21 PGA of America Golf Professionals will compete May 13-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky
FRISCO, Texas – Ben Polland of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, who won the 2024 PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday, will headline the Corebridge Financial Team at the 2024 PGA Championship, May 13-19, at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
The team comprises the 20 low scorers from the PGA Professional Championship and Michael Block, who qualified through his T-15 finish in the 2023 PGA Championship.
The 33-year-old Polland will be appearing in his fourth PGA Championship (2015, 2016, 2021).
The 2024 PGA Championship will feature four additional PGA Professional Champions: Block (2014), Matt Dobyns (2012, 2015), Jesse Mueller (2022) and Braden Shattuck (2023).
Block (Mission Viejo, Calif.) will appear in his sixth PGA Championship after finishing T-15 and earning Low Club Professional honors in 2023 at Oak Hill Country Club.
Dobyns (Jericho, N.Y.) will return to the PGA Championship field for the first time since 2018 and sixth time in his career.
Six of the PGA of America Golf Professionals will be competing in their first PGA Championship, including Tracy Phillips (Tulsa, Okla.) who will make his Championship debut at age 61. He is also a member of the Corebridge Financial Team headed to the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores.
Block and the low 20 scorers who have earned exemptions into the 2024 PGA Championship and a position on the 2024 Corebridge Financial Team include:
Ben Polland (Jackson Hole, Wyo.) – Shooting Star of Jackson Hole, Rocky Mountain Section
Andy Svoboda (Oak Brook, Ill.) – Butler National Golf Club, Illinois Section
Jared Jones (Houston, Texas) – River Oaks Country Club, Southern Texas Section
John Somers (Trinity, Fla.) – Southern Hills Plantation Club, North Florida Section
Jesse Mueller (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Grand Canyon University Golf Course, Southwest Section
Tyler Collet (Vero Beach, Fla.) – John’s Island Club, South Florida Section
Brad Marek (Berkeley, Calif.) – Corica Park, Northern California Section
Evan Bowser (Naples, Fla.) – LaPlaya Golf Club, South Florida Section
Jeremy Wells (Estero, Fla.) – Cypress Lake Golf Club, South Florida Section
Jeff Kellen (Glenview, Ill.) – North Shore Country Club, Illinois Section
Josh Speight (Locust Hill, Va.) – The Club at Viniterra, Middle Atlantic Section
Larkin Gross (Fairfax, Va.) – Westwood Country Club, Middle Atlantic Section
Preston Cole (Charlotte, N.C.) – Quail Hollow Club, Carolinas Section
Tracy Phillips (Tulsa, Okla.) – Cedar Ridge Country Club, South Central Section
Josh Bevell (Nashville, Tenn.) – Profectus Golf – Tennessee Section
Matt Dobyns (Jericho, N.Y.) – Meadow Brook Club – Metropolitan Section
Zac Oakley (King of Prussia, Pa.) – Bidermann Golf Club – Philadelphia Section
Kyle Mendoza (Oceanside, Calif.) – Hacienda Golf Club – Southern California Section
Braden Shattuck (Aston, Pa.) – Rolling Green Golf Club – Philadelphia Section
Wyatt Worthington II (Las Vegas, Nev.) – Eastside Golf – Southwest Section
Michael Block (Mission Viejo, Calif.) – Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club – Southern California Section
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