Another week, another signature event. On the heels of the Cadillac Championship and Cameron Young winning, the tour heads to Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C., for the Truist Championship, which was played in Philadelphia this year.
It’s another top field although last week World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler played and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy did not. This week it’s the opposite as Scheffler has opted out and McIlroy is making his first start since winning the Masters for the second straight year.
Eight of the top 10 players in the world are playing and they’ll compete for the $20 million purse with the champion taking home $3.6 million. Sepp Straka is the defending champion. There is also an opposite-field event in Myrtle Beach this week. The winner of that and the Truist both earn entry into the PGA Championship next week if not otherwise qualified.
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McIlroy is automatically the man to beat this week as he’s won four times already at Quail Hollow, including two years ago, the last time the event was here. Young, last week’s runaway champion, is up to No. 3 in the world and looks to continue his form from this year. Matt Fitzpatrick is ranked No. 4 and did not play last week but has won the last two events he’s played on the PGA Tour—the RBC Heritage and the Zurich Classic with his brother Alex, who tied for ninth last week at Doral and is playing again this week.
Xander Schauffele is ranked 12th in the world and has finished runner-up at Quail Hollow each of the last two times (2023, 24) the tournament was held here.
Tony Finau, Max Homa, Mackenzie Hughes and Webb Simpson are all sponsor invites. Homa, just earlier on Tuesday, found out he got into the PGA Championship field when Phil Mickelson withdrew. Finau is still on the alternate list for next week at Aronimink a month after failing to qualify for the Masters.
Check back here Sunday after play is over for updates.
Here’s the prize breakdown in Charlotte
WIN: $3.6 million
2: $2.16 million
3: $1.36 million
4: $960,000
5: $800,000
6: $720,000
7: $670,000
8: $620,000
9: $580,000
10: $540,000
11: $500,000
12: $460,000
13: $420,000
14: $380,000
15: $360,000
16: $340,000
17: $320,000
18: $300,000
19: $280,000
20: $260,000
21: $240,000
22: $223,000
23: $207,500
24: $190,000
25: $175,000
26: $159,000
27: $152,500
28: $146,000
29: $140,000
30: $134,000
31: $128,500
32: $122,500
33: $116,500
34: $111,000
35: $106,500
36: $101,500
37: $96,500
38: $92,500
39: $88,500
40: $84,000
41: $80,000
42: $76,000
43: $72,000
44: $68,000
45: $64,000
46: $60,000
47: $56,000
48: $53,000
49: $50,000
50: $49,000
51: $48,000
52: $47,000
53: $46,000
54: $46,000
55: $45,500
56: $45,000
57: $44,500
58: $44,000
59: $43,400
60: $43,000
61: $42,500
62: $42,000
63: $41,500
64: $41,000
65: $40,500
66: $40,000
67: $39,500
68: $39,000
69: $38,000
70: $37,500
71: $37,000
72: $36,000
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
