Quick look at the LIV Golf players competing in the 2025 PGA Championship
A total of 15 full-time LIV Golf players along with one reserve player are set to compete in this week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Here’s a quick look at each player.
RICHARD BLAND, Cleeks GC
PGA NOTES
- Won the 2024 Senior PGA Championship in his first senior start to earn exemption into 2025 PGA
- Making his 10th career start in a major
- Has 4 top-15 finishes in 7 LIV Golf starts in 2025
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 74
Scoring Average: 75.00
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T40
70-72-70 (-4)
Adelaide
5
69-73-66 (-8)
Hong Kong
T30
71-68-65 (-6)
Singapore
T14
71-70-67 (-5)
Miami
T47
79-79-74 (+16)
Mexico City
T11
71-66-69 (-7)
Korea
T7
66-69-73 (-8)
DEAN BURMESTER, Stinger GC
PGA NOTES
- Finished T12 in last year’s PGA to earn exemption into this year
- Making his 11th career start in a major
- Best major result is a T11 at 2022 Open
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 4
Best Finish: T12 (2024)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 3
Rounds Played: 14
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.57
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T4
66-71-65 (-14)
Adelaide
T12
70-71-70 (-5)
Hong Kong
2
66-67-62 (-15)
Singapore
T29
70-73-69 (-1)
Miami
T14
72-71-76 (+3)
Mexico City
T26
71-68-74 (E)
Korea
T13
68-68-74 (-6)
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, Crushers GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Shot PGA Championship-career best 64 in final round last year at Valhalla to finish at 20 under and runner-up to Xander Schauffele
- Seeking to become first reigning U.S. Open champion to win PGA Championship since Brooks Koepka in 2019
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 7
Best Finish: 2 (2024)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 5
Rounds Played: 24
Low Round: 64
Scoring Average: 69.83
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
69-66-68 (-13)
Adelaide
T18
68-73-71 (-4)
Hong Kong
T20
66-67-70 (-7)
Singapore
T10
74-65-67 (-7)
Miami
5
69-70-75 (-2)
Mexico City
T2
63-66-71 (-13)
Korea
1
65-66-66 (-19)
SERGIO GARCIA, Fireballs GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Making his 101st career start in a major
- Made his PGA debut in 1999, finishing solo 2nd
- Won LIV Golf Hong Kong this year for his second LIV Golf win and 38th career professional win
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 24
Best Finish: 2 (1999); T2 (2008)
Top 10s: 4
Cuts Made: 12
Rounds Played: 68
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 71.76
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
68-68-67 (-13)
Adelaide
T18
71-74-67 (-4)
Hong Kong
1
65-64-63 (-18)
Singapore
T32
72-70-71 (E)
Miami
3
70-71-71 (-4)
Mexico City
T50
74-74-74 (+9)
Korea
T42
77-72-69 (+2)
TYRRELL HATTON, Legion XIII
PGA NOTES
- Making his 35th consecutive start in a major
- Finished T3 in his most recent start at Quail Hollow in 2023 pro event
- Has two top-6 finishes in his first seven LIV Golf starts in 2025
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 10
Best Finish: T10 (2016, 2018)
Top 10s: 2
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 36
Low Round: 64
Scoring Average: 70.56
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
66-67-70 (-13)
Adelaide
T23
70-72-72 (-2)
Hong Kong
T20
67-67-69 (-7)
Singapore
T19
70-73-66 (-4)
Miami
T33
78-77-70 (+9)
Mexico City
T5
67-67-68 (-11)
Korea
T13
69-70-71 (-6)
DUSTIN JOHNSON, 4Aces GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Making his 63rd major start and has not missed a major start since 2017 Masters
- Has won a LIV Golf tournament in each of the first three years and claimed the season-long Individual Championship in the inaugural 2022 season
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 15
Best Finish: 2 (2019); T2 (2020)
Top 10s: 6
Cuts Made: 11
Rounds Played: 52
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 70.63
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T44
67-73-74 (-2)
Adelaide
T31
68-78-70 (E)
Hong Kong
54
75-72-64 (+1)
Singapore
T5
63-68-73 (-9)
Miami
T27
69-75-79 (+7)
Mexico City
T7
71-66-67 (-9)
Korea
T34
72-69-74 (-1)
MARTIN KAYMER, Cleeks GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff at Whistling Straits to win the 2010 PGA, the first of his two major victories
- 2010 victory was the first of his streak of three consecutive wins that year
- Making his 56th career start in a major
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 15
Best Finish: 1 (2010)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 44
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.75
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T44
70-69-75 (-2)
Adelaide
49
73-79-72 (+8)
Hong Kong
T10
65-68-67 (-10)
Singapore
T44
73-75-69 (+4)
Miami
T29
75-80-69 (+8)
Mexico City
T47
72-69-79 (+7)
Korea
T45
72-77-70 (+3)
BROOKS KOEPKA, Smash GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- One of just six players to win three PGA Championships; a fourth win would tie him with Tiger Woods
- Back-to-back PGA wins in 2018-19 is last time any male golfer has successfully defended a major
- Five career LIV Golf wins ties for most in league history
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 12
Best Finish: 1 (2018, 2019, 2023)
Top 10s: 6
Cuts Made: 12
Rounds Played: 48
Low Round: 63
Scoring Average: 69.31
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T33
74-67-70 (-5)
Adelaide
T7
69-71-70 (-6)
Hong Kong
T35
72-65-68 (-5)
Singapore
2
67-69-65 (-12)
Miami
T18
73-74-73 (+4)
Mexico City
T30
69-71-74 (+1)
Korea
T17
71-70-70 (-5)
TOM McKIBBIN, Legion XIII
PGA NOTES
- Making his first start in the PGA and his third career start in a major
- Made the cut in both of his previous major starts in 2024 (T41 in U.S. Open, T66 in The Open)
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 0
Best Finish: 0
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 0
Low Round: 0
Scoring Average: 0
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T15
65-69-72 (-10)
Adelaide
T7
70-71-69 (-6)
Hong Kong
T6
67-66-66 (-11)
Singapore
T25
74-67-70 (-2)
Miami
T14
73-73-73 (+3)
Mexico City
T34
75-70-70 (+2)
Korea
47
74-74-72 (+4)
PHIL MICKELSON, HyFlyers GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Won the 2021 PGA Championship at age 50 to become oldest major winner
- Making his 126th start in a major
- Has played 17 pro tournaments at Quail Hollow with a total of 64 rounds played
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 31
Best Finish: 1 (2005, 2021)
Top 10s: 10
Cuts Made: 28
Rounds Played: 116
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.09
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
N/A
Adelaide
T23
72-74-68 (-2)
Hong Kong
3
67-65-64 (-14)
Singapore
T19
69-68-72 (-4)
Miami
6
69-73-73 (-1)
Mexico City
T22
71-69-72 (-1)
Korea
50
75-70-78 (+7)
JOAQUIN NIEMANN, Torque GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Playing in his 24th major; has missed just one major since the 2020 PGA
- Leads the season-long LIV Golf Individual Championship race after winning three times during the first half of the 2025 season
- Is set to play in all four majors this season after claiming the LIV Golf exemption into the U.S. Open
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 7
Best Finish: T23 (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 5
Rounds Played: 22
Low Round: 67
Scoring Average: 71.32
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T33
67-71-73 (-5)
Adelaide
1
67-71-65 (-13)
Hong Kong
T12
67-68-66 (-9)
Singapore
1
67-64-65 (-17)
Miami
T33
78-72-75 (+9)
Mexico City
1
68-64-65 (-16)
Korea
T20
68-71-73 (-4)
DAVID PUIG, Fireballs GC
PGA NOTES
- Making his second start in the PGA and his fifth career start in a major
- Best major result is a T39 at the 2023 U.S. Open
- Has finished top 20 in each of the first seven LIV Golf tournaments in 2025, including three top 6 finishes
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC (2024)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 72
Scoring Average: 72.50
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
67-71-65 (-13)
Adelaide
4
70-70-67 (-9)
Hong Kong
T18
68-67-67 (-8)
Singapore
4
68-69-66 (-10)
Miami
T14
77-71-71 (+3)
Mexico City
T13
70-70-67 (-6)
Korea
T20
71-68-73 (-4)
JON RAHM, Legion XIII Captain
PGA NOTES
- Making his 34th career major start, with two wins and 13 top 10s entering Quail Hollow
- Won the 2024 LIV Golf Individual Championship in his league debut season
- Has finished inside the top 10 in all 19 LIV Golf regular season tournaments that he’s completed
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 8
Best Finish: T4 (2018)
Top 10s: 2
Cuts Made: 7
Rounds Played: 28
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 70.71
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T2
67-67-67 (-15)
Adelaide
6
70-69-70 (-7)
Hong Kong
T6
69-64-66 (-11)
Singapore
T5
67-70-67 (-9)
Miami
T9
73-70-74 (+1)
Mexico City
4
64-69-68 (-12)
Korea
T7
72-66-70 (-8)
PATRICK REED, 4Aces GC
PGA NOTES
- Making his 43rd career major start and comes off a solo third at the Masters
- Tie for 2nd at the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow is his best result in the event
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 11
Best Finish: T2 (2017)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 9
Rounds Played: 40
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 70.38
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T44
69-74-71 (-2)
Adelaide
T37
73-73-72 (+2)
Hong Kong
T10
69-65-66 (-10)
Singapore
T25
68-73-70 (-2)
Miami
T7
67-75-74 (E)
Mexico City
T17
68-70-72 (-3)
Korea
T4
71-70-65 (-10)
CAMERON SMITH, Ripper GC Captain
PGA NOTES
- Making his 31st consecutive start in a major
- Has three top 10s in majors since winning The Open Championship in 2022, with nine top 10s overall
- Only Australian player to win a major since 2016
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 9
Best Finish: T9 (2023)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 34
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.32
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T25
67-72-70 (-7)
Adelaide
30
72-73-70 (-1)
Hong Kong
T20
69-68-66 (-7)
Singapore
T19
67-70-72 (-4)
Miami
T9
73-74-70 (+1)
Mexico City
T5
64-66-72 (-11)
Korea
T7
73-66-69 (-8)
JOHN CATLIN, reserve
PGA NOTES
- Exempt through his status on the International Federation ranking
- Has competed as a LIV Golf reserve player during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, with three appearances this season
- Making his fifth major start and second PGA start
PGA HISTORY
Starts: 1
Best Finish: MC
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 0
Rounds Played: 2
Low Round: 75
Scoring Average: 77.00
2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Singapore (Iron Heads)
T44
70-73-74 (+4)
Mexico City (RangeGoats)
N/A
XX-73-71
Korea (Stinger)
T39
73-75-69 (+1)