju T24  -2 71, 69

Taylor Pendrith T34 E 71,71

Mac Hughes 67th  +4 71,75

Sungjae Im 1st  -9 64 69  Battling a wrist injury the South Korean star is finally healthy, his 64, 69 -9, despite what he called a poor putting day has him in contention for his first win since 2021

Tommy Fleetwood  2nd  -8 67 67  Scored well without having his best stuff. " Just a nice reminder that it will come good at some point if you keep doing the right things"

Alex Fitzpatrick T3 - 7 67 68   One of this young year's best stories, he is still glowing with his newly minted PGA Tour card won with his star brother Matt at the Zurich two weeks ago

Justin Thomas T3 -7 67 68

 Rory Mcllroy T9 -5  70, 67  Rory was at -1 when he made the turn, not much happening with his game, more steady pars. However he made birdies and 10,11 and his momentum changed, with more at 13,15 and 16, he was hitting greens in regulation (14) with accurate iron play he shot 32, despite a cruel lip out on the 18th for the 67 -5 total 4 shots of Im's lead

" It was a good day to get myself back in the hunt, now I feel like I have a good chance on the weekend. I've played just one tournament in seven weeks, for me at least, playing with a scorecard in hand is always different than on the practice range"

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Two atop Estrella Damm, Cockerill T8 ....36 hole results, Saturday TEE TIMES

      DP World Tour : Estrella Damm Cataluna Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Aaron Cockerill has picked up where he left off with his opening -5 67, this morning at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship with 5 birdies T1 at -9 thru 12 holes.

Bogey's at 13, 14 stalled his round, however re bounced back with solid pars 15-17 then with a stunning 235yd  2nd at the par 5 18th to 3', he missed the eagle 3, tapped in for birdie 4.

His 67 69 finds him T6 at -8.  

FYI <>> Estrella Damm is the flagship beer of the Barcelona brewing company...

Bryan Angus 26/05/08 1130am est.

Final EDIT >>> 26 /05/08  2pm

Stefano Mazzoli and Lucas Bjerregaard both credited a different approach to their individual games as they head into the weekend tied at the top of the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship leaderboard on -11

While he’s yet to crack the top 20 on Tour it was rookie Mazzoli, who secured promotion to the DP World Tour by a top eight finish on the 2025 Road to Mallorca Rankings, that set the early target on Friday with a bogey free 67.

Having opened with a 66, the Italian made a quick start to the second round with back-to-back birdies from the first before converting an impressive approach to the fifth hole for a third gain of the day.

What followed was a remarkable run of 11 straight pars before a birdie-birdie finish led him to set the pace, nearly chipping in for eagle at the last as the rest of the field endeavoured to catch him.

Great news considering Mazzoli has missed seven of his last nine cuts !

“I am pretty pleased with how I played today, and yesterday, I am really relieved in how I was able to keep calm on the course and control myself,” he said after his round.

“I wasn’t really able to do that the past few weeks and that was how you step up and the most important thing for me.

Lucas Bjerregaard was also quick to credit a different mental approach as he matched Mazzoli with his own final hole birdie to cap off a second round 67.

Playing in just his third DP World Tour event of the season the two time DP World Tour winner, who finished 145th on last year’s Race to Dubai Rankings, has admittedly struggled over the past few years but looked fairly comfortable as he chased down the lead on day two and  a birdie on the final hole of his round helped him to match Mazzoli and take a share of the 36-hole lead.

Reflecting on his round and his general approach to this year, Bjerregaard said he was trying to take the pressure off himself as he searches for his first win since the 2018 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. "I'm trying to take a little different approach to it this year and take it a little more as it comes."

A shot behind the pair at the top is South African Yurav Premlall, who carded the lowest round of his DP World Tour career with an eight-under-par 64 to head into the weekend on -10. 

"There was a couple of stressful situations I put myself in, but other than that, I gave myself a lot of good looks and putted nicely and took advantage of the chances I had. So yeah, it's nice. It's been a while since I've been on top of the leaderboard, but yeah, that's always nice.

JC Ritchie, who also carded a second-round 64, lies a shot further back on -9 alongside Ricardo Gouveia.

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