Semana histórica en el US PGA. Por primera vez el Top 100 mundial estará al completo en un Grande

De los 156 que estarán en el Bethpage Black Course, 5 son españoles: Jon Rahm, Sergio García, Rafa Cabrera, Jorge Campillo y Adrián Otaegui

Es posible que algún jugador se tenga que retirar a última hora por lesión, pero en el momento de publicar esta noticia el Top 100 mundial está inscrito para disputar la 101 edición del US PGA Championship que acoge el Bethpage Black Course, un hecho histórico ya que nunca antes esto se había producido en un Grande.

De los 156 jugadores que toman parte en el evento, 69 son internacionales representando a 27 países. Entre ellos se encuentran cinco españoles, Jon Rahm, Sergio García, Rafa Cabrera, Jorge Campillo y Adrián Otaegui, mientras que el resto, representan a 30 estados del país norteamericano. De esos 156 jugadores, 16, entre los que se encuentra el campeón defensor Brooks Koepka, ya saben los que es levantar la copa Wanamaker.

Estos son los jugadores*, por orden alfabético, que toman parte en esta 101 edición del US PGA:

An, Byeong Hun – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Ancer, Abraham – MEXICO
Aphibarnrat, Kiradech – THAILAND
Armour, Ryan – Silver Lake, Ohio
Balin, Danny – Lake Success, N.Y. (cp)**
Beach, Alex – Stillwater, Minn. (cp)
Beem, Rich – Austin, Texas
Berberian,Jr., Rich – Hooksett, N.H. (cp)
Berger, Daniel – Jupiter, Fla.
Bertsch, Justin – Naples, Fla. (cp)
Bjerregaard, Lucas – DENMARK
Bjork, Alex – SWEDEN
Bowden, Craig – Bloomington, Ind. (cp)
Bradley, Keegan – Woodstock, Vt.
Burgoon, Bronson – The Woodlands, Tx
Burns, Sam – Shreveport, La.
Cabrera Bello, Rafa – SPAIN
Campillo, Jorge – SPAIN
Cantlay, Patrick – North Palm Beach, Fla.
Caron, Jason – Greenlawn, N.Y. (cp)
Casey, Paul – ENGLAND
Champ, Cameron – Sacramento, Calif.
Conners, Corey – CANADA
Cook, Ben – Caledonia, Mich. (cp)
Dahman, Joel – Clarkston, Wash.
Daly, John – Dardanelle, Ark.
Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA
Deane, Stuart, AUSTRALIA (cp)
DeChambeau, Bryson – Clovis, Calif.
Dufner, Jason – Auburn, Ala.
Filbert, Andrew – Naples, Fla. (cp)
Finau, Tony – Lehi, Utah
Fisher, Ross – ENGLAND
Fitzpatrick, Matt – ENGLAND
Fleetwood, Tommy – ENGLAND
Fowler, Rickie – Murrieta, Calif.
Fox, Ryan – NEW ZEALAND
Frittelli, Dylan – SOUTH AFRICA
Furyk, Jim – Jacksonville, Fla.
Garcia, Sergio – SPAIN
Gay, Brian – Windermere, Fla.
Glover, Lucas – Jupiter, Fla.
Grace, Branden – SOUTH AFRICA
Grillo, Emiliano – ARGENTINA
Hadley, Chesson – Raleigh, N.C.
Hadwin, Adam – CANADA
Hall, Tyler – Wayne, N.J. (cp)
Harding, Justin – SOUTH AFRICA
Harman, Brian – Sea Island, Ga.
Harrington, Padraig – IRELAND
Hatton, Tyrrell – ENGLAND
Herbert, Lucas – AUSTRALIA
Hocknull, Craig – AUSTRALIA (cp)
Hoffman, Charley – San Diego, Calif.
Holmes, J.B. – Louisville, Ky.
Homa, Max – Valencia, Calif.
Horschel, Billy – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Hossler, Beau – Austin, Texas
Howell III, Charles – Orlando, Fla.
Im, Sungjae – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Imahira, Shugo – JAPAN
Janewattananond, Jazz – THAILAND
Jertson, Marty – Phoenix, Ariz. (cp)
Johnson, Dustin – Jupiter, Fla.
Johnson, Zach – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jones, Brendan – AUSTRALIA
Kang, Sung – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kaymer, Martin – GERMANY
Kim, Michael – San Diego, Calif.
Kim, Si Woo – REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Kisner, Kevin – Aiken, S.C.
Kitayama, Kurt – Chico, Calif.
Kizzire, Patton – Sea Island, Ga.
Knox, Russell – SCOTLAND
Kodaira, Satoshi – JAPAN
Koepka, Brooks – West Palm Beach, Fla.
Kokrak, Jason – Cleveland, Ohio
Korhonen, Mikko, FINLAND
Kuchar, Matt – Sea Island, Ga.
Labritz, Rob – Pound Ridge, N.Y. (cp)
Lee, Danny – NEW ZEALAND
Leishman, Marc – AUSTRALIA
Lewis, Tom – ENGLAND
Li, Haotong – CHINA
Lipsky, David – Las Vegas, Nev.
List, Luke – Augusta, Ga.
Long, Adam – St. Louis, Mo.
Lorenzo-Vera, Mike – FRANCE
Lowry, Shane – IRELAND
Luiten, Joost – HOLLAND
Mackey, Brian – Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. (cp)
Matsuyama, Hideki – JAPAN
McDowell, Graeme – N. IRELAND
McIlroy, Rory – N. IRELAND
Merritt, Troy – Meridian, Idaho
Micheel, Shaun – Memphis, Tenn.
Mickelson, Phil – Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Mitchell, Keith – St. Simons Island, Ga.
Molinari, Francesco – ITALY
Moore, Ryan – Las Vegas, Nev.
Na, Kevin – Las Vegas, Nev.
Noren, Alex – SWEDEN
Norris, Shaun – SOUTH AFRICA
O’Leary, John – Reston, Va. (cp)
Olesen, Thorbjorn – DENMARK
Oosthuizen, Louis – SOUTH AFRICA
Otaegui, Adrian – SPAIN
Palmer, Ryan – Colleyville, Texas
Pan, C.T. – TAIWAN
Pepperell, Eddie – ENGLAND
Perez, Pat – Scottsdale, Ariz.
Perry, Rod – Port Orange, Fla. (cp)
Piercy, Scott – Las Vegas, Nev.
Pieters, Thomas – BELGIUM
Poulter, Ian – ENGLAND
Putnam, Andrew – Phoenix, Ariz.
Rahm, Jon – SPAIN
Reavie, Chez – Scottsdale, Ariz.
Reed, Patrick – Houston, Texas
Rose, Justin – ENGLAND
Russell, Casey – Houston, Texas (cp)
Ryder, Sam – Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Schauffele, Xander – San Diego, Calif.
Schmid, Jeffrey – Iowa City, Iowa (cp)
Schneider, Cory – Powells Point, N.C. (cp)
Scott, Adam – AUSTRALIA
Simpson, Webb – Charlotte, N.C.
Singh, Vijay – FIJI
Smith, Cameron – AUSTRALIA
Snedeker, Brandt – Nashville, Tenn.
Spaun, J.J. – Scottsdale, Ariz.
Spieth, Jordan – Dallas, Texas
Stanley, Kyle – Gig Harbor, Wash.
Stenson, Henrik – SWEDEN
Sterne, Richard – SOUTH AFRICA
Stone, Brandon – SOUTH AFRICA
Stricker, Steve – Madison, Wis.
Suri, Julian – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Thomas, Justin – Louisville, Ky.
Thompson, Michael – St. Simons Island, Ga.
Trainer, Martin – San Francisco, Calif.
Tway, Kevin – Edmond, Okla.
van Rooyen, Erik – SOUTH AFRICA
Varner III, Harold – Gastonia, N.C.
Vegas, Jhonattan, VENEZUELA
Vermeer, Ryan – Omaha, Neb. (cp)
Walker, Jimmy – Boerne, Texas
Wallace, Matt – ENGLAND
Watson, Bubba – Bagdad, Fla.
Westwood, Lee – ENGLAND
Willett, Danny – ENGLAND
Winner, AT&T Byron Nelson
Wise, Aaron – Las Vegas, Nev.
Woodland, Gary – Delray Beach, Fla.
Woods, Tiger – Hobe Sound, Fla.
Yang, Y.E. – REPUBLIC OF KOREA

*Fuente: PGA.com

** Profesional de Club