While only a handful of LIV golfers have qualified for the PGA Championship, one well-known member of the tour got a late invite. Dustin Johnson, a two-time major winner who left

A South Carolina native will play in this week’s PGA Championship after he reportedly received a special invitation. Dustin Johnson -- a Columbia native who attended Coastal Carolina University -- is in the 156-player field and will tee off with Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa at 1:14 p.

The two-time major championship winner and LIV Golf member earned a special exemption from the PGA of America to compete in the PGA Championship next week in North Carolina. Johnson’s previous exemption into the second major championship of the year — a five-year pass for his win at the Masters in 2020 — ended last year.

Of his 16 PGA Tour victories, Thomas has won on the same course twice three times – the CIMB Classic on the West Course at TCP Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii and the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Golf Club in South Korea.

The Quail Hollow Country Club is the venue for the 2025 edition of one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, with Rory McIlroy the headliner as he looks to build on winning his first Green Jacket at August last month.

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau were both invited to the dinner ahead of the PGA Championship, yet travel issues forced DeChambeau to dial in virtually, suggesting the pair are still in Bradley's plans regardless of their LIV affiliation.

There are 14 criteria to qualify for the 2025 PGA Championship, including via special invitation from PGA of America. It is through invitation that several golfers who no longer play on the PGA Tour received their bids for the year's second major.