TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Five former Alabama men’s golfers will compete at the PGA Championship this weekend – the second major of the season. The 107-year-old tournament will be contested this year at the par 71, 7,600-yard Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., May 15-18. 

Below is a look at which former Alabama men’s golfers will be competing at this weekend’s events.

Tournament Information

Tournament Information

Course/Yardage: Quail Hollow Club/par 71, 7,600 yards 

Location: Charlotte, N.C.

Dates: May 15-18, 2025

Purse: $18.5 million ($3.3 million winner’s share)

Television Information

Networks: ESPN (May 15-18) and CBS (May 17-18)

THURSDAY — ESPN: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. CT

FRIDAY — ESPN: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. CT

SATURDAY — ESPN: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CT | CBS: 12-6 p.m. CT

SUNDAY — ESPN: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CT | CBS: 12-6 p.m. CT

Tide on TOUR

Alabama Qualified Participants (listed in order of opening round tee times): Bud Cauley, Lee Hodges, Nick Dunlap, Justin Thomas, Davis Riley

Bud Cauley

First Round Tee Time: 6:44 a.m. CT (No. 1)

Paired in Same Group: Davis Thompson, Nico Echevarria

• Has three top 10 finishes across is last five tournaments (T6th at THE PLAYERS Championship, T4th at Valspar Championship and T5th at Valero Texas Open)
• Competing in his 10^th event over the season and is currently ranked 44^th in the FedExCup Standings and 83^rd in the Official World Gold Rankings (OWGR)
• Has four top 25 results and has made the cut in eight of the nine previous tournaments 

Lee Hodges

First Round Tee Time: 7:39 a.m. CT (No. 1)

Paired in Same Group: Bobby Gates, Ben Griffin

• Playing in his 11^th event of the year
• Has two top 10 finishes on the year (T10th at the Sony Open in Hawaii and T9th at Farmers Insurance Open) and three top 25 results
• Finished T11th at the Texas Children’s Houston Open

Nick Dunlap

First Round Tee Time: 7:50 a.m. CT (No. 1)

Paired in Same Group: Thriston Lawrence, Harry Hall

• Currently ranked 53^rd in the OWGR and 127^th in the FedExCup Standings
• Collected two top 20 finishes across 10 PGA TOUR events 
• Finished tied for 10^th at the Sony Open in Hawaii and tied for 17^th at the Genesis Invitational

Justin Thomas

First Round Tee Time: 12:14 p.m. CT (No. 1)

Paired in Same Group: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa

• Enters the week ranked No. 3 in the FedExCup Standings and No. 5 in the OWGR
• Has finished first or second in three of his last four tournaments, including winning the RBC Heritage
• Owns four top two finishes, six top 10 results and 10 finishes inside the top 40 across 11 PGA TOUR events this season

Davis Riley

First Round Tee Time: 1:20 p.m. CT (No. 1)

Paired in Same Group: Brandon Bingaman, Sungjae Im

• Competing in his 15^th PGA TOUR event of the season
• Owns a pair of top 10 finishes (T6th at Puerto Rico Open and 7^th at Valspar Championship)
• Ranked No. 94 in the FedExCup Standings and No. 100 in the OWGR