PGA Championship
May 16th – 19th, 2019
Bethpage State Park (Black Course)
Bethpage, N.Y.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,459
Purse: $11 million (last year)
with $1.98 million (last year) to the winner
Defending Champion:
Brooks Koepka
This week’s field includes:
As of this minute when I write this on Monday afternoon, the field includes 102 of the top 102 in the latest Official World Rankings. The field features 34 major champions, 69 international players representing 27 countries, and 12 players who have been ranked No. 1 in the world.
But the most amazing stat is that for the first time ever (barring something bad happening to a player) there is a possibility that the top-100 ranked players will tee off on Thursday. Of all the majors, the PGA which doesn’t have the same qualifying like the U.S. Open and the British Open and has historically had fields of 156, something the Masters doesn’t have is the one event, (possibly the Players Championship could do the same) that can get every one of the top-100 players. They go through the effort in asking the top-110 of the rankings to play. But in the two weeks that happens someone who was out of the top-110 could slip into the top-100. But as of this moment, there is still the 100 top ranked players in the field. Looking through the history of the world rankings we have seen 99 of the top-100 in the field and they are all PGA Championships in 2002, 2012 and 2013.
UPDATE: With Justin Thomas withdrawing late Monday that means there won’t be any top-100 in the field at least for this week
The field includes all 25 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2019 are in the field.
The field includes 25 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list.
The field includes 16 past champions: Brooks Koepka (2018), Justin Thomas (2017), Jimmy Walker (2016), Jason Day (2015), Rory McIlroy (2014 & ’12), Jason Dufner (2013), Keegan Bradley (2011), Martin Kaymer (2010), Y.E. Yang (2009), Padraig Harrington (2008), Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, ’06 & ’07), Phil Mickelson (2005), Vijay Singh (2004 & 1998), Shaun Micheel (2003), Rick Beem (2002) and John Daly (1991).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the PGA Championship field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the PGA Championship field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the PGA Championship field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the PGA Championship
Player | Byron Nelson | British Masters | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacan | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Honda Classic |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooks Koepka (271.33 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T2 (133.33) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
Tommy Fleetwood (263.33 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
T25 (16.67) |
T36 (18.67) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
T3 (30) |
DNP |
Jon Rahm (244 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T9 (60) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
T12 (19) |
DNP | DNP |
Sergio Garcia (230.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
T22 (14) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
Tiger Woods (221 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (10) |
DNP | DNP |
Matt Kuchar (216 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T12 (50.67) |
T7 (36.67) |
2 (50) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (212.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T41 (6) |
T21 (38.67) |
DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
T22 (14) |
T23 (9) |
DNP |
Dustin Johnson (208 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
T2 (133.33) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
T5 (35) |
DNP | DNP |
Rickie Fowler (200.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (60) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
T40 (3.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
Rory McIlroy (197.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (38.67) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
T6 (20) |
DNP |
Scott Piercy (193.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Joel Dahmen (186.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
T18 (32) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
T30 (6.67) |
T12 (19) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Francesco Molinari (175.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T5 (93.33) |
DNP | 3 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
Win (44) |
DNP |
Ryan Palmer (168.67 pts) |
T43 (7) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
T28 (14.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
Eddie Pepperell (167.67 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (45) |
57 (0) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (166.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
T5 (93.33) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (17) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Jason Kokrak (150.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 69 (0) |
T22 (28) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T47 (1.5) |
T10 (13.33) |
T9 (15) |
Sung Kang (149.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T47 (1.5) |
T6 (20) |
T51 (0) |
Ian Poulter (147.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T10 (26.67) |
T12 (50.67) |
DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T23 (9) |
DNP |
Charley Hoffman (145.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T45 (3.33) |
T29 (28) |
2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Xander Schauffele (141.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
T2 (133.33) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Henrik Stenson (139.83 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | T36 (18.67) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
CUT (-5) |
T17 (11) |
DNP |
Max Homa (134 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
Jason Day (129.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T24 (26) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (93.33) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T8 (25) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP |
Paul Casey (128.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | Win (44) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Jhonattan Vegas (126.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (50) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T3 (45) |
T23 (9) |
T16 (11.33) |
Matt Wallace (125 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (10) |
T6 (20) |
T20 (10) |
Justin Rose (124.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (25) |
T63 (0) |
DNP |
Keith Mitchell (123.17 pts) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T43 (9.33) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
T6 (20) |
Win (44) |
Patrick Cantlay (118 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T3 (60) |
T9 (60) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Lucas Glover (115.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (19) |
T18 (32) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-5) |
T10 (13.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
Graeme McDowell (115.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
T48 (1.33) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
T46 (1.33) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
82 (0) |
Sungjae Im (115.33 pts) |
83 (0) |
DNP | T31 (19) |
T37 (13) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
CUT (-5) |
T3 (30) |
T51 (0) |
Hideki Matsuyama (113.67 pts) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (24) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (25) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Justin Harding (111.83 pts) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (18) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T12 (50.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the PGA Championship
Player | Byron Nelson | British Masters | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacan | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer | Honda Classic |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kim (-51.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Danny Willett (-35.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Cameron Champ (-32.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-2.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Cameron Smith (-20 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Chesson Hadley (-17.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T17 (11) |
T20 (10) |
Martin Trainer (-17.17 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T41 (4.5) |
T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Harold Varner III (-17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T51 (0) |
Shugo Imahira (-13.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adam Long (-11.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T79 (0) |
T10 (13.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Ryan Fox (-10 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the PGA Championship
Best Bets:
Brooks Koepka
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T13 | T4 | 5 | T15 | T70 |
I really like him a lot this week, he is playing well and this is a course he can attack and play well on.
Dustin Johnson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T27 | T13 | CUT | 7 | T8 | T48 | CUT | T5 | T10 |
Lot’s of things work in his favor, the poa greens are what he likes, he is a good tee to green player and will be able to overpower Bethpage.
Rory McIlroy
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T50 | T22 | CUT | 17 | Win | T8 | Win | T64 | T3 | T3 |
Another who will overpower Bethpage, have to think the slow Poa greens will work in his favor.
Best of the rest:
Tiger Woods
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT | CUT | T40 | T11 | CUT | T28 | 2 | Win |
He will play well but not win. The course is too difficult for him, yes the greens will help just don’t think his game will be long enough. Still, he will give us a top-ten finish this week.
Tony Finau
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | T44 | CUT | 10 |
Guy will overpower the course and with the slow, flat greens play up his alley.
Xander Schauffele
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T35 | CUT |
The greens will be great for him, he also is great from tee to green.
Sergio Garcia
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | 54 | T35 | T61 | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | T2 | WD |
Has had lot’s of success at Bethpage, look for him to have a great week.
Patrick Cantlay
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T27 | T33 |
Guy is ready to win again and it could happen at this course. Bethpage Black is well suited for his game.
Solid contenders
Francesco Molinari
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T2 | T22 | 54 | T58 | T33 | T54 | T34 | T33 | T10 |
Guy is still playing like a champ, after what he did at the Masters have to think he is one of the top-players in golf.
Jon Rahm
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T58 |
He too is good from tee to green and will be able to overpower the course. Also a good scrambler he is perfect for Bethpage.
Justin Rose
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T19 | CUT | T22 | 4 | T24 | T33 | T3 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T9 | T12 |
Not totally sold on him at Bethpage, still he is a good shotmaker and could do ok but I don’t it.
Rickie Fowler
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T5 | T33 | 30 | T3 | T19 | CUT | T51 | T58 |
Another major, another chance for Rickie to finally win one. His the advantage from tee to green.
Jordan Spieth
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T28 | T13 | 2 | CUT | CUT |
This course is a great place for him to break out of his slump, it’s very forgiving for a player like Jordan.
Long shots that could come through:
Phil Mickelson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T33 | 18 | 2 | T72 | T36 | T19 | T12 | 73 | T7 | T32 |
You never know what he will do next, has played well at Bethpage we just don’t know which Phil will show up on Thursday.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | CUT | T49 | CUT | 73 | T29 | CUT |
Guy has been great for the last three years, only a matter of time before he goes crazy over her and win a lot.
Si Woo Kim
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | WD | CUT |
Guy is very under-rated, he can win on tough courses and is game is coming around.
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