A capsule look at 10 key players going into the PGA Championship, which starts May 16 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Listed in predicted order of finish:
Age: 27.
Country: United States.
World ranking: 1.
Worldwide wins: 11.
Majors: Masters (2022, 2024).
Best PGA Championship finish: Runner-up at Oak Hill in 2023.
Backspin: Scheffler has won three of his last four starts, including his second Masters. The exception was a runner-up finish in Houston. A decent putting week means he’ll be in contention. A good putting week usually means an easy win. But he comes into the PGA Championship off a three-week break for the birth of his first child.
Age: 34.
Country: United States.
World ranking: 37.
Worldwide wins: 16.
Majors: PGA Championship (2018, 2019, 2023), U.S. Open (2017, 2018).
Best PGA Championship finish: Won at Bellerive in 2018, Bethpage Black in 2019 and Oak Hill in 2023.