While questions linger about the current identity of the PGA Championship, it has various elements that make it unique, one of which is the inclusion of 20 club pros in its field of 156.
There, the likes of winner Jesse Droemer and 2023 PGA Championship hero Michael Block all qualified for the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, thanks to their finishing positions.
But how many of the club pros at the PGA Championship usually make the cut?
Jesse Droemer won the 2026 PGA Professional Championship
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Another element of the PGA Championship that sets it apart from other tournaments is its strength of field, with the Major widely regarded as having the strongest line-up in the game.
Indeed, it is the only one of the four men’s Majors that doesn’t include amateurs, while the top 100 in the world are generally invited to compete each year.
Given the stiff competition, it is not surprising that the number of club pros who typically make it beyond the first two rounds is relatively low.
In the last 10 editions of the PGA Championship, only nine club pros have progressed as far as the weekend, while on four occasions, none made the cut.
The most productive year for the club pros in that period was 2019, when three made the cut at Bethpage Black – Rob Labritz, who finished T60, Ryan Vermeer, who placed T80 and Marty Jertson in 82nd.
Three club pros made the cut in 2019, including Rob Labritz of GlenArbor Golf Club in New York
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The 2024 PGA Championship, at Valhalla, saw two club pros make it beyond 36 holes – Braden Shattuck, who finished 72nd, and Jeremy Wells, who placed 77th.
That left four occasions where one club pro progressed to the weekend. One came in 2017, when Omar Uresti finished T73 at Quail Hollow.
A year later, Ben Kern finished tied for 42nd at Bellerive Country Club, while in 2021, Brad Marek placed 78th at Kiawah…
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