Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2025 (Image: Getty)
The PGA Championship will shortly commence in Pennsylvania as Scottie Scheffler attempts to defend his crown. Masters champion Rory McIlroy heads a stellar field also seeking to claim the second major of the year.
Aronimink Golf Club will host the 108th USPGA, having previously staged the tournament in 1962. Scheffler is the reigning champion. He secured victory by an emphatic five strokes at Quail Hollow in 2025. The American carried a three-shot advantage into the final round and ultimately pulled clear of Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley, who all finished joint second. McIlroy, still reeling after completing a career Grand Slam at the Masters, concluded the tournament in T47.
One player who could mirror McIlroy and complete the Grand Slam in Pennsylvania is Jordan Spieth, who has captured every major except the USPGA. He has made a revealing admission regarding his form and a fellow PGA Tour professional has withdrawn as Express Sport brings you the latest from the golfing world.
Jake Knapp forced to withdraw
American Jake Knapp will be unable to compete against the likes of Scheffler, Spieth and McIlroy at the USPGA after being forced to pull out of the competition owing to a thumb injury.
It remains unclear when Knapp sustained this injury, but he has not featured since the RBC Heritage and has withdrawn from the two events preceding the PGA Championship. Tom Hoge will step in for Knapp in the 156-player field for the event, as the 36-year-old prepares to make his 22nd major appearance, having finished in the top 10 at the tournament in 2022.
Knapp’s thumb injury means he’ll skip the USPGA (Image: Getty)
Jordan Spieth opens up about his game
Spieth will compete in his 14th PGA Championship at Aronimink, having yet to claim the title. He has secured the Masters, the US Open and The Open, but his nearest brush with USPGA glory was a runner-up finish in 2015.
Should he triumph, he would become the seventh golfer to win all four of golf’s major titles, yet the 32-year-old admits his game is not quite at the level he desires.
He said: “If you look at the stats, yeah, it’s a Whac-a-Mole situation because I have had weeks where I’m leading in putting, weeks where I’m leading in driving, weeks where I am leading in ballstriking, and then I just haven’t been able to kind of put them all together.”
Spieth could make history in Pennsylvania (Image: Getty)
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When quizzed about the possibility of lifting the trophy, he said: “It would be amazing, right, because it’s just a very, very short list in history. Just winning this tournament in general would be very special.
“The Ryder Cup’s been such an important part of my life, and the PGA of America, having my instructor that I’ve been with for pretty much my whole career be a PGA of America professional, so there’s many reasons.
“But obviously with having won the other three, that’s the one that everyone focuses on. But when I’m out here, and certainly when I get out on the golf course, I’ve been in contention a couple of times in this tournament. It didn’t feel any different than any other majors, so I wouldn’t expect to if I get there this week.”