The PGA Championship returns for its 108th edition, bringing the second major of the year and golf’s most exclusive tournament back to historic grounds. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 PGA Championship, from dates and location to favorites and how to watch.
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When is the 2026 PGA Championship?
The 2026 PGA Championship tees off on Thursday, May 14 and runs through Sunday, May 17. This four-day tournament will showcase the world’s best professional golfers competing for one of the sport’s most prestigious titles.
Where will the 2026 PGA Championship Be Held?
The 2026 PGA Championship will return to Aronimink Golf Club in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, for the first time since 1962. This historic venue will host the tournament’s 108th edition, bringing major championship golf back to the Philadelphia area.
Where will the PGA Championship be over the next 5 years?
After playing at Aronimink Golf Club, the PGA Championship will make stops at the following courses over the next five years:
- 2027: PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas
- 2028: The Olympic Club, Lake Course, San Francisco, California
- 2029: Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course, Springfield, New Jersey
- 2030: Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
- 2031: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
What Channel is the 2026 PGA Championship On?
Even if you can’t make it out to the greens of Aronimink Golf Club in person, you don’t need to be in Newton Square, Pennsylvania to see every drive, putt and birdie of the 2026 PGA Championship tournament. In fact, even if you were in Newton Square, you wouldn’t be able to see every putt like you can with DIRECTV.
Here’s where you can watch the whole tournament:
- ESPN – Channel 206
- CBS (Check local channel listings)
- The Golf Channel – Channel 218HD
- Paramount+
Comprehensive coverage of the PGA Championship will air across these channels, and they’re all accessible via DIRECTV.
2026 PGA Championship Full Schedule
Here is the full, day-by-day schedule of the PGA Championship.
| Day | Time | Event | Watch |
| Thursday, May 14 | 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Round 1 | ESPN Unlimited |
| 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Round 1 | ESPN | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Round 1 | ESPN2 | |
| 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Channel | |
| Friday, May 15 | 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Round 2 | ESPN Unlimited |
| 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Round 2 | ESPN | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Round 2 | ESPN2 | |
| 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Channel | |
| Saturday, May 16 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Round 3 | ESPN Unlimited |
| 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Round 3 | ESPN | |
| 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Round 3 | CBS | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Channel | |
| Sunday, May 17 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Final Round | ESPN Unlimited |
| 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Final Round | ESPN | |
| 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Final Round | CBS | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Channel |
How Do Players Qualify for the PGA Championship?
The PGA Championship is exclusively for professional golfers. To be designated as a professional golfer and qualify for the tournament, players must meet specific criteria. They must have:
- Won a past PGA Championship
- Won one of the last five Masters tournaments
- Won one of the last five U.S. Open tournaments
- Won one of the last five Open Championships
- Won one of the last three The Players Championships
- Rank in the top 3 on the International Federation Official World Golf Ranking List
- Won the previous year’s Senior PGA Championship
- Finish in the top 15 in the 2025 PGA Championship
- Finish in the top 20 in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship
- Be in the top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points since the 2025 PGA Championship
- Be a playing member of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams, provided that the player remains within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings until a few weeks before the tournament
- Won a PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournament
- Finish in the top 3 of the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings
- Players from beyond the top 70 players who are eligible and who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge through the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, in order of their position on such list, shall be added to backfill and complete the field
- The PGA of America can invite additional players not included in the categories listed above at its discretion to fill out the field
Who is playing in the 2026 PGA Championship?
The PGA Championship field is set with 154 players. Among the players are 15 PGA Champions and 29 Major Champions.
| Ludvig Åberg | Angel Ayora |
| Derek Berg | Daniel Berger |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | Akshay Bhatia |
| Francisco Bide | Chandler Blanchet |
| Michael Block | Keegan Bradley |
| Michael Brennan | Jacob Bridgeman |
| Daniel Brown | Sam Burns |
| Brian Campbell | Patrick Cantlay |
| Ricky Castillo | Bud Cauley |
| Stewart Cink | Wyndham Clark |
| Tyler Collet | Corey Conners |
| Pierceson Coody | Jason Day |
| Bryson DeChambeau | Thomas Detry |
| Luke Donald | Jesse Droemer |
| Jason Dufner | Nico Echavarria |
| Harris English | Bryce Fisher |
| Steven Fisk | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | Tommy Fleetwood |
| Ryan Fox | Rickie Fowler |
| Chris Gabriele | Mark Geddes |
| Ryan Gerard | Lucas Glover |
| Chris Gotterup | Ben Griffin |
| Emiliano Grillo | Max Greyserman |
| Jordan Gumberg | Harry Hall |
| Brian Harman | Pádraig Harrington |
| Tyrrell Hatton | Zach Haynes |
| Russell Henley | Kazuki Higa |
| Garrick Higgo | Joe Highsmith |
| Daniel Hillier | Ryo Hisatsune |
| Rico Hoey | Nicolai Højgaard |
| Rasmus Højgaard | Ian Holt |
| Max Homa | Billy Horschel |
| Viktor Hovland | Austin Hurt |
| Sungjae Im | Stephan Jaeger |
| Casey Jarvis | Dustin Johnson |
| Jared Jones | Kota Kaneko |
| Michael Katrude | Martin Kaymer |
| John Keefer | Ben Kern |
| Michael Kim | Si Woo Kim |
| Chris Kirk | Kurt Kitayama |
| Jake Knapp | Brooks Koepka |
| Min Woo Lee | Ryan Lenahan |
| Haotong Li | Mikael Lindberg |
| David Lipsky | Shane Lowry |
| Robert MacIntyre | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Denny McCarthy | Matt McCarty |
| Paul McClure | Max McGreevy |
| Rory McIlroy | Tom McKibbin |
| Maverick McNealy | Shaun Micheel |
| Keith Mitchell | Collin Morikawa |
| William Mouw | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen |
| Joaquin Niemann | Alex Noren |
| Andrew Novak | John Parry |
| Taylor Pendrith | Marco Penge |
| Ben Polland | J.T. Poston |
| Aldrich Potgieter | David Puig |
| Andrew Putnam | Jon Rahm |
| Aaron Rai | Patrick Reed |
| Kristoffer Reitan | Davis Riley |
| Patrick Rodgers | Justin Rose |
| Adrien Saddier | Garrett Sapp |
| Jayden Schaper | Xander Schauffele |
| Scottie Scheffler | Adam Schenk |
| Matti Schmid | Adam Scott |
| Braden Shattuck | Alex Smalley |
| Cameron Smith | Jordan Smith |
| Austin Smotherman | Elvis Smylie |
| Travis Smyth | J.J. Spaun |
| Jordan Spieth | Sam Stevens |
| Sepp Straka | Andy Sullivan |
| Nick Taylor | Sahith Theegala |
| Justin Thomas | Michael Thorbjornsen |
| Sami Välimäki | Jhonattan Vegas |
| Ryan Vermeer | Jimmy Walker |
| Matt Wallace | Bernd Wiesberger |
| Timothy Wiseman | Gary Woodland |
| Y.E. Yang | Cameron Young |
Who are the favorites in the 2026 PGA Championship?
Several elite golfers enter the 2026 PGA Championship as early favorites: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young and Xander Schauffele.
Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler is looking for his second straight PGA Championship and his fifth major title. The world’s number one player has been a sensation since joining the tour, earning recognition as the best golfer at the ESPYs for three straight years and PGA Tour Player of the Year for four straight years.
Rory McIlroy
McIlroy is fresh off completing a repeat championship at the Masters and will be seeking his first PGA Championship since 2014. Last year, McIlroy finished well below the line, tying for 47th. However, with two straight major tournaments finishing in the top seven, that momentum could give him the edge at Aronimink.
Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau tied for second at last year’s PGA Championship but has missed the halfway cut in two of the last three majors. His recent success has largely come from the LIV Golf League, where he’s won two straight league events heading into the PGA Championship.
Jon Rahm
After finishing tied for eighth in last year’s PGA Championship and tying for seventh at the U.S. Open, Rahm was building momentum for the first time since his Masters win in 2023. However, his last two major performances have been relatively unremarkable, with a tied 34th finish at the Open Championship and tying for 38th at this year’s Masters.
He has won two LIV Golf League tournaments this year: LIV Golf Hong Kong and LIV Golf Mexico City.
Cameron Young
Young tied for third in this year’s Masters and tied for fourth at last year’s U.S. Open. However, he also missed the cut in two major tournaments last year and tied for 47th at last year’s PGA Championship.
He’s had success at this tournament before, tying for third in his debut back in 2022. He’ll be hoping his Masters momentum can carry him through to his first major win.
Xander Schauffele
Schauffele is a former PGA Championship winner, taking home the title in 2024 in a year when he won two majors and finished top 10 in the others. He hasn’t quite replicated that level of success but has finished top 10 in the last two tournaments. While he might be a long shot, Schauffele has championship pedigree.
Who won last year’s PGA Championship?
Scottie Scheffler outplayed the field by five strokes to claim the 2025 PGA Championship. Scheffler finished 11 under par, outdistancing Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley by five strokes to secure the title.
Watch the 2026 PGA Championship on DIRECTV
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