Another big favorite during the tournament was Corey Conners who led the second round and was close to the first spot during the first second, but that wasn’t enough.

Koekpa has three PGA Championship titles, the first was in 2018, then a back-to-back during the 2019 edition and finally the 2023 title where he was not a big favorite.

Koepka wins the 2023 PGA Championship: Memes and Reactions

No one expected him to win the tournament but after a strong performance during the third round all bets were on Koepka.

How much money did Koepka earn after winning the 2023 PGA Championship?

Koepka takes home a juicy check of $3,240,000, so far that has been one of the biggest prizes for a golfer in the PGA Championship in these first two and a half decades of the 21st century.

LIV is a professional golf tour which has divided the sport and the public opinion. This ‘new tour’ has taken away players from the PGA Tour by offering them incredible amounts of money. Because the LIV is financed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the PGA Tour simply cannot compete with the checks that have been offered to many golfers.

So, considering all LIV players have been banned from the PGA Tour, thousands of fans wonder what will happen at the 2023 PGA Championship. Read here to find out the answer.

How many LIV golfers are playing in the 2023 PGA Championship?

LIV golfers will be allowed to play in the 2023 PGA Championship. At the moment, despite the controversy, all those players have the chance to compete in the four majors.

These are the LIV players at Oak Hill: Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka, Abraham Ancer, Dean Burmester, Bryson DeChambeau, Talor Gooch, Sihwan Kim, Anirban Lahiri, Joaquin Niemann, Mito Pereira, Thomas Pieteres, Patrick Reed, Brendan Steele and Harold Varner III.

The selection process was completed through different criteria. For example, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka are former PGA Championship winners. Another way of entry is being a recent major champion: Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed. The rest got in thanks to their ranking and last year’s results at the tournament in Southern Hills.