2019 PGA Championship

The 2019 PGA Championship is the forthcoming 98th PGA Championship that will take place from July 28–31 at Baltusrol Golf Club on the Lower Course in Springfield Township, New Jersey. This will be the second PGA Championship at Baltusrol, which previously hosted in 2005.

The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.

1. All former PGA Champions

Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (9), Mark Brooks, John Daly, Jason Day (6,10), Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer (2,6,9), Davis Love III (10), Rory McIlroy (4,9), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (4,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms,Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun

The following former champions are not expected to compete: Paul Azinger, Jack Burke, Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Don January,John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins
2. Last five U.S. Open Champions

Justin Rose (6,9), Webb Simpson (9), Jordan Spieth (3,6,9,10), June 19

3. Last five Masters Champions

Adam Scott, Bubba Watson (9), April 10

4. Last five Open Champions

Ernie Els, Zach Johnson (9), July 17

5. Current Senior PGA Champion

May 29

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2016 PGA Championship

George Coetzee, Tony Finau, Branden Grace, Russell Henley, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar (9), Anirban Lahiri, David Lingmerth, Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Robert Streb

7. 20 low scorers in the 2019 PGA Professional National Championship

June 29

8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2019 Open Championship and Barbasol Championship

July 17

9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 24, 2019)

Thomas Bjørn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Rickie Fowler (10), Jim Furyk, Stephen Gallacher, Sergio García,Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, Henrik Stenson, Jimmy Walker, Lee Westwood (July 24)

10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2016 PGA Championship

Emiliano Grillo, Smylie Kaufman, Justin Thomas (through the CIMB Classic), July 24

11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).

July 17

12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above

July 17