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PGA Championship 2023 - Oak Hill Country Club Hosts the 105th event

PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club

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Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, hosts the 105th PGA Championship as Justin Thomas defends the iconic Wanamaker Trophy he won last year at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

JT edged out Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff last May following Mito Pereira’s agonising double bogey on the final hole after taking a one stroke lead to the 18th. The redesigned East Course last hosted the PGA Championship in 2013, when Jason Dufner triumphed by two strokes over Jim Furyk

Other PGA Champions here include Jack Nicklaus in 1980 and Shaun Micheel in 2003. Oak Hill has also played host to three US Opens and the 1995 Ryder Cup, which was closely fought and eventually won 14.5-13.5 by Bernard Gallacher’s Team Europe. The Wanamaker Trophy is set to be closely fought for this week as the likes of world numbers one, two and three Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are all highly fancied. 

LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, both two-time PGA Champions, are on a high after their T2nd-place finishes at The Masters, while last week’s LIV Golf Tulsa winner and two-time Major champion Dustin Johnson is back in form.

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Future PGA Championship Venues

  • 2024 Valhalla Golf Club
  • 2025 Quail Hollow Club
  • 2026 Aronimink Golf Club
  • 2027 Fields Ranch East PGA Frisco
  • 2028 The Olympic Club
  • 2029 Baltusrul Golf Club
  • 2031 Congressional Country Club
  • 2034 Fields Ranch East PGA Frisco

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are LIV golfers playing in the PGA Championship?

LIV Golfers can qualify via the following criteria:

1. All former winners of the PGA Championship

2. Winners of the last five Masters (2019-23)

3. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2018-22)

4. Winners of the last five Open Championships (2017-22). 

5. Winners of the last three THE PLAYERS Championships (2021-23)

6. The top three on the OWGR’s International Federation Ranking List as of April 24, 2023.

7. Winner of 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

8. The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2022 PGA Championship

9. The top 20 finishers from the 2023 PGA Professional Championship.

10. The top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023).

11. Playing members of the last named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2021), provided they remain in the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 7, 2023.

12. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments whose victories are considered official, from the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson.

13. If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 players who are eligible and who have earned the most PGA Championship points from the 2022 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 7, 2023) in order of their position on such a list.

When and where is the 2023 PGA Championship?

The 2023 PGA Championship is being played at Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY over the 18-21 May 2023.

Who is favored to win the 2023 PGA Championship?

According to oddschecker.com the following players are favourties to win:

Jon Rahm 8/1
Scottie Scheffler 8/1
Rory McIlroy 14/1
Xander Schauffele 16/1

Has Rickie Fowler Qualified for the PGA Championship 2023?

What is the format for the PGA Championship?

The format of the PGA Championship is 72 hole strokeplay, there is a cut at 36 holes. If the is a tie after 72 holes then there will be a 3-hole aggregate play-off – if there is still a tie then there will be sudden death play-off holes until the winner can be decided.

What is a 3-hole aggregate play-off?

This is when two (or more) players play over three holes and the stroke play score is added up over the holes. The player with the lowest cumulative score over the three holes is crowned the winner. If the scores are still tied then the winner will be decided over a sudden-death playoff - one hole at a time until the players can be split.

What is the sudden-death playoff in golf?

If the scores are still tied then the winner will be decided over a sudden-death playoff - one hole at a time until the players can be split. If a player 1 shoots 4 and player 2 shoots 5 - player 1 will be the winner. If both players score the same then another hole will be played until they can be split.

Who won the 2022 PGA Championship?

Justin Thomas won the 2022 PGA Championship - he beat Will Zalatoris over a play-off.

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How many times has the PGA Championship been played at Oak Hill?

2023 will be the 4th time the PGA Championship has been played at Oak Hill Country Club. The three previous times were in 1980 - Jack Nicklaus won. 2003 - Shaun Micheel won. 2012 - Jason Dufner won.

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