PGA Tour Brunch | The Truist
First Round Coverage of the 2026 Truist Championship
NOTE: Due to forecasted rain for early today, the first round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in south Charlotte will be delayed. The PGA Tour announced that tee times will start at 11:00am, and groups of three will start at both the first and tenth holes.
2026 Truist Championship | First Round
CHARLOTTE - Defending champion Sepp Straka is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend his title at the Truist Championship. Straka set the tournament 72-hole scoring record of (264) (-16) last year outside of Philly en route to a two-stroke victory over Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas. The 72-hole scoring record at Quail Hollow is (265) (Wyndham Clark/2023).
In six prior starts in the Truist Championship, Straka owns two top-10 finishes (Won/2025, T8/2024). This season, he owns three Top-10 finishes in 10 starts (T2/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T8/THE PLAYERS Championship, T4/Cadillac Championship) and he enters the week No. 11 in the FedExCup standings.
Rory McIlroy, a four-time winner at the Truist Championship (2010, 2015, 2021, 2024), owns the tournament 18-hole record at Quail Hollow of 61 (2015/R3). In 14 career starts in the Truist Championship, McIlroy owns 11 Top-10 finishes, including seven top-fives.
Xander Schauffele led in the 2024 Truist Championship, the last time the event was contested at Quail Hollow, and held the outright 18-, 36- and 54-hole leads prior to a final-round 71, ultimately finishing second. In six starts in the Truist Championship, Schauffele owns five Top-25 finishes, including back-to-back runner-up finishes (2023, 2024).
Additional field features:
46 of the Top 50 in the 2026 FedExCup standings, led by No. 2 Matt Fitzpatrick
59 of the 72 players in the field have won on TOUR, led by Rory McIlroy (30 wins)
Sponsor exemptions (4): Tony Finau, Max Homa, Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson
Four 2026 rookies: Chandler Blanchet, Alex Fitzpatrick, Kristoffer Reitan, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
The winner of the Truist Championship will earn a spot in the field at next week’s PGA Championship, if not otherwise exempt
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 1:00pm (EDT)
Weather: Today will see morning rain, turning to showers, turning to partly cloudy with temperatures at 61 degrees. Showers expected in afternoon, too. Winds expected to be at 12mph. PGA Tour has adjusted tee times to 11:00am.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (EDT) Friday.
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
Five Players to Watch at Midway Point (PGATourCom)
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How to Watch | Truist Championship
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - (All Times Eastern Daylight)
11:00am to 6:00pm+ - ESPN+ Streaming
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 7, 2006 -Jim Furyk won his 11th PGA Tour title at the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow - the same course being utilized today. Furyk defeated Trevor Immelman on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. Immelman had to two-putt from 50 feet on the final hole of regulation to earn his first-ever tournament on the United States, but missed a 10-foot par putt to fall into the playoff. After Immelman’s tee shot found deep rough and Furyk made a six foot par putt to claim victory and a $1.134m first place check. (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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