Scottie Scheffler to skip Truist Championship in run-up to PGA
Apr 30, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the 18th gap through the first spherical of the Cadillac Championship golf event. Obligatory Credit score: Jeff Romance-Imagn Photographs The sector record for the Truist Championship is out and, as soon as once more, Scottie Scheffler shouldn’t be on it.
The World No. 1 opted to not compete on the $20 million signature occasion one week earlier than the second main of the season, the PGA Championship.
The remainder of the highest 10 within the Official World Golf Rating are within the area, introduced Friday, aside from eighth-ranked Russell Henley. The event can be performed Could 7-10 at Quail Hole Membership in Charlotte, N.C.
Scheffler additionally opted out of the Truist in 2025, when it was moved to Philadelphia Cricket Membership for one yr as a result of Quail Hole hosted the PGA Championship the next week.
Scheffler went on to say his third main and first PGA Championship at Quail Hole, however that wasn’t sufficient to entice him to play the course once more this yr.
Scheffler has gained simply as soon as on tour this yr — at The American Specific in January — however he has 4 different top-five finishes that embrace back-to-back second-place showings on the Masters and the RBC Heritage.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire, who’s sitting out this week’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Nationwide Doral, will endeavor to win his fifth event at Quail Hole. When the Truist was generally known as the Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy lifted the trophy in 2010, 2015, 2021 and 2024.
–Area Degree Media
