The 2026 PGA Championship got underway with 11 LIV Golf players teeing it up at Aronimink, but after Friday's cutline settled, only seven remain in contention. The weekend promises drama, especially after a few notable names were sent packing early.
Martin Kaymer, the only former PGA champion on LIV in the field, turned heads with a share of the lead after Round 1. However, a Friday 75 put him on the back foot—but he's still playing the weekend. Not everyone was so lucky.
Brooks Koepka, who famously won the PGA Championship while on LIV in 2023, is among those advancing. But the absence of Phil Mickelson—the last LIV player to win this event, back at Kiawah Island in 2021—looms large. Mickelson isn't at Aronimink this year.
Here's the full breakdown of which LIV golfers made the cut and which ones are heading home.
