PGA Tour Brunch | The Truist
PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of the Second Round | Truist
NOTE: Tee times are delayed again today with golfers in threesome beginning at 11:00am. Yesterday saw significant delays and some golfers were not able to complete their round.
SUSPENSION SUMMARY: Due to heavy rain, the first round was delayed 90 minutes, with tee times moved - again - from 11:00am to 12:30 – 2:31pm (EDT) in groups of three off Nos. 1 and 10. The first round was suspended at 7:10pm due to inclement weather. Play will resume this morning at 10:30am (EDT) with 20 players left to complete the round. The second round will begin as scheduled, featuring groups of three from 11:00am to 1:01pm (EDT) off Nos. 1 and 10.
2026 Truist Championship | Second Round
CHARLOTTE - Matt McCarty (1st/-8) is seeking his first 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR in his 46th career start. His best 18-hole position in his career was a T2 (2024 Bank of Utah Championship/Won, and 2025 Procore Championship/T43)
McCarty recorded 220’ 1” of putts made, the most by a player in a single round on TOUR since the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open (Sami Valimaki, 227’ 6”). He made three putts of 50+ feet in his first eight holes: No. 13 - 52’ 5”, No. 16 - 59’ 8”, No. 17 - 52’ 0” and leads Sungjae Im by a stroke. Im has one hole to play in his 1st round.
Defending champion Sepp Straka (T3/-5 thru 17) sits 5-under with one hole to complete in the first round (par-4 18th). He’s seeking to become the first player to successfully defend at the Truist Championship.
Four-time Truist Championship winner Rory McIlroy (T30/-1) recorded pars on his first 17 holes before a birdie on his final hole (No. 9) for a 70. McIlroy’s first-round scores from each year he won the event: 2010/72, 2015/70, 2021/72, 2024/67.
Kristoffer Reitan was added to the field on Sunday and sits in (tied) third place.
The Truist | Partial First Round Leaderboard
1 Matt McCarty 63 (-8)
2 Sungjae Im -7 (thru 17*)
T3 Kristoffer Reitan 66 (-5)
T3 Nick Taylor 66 (-5)
T3 Harry Hall 66 (-5)
T3 Nicolai Højgaard 66 (-5)
T3 Sepp Straka -5 (thru 17)
Partial Leaderboard: (link)
Truist Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Quail Hollow Country Club (Charlotte, NC)
ARCHITECT: George Cobb
YARDS/PAR: 7,583 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $20 million/$3.6 million
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sepp Straka
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup
TOURNAMENT SOCIAL MEDIA: @TruistChamp
Truist Championship | The Basics
Truist Tee Times start today at 11:00am and go to 1:01pm (EDT)
Weather: Today will be mostly sunny but a chilly 45-degrees, eventually reaching 63-degrees by 1:00pm. Winds at 3mph but increasing to 12 mph by afternoon. Little to no chance of rain on Friday.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00am (EDT) Saturday.
PGA Championship | Field, Updates and Tee Times
Field: (link)
Updates:
Sunday, May 3
Webb Simpson (IN; sponsor exemption)
Kristoffer Reitan (IN; on his own number)
Monday, May 4
Collin Morikawa WD / Andrew Putnam IN
Tuesday, May 5
Jake Knapp WD / Austin Smotherman IN
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
McCarty Leads; Full Recap (Golf Week)
17 Pars and a Birdie for Rory (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf HQ (CBSSportsCom)
How to Watch: (PGATourCom)
How to Watch | Truist Championship
Friday, May 8, 2026 - (All Times Eastern Daylight)
10:00am to 6:00pm+ - ESPN+ Streaming (1st round will re-start at 10:30am)
12 Noon to 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and Online at PGATourCom
2:00pm to 6:00pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Network Streaming
On This Day in Golf History
May 8, 1994 -John Daly won his third of five PGA Tour titles at the Bell South Classic in Atlanta, Georgia. Daly defeated Nolan Hencke and Brian Henninger by only a stroke to take the title. Larry Dorman of The New York Times wrote at the time, “John Daly took another giant step on the road back today. He took an emotional walk across the minefield from alcoholism, from suspension, and ultimately, from self-doubt, all on one, cool, spectacular afternoon and he won the Bell South Classic at the Atlanta Country club the way he has never won a golf tournament in his life. He won it sober.” (Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE).
Parting Putt
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