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The PGA Tour sees Rory McIlroy return to action for a signature event ahead of next week's PGA Championship, while LIV Golf is in Virginia and the LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in New Jersey.

PGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: Truist Championship, Charlotte, May 7-10

Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,583 Yards)

Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)

Defending Champion: Sepp Straka

FedEx Cup Leader: Matt Fitzpatrick

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)

Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m.

X: @TruistChamp

NOTES: This is the sixth of eight signature events this season, featuring a $20 million purse and elevated FedExCup points. ... The event returns to Quail Hollow after being held at The Philadelphia Cricket Club in 2025. ... World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not playing this week, but the field is highlighted by seven of the top-10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and 46 of the top 50 in the FedExCup standings. ... Lucas Glover is making his 22nd career start in the event, seven more than any other player in the field. ... Rickie Fowler enters with three consecutive top-10 finishes in signature events. ... Sponsors exemptions include Tony Finau, Max Homa, Mackenzie Hughes and Webb Simpson. ... The winner will receive a spot in next week's PGA Championship if not otherwise exempt. ... Five players are in the field via the Aon Swing 5: Ricky Castillo, David Lipsky, Matt Wallace, Chandler Blanchet and Kristoffer Reitan. ... Wyndham Clark owns the tournament scoring record at Quail Hollow with the 265 he posted in winning in 2023.

BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+580 at DraftKings) returns from his post-Masters break to one of his favorite course. The four-time winner of the Truist Championship owns the 18-hole scoring record of 61 at Quail Hollow set in the third round in 2015. ... Cameron Young (+920) is coming off his second win of the year to rise to No. 3 in the world rankings. ... Xander Schauffele (+1175) has five top-25 finishes in six previous event starts, topped by a second place in 2024 after holding the lead after each of the first three rounds. ... Matt Fitzpatrick (+1700) has won his past two starts on tour and also finished runner-up at The Players this year. ... Sepp Straka (+4400) seeks to become the first player to successfully defend at the Truist. He enters with three top-10s so far this year.

THIS WEEK: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 7-10

Course: Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 Yards)

Purse: $4M (Winner: $720,000)

Defending Champion: Ryan Fox

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-Noon ET; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @MyrtleBeachCl

NOTES: The opposite-field event offers 300 FedEx Cup points to the winner, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next week's PGA Championship if not otherwise qualified. ... The field includes five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, 18-year-old Blades Brown and notable tour veterans including Billy Horschel, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker. The highest-ranked player in the field is No. 39 Marco Penge, followed by No. 42 Aaron Rai.

Last Tournament: Cadillac Championship (Cameron Young)

Next Tournament: PGA Championship, Philadelphia, May 14-17

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Virginia, May 7-10

Course: Trump National DC (Par 72, 7,679 Yards)

Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M)

Defending Champions: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Crushers GC

2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday: 1-6 p.m. ET (Fox One); Friday: Noon-2 p.m. (Fox); Saturday: 1-6 p.m. (FBN); Sunday: Noon-5 p.m. (Fox)

X: @livgolf_league

NOTES: This is the seventh of 13 events this season, with the scheduled New Orleans event in June postponed. It's the league's third event in Virginia and its second at Trump National DC, with Harold Varner winning in 2023. ... The top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the 2026 LIV Golf individual standings will earn an entry into next month's U.S. Open. Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau lead the standings and are already exempt, with 11 players still holding a mathematical chance of claiming the third spot. ... The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. ... Phil Mickelson continues to be sidelined by an undisclosed personal medical matter. He will be replaced on the HyFlyers GC by Scott Vincent.

Last Event: LIV Golf Mexico City (Individual: Rahm; Team: Legion XIII)

Next Event: LIV Golf Korea, May 28-31

LPGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: Mizuho Americas Open, West Caldwell, N.J., May 7-10

Course: Mountain Ridge Country Club (Par 72, 6,735 Yards)

Purse: $3.25M (Winner: $487,500)

Defending Champion: Jeeno Thitikul

Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda

HOW TO FOLLOW:

TV: Thursday-Friday: 10-12 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Streaming: Thursday-Friday: Noon-2 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GolfChannel.com)

X: @LPGA

NOTES: This is the first time since the event began in 2023 that it is not being held at Liberty National Golf Club. ... Tournament host Michelle Wie West is in the field competing in an LPGA event for the first time since the 2023 U.S. Women's Open. She will also compete in this year's U.S. Women's Open. ... Thitikul went bogey-free over the final 27 holes in winning by four shots last year. ... The event includes 24 AJGA junior players competing in a Stableford competition.

Last Tournament: Mexico Riviera Maya Open (Korda)

Next Tournament: Queen City Championship, Cincinnati, May 14-17

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

THIS WEEK: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands, Texas, May 8-10

Course: The Woodlands CC (Par 72, 7,002 Yards)

Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)

Defending Champion: Stewart Cink

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Cink

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday: 7-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel - Tape Delay); Saturday: 8:30-10:30 p.m. (GC - Tape Delay); Sunday: 5-7 p.m. (GC)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: Bernhard Langer holds the tournament scoring record of 25-under 191 set in 2007. ... Cink has won four of the first eight events this season and leads the standings by more than twice as much money earned than No. 2 Zach Johnson. ... Langer is one of seven World Golf Hall of Fame members in the 78-player field.

Last Tournament: Regions Traditions (Cink)

Next Tournament: Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco, May 8-10

DP WORLD TOUR

THIS WEEK: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, Barcelona, May 7-10

Course: Real Club de Golf El Prat (Par 72, 7,057 Yards)

Purse: $2.75M (Winner: $458,333)

Defending Champion: Eugenio Chacarra

Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 7:30-10 a.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-Noon (Golf Channel); Sunday: 7 a.m.-Noon (Golf Channel).

X: @DPWorldTour

NOTES: This begins the six-event European Swing, the fourth of five Global Swings on the 2026 Race to Dubai. The player with the most points at the end of each Swing earns a $200,000 bonus and entry into every event in Phase Two of the season called the 'Back 9'. ... Spain was the site of the tour's first event in 1972, when it was known as the European Tour.

Last Tournament: Turkish Airlines Open (Mikael Lindberg)

Next Tournament: Soudal Open, Antwerp, Belgium, May 21-24

--Field Level Media