OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post Reply
User avatar
mostonmike
Posts: 3424
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:35 pm
Location: Manchester, England

OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by mostonmike » Sat May 09, 2026 2:39 pm

Welcome to the second Major of the year! We are heading to Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.

The Rules:

Pick 6 players from the list below.
Total budget: $100.
The "Cut" Rule: Your best 3 scoring players for the whole tournament count towards your final total.
Qualification: You MUST have at least 3 players make the weekend cut. If 4 or more players miss the cut, you are eliminated.
Entry Deadline: Before the first group tees off on Thursday, May 14th.
Allocations: If your team is illegal or a player withdraws, you have a chance to fix it. If the tournament has already started, you may be assigned suitable players to keep your team valid.
US OPEN: If there an appetite to run the US Open next month as a draft, then the finishing order of this PGA contest will determine the pick order. We seem to have lost our Juliooooo and Walla Walla Dawg II who were the main drivers in having a draft...... :(

PLAYER PRICE LIST

PLAYER PRICE LIST

$75: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler

$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Gotterup, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Brooks Koepka, Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young

$20: Byeong Hun An, Akshay Bhatia, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Corey Conners, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Harris English, Rickie Fowler, Lucas Glover, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland, Mackenzie Hughes, Sungjae Im, Stephan Jaeger, Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim, Chris Kirk, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp (see notes), Min Woo Lee, Robert MacIntyre, Hideki Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy, Tom McKibbin, Collin Morikawa see notes, Joaquin Niemann, Alex Norén, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai, Patrick Reed, Adam Schenk, Adam Scott, Jordan Smith, Michael Thorbjornsen, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Erik van Rooyen, Will Zalatoris

$10: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Bud Cauley, Cam Davis, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin, Emiliano Grillo, Adam Hadwin, Harry Hall, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Thriston Lawrence, Luke List, Peter Malnati, Matt McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Keith Mitchell, Taylor Moore, Victor Perez, Andrew Putnam, Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, Sami Välimäki, Jhonattan Vegas, Gary Woodland

$5: Chandler Blanchet, Nico Echavarria, Tom Hoge, Rasmus Højgaard, Haotong Li, John Parry, David Puig, Adrien Saddier, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Matt Wallace, Bernd Wiesberger

FREE: Angel Ayora, Derek Berg, Francisco Bide, Michael Block, Stewart Cink, Tyler Collet, Pierceson Coody, Jesse Droemer, Mark Geddes, Ryan Gerard, Max Greyserman, Jordan Gumberg, Pádraig Harrington, Zach Haynes, Kazuki Higa, Garrick Higgo, Daniel Hillier, Rico Hoey, Casey Jarvis, Kota Kaneko, Martin Kaymer, Ben Kern, Mikael Lindberg, Shooter McGavin can be your 7th player, Andrew Novak, Aldrich Potgieter, Kristoffer Reitan, Braden Shattuck, Brandt Snedeker, Ryan Vermeer

The field is 156 players so not going to list them all here. Feel free to ask for a quote for any player not listed by PM or forum post. Most likely everyone else will be FREE however, the MostonPGA reserves the right to set an appropriate price for any player glaringly omitted from the list, eg the Truist Championship winner if not already qualified.

Injuries & Status

Confirmed Out
Phil Mickelson: Out (Personal). Replaced by Max Homa.
Ryan Fox: Officially withdrew due to kidney stones

Injuries / Doubts / Day-to-Day
Collin Morikawa ($20): Possible Withdrew from recent starts with recurring back issues but did play last week finished T62.
Jake Knapp ($20): Inactive. Nursing a thumb injury; hasn't played since April.
Rory McIlroy ($75): Probable. Currently competing at the Truist Championship despite a "stubborn" back.
Sungjae Im ($20): Active. Despite earlier wrist concerns, he is in the field and playing this weekend.
Tiger Woods (FREE): Indefinite. Not expected to play following recent health setbacks and shenanigans.

Alternates
Sudarshan Yellamaraju (FREE): First Alternate.
Tony Finau ($20): Fifth Alternate; needs five more withdrawals to enter the field.

Good luck—choose your six carefully!
Last edited by mostonmike on Mon May 11, 2026 2:00 am, edited 2 times in total.

User avatar
Sibelius Hindemith
Posts: 15862
Joined: Thu May 02, 2019 3:09 am
Location: Seattle

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Sat May 09, 2026 3:22 pm

Alternates
Sudarshan Yellamaraju (FREE): First Alternate.
Tony Finau ($20): Fifth Alternate; needs five more withdrawals to enter the field.
I don't understand that. Why is Finau an alternate, isn't he one of the higher ranked golfers out there? And who are the 2nd through 4th alternates?

User avatar
D-train
Posts: 80672
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:33 am
Location: Quincy, MA

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by D-train » Sat May 09, 2026 3:57 pm

mostonmike wrote:
Sat May 09, 2026 2:39 pm
Welcome to the second Major of the year! We are heading to Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.

The Rules:

Pick 6 players from the list below.
Total budget: $100.
The "Cut" Rule: Your best 3 scoring players for the whole tournament count towards your final total.
Qualification: You MUST have at least 3 players make the weekend cut. If 4 or more players miss the cut, you are eliminated.
Entry Deadline: Before the first group tees off on Thursday, May 14th.
Allocations: If your team is illegal or a player withdraws, you have a chance to fix it. If the tournament has already started, you may be assigned suitable players to keep your team valid.
US OPEN: If there an appetite to run the US Open next month as a draft, then the finishing order of this PGA contest will determine the pick order. We seem to have lost our Juliooooo and Walla Walla Dawg II who were the main drivers in having a draft...... :(

PLAYER PRICE LIST

$75: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler

$50: Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley, John Rahm, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young

$20: Byeong Hun An, Akshay Bhatia, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jacob Bridgeman, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Corey Conners, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Harris English, Tony Finau (Alt), Rickie Fowler, Brian Harman, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland, Mackenzie Hughes, Sungjae Im, Stephan Jaeger, Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp (see notes), Robert MacIntyre, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa see notes , Denny McCarthy, Tom McKibbin, Joaquin Niemann, Alex Norén, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston, Patrick Reed, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Erik van Rooyen, Will Zalatoris

$10: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Bud Cauley, Cam Davis, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin, Emiliano Grillo, Adam Hadwin, Harry Hall, Ryo Hisatsune, Lee Hodges, Beau Hossler, Michael Kim, Thriston Lawrence, Luke List, Peter Malnati, Matt McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Keith Mitchell, Taylor Moore, Victor Perez, Andrew Putnam, Davis Riley (Alt), Patrick Rodgers, Webb Simpson, Nick Taylor, Sami Välimäki, Jhonattan Vegas, Gary Woodland

$5: Chandler Blanchet, Nico Echavarria, Tom Hoge, Rasmus Højgaard, Haotong Li, Mac Meissner (Alt), John Parry, David Puig, Kevin Roy (Alt), Adrien Saddier, Matti Schmid, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Davis Thompson (Alt), Matt Wallace, Bernd Wiesberger, Kevin Yu (Alt)

FREE: (Club Pros, Amateurs, Alternates) including Angel Ayora, Derek Berg, Francisco Bide, Michael Block, Tyler Collet, Jesse Droemer, Mark Geddes, Jordan Gumberg, Zach Haynes, Kazuki Higa, Daniel Hillier, Rico Hoey, Casey Jarvis, Kota Kaneko, Ben Kern, Mikael Lindberg, Shooter McGavin can be your 7th player, Aldrich Potgieter, Kristoffer Reitan, Braden Shattuck, Ryan Vermeer, Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Alt)

The field is 156 players so not going to list them all here. Feel free to ask for a quote for any player not listed by PM or forum post. Most likely everyone else will be FREE however, the MostonPGA reserves the right to set an appropriate price for any player glaringly omitted from the list, eg the Truist Championship winner if not already qualified.

Injuries & Status

Confirmed Out
Phil Mickelson: Out (Personal). Replaced by Max Homa.
Ryan Fox: Officially withdrew due to kidney stones

Injuries / Doubts / Day-to-Day
Collin Morikawa ($20): Possible Withdrew from recent starts with recurring back issues but did play last week finished T62.
Jake Knapp ($20): Inactive. Nursing a thumb injury; hasn't played since April.
Rory McIlroy ($75): Probable. Currently competing at the Truist Championship despite a "stubborn" back.
Sungjae Im ($20): Active. Despite earlier wrist concerns, he is in the field and playing this weekend.
Tiger Woods (FREE): Indefinite. Not expected to play following recent health setbacks and shenanigans.

Alternates
Sudarshan Yellamaraju (FREE): First Alternate.
Tony Finau ($20): Fifth Alternate; needs five more withdrawals to enter the field.

Good luck—choose your six carefully!
Young
Zalatoris
Bradley
Simpson
Hoge
Puig
dt

User avatar
mostonmike
Posts: 3424
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:35 pm
Location: Manchester, England

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by mostonmike » Sat May 09, 2026 4:50 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sat May 09, 2026 3:22 pm
I don't understand that. Why is Finau an alternate, isn't he one of the higher ranked golfers out there? And who are the 2nd through 4th alternates?
He's actually been a bit shit for the last 12 months with no PGA tour wins since 2023 and he's outside the top 50 in the rankings. 111th I think.

The first six alternates are:
​Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Canada)
​Tom Hoge (USA)
​Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
​Mac Meissner (USA)
​Tony Finau (USA)
​Kevin Roy (USA)

User avatar
D-train
Posts: 80672
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:33 am
Location: Quincy, MA

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by D-train » Sat May 09, 2026 4:57 pm

mostonmike wrote:
Sat May 09, 2026 4:50 pm
Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sat May 09, 2026 3:22 pm
I don't understand that. Why is Finau an alternate, isn't he one of the higher ranked golfers out there? And who are the 2nd through 4th alternates?
He's actually been a bit shit for the last 12 months with no PGA tour wins since 2023 and he's outside the top 50 in the rankings. 111th I think.

The first six alternates are:
​Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Canada)
​Tom Hoge (USA)
​Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei)
​Mac Meissner (USA)
​Tony Finau (USA)
​Kevin Roy (USA)
Hoge isn't listed as an ALT in your OP. Sigh
dt

User avatar
mostonmike
Posts: 3424
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:35 pm
Location: Manchester, England

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by mostonmike » Sat May 09, 2026 5:16 pm

D-train wrote:
Sat May 09, 2026 4:57 pm
Hoge isn't listed as an ALT in your OP. Sigh
The first two alternates usually get in as there are two spots left for the Truist Championship and the Myrtle Beach Classic winners this weekend.

So unless a couple of freak winners emerge, Hoge will be in.

maoling
Posts: 2929
Joined: Thu May 02, 2019 12:57 am
Location: Jerkland, Washington

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by maoling » Sat May 09, 2026 5:30 pm

Thanks for another contest. The only pick I know for sure is not Shane Lowry after he prison-raped me in the final round of the Masters. I still have some bruising around the affected area and also emotional scars.

maoling
Posts: 2929
Joined: Thu May 02, 2019 12:57 am
Location: Jerkland, Washington

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by maoling » Sat May 09, 2026 6:25 pm

$20
Wendy Clark
Jason Day
Viktor Hovland
Hideki Matsuyama

$10
Michael Kim
Gary Woodland

User avatar
mostonmike
Posts: 3424
Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:35 pm
Location: Manchester, England

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by mostonmike » Mon May 11, 2026 2:11 am

I've expanded the Free list in the Original Post - also a couple of players were omitted in error ( some bad copy & pasting ) so added them in.

Morikawa and Knapp look likely to drop out, so that should bring Tom Hoge in. I'll do a full scrape through the list over the next couple of days to ensure there is nothing amiss.

User avatar
Sibelius Hindemith
Posts: 15862
Joined: Thu May 02, 2019 3:09 am
Location: Seattle

Re: OT: PGA Championship Golf Contest 2026 (14-17 May)

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Mon May 11, 2026 2:50 am

Christiaan Bezuidenhout $20
Austin Eckroat $20
Nicolai Højgaard $20
Taylor Pendrith $20
Adam Hadwin $10
Peter Malnati $10

Post Reply