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2022 PGA Championship
US PGA Tour
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
19 - 22 May 2022
Jordan Spieth will be looking to complete a career grand slam by winning the 2022
PGA Championship this week.
The American star is a three-time major winner already having clinched the 2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 US Open and The Open Championship in 2017.
Spieth will come to this year’s PGA Championship looking to notch the career Grand Slam and it has been on his radar since he won his third major, The Open Championship.
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This year will mark the sixth try for the 28-year-old to notch the career Grand Slam as he hopes to carve out a spot as one of golf’s all-time greats - emulating Tiger Woods, Gary Player and others.
Despite a dip in performance in the years following his Open Championship triumph, Spieth has recently regained the form that saw him win 10 times on the PGA Tour in two years.
The 2017 Travelers Championship winner, who was born in Texas, broke through for his first win on Tour in four years at the 2021 Valero Texas Open.
Spieth will also come into this year’s PGA Championship off a victory at the 2022 RBC Heritage as he won in a playoff over last season’s FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay.
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“I would say tee to green, if you take my last three events, it's as good as it's ever been,” said Spieth after winning RBC Heritage.
“Obviously very happy to be in this position. Every year, I think about (the Sentry Tournament of Champions) at the beginning of the year once I'm there, and I missed it for a few years.
"And I never want to miss it again, and I'm really glad that this will get me there. What a great tournament to win.”
American legend Walter Hagen won the PGA Championship a record five times (all in match play), while his compatriot Jack Nicklaus won a record five titles in the stroke-play era.
Last five PGA Championship winners
2017 - Justin Thomas - USA
2018 - Brooks Koepka - USA
2019 - Brooks Koepka - USA
2020 - Collin Morikawa - USA
2021 - Phil Mickelson - USA