World's top 100 ranked players entered in PGA at Valhalla

Golf fans in Kentucky might get to see a historic PGA Championship next week.

When the sport's fourth major tournament of the season comes to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville from Aug. 7-10, the competition could include all of the world's top performers.

The PGA of America announced Tuesday that the top 100 players in the world golf rankings have committed to play in the 96th PGA Championship. Barring any withdrawals before the opening round, this would be the first time any major championship would feature every one of the top 100 players.

Next week's field includes 29 major champions, 70 international players representing 24 countries, and all three of the year's major championship winners. It also includes Kentuckians J.B. Holmes and Kenny Perry. They will compete for the Wanamaker Trophy as Valhalla hosts the PGA Championship for the third time.

The PGA of America announced 154 members of the 156-player field for Valhalla, with two more completing the field based on the results this weekend of the Bridgestone Invitational and the Reno-Tahoe Open.

Defending champion Jason Dufner heads 15 PGA champions in the field. Dufner, who won his first major championship last year at Oak Hill, is joined by Rich Beem (2002), Keegan Bradley (2011), Mark Brooks (1996), John Daly (1991), Padraig Harrington (2008), Martin Kaymer (2010), Davis Love III (1997), Rory McIlroy (2012), Shaun Micheel (2003), Phil Mickelson (2005), Vijay Singh (1998, 2004), David Toms (2001), Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, '06, '07) and Y.E. Yang (2009).

Kaymer and McIlroy also won the 2014 U.S. Open and 2014 British Open, respectively. Over the first two rounds at Valhalla, Kaymer, McIlroy, and Bubba Watson (2014 Masters) will be placed in the traditional grouping of the winners of the first three major championships of the season.

As the only major championship with an all-professional field, the PGA Championship also features 20 PGA Club Professionals, who earned berths in the field through their performances in June at the PGA Professional National Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Pga Championship field

Players listed in alphabetical order with their ranking in the latest World Golf Rankings (NR-not ranked):

114. Kiradech Aphibarnrat — Bangkok, Thailand

1,507. Rich Beem — Austin, Texas

26. Thomas Bjorn — Silkeborg, Denmark

45. Jonas Blixt — Hammaro, Sweden

1,555. Michael Block — Aliso Viego, Calif.

146. Jason Bohn — Acworth, Ga.,

122. Steven Bowditch — Queensland, Australia

23. Keegan Bradley — Woodstock, Vt.

NR. Jamie Broce — Ottawa Hills, Ohio

1,555. Mark Brooks — Fort Worth, Texas

137. Scott Brown — Aiken, S.C.

52. Angel Cabrera — Cordoba, Argentina

73. Rafael Cabrera-Bello — Gran Canaria, Spain

84. Paul Casey — Cheltenham, England

116. Roberto Castro — Atlanta, Ga.

104. Kevin Chappell — Fresno, Calif.

72. K.J. Choi — Seoul, South Korea

149. Stewart Cink — Duluth, Ga.

75. Tim Clark — Durban, South Africa

333. Darren Clarke — Portrush, Northern Ireland

69. George Coetzee — Pretoria, South Africa

74. Erik Compton — Coral Gables, Fla.

NR. Rob Corcoran — Melbourne, Fla.

103. Ben Crane — Westlake, Texas

918. John Daly — Dardanelle, Ark.

9. Jason Day — Queensland, Australia

85. Brendon deJonge — Harare, Zimbabwe

1,555. Stuart Deane — Arlington, Texas

35. Graham DeLaet — Saskatchewan, Canada

25. Luke Donald — High Wycombe, England

32. Jamie Donaldson — Pontypridd, Wales

21. Victor Dubuisson — Cannes, France

24. Jason Dufner — Auburn, Ala.

62. Ernie Els — Johannesburg, South Africa

49. Harris English — Sea Island, Ga.

NR. Frank Esposito — Florham Park, N.J.

48. Matt Every — Jacksonville, Fla.

64. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano — Madrid, Spain

94. Ross Fisher — London, England

92. Tommy Fleetwood — Formby Hall, England

18. Rickie Fowler — Murrieta, Calif.

8. Jim Furyk — Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

31. Stephen Gallacher — Linlithgow, Scotland

5. Sergio Garcia — Castellon, Spain

98. Branden Grace — George, South Africa

37. Bill Haas — Greenville, S.C.

88. Chesson Hadley — Raleigh, N.C.

66. Brian Harman — Sea Island, Ga.

254. Padraig Harrington — Dublin, Ireland

93. David Hearn — Ontario, Canada

NR. Ryan Helminen — Menasha, Wis.

59. Russell Henley — Kiawah Island, S.C.

68. Charley Hoffman — Las Vegas, Nev.

65. J.B. Holmes — Campbellsville, Ky.

56. Billy Horschel — Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

78. Charles Howell III — Windermere, Fla.

1,555. David Hronek — North Port, Fla.

50. Mikko Ilonen — Lahti, Finland

79. Ryo Ishikawa — Saitama, Japan

83. Freddie Jacobson — Gothenberg, Sweden

33. Thongchai Jaidee — Bangkok, Thailand

27. Miguel Angel Jimenez — Malaga, Spain

16. Dustin Johnson — Myrtle Beach, S.C.

14. Zach Johnson — Cedar Rapids, Iowa

53. Matt Jones — Sydney, Australia

115. Robert Karlsson — Katrineholm, Sweden

12. Martin Kaymer — Mettmann, Germany

91. Sung-Hyung Kim — Seoul, South Korea

43. Chris Kirk —Milton, Ga.

99. Russell Knox —Inverness, Scotland

77. Brooks Koepka —Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

1,555. Johan Kok — Brentwood, Tenn.

107. Jason Kokrak —Charlotte, N.C.

1,555. Aaron Krueger — Norwalk, Iowa

6. Matt Kuchar —Sea Island, Ga.

87. Anirban Lahiri — Bangalore, India

63. Pablo Larrazabal — Barcelona, Spain

51. Marc Leishman — Victoria, Australia

108. Alexander Levy — Bandol, France

424. Davis Love III — Sea Island, Ga.

58. Shane Lowry — Clara, Ireland

46. Joost Luiten — Bleiswijk, Netherlands

106. Will MacKenzie — Tequesta, Fla.

44. Hunter Mahan —Dallas, Texas

67. Matteo Manassero — Verona, Italy

76. Ben Martin — Greenville, S.C.

15. Hideki Matsuyama — Miyagi, Japan

17. Graeme McDowell — Portrush, Northern Ireland

NR. Jim McGovern — Oradell, N.J.

2. Rory McIlroy — Holywood, Northern Ireland

1,555. David McNabb — Newark, Del.

82. George McNeill — Fort Myers, Fla.

1,555. Shaun Micheel — Memphis, Tenn.

13. Phil Mickelson — Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

96. Edoardo Molinari — Turin, Italy

42. Francesco Molinari — Turin, Italy

794. Colin Montgomerie — Dunning, Scotland

39. Ryan Moore — Las Vegas, Nev.

38. Kevin Na — Las Vegas, Nev.

105. Seung-Yul Noh — Seoul, South Korea

NR. Brian Norman — The Colony, Texas

60. Koumei Oda — Fukuoka, Japan

95. Thorbjorn Olesen — Copenhagen, Denmark

54. Louis Oosthuizen — Albertina, South Africa

61. Ryan Palmer — Colleyville, Texas

759. Kenny Perry — Franklin, Ky.

1,555. Rod Perry — Port Orange, Fla.

NR. Matt Pesta — Wixom, Mich.

129. Scott Piercy — Las Vegas, Nev.

28. Ian Poulter — Woburn, England

29. Patrick Reed — Houston, Texas

4. Justin Rose —London, England

141. Rory Sabbatini — Durban, South Africa

NR. Steve Schneiter — Sandy, Utah

22. Charl Schwartzel —Johannesburg, South Africa

1. Adam Scott —Queensland, Australia

57. John Senden — Brisbane, Australia

30. Webb Simpson — Charlotte, N.C.

199. Vijay Singh — Nadi, Fiji

NR. Jerry Smith — Oskaloosa, Iowa

36. Brandt Snedeker — Nashville, Tenn.

1,555. Bob Sowards — Dublin, Ohio

11. Jordan Spieth — Dallas, Texas

54. Kevin Stadler — Scottsdale, Ariz.

89. Scott Stallings — Knoxville, Tenn.

110. Brendan Steele — Irvine, Calif.

3. Henrik Stenson — Gothenburg, Sweden

70. Richard Sterne — Stellenbosch, South Africa

41. Kevin Streelman — Wheaton, Ill.

20. Steve Stricker — Madison, Wis.

81. Chris Stroud — Houston, Texas

139. Brian Stuard — Jackson, Mich.

97. Daniel Summerhays — Fruit Heights, Utah

117. Hideto Tanihara — Onomichi, Japan

NR. David Tentis — Woodbury, Minn.

40. Brendon Todd — Atlanta, Ga.

145. David Toms — Shreveport, La.

113. Cameron Tringale — Niguel, Calif.

NR. Dustin Volk — Layton, Utah

19. Jimmy Walker — Boerne, Texas

101. Marc Warren — Glasgow, Scotland

80. Nick Watney — Sacramento, Calif.

7. Bubba Watson — Bagdad, Fla.

819. Tom Watson — Bucyrus, Kan.

86. Boo Weekley — Jay, Fla.

34. Lee Westwood — Close House, England

71. Bernd Wiesberger — Oberwart, Austria

102. Danny Willett — Rotherham, England

NR. Eric Williamson — Shoal Creek, Ala.

90. Chris Wood —Bristol, England

47. Gary Woodland — Topeka, Kan.

10. Tiger Woods — Hobe Sound, Fla.

510. Y.E. Yang — Jeju Island, South Korea

100. Fabrizio Zanotti — Paraguay

Alternates

109. Jerry Kelly — Madison, Wis. (1st alternate)

136. Pat Perez — Phoenix, Ariz. (2)

124. Shawn Stefani — Houston, Texas (3)

133. John Huh — Dallas, Texas (4)

130. Robert Garrigus — Phoenix, Ariz. (5)

183. Justin Hicks — Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (6)

152. Andrew Svoboda — Larchmont, N.Y. (7)

171. Billy Hurley III — Leesburg, Va. (8)

158. Martin Flores — Dallas, Texas (9)

111. Michael Thompson — Birmingham, Ala. (10)

This story was originally published July 29, 2014 at 12:48 PM with the headline "World's top 100 ranked players entered in PGA at Valhalla."