Full field announced for 2012 PGA Championship

The PGA of America have announced the full field for the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course

Kiawah Island 13th

The final field for the 94th PGA Championship will be comprised of a maximum of 156 players. Following the first 36 holes of play, the field of 156 players will be reduced to the low 70 scorers and ties.

In the event of a 72-hole tie, there will be a three-hole aggregate-score play-off on holes 16, 17 and 18. If there is still a tie, a hole-by-hole play-off, starting on 18 and progressing to 10, 17 and 18 if necessary, will be repeated until a winner is determined.

The full field is as follows:

Adams, Blake - Eatonton, Ga. Aiken, Thomas - Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA Allenby, Robert - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Baddeley, Aaron - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Bae, Sang Moon - Dae Gu, S. KOREA Balin, Daniel - Rockville, Md. Beem, Rich - Austin, Texas Bensel, Frank - Purchase, N.Y. Bjorn, Thomas - Silkeborg, DENMARK Bradley, Keegan - Jupiter, Fla. Brooks, Mark - Ft. Worth, Texas Brown, Mark - Oyster Bay, N.Y. Byrd, Jonathan - Sea Island, Ga. Cabrera, Angel - Cordoba, ARGENTINA Cabrera-Bello, Rafael - Las Palmas, SPAIN Cairns, Brian - Walled Lake, Mich. Casey, Paul - Weybridge, ENGLAND Cauley, Bud - Jacksonville, Fla. Chalmers, Greg - Sydney, AUSTRALIA Chapman, Roger - Ascot, ENGLAND Choi, K.J. - Seoul, S. KOREA Cink, Stewart - Duluth, Ga. Clark, Tim - Durban, South Africa Clarke, Darren - Portrush, N. IRELAND Coetzee, George - Pretoria, S. AFRICA Colsaerts, Nicolas - Brussels, BELGIUM Coston, Jeff - Blaine, Wash. Crane, Ben - Beaverton, Ore. Curtis, Ben - Stow, Ohio Daly, John - Dardanelle, Ark. Davis, Brian - London, ENGLAND Day, Jason - Wexford, AUSTRALIA de Jonge, Brendon - Matthews, N.C. Dobyns, Matt - Lake Success, N.Y. Donald, Luke - Hemel Hempstead, ENGLAND Donaldson, Jamie - Pontypridd, WALES Dufner, Jason - Auburn, Ala. Duke, Ken - Palm City, Fla. Dyson, Simon - York, ENGLAND Els, Ernie - George, S. AFRICA Every, Matt - Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Fernandez-Castano, Gonzalo - Madrid, SPAIN Fowler, Rickie - Jupiter, Fla. Fraser, Marcus - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Frye, Michael - Sedona, Ariz. Fujita, Hiroyuki - Shizuoka, JAPAN Furyk, Jim - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Gaffney, Brian - Monmouth Beach, N.J. Gainey, Tommy - Bishopville, S.C. Garcia, Sergio - Castellon, SPAIN Garrigus, Robert - Phoenix, Ariz. Glover, Lucas - Sea Island, Ga. Goosen, Retief - Polokwane, S. AFRICA Grace, Branden - George, S. AFRICA Haas, Bill - Greenville, S.C. Hansen, Anders - Sonderborg, DENMARK Hanson, Peter - Trelleborg, SWEDEN Harrington, Padraig - Dublin, IRELAND Hoey, Michael - Belfast, N. IRELAND Hoffman, Charley - Las Vegas, Nev. Howell III, Charles - Windermere, Fla. Huh, John - Dallas, Texas Immelman, Trevor - Cape Town, S. AFRICA Ishikawa, Ryo - Saitama, JAPAN Jacobson, Fredrik - Gothenburg, SWEDEN Jaidee, Thongchai - Lop Buri, THAILAND Jertson, Marty - Phoenix, Ariz. Jimenez, Miguel Angel - Malaga, SPAIN Johnson, Dustin - Myrtle Beach, S.C. Johnson, Zach - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jones, Brendan - New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Karlsson, Robert - Katrineholm, SWEDEN Kaymer, Martin - Mettmann, GERMANY Kestner, Darrell - Glen Cove, N.Y. Kim, K.T. - Yongin, S. KOREA Kuchar, Matt - Sea Island, Ga. Laird, Martin - Glasgow, SCOTLAND Larrazabal, Pablo - Barcelona, SPAIN Lawrie, Paul - Aberdeen, SCOTLAND Leishman, Marc - Warrnambool, AUSTRALIA Levin, Spencer - Elk Grove, Calif. Love III, Davis - Sea Island, Ga. Lowe, Mitch - San Francisco, Calif. Luiten, Joost - Bleiswijk, NETHERLANDS Lynn, David - Stoke-on-Trent, ENGLAND Mahan, Hunter - Colleyville, Texas Manassero, Matteo - Verona, ITALY McDowell, Graeme - Portrush, N. IRELAND McIlroy, Rory - Holywood, N. IRELAND McNeill, George - Ft. Myers, Fla. Micheel, Shaun - Memphis, Tenn. Mickelson, Phil - Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Mitchum, Kelly - Southern Pines, N.C. Molder, Bryce - Scottsdale, Ariz. Molinari, Francesco - Turin, ITALY Moore, Ryan - Tacoma, Wash. Morin, Alan - Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Murchison, Bill - Canton, Ga. Na, Kevin - Las Vegas, Nev. Noh, Seung-Yul - Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Noren, Alex - Stockholm, SWEDEN O'Hair, Sean - West Chester, Pa. Ogilvy, Geoff - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Olazabal, Jose Maria - San Sebastian, SPAIN Olesen, Thorbjorn - Varlose, DENMARK Oosthuizen, Louis - George, S. AFRICA Overton, Jeff - Evansville, Ind. Palmer, Ryan - Amarillo, Texas Perez, Pat - Scottsdale, Ariz. Perry, Rod - Port Orange, Fla. Pettersson, Carl - Gothenburg, SWEDEN Piercy, Scott - Las Vegas, Nev. Points, D.A. - Pekin, Ill. Potter, Jr., Ted - Silver Springs, Fla. Poulter, Ian - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND Prugh, Corey - Spokane, Wash. Quiros, Alvaro - Cadiz, SPAIN Reavie, Chez - Scottsdale, Ariz. Rock, Robert - Weston, ENGLAND Rollins, John - Colleyville, Texas Rose, Justin - London, ENGLAND Sabbatini, Rory - Durban, S. AFRICA Scaletta, Paul - Jupiter, Fla. Schwartzel, Charl - Johannesburg, S. AFRICA Scott, Adam - Queensland, AUSTRALIA Senden, John - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Siem, Marcel - Ratingen, GERMANY Simpson, Webb - Charlotte, N.C. Singh, Jeev Milkha - Chandigarh, INDIA Singh, Vijay - Lautoka, FIJI Small, Mike - Champaign, Ill. Snedeker, Brandt - Nashville, Tenn. Sowards, Bob - Dublin, Ohio Stallings, Scott - Knoxville, Tenn. Stanley, Kyle - Gig Harbor, Wash. Stricker, Steve - Madison, Wisc. Taniguchi, Toru - Osaka, JAPAN Thompson, Michael - Birmingham, Ala. Toms, David - Shreveport, La. Tringale, Cameron - Laguna Niguel, Calif. Van Pelt, Bo - Tulsa, OK Verplank, Scott - Edmond, Okla. Wade, Doug - Dayton, Ohio Wagner, Johnson - Charlotte, N.C. Walker, Jimmy - San Antonio, Texas Watney, Nick - Las Vegas, Nev. Watson, Bubba - Bagdad, Fla. Westwood, Lee - Worksop, ENGLAND Wi, Charlie - Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Wiesberger, Bernd - Oberwart, AUSTRIA Wilson, Mark - Elmhurst, Ill. Winner, Reno-Tahoe Open Winner, Bridgestone Woodland, Gary - Topeka, Kan. Woods, Tiger - Hobe Sound, Fla. Yang, Y.E. - Jeju Island, S. KOREA

There are currently nine alternates:

1. McGirt, William - Boiling Springs, S.C.(79) 2. Stroud, Chris- Houston, Texas (80) 3. Kelly, Jerry - Madison, Wis. (81) 4. Pride, Dicky - Orlando, Fla. (82) 5. Steele, Brendan - Irvine, Calif. (84) 6. Stadler, Kevin - Scottsdale, Ariz. (86) 7. Summerhays, Daniel - Farmington, UT (87) 8. Hearn, David - Brantford, Ontario, CANADA (88) 9. Villegas, Camilo - Medellin, COLOMBIA (90)  

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Features Editor

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