The second men’s Major of 2023 is upon us as up state New York’s Oak Hill Country Club hosts 99 of the world’s top 100 players as they fight it out for the iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
Oak Hill hosts for the third time and first since Jason Dufner won his only Major to date in 2013. The club also hosted the 1995 Ryder Cup, won by Bernard Gallacher’s Europe by 14.5-13.5, as well as three US Opens.
Justin Thomas defends the title he won last year, when he defeated Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff following Mito Pereira’s agonising double bogey on the 72nd hole to lose out after taking a one stroke lead to the final hole.
The Major is wide open with plenty of players set to contend come Sunday evening, including the likes of past winners Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa as well as Scottie Scheffler, who is arguably the most in-form golfer in the world right now.
PGA Championship Key Info
| Course | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York |
| Yardage/Par | 7394 yards/Par 70 |
| Dates | May 18 – 21 |
| Defending champion | Justin Thomas (-5) |
5 Players To Watch This Week
Scottie Scheffler
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- World Ranking: 2
- PGA Tour wins: 6
- PGA Championship starts: 3
- Best PGA Championship finish: T4 (2020)
View Scottie Scheffler What’s in the bag?
The World No.2 enters the PGA Championship on an incredible run of form, which includes two victories (WM Phoenix Open and The Players Championship) and no finishes outside the top-12 in his last 13 starts! Scheffler was T5th at the AT&T Byron Nelson last week so is coming in with confidence as he seeks his second Major title after winning the 2022 Masters.
For the 2022/23 PGA Tour season, the Texan ranks 1st in Strokes Gained off the tee and tee to green, is 1st in greens in regulation and 2nd in Strokes Gained: total. Is there a golfer in better form on the planet? Possibly not.
He has come close to winning the Wanamaker Trophy before, when he played in the final group with Dustin Johnson in 2020 at TPC Harding Park. He ended up T4th that day and followed it up with a T8 in 2021 at Kiawah Island.
Rory McIlroy
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- World Ranking: 3
- PGA Tour wins: 23
- PGA Championship starts: 14
- Best PGA Championship finish: 1st (2012 and 2014)
View Rory McIlroy What’s in the bag?
The two-time PGA Champion comes into this week slightly under the radar, compared to The Masters anyway, after a missed cut at Augusta National and then a T47 at the Wells Fargo Championship in his only start since.
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