This is shaping up as one of the busiest weeks of the year. The PGA Tour has another signature event at Quail Hollow where Rory McIlroy plays for the first time since winning the Masters. LIV Golf plays its first U.S. event at Trump National in northern Virginia
This comes one week after the Public Investment Fund said it would stop funding LIV after this year. Michelle Wie West comes out of retirement for two events. That starts with one that she hosts at the Mizuho Americans Open. Brooks Koepka plays an opposite-field event at the Myrtle Beach Classic.
PGA Tour
TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.
Course: Quail Hollow Club. Yardage: 7,583. Par: 71.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Sepp Straka.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Cameron Young won the Cadillac Championship.
Notes: Rory McIlroy is playing for the first time since winning the Masters. He skipped two signature events during his time away. … This is the second straight signature event that leads into the second major of the year at the PGA Championship. … Sepp Straka won last year at Philadelphia Cricket Club. … Scottie Scheffler has never played the tournament because of the two Texas tournaments that follow the PGA Championship. He won the PGA Championship last year at Quail Hollow. … McIlroy has won four times at Quail Hollow, including his first PGA Tour title in 2010. … Adam Scott moved to No. 43 in the world with his tie for fourth at Doral, all but assuring he will be exempt for the U.S. Open. … Jordan Spieth is at No. 50 and will have two weeks to stay in the top 60 for the U.S. Open exemption. … Max Homa is playing his third straight signature event on a sponsor exemption. … Mackenzie Hughes received an exemption. The Canadian is a Quail Hollow member.