PGA Championship qualification criteria: How do golfers qualify for the tournament?
The 2025 PGA Championship gets under way at Quail Hollow Club on May 15 with golf’s best ready to compete in Charlotte, NC.
The PGA Championship returns to North Carolina this week. Quail Hollow Club will be the stage for the tournament from Thursday, May 15, to Sunday, May 18, 2025. The PGA Championship was held here in 2017, which was won by Justin Thomas.
The PGA of America believed that the club could provide a challenge to the best players in the world again in 2025 and the players are excited to be back, despite some criticismn from golf pundits and a few players.
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PGA Championship qualification criteria
To be eligible for the PGA Championship, golfers must meet specific criteria, which may change yearly and allow exceptions in exceptional circumstances.
Winning the tournament in the past five years or any other three major championships during the same period qualifies a golfer for the tournament.
Similarly, securing victory in any of the PGA Tour’s flagship events, such as The Players Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Arnold Palmer Invitational, and Genesis Invitational, within the past year is also valid. A golfer can also earn a spot by winning any PGA Tour event between the previous year’s PGA Championship and the current year’s event.
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Alternatively, finishing in the top 70 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings from the previous season, finishing in the top 20 in last year’s PGA Championship, finishing in the top 30 of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals (for players who didn’t qualify for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs), allowing for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship, or being selected by the PGA of America as a special exemption also qualifies a golfer.
Club professionals can secure a spot in the PGA Championship by finishing in the top 20 of the PGA Professional Championship, as is the case again this year for Michael Block. or by being selected by the PGA of America as a special exemption. It’s important to note that these qualification criteria change each year, and exceptions can be made for exceptional circumstances.
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