Ben Griffin Listed In Charles Schwab Challenge Field At Colonial
The PGA TOUR listed the charles schwab challenge field at Colonial Country Club, and Ben Griffin is among the past winners included in the event’s field guide. The event arrives as the tour takes on its second straight stop in the Lone Star State, with entry shaped by Priority Ranking and exemption categories.
Colonial Country Club field
Griffin appears alongside Emiliano Grillo and Davis Riley among past Charles Schwab Challenge winners. That group sits inside a field built from the PGA TOUR’s standard entry system, which uses the current season’s Priority Ranking and additional exemption and qualifying categories.
Field sizes can vary by event, so the full list is tied to the rules that govern who gets into a full-field tournament. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry, while conditional categories move through periodic reshuffles based on FedExCup Points accumulated during the season.
Exemptions and past winners
The event list also includes winners of major championships with set exemption windows: Scottie Scheffler for the U.S. Open, Brooks Koepka for the PGA Championship, and Wyndham Clark for The Open Championship, each with a five-year exemption. Michael Brennan and Brian Campbell are listed among The Genesis Invitational winners with a three-year exemption.
Keegan Bradley appears as a member of the 2024 International Presidents Cup team, another category used in sorting the field. The same field also includes players selected by winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Mackenzie Hughes, Tom Kim, Zac Blair, Albert Hansson and Jackson Suber.
Priority Ranking at Colonial
The practical impact for players is straightforward: the field is not a free-for-all, but a tiered entry list built from rankings, winners and special exemptions. Categories with a reshuffle notation indicate that a reshuffle period has already taken place, and some categories carry an additional year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For anyone tracking how a player reaches Colonial, the key is the same system the tour uses all season. The Charles Schwab Challenge is the second straight event in Texas, and this field shows exactly which routes into the tournament are open right now.
