2020 PGA Championship alternate list: Who might get in the field
PGA Championship PGA Tour

2020 PGA Championship alternate list: Who might get in the field



The 2020 PGA Championship field of 156 players is made up of predominantly of exempt players from a variety exemption categories, with no open qualifiers except (technically) through the PGA of America Professional Championship.

The PGA of America also produces a PGA Championship alternate list, determining which players get in the field when others already in the field withdraw.

The PGA of America will pull from the PGA Championship alternate list to fill the field of 156 players, particularly if the spot they have left open for winners of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and Barracuda Championship are not already exempt into the season's first major.

Then there are all the players that could potentially withdraw the week of the PGA Championship with injury or other problems.

LISTEN TO GOLF NEWS NET RADIO 24/7
FOLLOW GOLF NEWS NET RADIO: iHEART | TUNEIN

The PGA Championship alternate list is quoted 10 deep as a bit of an ode to John Daly, who won as the ninth alternate in 1991. The alternate list is based on the money list since last year's PGA Championship to the week prior to the championship.

2020 PGA Championship alternates

  1. Talor Gooch - IN, via Padraig Harrington WD
  2. Troy Merritt - IN, via Francesco Molinari WD
  3. Russell Henley - IN, via Paul Waring WD
  4. Wyndham Clark - IN, via JB Holmes WD
  5. Brian Stuard - IN, via Charles Howell III WD
  6. Bud Cauley - IN, via Branden Grace WD
  7. Ryan Moore - IN, filling slot reserved for WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational winner
  8. Denny McCarthy - IN, via John Daly WD
  9. Emiliano Grillo - IN, via Vijay Singh WD
  10. Xinjun Zhang - IN, via Ryan Moore WD
  11. Alex Noren
  12. Pat Perez
  13. Henrik Norlander
  14. Scott Brown
  15. Maverick McNealy
  16. Nick Watney
  17. Brice Garnett

About the author

Ryan Ballengee

Ryan Ballengee is founder and editor of Golf News Net. He has been writing and broadcasting about golf for nearly 20 years. Ballengee lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his family. He is currently a +2.6 USGA handicap, and he has covered dozens of major championships and professional golf tournaments. He likes writing about golf and making it more accessible by answering the complex questions fans have about the pro game or who want to understand how to play golf better.

Ryan talks about golf on various social platforms:

X or Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanballengee
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanballengeegolf
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanballengee
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanballengeegolf

Ballengee can be reached by email at ryan[at]thegolfnewsnet.com

Ryan occasionally links to merchants of his choosing, and GNN may earn a commission from sales generated by those links. See more in GNN's affiliate disclosure.