Get ready for the 92nd PGA Championship! Commitments have been placed by 100 from the top 101 of Golf’s best players, making the PGA Championship the strongest in the golfing world. Last tournament, which was held last August 10-16, 2009 at the Hazel National Golf Club included 28 Major Champions led by 4-time PGA Champion, Tiger Woods and surprise 2009 winner, Yang-Yong Eun of South Korea. The Championship’s original purpose was to provide a high-profile tournament for the professionals of golf at a time when the sport was dominated by wealthy amateurs. The Championship is run by the PGA of America.

There are several qualifications needed for a player to be included in the PGA Championship. The event is the only major tournament that doesn’t directly include the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings. Instead, it has created its own set of criteria, making the tournament more challenging, and by far more exciting, for players to enter. Knock on those ticket sites right away. Such a prestigious event should not be missed.

The list of qualification criteria includes former PGA Champion Players, Winners of the last 5 U.S. Open, Winners of the last five Masters, Winners of the last five Open Championships (also known as the British Open), the last Senior PGA Champion, members of the United States Ryder Cup team and etc. A maximum of 156 players is included. If there is a vacancy for whatsoever reason, then the first player in the list of alternate players (meaning those below 70th place in the Official Money Standings) can be taken in.

The PGA Championships or sometimes referred to as the U.S. PGA Championships for the benefit of those outside of America, is one of the four major tournaments in the PGA Tour. It marks the final event for the tour season and is played around mid-August or three to four weeks after the British open, if schedule conflicts don’t arise. The PGA Championship is a high-status event that gives the champion and players certain benefits.

For one, the Champions of the event is secured of his place in the golfing world because he is automatically qualified to play at other tournaments such as the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open for five consecutive years. Champions of the event are also automatically qualified for the next year and years after that. The winners are also invited to the Players Championship for five years and another invitation to be a member of the PGA Tour is extended. Buying tickets will buy one the privilege of rubbing elbow’s with the cream of the crop.