Valhalla PGA Championship field taking shape

The PGA of America confirmed 120 entries on Tuesday for the Aug. 7-10 Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. the list includes 15 past winners of the major, among them Tiger Woods.

Defending champion Jason Dufner, British Open winner Rory McIlroy, U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer and Masters winner Bubba Watson are also locked in to play at the first PGA Championship in Louisville since 2000.

Additionally, the world's No. 1 golfer, Adam Scott, and fan favorite Phil Mickelson have confirmed their intentions to play.

Woods won the 2000 Championship, and Mark Brooks, who's also in this year's field, took the 1996 edition at Valhalla.

Since then, memories were formed by the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team, who won at Valhalla — the only bunch to have beaten Europe dating back to 1999. Kentuckians Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes will make their Valhalla returns, as will Boo Weekly, Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk from that team.

The PGA of America also adds 20 club professionals as well as grants exemptions to Tom Watson and Paul McGinley, the 2014 United States and European Ryder cup Captains, respectively. The PGA Championship marks the final official points-paying event for Ryder Cup eligibility, though captains are allowed at-large picks.

A final 156-player field will be announced Monday.

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The PGA Championship field as of Tuesday:

Beem, Rich - Austin, Texas

Bjorn, Thomas - Silkeborg, DENMARK

Blixt, Jonas - Hammaro, SWEDEN

Block, Michael - Aliso Viego, Calif.

Bowditch, Steven - Queensland, AUSTRALIA

Bradley, Keegan - Woodstock, Vt.

Broce, Jamie - Ottawa Hills, Ohio

Brooks, Mark - Ft. Worth, Texas

Cabrera, Angel - Cordoba, ARGENTINA

Cabrera-Bello, Rafael - Gran Canaria, Spain

Casey, Paul - Surrey, England

Castro, Roberto - Atlanta, Ga.

Clarke, Darren - The Astbury, ENGLAND

Coetzee, George - Pretoria, S. AFRICA

Corcoran, Rob - Melbourne, Fla.

Crane, Ben - Westlake, Texas

Daly, John - Dardanelle, Ark.

Day, Jason - Queensland, AUSTRALIA

Deane, Stuart - Arlington, Texas

DeLaet, Graham - Saskatchewan, CANADA

Donald, Luke - High Wycombe, ENGLAND

Donaldson, Jamie - Pontypridd, WALES

Dubuisson, Victor - Cannes, FRANCE

Dufner, Jason - Auburn, Ala.

Els, Ernie - Johannesburg, S. AFRICA

English, Harris - Sea Island, Ga.

Esposito, Frank - Florham Park, N.J.

Every, Matt - Jacksonville, Fla.

Fernandez-Castano, Gonzalo - Madrid, SPAIN

Fisher, Ross - Cheam, ENGLAND

Fleetwood, Tommy - Southport, ENGLAND

Furyk, Jim - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Gallacher, Stephen - Linlithgow, SCOTLAND

Garcia, Sergio - Castellon, SPAIN

Grace, Branden - George, S. AFRICA

Hadley, Chesson - Raleigh, N.C.

Harrington, Padraig - Dublin, IRELAND

Hearn, David - Ontario, CANADA

Helminen, Ryan - Menasha, Wis.

Henley, Russell - Kiawah Island, S.C.

Holmes, J.B. - Campbellsville, Ky.

Hronek, David - North Port, Fla.

Hyung-Sung, Kim - KOREA

Ilonen, Mikko - Lahti, FINLAND

Ishikawa, Ryo - Saitama, JAPAN

Jacobson, Fredddie - Hobe Sound, Fla.

Jaidee, Thongchai - Bangkok, THAILAND

Jimenez, Miguel Angel - Malaga, SPAIN

Johnson, Dustin - Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Johnson, Zach - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jones, Matt - Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kaymer, Martin - Mettmann, GERMANY

Kirk, Chris - Milton, Ga.

Koepka, Brooks - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Kok, Johan - Brentwood, Tenn.

Krueger, Aaron - Norwalk, Iowa

Kuchar, Matt - Sea Island, Ga.

Lahiri, Anirban - Bangalore, INDIA

Larrazabal, Pablo - Barcelona, SPAIN

Leishman, Marc - Victoria, AUSTRALIA

Love III, Davis - Sea Island, Ga.

Lowry, Shane - County Offaly, IRELAND

Luiten, Joost - Bleiswijk, THE NETHERLANDS

Manassero, Matteo - Verona, ITALY

Martin, Ben - Greenville, S.C.

Matsuyama, Hideki - Miyagi, JAPAN

McDowell, Graeme - Portrush, N. IRELAND

McGinley, Paul -Dublin, IRELAND

McGovern, Jim - Oradell, N.J.

McIlroy, Rory - Holywood, N. IRELAND

McNabb, David - Newark, Del.

Micheel, Shaun - Memphis, Tenn.

Mickelson, Phil - Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Molinari, Edoardo - Turni, ITALY

Molinari, Francesco - Turin, ITALY

Montgomerie, Colin - Dunning, SCOTLAND

Moore, Ryan - Las Vegas, Nev.

Noh, Seung-Yul - Seoul, S. KOREA

Norman, Brian - The Colony, Texas

Oda, Koumei - Fukuoka, JAPAN

Olesen, Thorbjorn - Copenhagen, DENMARK

Oosthuizen, Louis - Albertina, S. AFRICA

Perry, Kenny - Franklin, Ky.

Perry, Rod - Port Orange, Fla.

Pesta, Matt - Wixom, Mich.

Piercy, Scott - Las Vegas, Nev.

Poulter, Ian - Woburn, ENGLAND

Reed, Patrick - Houston, Texas

Rose, Justin - London, ENGLAND

Schneiter, Steve - Sandy, Utah

Schwartzel, Charl - Johannesburg, S. AFRICA

Scott, Adam - Queensland, AUSTRALIA

Senden, John - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA

Simpson, Webb - Charlotte, N.C.

Singh, Vijay - Nadi, FIJI

Smith, Jerry - Oskaloosa, Iowa

Snedeker, Brandt - Nashville, Tenn.

Sowards, Bob - Dublin, Ohio

Stadler, Kevin - Scottsdale, Ariz.

Stallings, Scott - Knoxville, Tenn.

Stenson, Henrik - Gothenburg, SWEDEN

Sterne, Richard - Stellenbosch, S. AFRICA

Streelman, Kevin - Wheaton, Ill.

Stricker, Steve - Madison, Wisc.

Tentis, David - Woodbury, Minn.

Todd, Brendon - Atlanta, Ga.

Toms, David - Shreveport, La.

Volk, Dustin - Layton, Utah

Walker, Jimmy - Boerne, Texas

Warren, Marc - Glasgow, SCOTLAND

Watson, Bubba - Bagdad, Fla.

Watson, Tom - Bucyrus, Kan.

Weekley, Boo - Jay, Fla.

Westwood, Lee - Close House, ENGLAND

Wiesberger, Bernd - Oberwart, AUSTRIA

Williamson, Eric - Shoal Creek, Ala.

Wood, Chris - Bristol, ENGLAND

Woods, Tiger - Hobe Sound, Fla.

Yang, Y.E. - Jeju Island, S. KOREA