Rickie Fowler. Ben Griffin. Andrew Novak. Harry Hall. Garrick Higgo. These guys are among the 25 golfers who will make their 2025 major debut at the PGA Championship later this month.
None of the 25 qualified for the Masters earlier this month so Quail Hollow Club will be their first crack at a major this season.
For Fowler, he’s returning to the site of his first PGA Tour win, the Wells Fargo Championship, back in 2012.
25 golfers in 2025 PGA Championship who didn’t play in Masters
- Rich Beem
- Richard Bland
- Dean Burmester
- Eugenio Chacarra
- John Daly
- Jason Dufner
- Rickie Fowler
- Ben Griffin
- Harry Hall
- Padraig Harrington
- Garrick Higgo
- Lee Hodges
- Martin Kaymer
- Matt McCarty
- Shaun Micheel
- Taylor Moore
- Keita Nakajima
- Alex Noren
- Andrew Novak
- Marco Penge
- Vijay Singh
- Karl Vilips
- Jimmy Walker
- Tiger Woods
- Y.E. Yang
Two of these golfers, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, were invited to the 2025 Masters as past champions but didn’t play due to injury. It’s unclear if either has recovered enough to compete in the PGA.
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