FACTS & FIGURES

Dates: May 19-22

Site: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.

Length: 7,556 yards Par: 70

Field: 156 players (20 PGA professionals)

Prize money: TBA ($12 million in 2021)

Winner’s share: TBA ($2.16 million in 2021)

Defending champion: Phil Mickelson, who is sitting out this year’s tournament.

Last year: Mickelson became the oldest major champion at age 50 with a two-shot victory at Kiawah Island. It was his sixth major and second PGA title. Mickelson became the 10th player to win a major in three decades.

Last time at Southern Hills: Tiger Woods won his 13th major and fourth PGA Championship in 2007 with a twoshot victory over Woody Austin. Woods posted his lowest score in a major with a 63 in the second round.

Tiger Tales: Woods flew to Tulsa on April 28 and is likely to play. He made the cut it the Masters, his first competition nearly 14 months after a car crash crushed his right leg and ankle.

Grand Slam: Jordan Spieth needs to win the PGA Championship to become the sixth player to capture the career Grand Slam. He won the RBC Heritage a month ago.

Southern Hills history: This is the eighth major at Southern Hills, which previously hosted the PGA Championship four times and the U.S. Open three times.

Noteworthy: The last five major champions at Southern Hills are in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Quoteworthy: “He’s setting the bar pretty high right now. What’s he’s doing is borderline Tigeresque.” — Will Zalatoris on Scottie Scheffler, this year’s Masters champion.

Television (all times PDT): Thursday-friday, 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. (ESPN+), 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ESPN); Saturday-sunday, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ESPN), 10 a.m. to

4 p.m. (CBS).