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The PGA Tour returns to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina for the sixth of eight Signature Events this season. The Truist Championship features a 72-player field and serves as an important tune-up ahead of next week’s PGA Championship.
The main story this week is Rory McIlroy returning from a three-week layoff following his historic back-to-back victories at The Masters, becoming just the fourth golfer ever to accomplish the feat at Augusta National.
While world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will not be in the field this week, Rory McIlroy will still be joined by seven of the world’s top 10 golfers teeing off.
So who will lift the trophy at the end of the week?
Let’s take a look at the odds at DraftKing’s Sportsbook starting May 5th.
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2026 Truist Championship
Rory McIlroy: +580 (bet $10 to win $68 total)
Cameron Young: +920 (bet $10 to win $102 total)
Xander Schauffele: +1150 (bet $10 to win $125 total)
Matt Fitzpatrick: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Ludvig Åberg: +1850 (bet $10 to win $195 total)
Tommy Fleetwood: +2350 (bet $10 to win $245 total)
Si Woo Kim: +2400 (bet $10 to win $250 total)
Adam Scott: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Sam Burns: +3200 (bet $10 to win $330 total)
Patrick Cantlay: +3200 (bet $10 to win $330 total)
Viktor Hovland: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Hideki Matsuyama: +3600 (bet $10 to win $370 total)
Robert MacIntyre: +3800 (bet $10 to win $390 total)
Rickie Fowler: +3800 (bet $10 to win $390 total)
Min Woo Lee: +3900 (bet $10 to win $400 total)
Maverick McNealy: +4100 (bet $10 to win $420 total)
Jordan Spieth: +4300 (bet $10 to win $440 total)
Chris Gotterup: +4300 (bet $10 to win $440 total)
Sepp Straka: +4400 (bet $10 to win $450 total)
Kurt Kitayama: +4400 (bet $10 to win $450 total)
JJ Spaun: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Justin Thomas: +4700 (bet $10 to win $480 total)
Ben Griffin: +4800 (bet $10 to win $490 total)
Nicolai Højgaard: +4900 (bet $10 to win $500 total)
Harris English: +4900 (bet $10 to win $500 total)
Here’s what you need to know about the odds board:
The favourites
With Scheffler out, McIlroy opens as a +580 favorite in his first start since winning his second green jacket. Right behind him is Cameron Young at +920. Young enters this event fresh off a victory at last week’s Cadillac Championship and in the best form of his career. Over his last seven starts, he has recorded two wins (including The Players Championship) along with five top-10 finishes. That run includes a T-3 at The Masters, where he played in the final group with McIlroy.
Best live betting
Xander Schauffele: +1150 (bet $10 to win $125 total)
Xander Schauffele is looking for his first win of the year.
Although Schauffele has yet to win this season, he has remained one of the most consistent top players on Tour. He owns four top-10 finishes this season and has placed in the top 25 in each of his last seven starts. According to Data Golf, Schauffele has putts on approach in 13 straight events, including more than two strokes at The Masters. His consistent hitting suggests it’s a matter of when, not if, he wins this season, and this could be the ideal spot given his runner-up finishes at Quail Hollow in 2023 and 2024.
Adam Scott: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Adam Scott finished top-four in the Cadillac Championship last week.
Scott leads the PGA Tour in approach games this season, getting hits with his irons in every start. He has gained more than +1.5 strokes on approach in three of his last four events and has recorded two top-five finishes, including a T-4 at last week’s Cadillac Championship. While his putting has held him back from a huge season, there were very encouraging signs in his final round on Sunday, where he produced his best putting performance of the season. If he carries it through to this week, he could become extremely dangerous.
Patrick Cantlay: +3200 (bet $10 to win $330 total)
Patrick Cantlay has produced some impressive results this season.
Cantlay enters this week on a run of three straight T-12 finishes, including at The Masters, where he battled back from a +5 opening round and a 65th to make a weekend charge. He carried that momentum into the RBC Heritage, finishing T-8 despite losing nearly a stroke on the greens. If his putt can turn, watch out.
Viktor Hovland: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Viktor Hovland arrives at a court that suits his game.
Viktor Hovland is the definition of boom or bust. Although he’s had an underwhelming season by his standards, this track is shaping up very well for him. He finished T-3 here in his first career start in 2021 and has said the layout suits his game, especially with its length and emphasis on strong driving.
He showed flashes at the RBC Heritage a few weeks ago, playing well early before disappearing over the weekend. He’s still working through some inconsistencies, but his upside is undeniable. Hovland is the type of player who can struggle on any given week, and at longer odds he brings clear direct value.
