LIV Golf member Dustin Johnson will participate in next week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlote, N.C., according to the list of participants that was revealed Tuesday.
Johnson is a two-time major winner, coming out on top in the 2016 U.S. Open and the 2020 Masters Tournament. His Masters win allowed him to participate in the next five PGA Championships regardless of qualification status, but that exemption ended last year.
Johnson’s inclusion in the field means he received a special exemption from the PGA of America, which oversees the event. Johnson’s best PGA finish was second place in both 2019 and 2020.
Johnson, 40, has finished in the top 10 of two LIV events this season, but missed the cut at the Masters in April. He was a 24-time winner on the PGA Tour before adding three more titles since joining the LIV circuit.
Other LIV Golf members who were listed in the field include Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed and Cameron Smith.
Xander Schauffele is the defending PGA Championship winner, after he came out on top in the season’s second major at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Schauffele is in the field along with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters last month.
One open spot in the field remains for the winner of this week’s Myrtle Beach Classic.
–Field Level Media
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