The 2026 PGA Championship format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
The 2026 PGA Championship field is 156 players.
The PGA Championship field is made up of a variety of players, namely nearly all of the top-50 players in the world, 20 PGA of America professionals and the deepest major field in golf.
PGA Championship format
The PGA Championship format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with morning and afternoon windows off the 1st and 10th tees.
A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 70 players and ties. All players who make the cut are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 PGA Championship winner's share of the purse.
The winning player will get a five-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner earns 750 FedEx Cup points and 100 Official World Golf Ranking points.
PGA Championship playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The PGA Championship playoff format is a three-hole aggregate-score format, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole by hole, and the player with the lowest total score from those three holes wins. In the event of a tie, the players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
