One of the many beauties of the PGA Championship is the participation opportunities afforded to the PGA professionals of America.
From coaches to administrators and business leaders, players teed it up in the 2025 PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club at Port St. Lucie in Florida from April 27 to April 30 to qualify for the second major of the year.
Every player finishing in the top 20 made it to Quail Hollow. Some new faces and some old will play in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Michael Block, who made headlines at the 2023 PGA Championship when he made a hole-in-one playing with Rory McIlroy in the final round at Oak Hill.
Tyler Collett won the event by an astonishing margin of 10 shots. Not only did he earn a spot in convincing style but for winning, he has also earned six exemptions into PGA Tour events over the next 12 months.
Block, who came tied for 15th in 2023 and played again in 2024, is an example of what is possible once you earn your way into the field. The American was drawn to hit the first tee shot in the first round in 2024.
Below is the complete list of players who qualified, with some details about each:
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PGA Professionals at PGA Championship 2025
Notable names:
Tyler Collet: The 10-shot winner of the PGA Professionals Championship, Collet will be playing in his fourth PGA Championship.
Michael Block: Block is playing in his seventh PGA Championship, and in 2023, not only did he make an ace playing with Rory, but he also earned low PGA of America Golf Pro honours.
Bob Sowards: Sowards is lining up for his 12th PGA Championship, which is the joint record for the most appearances made by a player qualifying as a PGA Pro.
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Eric Steger: Eric Steger is the 38-year-old son of Scott Steger, who played in the ’94 PGA at Southern Hills, which also held the 2022 PGA Championship won by Justin Thomas.
Here are the rest of the PGA Pros who have earned spots at Quail Hollow in 2025. 10 of them are playing in their first-ever PGA Championship:
Jesse Droemer
Brian Bergstol
Dylan Newman
Brandon Bingaman
Ryan Lenahan
Andre Chi
John Somers
Justin Hicks
Rupe Taylor
Tom Johnson
Nic Ishee
Bobby Gates
Greg Koch
Timothy Wiseman
Larkin Gross
Michael Kartrude
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