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Defending champ Brooks Koepka highlights field for PGA Championship at Valhalla

A list of the 154 players currently slated to tee it up in the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Thefieldfornextweek’sPGAChampionshipatValhallaisnearlyset. Eachofthetop103playersintheOfficialWorldGolfRankingwillteeitupbeginningnextThursdayinLouisville,Kentucky,includingNo.1ScottieScheffler.ChanKim(104),S.H.Kim(107)andMattKuchar(109)aretheonlyplayersinthetop111thatweren’tinvitedtocompete. Thefinaltwospotsinthe156-playerfieldarebeingreservedforwinnersofthisweek’sPGATourevents,theWellsFargoChampionshipandMyrtleBeachClassic.Ifaplayerwhoisalreadyexemptwins,thePGAofAmericawillgotothealternatelist. LIVGolfhas16playersinthefield.JoiningdefendingchampionBrooksKoepka(37)areJonRahm(5),TyrrellHatton(17),CamSmith(56),AdrianMeronk(63),LucasHerbert(89),JoaquinNiemann(91),PatrickReed(92),DavidPuig(106),BrysonDeChambeau(117),DeanBurmester(130),PhilMickelson(158),AndyOgletree(214),DustinJohnson(379),MartinKaymer(4,317)andTalorGooch(644).Gooch,whohasbeenoutspokenaboutmajoreligibilitycriteria,receiveda