CBS Sports caught up with Kerry Haigh, the PGA’s long-time chief championships officer, at the PGA Show
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The2025men’sprofessionalgolfseasonissetuptobeabusyoneforthePGAofAmerica.Pullingdoubledutywithitsannualmajor,thePGAChampionship,inadditiontoanAmerican-basedRyderCup,thePGAofAmericaistaskedwithhostingnotonebuttwoworld-classmen’seventsinjustoverfourmonths.
Notonlyistheorganizationresponsibleforsettingupthegolfcourses,itisalsotaskedwithdecidingwhichplayersreceiveinvitations.WhileRyderCuprostersaredeterminedbyeachteam’srespectivecaptain,thePGAofAmericareservestherighttoinviteadditionalplayersnotincludedinothereligibilitycategoriestothePGAChampionship.
Traditionally,thishasmeantinvitingthoseplayersinsidethetop100oftheOfficialWorldGolfRankingsnototherwiseexempttheweekbeforethechampionship.KerryHaigh,chiefchampionsofficerforthePGAofAmerica,recentlydetailedtheprocessforCBSSports,includingthemannerinwhichmembersofLIVGolfreceiveinvitations.
“Oureligibilitycriteriaisalreadyan