Strongest field of the year for the 85th PGA Championship
IN: News | US PGA | US PGA Championship (2003) | General | 07 Aug 2003
Defending champion Rich Beem will be joined by twelve past champions in heading the year's strongest field at the 85th PGA Championship, Aug. 14-17, at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. The 156-player field currently features 98 of the top 100 world ranked players, which matches the 2002 PGA field for the most world ranked players in history.
The PGA Championship returns to Oak Hill Country Club for the first time since 1980 when Jack Nicklaus recorded a record-tying fifth PGA title to match Rochester native Walter Hagen. The field also features 60 international players representing 18 countries, 30 players who have combined to win 57 major championships and the 25 low scorers in the 2003 PGA Club Professional Championship.
Joining Beem, who rallied a year ago for his first major title, are past champions Paul Azinger (1993), Mark Brooks (1996), John Daly (1991), Davis Love III (1997), Larry Nelson (1981, '87), Nick Price (1992, '94), Vijay Singh (1998), Jeff Sluman (1988), Hal Sutton (1983), David Toms (2001), Bob Tway (1986) and Tiger Woods (1999-2000).
The 156-player field's final berth is reserved for the winner of The International, which concludes this Sunday.
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2003 PGA Championship Field (w/c 4th August 2003)
Aaron Baddeley
Adam Scott
Alan Morin
Alex Cejka
Alystair Forsyth
Anders Hansen
Andre Stolz
Angel Cabrera
Ben Crane
Ben Curtis
Bernhard Langer
Bob Burns
Bob Estes
Bob Sowards
Bob Tway
Brad Faxon
Bradley Dredge
Brian Davis
Briny Baird
Carl Pettersson
Carlos Franco
Cary Sciorra
Chad Campbell
Charles Howell
Chip Sullivan
Chris Dimarco
Chris Riley
Colin Montgomerie
Craig Parry
Dan Forsman
Darren Clarke
Dave Spengler
Dave Tentis
David Duval
David Toms
Davis Love Iii
Dean Wilson
Dino Lucchesi
Don Berry
Duffy Waldorf
Eduardo Romero
Ernie Els
Frank Lickliter
Fred Couples
Fred Funk
Fredrik Jacobson
Gary Evans
Gene Sauers
Geoff Ogilvy
Greg Norman
Greg Owen
Hal Sutton
Hank Kuehne
Ian Poulter
Ignacio Garrido
J.L. Lewis
Jay Haas
JC Anderson
Jeff Maggert
Jeff Sluman
Jeffrey Lankford
Jerry Kelly
Jesper Parnevik
Jim Furyk
Joe Durant
John Daly
John Guyton
John Huston
John Jacobs
John Rollins
Jonathan Byrd
Jonathan Kaye
Jose Coceres
Jose Maria Olazabal
Justin Leonard
Justin Rose
K.J. Choi
Ken Schall
Kenny Perry
Kevin Burton
Kevin Sutherland
Kirk Triplett
Larry Nelson
Lee Janzen
Lee Westwood
Len Mattiace
Loren Roberts
Luke Donald
Mark Brooks
Mark Calcavecchia
Mark O'Meara
Mathias Gronberg
Michael Campbell
Michael Combs
Mike Schuchart
Mike Weir
Nick Price
Niclas Fasth
Padraig Harrington
Paul Azinger
Paul Casey
Paul Lawrie
Paul McGinley
Peter Jacobsen
Peter Lonard
Phil Mickelson
Phil Tataurangi
Phillip Price
Pierre Fulke
Retief Goosen
Ricardo Gonzales
Rich Beem
Rick Schuller
Rob Labritz
Robert Allenby
Robert Gamez
Robert Karlsson
Rocco Mediate
Rod Pampling
Ron Philo Jr.
Rory Sabbatini
Scott Hoch
Scott McCarron
Scott Porter
Scott Verplank
Sean Farren
Sergio Garcia
Shaun Micheel
Shigeki Maruyama
Shingo Katayama
Stephen Ames
Stephen Leaney
Steve Flesch
Steve Lowery
Steve Schneiter
Stewart Cink
Stuart Appleby
Terry Hatch
Thomas Bjorn
Tiger Woods
Tim Clark
Tim Fleming
Tim Herron
Tim Petrovic
Tim Thelen
Todd Hamilton
Tom Lehman
Tom Pernice Jr.
Tom Watson
Toru Taniguchi
Toshimitsu Izawa
Trevor Immelman
Vijay Singh
Wayne Defrancesco
Woody Austin
This list includes 155 names. One spot is being saved for the winner of The International ending August 10, 2003.
Alternates
1 Billy Mayfair - Scottsdale, Ariz. (74)
2 Skip Kendall - Windermere, Fla. (76)
3 Jay Williamson - St. Louis, Mo. (77)
4 Hidemichi Tanaka - Japan (80)
5 Billy Andrade - Atlanta, Ga. (81)
6 Brian Gay - Orlando, Fla. (82)
7 Glen Day - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (83)
8 Esteban Toledo - Mexico (85)
9 Joey Sindelar - Horseheads, N.Y. (86)
10 Brenden Pappas - South Africa (87)
11 Heath Slocum - Pensacola, Fla. (88)
12 Brent Geiberger - Palm Desert, Calif. (89)
13 JJ Henry - Ft. Worth, Texas (90)
14 David Gossett - Germantown, Tenn. (91)
Source - USGA
