LIV Golf players competing in the 2025 PGA Championship
A total of 15 full-time LIV Golf players along with one reserve player are set to compete in this week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Here's a quick look at each player. RICHARD BLAND, Cleeks GC
PGA NOTES Won the 2024 Senior PGA Championship in his first senior start to earn exemption into 2025 PGA
Making his 10th career start in a major
Has 4 top-15 finishes in 7 LIV Golf starts in 2025
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 74
Scoring Average: 75.00 DEAN BURMESTER, Stinger GC
PGA NOTES Finished T12 in last year's PGA to earn exemption into this year
Making his 11th career start in a major
Best major result is a T11 at 2022 Open
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 4
Best Finish: T12 (2024)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 3
Rounds Played: 14
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.57 BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, Crushers GC Captain
PGA NOTES Shot PGA Championship-career best 64 in final round last year at Valhalla to finish at 20 under and runner-up to Xander Schauffele
Seeking to become first reigning U.S. Open champion to win PGA Championship since Brooks Koepka in 2019
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 7
Best Finish: 2 (2024)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 5
Rounds Played: 24
Low Round: 64
Scoring Average: 69.83 SERGIO GARCIA, Fireballs GC Captain
PGA NOTES Making his 101st career start in a major
Made his PGA debut in 1999, finishing solo 2nd
Won LIV Golf Hong Kong this year for his second LIV Golf win and 38th career professional win
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 24
Best Finish: 2 (1999); T2 (2008)
Top 10s: 4
Cuts Made: 12
Rounds Played: 68
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 71.76 TYRRELL HATTON, Legion XIII
PGA NOTES Making his 35th consecutive start in a major
Finished T3 in his most recent start at Quail Hollow in 2023 pro event
Has two top-6 finishes in his first seven LIV Golf starts in 2025
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 10
Best Finish: T10 (2016, 2018)
Top 10s: 2
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 36
Low Round: 64
Scoring Average: 70.56 DUSTIN JOHNSON, 4Aces GC Captain
PGA NOTES Making his 63rd major start and has not missed a major start since 2017 Masters
Has won a LIV Golf tournament in each of the first three years and claimed the season-long Individual Championship in the inaugural 2022 season
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 15
Best Finish: 2 (2019); T2 (2020)
Top 10s: 6
Cuts Made: 11
Rounds Played: 52
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 70.63 MARTIN KAYMER, Cleeks GC Captain
PGA NOTES Defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff at Whistling Straits to win the 2010 PGA, the first of his two major victories
2010 victory was the first of his streak of three consecutive wins that year
Making his 56th career start in a major
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 15
Best Finish: 1 (2010)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 44
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.75 BROOKS KOEPKA, Smash GC Captain
PGA NOTES One of just six players to win three PGA Championships; a fourth win would tie him with Tiger Woods
Back-to-back PGA wins in 2018-19 is last time any male golfer has successfully defended a major
Five career LIV Golf wins ties for most in league history
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 12
Best Finish: 1 (2018, 2019, 2023)
Top 10s: 6
Cuts Made: 12
Rounds Played: 48
Low Round: 63
Scoring Average: 69.31 TOM McKIBBIN, Legion XIII
PGA NOTES Making his first start in the PGA and his third career start in a major
Made the cut in both of his previous major starts in 2024 (T41 in U.S. Open, T66 in The Open)
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 0
Best Finish: 0
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 0
Low Round: 0
Scoring Average: 0 PHIL MICKELSON, HyFlyers GC Captain
PGA NOTES Won the 2021 PGA Championship at age 50 to become oldest major winner
Making his 126th start in a major
Has played 17 pro tournaments at Quail Hollow with a total of 64 rounds played
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 31
Best Finish: 1 (2005, 2021)
Top 10s: 10
Cuts Made: 28
Rounds Played: 116
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.09 JOAQUIN NIEMANN, Torque GC Captain
PGA NOTES Playing in his 24th major; has missed just one major since the 2020 PGA
Leads the season-long LIV Golf Individual Championship race after winning three times during the first half of the 2025 season
Is set to play in all four majors this season after claiming the LIV Golf exemption into the U.S. Open
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 7
Best Finish: T23 (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 5
Rounds Played: 22
Low Round: 67
Scoring Average: 71.32 DAVID PUIG, Fireballs GC
PGA NOTES Making his second start in the PGA and his fifth career start in a major
Best major result is a T39 at the 2023 U.S. Open
Has finished top 20 in each of the first seven LIV Golf tournaments in 2025, including three top 6 finishes
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC (2024)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 72
Scoring Average: 72.50 JON RAHM, Legion XIII Captain
PGA NOTES Making his 34th career major start, with two wins and 13 top 10s entering Quail Hollow
Won the 2024 LIV Golf Individual Championship in his league debut season
Has finished inside the top 10 in all 19 LIV Golf regular season tournaments that he's completed
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 8
Best Finish: T4 (2018)
Top 10s: 2
Cuts Made: 7
Rounds Played: 28
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 70.71 PATRICK REED, 4Aces GC
PGA NOTES Making his 43rd career major start and comes off a solo third at the Masters
Tie for 2nd at the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow is his best result in the event
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 11
Best Finish: T2 (2017)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 9
Rounds Played: 40
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 70.38 CAMERON SMITH, Ripper GC Captain
PGA NOTES Making his 31st consecutive start in a major
Has three top 10s in majors since winning The Open Championship in 2022, with nine top 10s overall
Only Australian player to win a major since 2016
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 9
Best Finish: T9 (2023)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 34
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.32 JOHN CATLIN, reserve
PGA NOTES Exempt through his status on the International Federation ranking
Has competed as a LIV Golf reserve player during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, with three appearances this season
Making his fifth major start and second PGA start
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 75
Scoring Average: 77.00
This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf .
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