2026 Truist Championship Preview: Everything To Know About Quail Hollow Club
Another week of PGA TOUR action brings us to Quail Hollow Club, with the 2026 Truist Championship next on tap. Compare Truist Championship odds at the best sports betting sites to increase your potential PGA TOUR golf betting payouts. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, and Matt Fitzpatrick project as the top favorites for this upcoming tournament.
The hallowed grounds of Quail Hollow Club return to action to host the 2026 Truist Championship for the sixth time since 2016. A highly sought-after championship venue, Quail Hollow hosted both the PGA Championship and the Presidents Cup over that span. It’s exciting to see many of the world’s best converge here this week with yet another Signature Event and a purse of $20M on the line in Charlotte.
Not unlike the bomber’s paradise we saw at Doral last week, the long ball off the tee is still plenty advantageous at Quail Hollow. A list of recent champions that includes Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, and Max Homa backs that up. Beyond pure distance, however, Quail Hollow tests the field’s total driving, long iron approaches, and ability to consistently scramble for pars on fast Bermuda greens.
A winning score has surpassed 12-under par just three times over the last eight years. The Truist Championship should serve as ideal prep for the second major championship of the year at Aronomink next week. Here’s a look ahead at everything you can expect from Quail Hollow Club and Truist Championship odds.
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THE FIELD AT A GLANCE
As yet another Signature Event, virtually all of the PGA TOUR’s best converge in Charlotte this week. While I have my concerns with forcing the best players in the world to play in consecutive weeks leading into the PGA Championship, the Truist Championship figures to be a step up from last week’s Cadillac Championship. Quail Hollow should serve as the perfect week of prep for top players to tune up their driving, long irons, and scrambling around firm and fast greens before making a short trip over to Philadelphia.
In this limited field of just 72 players, almost every top player on the PGA TOUR has flocked to North Carolina. There is just one minor exception – World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, will not appear in the field. Surprisingly, Scheffler has still never played in the Truist Championship, and while some speculated whether that would change after Scheffler won on these grounds at last year’s PGA Championship, he is prioritizing prep for Aronomink instead, and keeping his battery charged for a busy upcoming Texas Swing. Russell Henley is the only other eligible OWGR top-25 player skipping this week, a marked improvement in field depth compared to last week’s Cadillac Championship.
There are technically three defending champions this week. The aforementioned Scottie Scheffler was the most recent player to win at Quail Hollow, coasting to victory at the 2025 PGA Championship. Sepp Straka is your reigning Truist Championship winner, prevailing over Justin Thomas and Shane Lowry at the Philadelphia Cricket Club last year. And Rory McIlroy was the last to win this event at Quail Hollow, coasting to a dominant 5-stroke victory in 2024.
McIlroy and Straka will be back in the field in chase of another Truist Championship victory this week. Max Homa, Jason Day, and Rickie Fowler represent the full list of past champions at the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club. Justin Thomas is also notable in the field as a past winner on these grounds at the 2017 PGA Championship.
INTRODUCTION TO QUAIL HOLLOW CLUB
Designed by George Cobb in 1959, Quail Hollow Club has already enjoyed a rich history over its first 64 years. It first hosted the PGA TOUR’s Kemper Open in 1969 until 1979. When the Kemper Open switched over to Congressional, it went on to host the World Seniors Invitational before finding a more stable home as host of the Truist Championship starting in 2003.
With renovations from Tom Fazio in 1997, 2003, and 2016, Quail Hollow Club has been modernized to withstand the increased length of PGA TOUR pros and is a quintessential fit as a Major championship venue. It hosted the 2017 PGA Championship, where Thomas went on to secure his first career Major, as well as last year’s PGA Championship.
The 2025 PGA Championship was the last time we saw Quail Hollow, as the Truist Championship found a temporary home at the Philadelphia Cricket Club as they finalized prep for this Major venue. While Scottie Scheffler is not in the field this week, other contenders at last year’s PGA Championship who may be worth a look include Harris English (T2), Taylor Pendrith (T5), Si Woo Kim (T8), Denny McCarthy (T8), Matt Fitzpatrick (T8), Keegan Bradley (T8), Ben Griffin (T8), and Ryan Gerard (T8).
Like most other modern Major championship-style venues, Quail Hollow rewards the longest players off the tee and requires polished all-around skillsets from tee to green. Compared to Major conditions, the fairways are less pinched for the Truist Championship, opening the door for shorter fairway-finders like Abraham Ancer, Joel Dahmen, and Nick Watney to contend here in the last three years.
These are exceptions to the rule, however, as bombers consistently littered the tops of leaderboards here over the years.
QUAIL HOLLOW CLUB COURSE SPECS
- Yards: 7,521
- Par: 71 (4x 3’s / 11x 4’s / 3x 5’s)
- Greens: Bermuda (Fast)
- Green Size: 6,578 sq. ft. (Above-Average)
- Fairway Width: 34 Yards (Average)
- Rough: 2″ Bermuda (Average)
- Architect: George Cobb, Tom Fazio
- Historic Cut Line: +2
- Comp Courses: Torrey Pines, Riviera CC, Bay Hill, Muirfield Village, The Concession, Bethpage Black, Shadow Creek, Congaree GC, Doral, Augusta National, East Lake
- Hole-by-hole Breakdown:
EVENT HISTORY AND COURSE COMPS
Any course that’s been tapped to host a Major in recent years can be counted on to impose a stern test to the field. Similar to what we’ve seen from other modern Major championship venues, Quail Hollow Club rewards elite tee-to-green play, particularly favoring long drivers who can score on 450+ yard par-4s, are proficient with their long irons, and can consistently scramble for pars with a lower greens-in-regulation percentage expected.
Looking at recent course history, nine players have multiple T15 finishes over the last five years of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Sungjae Im, Corey Conners, Denny McCarthy, and Gary Woodland.
Eight players have avoided missing the cut over the last five years at Quail Hollow (minimum of three appearances): Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Harris English, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland, Corey Conners, and Justin Thomas.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy is the clear course horse at Quail Hollow. He’s won the Truist Championship four times and has just two finishes outside the top 10 in his last 10 appearances here, dating back to 2012. The Truist Championship has a history of going down to the wire, with six championships being decided in a playoff since the inaugural 2003 tournament. Only four times the event was won by 4+ strokes, and two of those were won by McIlroy. With Scheffler absent this week, all eyes will be on Rory as he makes his first start since his successful title defense at The Masters.
Looking at total strokes gained at Quail Hollow over the last 10 years, the top 10 players in course history are: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Harris English, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland, Viktor Hovland, and Alex Smalley.
Course Comps
You don’t have to look very far for comp courses this week. For the second consecutive week, a limited field will take on a long, driver-heavy, demanding course setup on firm and fast Bermuda greens with ample long iron approaches. Naturally, players who withstood the test of the Blue Monster at Doral stand to repeat that formula yet again at Quail Hollow.
Torrey Pines also stands out as a comp course to Quail Hollow, as both venues place a premium on driving distance while still offering a stern test all around from tee to green. Both venues are also on the Major championship course rotation in addition to being mainstays on the PGA TOUR schedule. Max Homa and Jason Day won at both courses within the last six years.
From a leaderboard overlap standpoint, Riviera CC also bears plenty in common with Quail Hollow, as Max Homa, J.B. Holmes, and James Hahn all won at both events. Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, and Phil Mickelson add to the list of consistent contenders on both tracks.
After Doral, Torrey Pines, and Riviera CC, a secondary list of Bay Hill, Muirfield Village, Augusta National, and Bethpage Black serve as comparable long and difficult courses as well. Given the Tom Fazio influence, the Summit Club, Congaree, and Shadow Creek also serve as solid tertiary comps. Quail Hollow stalwarts McIlroy and Keith Mitchell demonstrated great consistency there, as well.
Combine performance across this long list of difficult bomber tracks, and the top 10 players in Comp Course History from this week’s field are: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Si Woo Kim, Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, and Tommy Fleetwood.
KEY STATS TO CONSIDER FOR QUAIL HOLLOW
- Driving Distance / SG: OTT
- SG: APP / Prox 175+
- SG: ARG / Scrambling
- SG: TOT & Bogey Avoidance (Difficult Scoring Conditions)
- SG: Putting (Bermuda) / 3-Putt Avoidance
- Course & Comp Course History
A week after the Cadillac Championship at the Blue Monster Course at Doral, we keep the pedal down on many of the same key stat profiles, as Quail Hollow had served as one of the top overall comp courses last week. Excluding James Hahn, all other winners at Quail Hollow dating back to 2014 (Clark, Homa, Day, Thomas, McIlroy, Holmes) have ranked in the top 15 in Driving Distance. The top 15 players in Driving Distance in this field entering this week are: Rory McIlroy, Chris Gotterup, Aldrich Potgieter, Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Nicolai Hojgaard, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Kurt Kitayama, Cameron Young, Pierceson Coody, Taylor Pendrith, Sam Stevens, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, and Ryan Fox.
Quail Hollow’s combination of eight 450+ yard par-4s, three 175+ yard par-3s, and three par-5s combines to draw a significant 56% of approaches from beyond 175 yards. The top 10 players in weighted proximity from 175+ yards are: Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg, Rory McIlroy, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka, Aldrich Potgieter, Ryan Fox, and Hideki Matsuyama.
Proximity aside, the hole distances are concentrated with eight par-4s measuring between 450-510 yards. The top 10 players scoring in this range are: Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuayama, Tommy Fleetwood, Maverick McNealy, Ryo Hisatsune, Ludvig Aberg, and Patrick Cantlay.
More Than Just a Bomber’s Course
Of course, a venue like Quail Hollow – which has produced a field median score of around Even par each of the last 10 years – requires more than sheer power to score. Narrow fairways, penal rough, and fast greens all contribute to a Greens In Regulation percentage of just 61%. That’s well below the PGA TOUR average.
Greenside hazards aren’t the most complex, but being able to scramble around the green is crucial here. Just seven players rank above average in SG: ARG, Scrambling, Bogey Avoidance, and SG: TOT (Difficult Scoring Conditions): Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, Jason Day, Maverick McNealy, and Ludvig Aberg.
To summarize this week, I’m looking for players who are long off the tee, great ball strikers, solid on Proximity from 175+, reliable around fast Bermuda greens, and have proven results on other comp difficult courses. Five players rank above average in each of those categories: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Adam Scott, Jake Knapp, and Ryo Hisatsune.
Correlation at Quail Hollow
It’s worth noting that the profile of players who find success at Quail Hollow doesn’t stray too far from the TOUR average. That’s common in difficult scoring venues, so we can say that the best players in the world are going to fare best here. The most notable difference to flag, however, would be the premium on Opportunities Gained (7th vs 13th on average) and SG: Short Game (9th vs 14th on average).
Six players in the field rank above average in each of the above key stat categories: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, Jordan Spieth, Ryo Hisatsune, and Sam Stevens.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: ADAM SCOTT
It seems inevitable at this point that Adam Scott’s winless post-COVID draught will come to an end in 2026. Will the 2026 Truist Championship be his breakthrough moment? Quail Hollow certainly checks all the boxes of your typical Adam Scott course. It is a long and linear layout that rewards elite distance, control off the tee, and consistent long iron play.
Coming into this week, Scott ranks in the top 10 in SG: T2G, SG: APP, SG: Ball Striking, Driving Distance, Prox: 175+, and Comp Course History. Through three rounds at the Cadillac Championship, Scott is leading the field in SG: T2G. I have no questions regarding whether Scott’s form will translate at Quail Hollow after seeing how he’s managed at Doral and Bay Hill.
The question that surrounds Scott this week is whether we should have any optimism that he can turn around his putting woes. Scott ranks 50th in the field in SG: Putting and has gained strokes on the greens just twice this season. There is hope for the Aussie, however. When it comes to Quail Hollow, Scott has gained strokes on the greens in each of his last four appearances, good enough for 8th in SG: Putting amongst this field over that span. His baselines are improved when putting on Bermuda greens as well; he ranked 11th in SG: Putting at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.
Scott ranks 8th in my model this week, and with his combination of elte tee-to-green form and comfort level putting on these greens, he presents a great buy-low value opportunity to back at the 2026 Truist Championship.
2026 TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS: DFS PLAYER POOL
With all the course-fit profiles in mind, I’m leaning early towards the below player pool. Naturally, I’m looking their way in the 2026 Truist Championship odds as well. I’ve broken the list down by projected pricing/odds tier for DraftKings.
TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP MODEL RESULTS & BREAKDOWN
In my model this week, I’m emphasizing Comp Course History, Prox 175+, SG: APP, and SG: ARG, followed by a more balanced mix of Driving Distance, SG: P (L36, Bermuda, 3-Putt Avoidance), and Bogey Avoidance (Difficult Scoring Conditions).
The last player to win this event at Quail Hollow back in 2024, Rory McIlroy, remains the man to beat. He claims the No. 1 overall spot in my model comfortably without Scottie Scheffler in the field. McIlroy may have referred to Augusta National as his “home course” after winning the Masters, but Quail Hollow is one devoid of much scar tissue for McIlroy. He’s picked up four career victories here, and clears the rest of the field by a significant margin in terms of total strokes gained at this event.
After McIlroy, the rest of my model’s top 10 is rounded out by Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott, Maverick McNealy, and Cameron Young.
When Truist Championship odds open, I’m looking to roll out a condensed card, building around Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, and Ludvig Åberg. With Recent Form, Driving Distance, and proficiency with long irons proving so consistent year over year in predicting contenders at Quail Hollow, it’s a week to prioritize in-form bombers with proven history scrambling in difficult conditions. Check back in later this week for more updates. Best of luck navigating 2026 Truist Championship odds!
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