PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '26: Facts and figures for the second major of the year
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Facts and figures from the PGA Championship, to be held May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club: Event: 108th PGA Championship. Site: Aronimink GC.
Length: 7,394 Par: 70. Field: 156 players (20 PGA professionals). Prize money: TBA ($19 million in 2025).
Winner’s share: TBA ($3,420,000 in 2025). Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler. Last year: Scottie Scheffler lost a five-shot lead on the front nine and wound up winning by five shots by closing with an even-par 71.
The two-time Masters champion became the first player since Seve Ballesteros to win his first three majors by three shots or more. Last major at Aronimink: Gary Player won by one shot over Bob Goalby for his first PGA Championship in 1962. Previous winners at Aronimink: Sei Young Kim (2020 KPMG Women’s PGA), Keegan Bradley (2018 BMW Championship), Nick Watney (2011 AT&T National), Justin Rose (2010 AT&T National), John Jacobs (2003 Senior PGA Championship).
The odds: Scottie Scheffler (+400), Rory McIlroy (+750), Cameron Young (+1400), Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele (+1600). Calendar Grand Slam: Masters champion Rory McIlroy can become the fifth player since 1960 — and the first since Jordan Spieth in 2015 — to win the first two majors of the year. Career Grand Slam: Spieth tries for the 10th time to complete the career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship.