How many players were in the field for the 2004 PGA Championship?

Question

Can you name the total number of players who started the tournament?

Answer 1

156 players lined up to try their luck at the major, the maximum number of players allowed to take part. The field is made up of the following:  

All former PGA Champions, the winners of the last five US Opens, winners of the last five Masters, winners of the last five Opens, the last Senior PGA Champion, the low 15 scorers and ties in the previous PGA Championship, the 20 low scorers in the last PGA Professional National Championship, the 70 leaders in official money standings on the PGA Tour, members of the most recent United States Ryder Cup Team, and winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship (not including pro-am and team competitions). The PGA can also invite additional players not included in the categories listed above if they so choose.