The field for the first Major Championship contested on Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco represents 23 countries and 28 states

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FRISCO, Texas (April 20, 2023) – The 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship announced today the full 156-player field for the inaugural Major Championship played on Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco.

This year’s field features 11 past KitchenAid Senior PGA Champions including the defending champion, Steven Alker. Others to have won the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship include: Michael Allen (2009), Paul Broadhurst (2018), Alex Cejka (2021), Roger Chapman (2012), Jay Haas (2006, 2008), Bernhard Langer (2017), Tom Lehman (2010), Rocco Mediate (2016), Colin Montgomerie (2014, 2015), and Ken Tanigawa (2019).

Some of the game’s biggest names will be making the trip to PGA Frisco, including 25 major champions, 13 former Ryder Cup captains (eight from Europe, five from the United States), and nine World Golf Hall of Fame members.

Players in the 156-player field will represent 23 countries and 28 states, including 10 from Texas. Along with the United States, other countries represented include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Republic of Korea, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, and Wales.

The full field for the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship is as follows:

Alker, Steven - NEW ZEALAND

Allen, Michael - Paradise Valley, AZ

Ames, Stephen - CANADA

Allenby, Robert* - AUSTRALIA

Andrade, Billy - Atlanta, GA

Appleby, Stuart - AUSTRALIA

Arbuckle, David (cp) - Colorado Springs, CO

Archer, Phillip - ENGLAND

Austin, Woody - Derby, KS

Bailey, Todd (cp) - Daphne, AL

Baker, Peter - ENGLAND

Barron, Doug - Germantown, TN

Bertsch, Shane - Parker, CO

Biancalana, Roy (cp) - St. Charles, IL

Bjorn, Thomas - DENMARK

Bogar, Eric (cp) - Houston, TX

Bowden, Craig (cp) - Bloomington, IN

Brehaut, Jeff (cp) - Park City, UT

Brier, Markus - AUSTRIA

Broadhurst, Paul - ENGLAND

Brown, Mark (cp) - Hobe Sound, FL

Brown, Simon - ENGLAND

Campbell, Michael - NEW ZEALAND

Canonica, Emanuele - ITALY

Cejka, Alex - GERMANY

Cevaer, Christian - FRANCE

Chapman, Roger - ENGLAND

Choi, KJ - REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Clarke, Darren - NORTHERN IRELAND

Claxton, Paul (cp) - Claxton, GA

Da Silva, Adilson - BRAZIL

Daly, John - Dardanelle, AR

Dawson, Marco - Melbourne, FL

Dennis, Clark - Fort Worth, TX

DiMarco, Chris - St. Augustine, FL

Doan, Cameron (cp) - Dallas, TX

Dodd, Stephen - WALES

Duke, Ken - Stuart, FL

Dunlap, Scott - Sarasota, FL

Durant, Joe - Pensacola Beach, FL

Duval, David - Cherry Hills Village, CO

Els, Ernie - SOUTH AFRICA

Estes, Bob* - Austin, TX

Faldo, Nick - ENGLAND

Fleming, Tim (cp) - Oklahoma City, OK

Flesch, Steve - Union, KY

Frost, David* - SOUTH AFRICA

Fujita, Hiroyuki - JAPAN

Fukabori, Keiichiro - JAPAN

Furyk, Jim - Jacksonville, FL

Gaffney, Brian (cp) - Essex Fells, NJ

Gay, Brian - Windermere, FL

Gonzalez, Ricardo - ARGENTINA

Goosen, Retief - SOUTH AFRICA

Gove, Jeff (cp) - Sandpoint, ID

Goydos, Paul - Coto de Caza, CA

Green, Ken - West Palm Beach, FL

Green, Richard - AUSTRALIA

Haas, Jay - Greer, SC

Haeggman, Joakim - SWEDEN

Hamilton, Todd - Westlake, TX

Harrington, Pádraig - IRELAND

Hensby, Mark - AUSTRALIA

Hronek, David (cp) - Port Charlotte, FL

Huston, John - Cashiers, NC

Jaidee, Thongchai - THAILAND

Janzen, Lee - Orlando, FL

Jimenez, Miguel Angel - SPAIN

Jobe, Brandt - Oklahoma City, OK

Jones, Steve - Tempe, AZ

Jonzon, Michael - SWEDEN

Kanemoto, Takashi - JAPAN

Karlsson, Robert - SWEDEN

Kelly, Jerry - Madison, WI

Khan, Simon - ENGLAND

Kingston, James - SOUTH AFRICA

Labritz, Rob - Pound Ridge, NY

Langer, Bernhard - GERMANY

Lardon, Brad (cp) - Santa Fe, NM

Lehman, Tom - Scottsdale, AZ

Leonard, Justin - Tequesta, FL

Love III, Davis - Sea Island, GA

Maggert, Jeff - The Woodlands, TX

Marksaeng, Prayad - THAILAND

Mayfair, Billy - Edmond, OK

McCarron, Scott* - Mooresville, NC

McGinley, Paul - IRELAND

McIntosh, Euan - SCOTLAND

McKenzie, David* - AUSTRALIA

McNabb, Dave (cp) - Malvern, PA

Mediate, Rocco - Jacksonville, FL

Micheel, Shaun - Collierville, TN

Mielke, Mark (cp) - Atlantis, FL

Mitchum, Kelly (cp) - Southern Pines, NC

Miyamoto, Katsumasa - JAPAN

Mize, Larry - Columbus, GA

Molina, Mauricio - ARGENTINA

Montgomerie, Colin - SCOTLAND

Morin, Alan (cp) - Royal Palm Beach, FL

Olazabal, Jose Maria - SPAIN

Pampling, Rod - AUSTRALIA

Parel, Scott - Augusta, GA

Pate, Steve - Delray Beach, FL

Pavin, Corey - Dallas, TX

Pernice, Tom - Spring, TX

Perry, Kenny - Franklin, KY

Petrovic, Tim - Austin, TX

Phillips, Tracy (cp) - Tulsa, OK

Price, Phillip - WALES

Pride, Dicky* - Orlando, FL

Proehl, Chad (cp) - Urbandale, IA

Quigley, Brett - Barrington, RI

Rohrbaugh, Doug (cp) - Carbondale, CO

Roth, Jeff (cp) - Farmington, NM

Rudosky, Micah (cp) - Cortez, CO

Sapere, Todd (cp) - Cobbtown, GA

Sauers, Gene - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Schalk, Matt (cp) - Erie, CO

Schmid, Jeffrey (cp) - Iowa City, IA

Schmuhl, Jason (cp) - Windsor, CA

Schneiter, Steve (cp) - Sandy, UT

Shields, Kevin (cp) - Pittsburgh, PA

Singh, Vijay - FIJI

Sluman, Jeff - Jupiter, FL

Sorensen, Alan (cp) - Bakersfield, CA

Sowards, Bob (cp) - Dublin, OH

Stankowski, Paul - Flower Mound, TX

Steinmetz, Rich (cp) - Gilbertsville, PA

Stendahl, Derek (cp) - Maple Grove, MN

Stolz, Andre - AUSTRALIA

Stricker, Steve - Madison, WI

Sutherland, Kevin - Sacramento, CA

Tanigawa, Ken - Scottsdale, AZ

Thomas, Craig (cp) - Rye Brook, NY

Thompson, Neil (cp) - Hoover, AL

Tinning, Steen - DENMARK

Tiziani, Mario* - Shorewood, MN

Toms, David - Shreveport, LA

Triplett, Kirk - Paradise Valley, AZ

Verplank, Scott - Edmond, OK

Weir, Mike - CANADA

Yang, Y.E. - REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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(cp) Denotes Corebridge Financial PGA Team (PGA of America Club Professional)

* Player must remain in Money List category thru May 8, 2023

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