LIVE | PGA Championship – Day 1: Thursday, 19 May

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By Lola Smith

Published: May 19, 2022 | 12:30 PM GMT

The 104th PGA Championship gets underway at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday, 19 May.

A full field of 156 golfers have assembled, with no fewer than 11 South Africans set to tee off in what is the second major of the year.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson has withdrawn for the tournament and won’t be holding aloft the Wanamaker Trophy come late Sunday.

11 South Africans in the PGA Championship field

The South Africans in the field are: Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Erik van Rooyen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Brendan Grace, Dean Burmester, Shaun Norris, Garrick Higgo, Danie van Tonder, Oliver Bekker and Justin Harding

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