Canada’s Sudarshan Yellamaraju takes final spot in PGA Championship field

Sudarshan Yellamaraju will get his first shot at a major in the upcoming PGA Championship.

The tournament announced on Sunday that the Canadian has secured the final spot in the event’s field.

Yellamaraju will join fellow Canucks Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Nick Taylor among the 156 players set to tee it up at Aronimink Golf Club.

Yellamaraju was listed as the first alternate, set to enter the tournament for his major debut if any player withdrew or if a winner of the Truist Championship or Myrtle Beach Classic was already included in the initial field.

So, when Kristoffer Reitan — already set to compete — won at Myrtle Beach on Sunday, Yellamaraju took the spot.

Yellamaraju, a PGA Tour rookie, exploded onto the scene at The Players Championship, where he placed in the top five, and followed it up a week later with a top-six finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.

He finished tied for 19th, finishing five under at this weekend’s Truist Championship.

The PGA Championship is set for May 14-17 just outside of Philadelphia in Newtown Square, Penn. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion.

No Canadian man has won a major since Mike Weir at the 2003 Masters.