Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin gets spot at the PGA Championship

The PGA Championship will be played from May 15-18 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland looks on following his tee shot. Pic: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

The PGA Championship released its field Tuesday for next week at Quail Hollow, leaning heavily on the top 100 in the world ranking and giving full consideration to players from the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League.

The PGA Championship tries to get the top 100 in the world ranking, which won’t be the case because No. 24 Billy Horschel announced on social media he will have hip surgery next week.