By Jocko Connelly
Monday, July 8, 2024
The Kaulig Companies Championship, scheduled for July 11-14 at Firestone Country Club, announced its 78-player field on Monday.
Two-time champion (2021, 2023) and reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner Steve Stricker returns to Firestone looking to become the second three-time winner in tournament history. Fellow Wisconsin native Jerry Kelly has also won this event twice at Firestone, capturing titles in 2020 and 2022. They are two of six past champions in the field along with Retief Goosen (2019), Vijay Singh (2018), Scott McCarron (2017) and Kenny Perry (2013).
Each of the top 5 players in the Charles Schwab Cup standings will tee it up this week on the famed South Course, including No. 1 Stephen Ames, No. 2 Steven Alker, No. 3 Ernie Els, No. 4 Stricker and No. 5 Richard Green. Ames and Els will each be going for their Champions Tour-leading third win of the 2024 season.
Els is one of five World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field along with Goosen, Singh, Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal. Singh and Olazabal are each past winners at Firestone, with Singh capturing the 2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and Olazabal winning the NEC World Series of Golf in 1990 and 1994. Other past winners at Firestone in the 2024 field are Darren Clarke (2003 WGC-NEC Invitational) and David Duval (1998 NEC World Series of Golf).
In all, the 2024 field includes 17 PGA TOUR Champions major winners, 13 PGA TOUR major winners, 46 players who have won on PGA TOUR Champions (combining for 196 wins) and 55 players who have won on the PGA TOUR (306 wins). Additional notables include two-time major winner John Daly, 2003 U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk, 1997 Open Championship winner Justin Leonard and 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir, who will captain the International Team at the 2024 Presidents Cup.
The Kaulig Companies Championship is the fourth of five majors on PGA TOUR Champions in 2024. The winner of this year’s Kaulig Companies Championship will receive an exemption into the 2025 PLAYERS Championship.
2024 Kaulig Companies Championship Field (78)
Alker, Steven
Allan, Steve
Allen, Michael
Ames, Stephen
Andrade, Billy
Appleby, Stuart
Atwal, Arjun
Bertsch, Shane
Bjørn, Thomas
Broadhurst, Paul
Browne, Olin
Cabrera, Ángel
Calcavecchia, Mark
Campbell, Chad
Chalmers, Greg
Choi, K.J.
Clarke, Darren
Daly, John
Dawson, Marco
Day, Glen
DiMarco, Chris
Dodd, Stephen
Duke, Ken
Dunlap, Scott
Durant, Joe
Duval, David
Els, Ernie
Estes, Bob
Flesch, Steve
Frazar, Harrison
Furyk, Jim
Gay, Brian
Gogel, Matt
Gonzalez, Ricardo
Goosen, Retief
Goydos, Paul
Green, Richard
Hensby, Mark
Herron, Tim
Huston, John
Jaidee, Thongchai
Janzen, Lee
Jiménez, Miguel Angel
Karlsson, Robert
Kelly, Jerry
Labritz, Rob
Leonard, Justin
Maggert, Jeff
Mayfair, Billy
McCarron, Scott
Mediate, Rocco
Montgomerie, Colin
O’Neal, Tim
Olazábal, José María
Pampling, Rod
Parel, Scott
Pate, Steve
Percy, Cameron
Pernice Jr., Tom
Perry, Kenny
Petrovic, Tim
Pride, Dicky
Quigley, Brett
Sauers, Gene
Senden, John
Singh, Vijay
Slocum, Heath
Stankowski, Paul
Stricker, Steve
Sutherland, Kevin
Tanigawa, Ken
Tiziani, Mario
Verplank, Scott
Waldorf, Duffy
Weekley, Boo
Weir, Mike
Wi, Charlie
Yang, Y.E.
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ABOUT KAULIG COMPANIES CHAMPIONSHIP
The Kaulig Companies Championship is one of five major championships contested annually on PGA TOUR Champions for eligible professionals age 50 and over. The 2024 tournament will be held the week of July 10-14 and will continue professional golf’s 70-year tradition at Firestone Country Club. A field of 78 professionals will compete for one of the most prestigious Champions Tour titles and an exemption into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
ABOUT PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour’s mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. Follow PGA TOUR Champions online at PGATOUR.com, on Facebook, on Twitter (@ChampionsTour), on Instagram (@pgatourchampions) and on TikTok (pgatourchampions).
All events are televised in the United States on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, PGA TOUR Champions coverage is available in more than 170 countries and territories via 22 media partners.
ABOUT KAULIG COMPANIES
Kaulig Companies Limited is the single-member family office (SFO) for Matt Kaulig and his immediate family. The family office operates across a diverse spectrum of businesses, including sports and entertainment, marketing and event management, private equity, real estate, investment advisory services and philanthropy, with a focus on children and families. To learn more visit www.kauligcompanies.com.
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