US PGA Championship 2021: Who is in the field?

Last updated: 17 May 2021

The US PGA Championship boasts one of the strongest fields in golf.

Can Hideki Matsuyama follow up his Masters victory with a win at the US PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy arrives at Kiawah Island off the back of a victory and looking to repeat his 2012 US PGA Championship victory.

Jordan Spieth, pictured here after winning The Open in 2017, can complete the Career Grand Slam with victory at the US PGA Championship.

Tyrrell Hatton has won some big titles in the last 18 months - can he add his first Major at the US PGA Championship.

Which golfers will play in the US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course?

The 103rd US PGA Championship takes place at Kiawah Island in South Carolina this week (May 20-23), with Collin Morikawa out to defend the maiden Major golf title he won at TPC Harding Park last August.

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The second men's Major of the year arguably boasts the best field of the year and who will win is anyone's guess! Let's take a closer look at the contenders for the Wanamaker Trophy and find out how they qualified for the 103rd US PGA Championship..

(Parentheses denote other eligibility criteria by which players could have otherwise qualified)

1. All past winners of the US PGA Championship

Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (8), John Daly, Jason Day (6,8), Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka (3,8,9,10), Rory McIlroy (5,8,9,10), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa (6,8,10), Vijay Singh, Justin Thomas (5,8,9,10), Jimmy Walker, Yang Yong-eun

Former champions who had not entered as of May 12, 2021: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Don January, Davis Love III, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, David Toms, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins, Tiger Woods.

2. Winners of the Masters Tournament (2017-2021)

Sergio García (8,9,10), Dustin Johnson (3,6,8,9,10), Hideki Matsuyama (8), Patrick Reed (6,8,9,10)

3. Winners of the US Open (2016-2020)

Bryson DeChambeau (8,9,10), Gary Woodland

Jordan Spieth, pictured here after winning The Open in 2017, can complete the Career Grand Slam with victory at the US PGA Championship.

4. Winners of The Open Championship (2015-2019)

Zach Johnson, Shane Lowry (8), Francesco Molinari, Jordan Spieth (8,9,10), Henrik Stenson

5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2019-2021)

6. The leading 15 players, and ties, in the 2020 PGA Championship

Daniel Berger (8,10), Paul Casey (8,9), Cameron Champ, Joel Dahmen (8,10), Tony Finau (8,9), Kim Si-woo (8,10), Jon Rahm (8,9,10), Justin Rose (9), Xander Schauffele (8), Scottie Scheffler (8), Matthew Wolff (8)

7. The leading 20 players in the 2021 PGA Professional Championship

Danny Balin, Peter Ballo, Alex Beach, Frank Bensel Jr., Tyler Collet, Ben Cook, Mark Geddes, Larkin Gross, Derek Holmes, Greg Koch, Rob Labritz, Brad Marek, Tim Pearce, Ben Polland, Patrick Rada, Sonny Skinner, Stuart Smith, Joe Summerhays, Omar Uresti, Brett Walker

Tyrrell Hatton has won some big titles in the last 18 months - can he add his first Major at the US PGA Championship.

8. The 70 leading PGA Championship Points earners from the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (and Barracuda Championship) through the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship (May 9, 2021)

Abraham Ancer, Sam Burns (10), Patrick Cantlay (10), Stewart Cink (10), Corey Conners, Harris English (10), Matthew Fitzpatrick, Lanto Griffin, Emiliano Grillo, Talor Gooch, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton (9), Russell Henley, Jim Herman (10), Charley Hoffman, Max Homa (10), Billy Horschel (10), Viktor Hovland (10), Mackenzie Hughes, Im Sung-jae, Matt Jones (10), Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Jason Kokrak (10), Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird (10), Marc Leishman (10), Adam Long, Peter Malnati, Maverick McNealy, Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na (10), Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen, Carlos Ortiz (10), Ryan Palmer, Webb Simpson (9), Cameron Smith (10), Brendan Steele, Robert Streb (10), Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Bubba Watson (9), Richy Werenski, Lee Westwood, Aaron Wise, Will Zalatoris

Ian Poulter qualifies for the US PGA Championship as a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup team. Can he win his first Major?

9. Playing members of the 2018 Ryder Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 9, 2021

Tommy Fleetwood, Ian Poulter

10. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2020 Wyndham Championship until the start of the championship

Brian Gay, Branden Grace, Hudson Swafford

11. PGA of America invitees

An Byeong-hun, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dean Burmester, John Catlin, George Coetzee, Cameron Davis, Thomas Detry, Rickie Fowler, Dylan Frittelli, Adam Hadwin, Lucas Herbert, Garrick Higgo, Harry Higgs, Rasmus Højgaard, Sam Horsfield, Rikuya Hoshino, Jazz Janewattananond, Takumi Kanaya, Chan Kim, Kurt Kitayama, Tom Lewis, Robert MacIntyre, Denny McCarthy, Alex Norén, Victor Perez, Thomas Pieters, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai, Chez Reavie, Antoine Rozner, Kalle Samooja, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Jason Scrivener, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker.

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The US PGA Championship boasts one of the strongest fields in golf.
Ian Poulter qualifies for the US PGA Championship as a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup team. Can he win his first Major?
Can Hideki Matsuyama follow up his Masters victory with a win at the US PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy arrives at Kiawah Island off the back of a victory and looking to repeat his 2012 US PGA Championship victory.
Jordan Spieth, pictured here after winning The Open in 2017, can complete the Career Grand Slam with victory at the US PGA Championship.
Tyrrell Hatton has won some big titles in the last 18 months - can he add his first Major at the US PGA Championship.