The PGA of Americaorganizer of US PGAsecond now Grand Slam on the calendarhas made official the list of 155 players who will play next week in Oak Hill of Rochester (NY)near niagara falls, this Grand Slam is considered the ‘poor brother’ of the ‘majors’. The only thing left to find out is the champion of the Byron Nelson Classic taking place this week in Texas (along with this week’s contest for world number 2 scottie scheffler), until an already ranked golfer wins.
Well, in Oak Hill there will be four Spaniards and imbalance in Navy reach. Jon Rahm, Adri Arnaus, Pablo Larrazábal and Adrián Otaegui They have received official confirmation that they will be on the 1st tee next Thursday, the 18th. Finally, the man from Extremadura did not enter. Jorge Campillo despite being one of the best golfers at the moment (he is ranked 124th in the world) though the most notable absence is undoubtedly the man from Castellón Sergio Garcia. A Sergio, let’s remember, that two weeks ago was ruled in favor of the European Tour, leaving him – he resigned as a member of the circuit during his time – from the possibility of playing the Ryder Cup in Rome in the European team captain his friend Luke Donald.
From LIV Golf there were 18 players present, including them Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Joaquín Niemann, Mito Pereira (2nd in 2022), Patrick Reed and Cameron Smith. Sergio, on the other hand, is out of the tournament after falling to 189th place in the world ranking.
It was his first absence from the PGA Championship since then his debut in 1999, when he finished second behind Tiger Woods in the edition of Medina (Chicago), the one where he hits a spectacular shot off a tree stump and then takes a few running jumps to see where the ball lands. Sergio has played 24 consecutive PGAs, his best final result being 2nd in 1999 and also 2nd (tied) in 2008. This year Padraig Harrington won when the man from Borriol lead by 3 shots with 9 holes to go. Over the past few years, seven failed cuts in a row.
Among the players outside the top 100 in the world ranking, who were not classified according to any other criteria and received an invitation, Paul Casey (131st) stands out.
Another noticeable disadvantage, but this one is already known, is that of Tiger Woodsis recovering from an operation on his right ankle.
Source: La Verdad
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