Overview
- Rory McIlroy leads betting for a record fifth win at Quail Hollow in the PGA Tour’s 72‑player, no‑cut Truist Championship, which begins Thursday with a $20 million purse.
- He addressed criticism of his post‑Masters break by citing Tiger Woods’ pick‑and‑choose blueprint and said a back tweak let him log extra Augusta practice before his successful title defense.
- World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is skipping Quail Hollow to prepare for next week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink, saying he prefers not to play the week before a major.
- Rivals highlighted McIlroy’s edge, with Xander Schauffele calling it “a little scary” that he won the Masters without his best driving and Cameron Young pointing to his length and high ball flight as ideal for Quail Hollow.
- Brooks Koepka, back on Tour under the Returning Member Program, is teeing it up in the opposite‑field Myrtle Beach Classic after failing to get into recent signature fields, as his agreement blocks sponsor invites and forces him to play his way in through ranking.