{"id":662315,"date":"2026-05-11T13:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662315\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:37:11","slug":"ranking-the-entire-2026-pga-championship-field-nos-1-156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662315\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the entire 2026 PGA Championship field, Nos. 1-156"},"content":{"rendered":"

The season\u2019s second major is upon us as Aronimink Golf Club hosts the PGA Championship, the first major championship to be contested at the Newtown Square, Pennsylvania club.<\/p>\n

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the reigning PGA champion, having won last year at Quail Hollow, though Scheffler enters this week fourth on Data Golf\u2019s trend table behind Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig \u00c5berg.<\/p>\n

Young has won twice in his last five starts, including The Players, while also tying for third at the Masters. He\u2019s the strongest bet to win among players currently without a major title.<\/p>\n

Aronimink has hosted three previous PGA Tour events, most recently the 2018 BMW Championship, as well as the AT&T National in 2010 and 2011. From what we\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s a ballpark that rewards length and strong approach play (shockers!) but also one where putting is perhaps more important and driving accuracy is less important than typical major venues. The par-3s at Aronimink are particularly difficult, there are 180 bunkers in play and the undulating Donald Ross greens are comprised of bentgrass.<\/p>\n

Without further delay, let\u2019s get into ranking the entire field, with the last 20 spots reserved for the Corebridge Financial Team because club pros rarely make the cut \u2013 and are even less likely to do what Blockie did at Oak Hill:<\/p>\n

Nos. 1-10<\/p>\n

1. Cameron Young: The hottest player in the world who has two wins plus a T-3 at the Masters in his last five starts. He also is the Tour\u2019s leader in par-3 scoring while ranking top 5 in strokes gained off the tee and proximity. It\u2019s time for him to score his first major title.<\/p>\n

2. Scottie Scheffler: Could be a touch lower, though he\u2019s still posted three straight runner-up finishes. He\u2019s third in strokes gained off the tee and around the green, with only his iron-play proximity posing a concern.<\/p>\n

3. Jon Rahm: Has continued to dominate LIV with two wins and a second in his last four starts, but his T-38 at the Masters shows it\u2019s not all translating to majors. Still, he\u2019s one of the best all-around players in the world and competing on a golf course that should be set up to reward complete players.<\/p>\n

4. Ludvig \u00c5berg: Had cracked the top 5 in four of his last six starts, and he\u2019s top 10 in total driving, proximity, approaches over 200 yards and par-3 scoring, among other categories. Could be another guy who could have his first major title come Sunday night.<\/p>\n

5. Rory McIlroy: The best driver of the golf ball in the world also is top 10 in strokes gained approach. The putting hasn\u2019t been great, which will probably cost him. His inconsistent play at Quail is worrisome, too, as that is a place that he\u2019s owned. He was fifth at Aronimink in 2018.<\/p>\n

6. Matthew Fitzpatrick: Perhaps the momentum is wearing off, but any player who has won three of his past five starts can\u2019t be ignore, especially considering the putting is improving to go along with some career ball-striking numbers.<\/p>\n

7. Patrick Reed: Has cracked the top 20 at three of his last six PGAs and did the same here in 2018. Drove it great at Augusta, and if he does that here, he contends.<\/p>\n

8. Adam Scott: Has put together a lot of great rounds in recent months, and has a pair of top-4s to show for it. Leads the Tour in strokes gained approach and is second in par-3 scoring.<\/p>\n

9. Xander Schauffele: Had been so great since Pebble with five top-12 finishes, but struggled at Quail, a recent PGA venue, and hasn\u2019t been good on the par-3s. That said, he was third here in 2018 and placed high on my model, which he typically doesn\u2019t do yet always outperforms.<\/p>\n

10. Rickie Fowler: Displaying some of the best golf of his career right now, riding elite iron play to three straight top-10s on Tour. The putter has been there all year, and he\u2019s even got a top-10 finish to his name at Aronimink in 2018.<\/p>\n

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\"ONEflight<\/p>\n

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 09: Brooks Koepka of the United States speaks to the media during the third round of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic 2026 at Dunes Golf & Beach Club on May 09, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo by Raj Mehta\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 11-20<\/p>\n

11. Collin Morikawa: Gutted out a T-7 at the Masters and then T-4 at RBC Heritage. He took Truist off after struggling at Doral. If he\u2019s healthy, he\u2019ll be fine, though the putter could cost him.<\/p>\n

12. Jake Knapp: Yet to make a cut in two career PGA starts, but his solo 11th at the Masters shows he\u2019s ready to be a regular contender at majors. Top 10 in both total driving and strokes gained putting, which is a lethal PGA combo.<\/p>\n

13. Brooks Koepka: His season-long stats don\u2019t tell the full story. He\u2019s striking it at a very high level and the putter continues to slowly get more reliable. He\u2019s in a great headspace, and if he starts seeing putts fall, he\u2019ll be a factor.<\/p>\n

14. Bryson DeChambeau: Nice to see him get back on track at LIV Virginia, and he\u2019s been top 4 in four of his past five PGA starts, but it just feels like there is too much noise surrounding him, both on and off the course. He can\u2019t afford to hit his irons like he did at Augusta here.<\/p>\n

15. Patrick Cantlay: Riding a run of four straight top-12s. His waywardness off the tee should be mitigated a touch, and even then, he\u2019s still top 20 in strokes gained off the tee. Plus, he plays the par-3s at a top-10 rate on Tour and chips it well.<\/p>\n

16. Si Woo Kim: Always a statistical darling going into majors, and this week is no different as he popped fifth in the model thanks to some elite approach numbers. But he has rarely contended in majors, and when it comes to the PGA, he missed three of four cuts before his T-8 last year. Also, the T-65 at Quail scares me.<\/p>\n

17. Thomas Detry: A strong play for low LIV player, as he\u2019s finished top 10 in four of his last five LIV appearances. Was T-4 at the 2024 PGA at Valhalla.<\/p>\n

18. Min Woo Lee: Another guy who the model seems to always love way more than he performs in majors, but maybe this time is the charm. Top 10 in total driving and no real glaring weaknesses. Closed strong at Truist for a second straight top-20 finish.<\/p>\n

19. Alex Smalley: Ranks top 10 on Tour in proximity and trending, with seven top-25s in his last nine starts. Has a couple top-30s already in three career PGAs, too.<\/p>\n

20. Russell Henley: Overall, hasn\u2019t been elite with the long irons this season, but he turned in one of his best iron weeks at the Masters and was T-3. Owns just one top-20 finish in a dozen career PGA starts.<\/p>\n

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\"THE<\/p>\n

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 15: Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Canada plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on March 15, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 21-30<\/p>\n

21. Tyrrell Hatton: He\u2019s been T-16 or better five times in majors since joining LIV, including last month\u2019s T-3 at the Masters. Fits this golf course well. Probably should be higher than this.<\/p>\n

22. Sudarshan Yellamaraju: Last guy in, but hear me out: He stripes it. He\u2019s the best long-iron player on Tour right now and nearly top 10 in total driving, too. Checks a ton of boxes other than experience.<\/p>\n

23. Alex Fitzpatrick: Call me crazy, but I\u2019m riding the hot hand. He doesn\u2019t have nearly enough rounds to qualify, but he\u2019d lead the Tour in strokes gained off the tee right now if he did. He flushes his irons. And he\u2019s hot, with top-10s in two straight tournaments since winning Zurich with his brother.<\/p>\n

24. Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard: Loved what I saw at Truist, as he now has a pair of runners-up in his last five starts. Has been above average statistically this season and really good with his irons, especially the longer ones.<\/p>\n

25. Tommy Fleetwood: Bumped him up a few spots after his T-5 at Truist, his fifth top-10 in his last nine starts. He only boasts one career top-15 at the PGA, a T-5 in 2022, but he was eighth at Aronimink in 2018.<\/p>\n

26. Viktor Hovland: He doesn\u2019t have a top-10 finish since Phoenix as he\u2019s struggled mostly with the putter and short game, but he has managed to show up usually in the majors. He has missed just four major cuts in his career and has cracked the top 30 in four of his last five while being T-33 or better in five of six career PGA starts.<\/p>\n

27. Chris Gotterup: His T-14 at Quail gives him a little momentum back after a rough ball-striking week at Doral, and he\u2019s still top 10 in strokes gained off the tee. He\u2019ll need to hit his long irons a little better, but he\u2019s been sneaky good on the greens since Bay Hill.<\/p>\n

28. Sepp Straka: Completely folded after an opening 66 at Truist, and he was looking like a great pick following a T-4 at Doral. That said, he\u2019s top 5 in par-3 scoring and approach proximity from outside 200 yards. The iron play will show up, it\u2019s just a matter of what else does.<\/p>\n

29. Hideki Matsuyama: He\u2019s fallen off mightily since his T-12 at the Masters, but Matsuyama typically finds a way when you least expect it. He\u2019s so good with the long irons and on par-3s, that this could be one of those weeks. I just wish he didn\u2019t beat only one guy at Truist because I initially had him as high as seventh.<\/p>\n

30. Akshay Bhatia: Still has no top-10s since winning API, and the driving has been a struggle. Add in that the Tour\u2019s third-ranked putter was 49th in strokes gained putting at Truist, and he should be nowhere near the top 25. But he\u2019s one of the best scramblers in the world and the approach play has been top 15 this season. He\u2019ll figure it out this week.<\/p>\n

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\"Cadillac<\/p>\n

DORAL, FLORIDA – MAY 03: Shane Lowry of Ireland walks off the 18th green during the final round of the Cadillac Championship 2026 at Trump National Doral Miami on May 03, 2026 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 31-40<\/p>\n

31. Maverick McNealy
32. Shane Lowry
33. Nick Taylor
34. Daniel Hillier
35. Casey Jarvis
36. Ryo Hisatsune
37. J.J. Spaun
38. Sam Burns
39. Kurt Kitayama
40. Ryan Fox<\/p>\n

Nos. 41-50<\/p>\n

41. Jacob Bridgeman
42. Robert MacIntyre
43. Michael Thorbjornsen
44. Keegan Bradley
45. Gary Woodland
46. Jason Day
47. Sahith Theegala
48. Harris English
49. Ben Griffin
50. Wyndham Clark<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Truist<\/p>\n

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 10: Kristoffer Reitan of Norway poses with the trophy after winning the Truist Championship 2026 at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 10, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 51-60<\/p>\n

51. Kristoffer Reitan
52. David Puig
53. Justin Thomas
54. Jordan Smith
55. Daniel Berger
56. Joaquin Niemann
57. Bud Cauley
58. Matt McCarty
59. Keith Mitchell
60. Ryan Gerard<\/p>\n

Nos. 61-70<\/p>\n

61. Justin Rose
62. Jordan Spieth
63. Alex Noren
64. Harry Hall
65. Andrew Putnam
66. Corey Conners
67. Brian Harman
68. John Parry
69. Pierceson Coody
70. Steven Fisk<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Insperity<\/p>\n

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS – MAY 10: Stewart Cink looks on after a shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the Insperity Invitational 2026 at The Woodlands Golf Club on May 10, 2026 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 71-80<\/p>\n

71. Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard
72. Sam Stevens
73. Michael Kim
74. Stewart Cink
75. Michael Brennan
76. Matt Wallace
77. Denny McCarthy
78. Angel Ayora
79. Stephan Jaeger
80. Christiaan Bezuidenhout<\/p>\n

Nos. 81-90<\/p>\n

81. Max McGreevy
82. Chris Kirk
83. Haotong Li
84. Dustin Johnson
85. William Mouw
86. Aaron Rai
87. Ricky Castillo
88. Emiliano Grillo
89. Austin Smotherman
90. Patrick Rodgers<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"ONEflight<\/p>\n

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MAY 10: Brandt Snedeker of the United States poses with the winner\u2019s trophy after winning the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic 2026 at Dunes Golf & Beach Club on May 10, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 91-100<\/p>\n

91. Andrew Novak
92. Adrien Saddier
93. Sami Valimaki
94. Max Homa
95. Sungjae Im
96. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
97. Brandt Snedeker
98. Billy Horschel
99. J.T. Poston
100. Jayden Schaper<\/p>\n

Nos. 101-110<\/p>\n

101. Rico Hoey
102. Lucas Glover
103. Taylor Pendrith
104. Daniel Brown
105. Matti Schmid
106. Bernd Wiesberger
107. Max Greyserman
108. Marco Penge
109. Aldrich Potgieter
110. David Lipsky<\/p>\n

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\"Turkish<\/p>\n

BELEK, TURKEY – MAY 01: Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland react following his second shot on the 13th hole on day two of the Turkish Airlines Open 2026 at National Golf Club on May 01, 2026 in Belek, Turkey. (Photo by Stuart Franklin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Nos. 111-120<\/p>\n

111. Johnny Keefer
112. Mikael Lindberg
113. Chandler Blanchet
114. Jhonattan Vegas
115. Joe Highsmith
116. Garrick Higgo
117. Nico Echavarria
118. Adam Schenk
119. Tom McKibbin
120. Cameron Smith<\/p>\n

Nos. 121-130<\/p>\n

121. Ian Holt
122. Kota Kaneko
123. Brian Campbell
124. Davis Riley
125. Elvis Smylie
126. Andy Sullivan
127. Travis Smyth
128. Martin Kaymer
129. Kazuki Higa
130. Jordan Gumberg<\/p>\n

Nos. 131-140<\/p>\n

131. P\u00e1draig Harrington
132. Luke Donald
133. Jimmy Walker
134. Jason Dufner
135. Shaun Micheel
136. Y.E. Yang
137. Tyler Collet
138. Braden Shattuck
139. Ben Kern
140. Jesse Droemer<\/p>\n

Nos. 141-156<\/p>\n

141. Zach Haynes
142. Michael Block
143. Jared Jones
144. Ryan Lenahan
145. Ben Polland
146. Michael Katrude
147. Garrett Sapp
148. Ryan Vermeer
149. Mark Geddes
150. Timothy Wiseman
151. Austin Hurt
152. Paul McClure
153. Derek Berg
154. Bryce Fisher
155. Chris Gabriele
156. Francisco Bide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The season\u2019s second major is upon us as Aronimink Golf Club hosts the PGA Championship, the first major…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-662315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}