The 105th PGA Championship Begins Thursday In Rochester, New York at Oak Hill Country Club. Here are all the fun facts you are going to need to know heading into this tournament. Lets start with the weather.
It could get chilly in Rochester!
Staging a major championship in upstate New York in May indeed poses some weather-related risks, but it seems that the PGA of America might have some luck on their side this week.
While there was a short weather delay on Monday morning due to frost, the forecast for the coming days suggests improving conditions.
The temperatures are expected to be quite cool, with lows in the mid-30s and highs in the low 50s on Wednesday. However, as the tournament progresses, the weather is predicted to become more favorable.
Forecasts indicate that temperatures will rise into the 60s and 70s on the tournament days, which should be more comfortable for both players and spectators.
PGA Championship QUICK FACTS
Field: 156 professionals (0 amateurs)
Cut: Top 70 scores & ties
Venue: Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) –> 7,394 yards | Par 70
Purse: TBD (announced during tournament)
Defending champion: Justin Thomas (-5/playoff)
Playoff holes (if necessary): 14, 15, 18 (3-hole aggregate)
PGA Championship Fun Facts
Reigning Masters champion and current betting favorite Jon Rahm has twice as many wins as any other player on the PGA TOUR this season.
With a victory at Oak Hill, he would become the first player to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year since Jack Nicklaus in 1975.
Scottie Scheffler owns the best career scoring average in major championship history among the 600+ players to complete at least 50 major rounds.
He enters the PGA Championship on a run of 12 straight Top-12 finishes, the longest run since Tiger Woods (14) from 2007 to 2008.
Jordan Spieth is in the field as of Sunday (5/14) despite battling a wrist injury which caused him to withdraw from last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson.
If he competes, Spieth will make his 7th attempt at securing the career grand slam, something only 5 players have accomplished to date.
Dating back to Jon Rahm’s inaugural major victory at the 2021 U.S. Open, each of the last 7 majors were won by players yet to turn 30 years old.
That’s tied for the longest streak since 1900, only matched by a stretch from 1921 through 1923.
LIV GOLF FACTS AND FIGURES
17 players from the LIV Golf League will appear at the 2023 PGA Championship, including six former major champions (Koepka & Mickelson former PGA Championship winners).
LIV Golfers at 2023 PGA Championship
Abraham Ancer Phil Mickelson
Dean Burmester Joaquin Niemann
Paul Casey Mito Pereira
Bryson DeChambeau Thomas Pieters
Talor Gooch Patrick Reed
Dustin Johnson Cameron Smith
Sihwan Kim Brendan Steele
Brooks Koepka Harold Varner III
Anirban Lahiri
The 17 is one short of how many LIV Golf players played in the Masters this past April. Check out Shemon and Sheppard 2-6pm with PGA Professional Jeff Nixon in studio to break it all down.
RED ALERT YANKEES DUGOUT
1. DOC RIVERS
Can’t close anymore!
2. KNICKS FAN
No, you will NOT be playing in the ECF vs the Celtics.
3. CBS SPORTS
Not expecting much out of football analyst Matt Ryan this season.
4. BIG TEN BASKETBALL OTHER THAN IU
Signed 5 star Mackenzie Mgbako last Friday. Mike Woodson is a closer!
5. NFC
Vegas has the LIONS winning 12 games this season. Look out!
6. JA MORANT
What are you doing with your life?
7. SUNS
For firing Monte Williams.
8. JOEL EMBIID
For blaming teammates.
9. YANKEES DUGOUT
Seemed suspicious when Aaron Judge took a peek at the dugout before launching a 462 foot homer.
10. VLAD PUTIN
Stop the war Jerk-Face.