The 2026 PGA Tour season includes the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona, with the field assembled through a standardized priority ranking system. This approach guarantees spots for fully exempt members while incorporating various exemption categories and qualifiers. The event highlights top talents from recent majors and points lists.
The WM Phoenix Open marks a key stop in the 2026 PGA Tour calendar, held at the desert course of TPC Scottsdale. The tournament's field is built using the tour's priority ranking, which prioritizes current season standings alongside exemptions for major achievements and other criteria. Fully exempt players secure entry into full-field events, with conditional categories reshuffled based on FedExCup points.
Exemptions include five-year entries for winners of the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, or Masters, such as Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, and J.J. Spaun. Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama join via Open Championship and Masters victories, respectively. Sam Burns qualifies from a World Golf Championship win, while Viktor Hovland and Kurt Kitayama earned spots through victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, or Genesis Invitational.
Recent tournament winners from the past two seasons fill additional slots, featuring players like Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau, Max Homa, and Min Woo Lee. The top 70 from the prior season's FedExCup points list includes Corey Conners, Jordan Spieth, and Erik van Rooyen, with the top 100 from the FedExCup Fall adding Rico Hoey and Nicolai Højgaard.
Sponsor exemptions go to Joel Dahmen, Charley Hoffman, and Sahith Theegala. PGA section champion Thomas Avant and leading DP World Tour players not otherwise exempt, such as Haotong Li and Jordan Smith, round out the field. Top Korn Ferry Tour performers like Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Christo Lamprecht also qualify.
This diverse lineup promises competitive play amid the event's unique atmosphere.
