The PGA Tour moves from Texas to Pennsylvania for the Truist Championship, the circuit’s sixth Signature event of the season.

Annually played at famed Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte (NC), the 2025 edition will be contested at historic Philadelphia Cricket Club due to the PGA Championship once again being hosted at Quail Hollow.

The elite field will be headlined by four-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy, who won each of his titles at Quail Hollow. The 36-year-old Northern Irishman enters off a win at the Masters and a completion of the career Grand Slam.

McIlroy will be joined by several former event winners such as Wyndham Clark (2023), Max Homa (2019, 2022), Jason Day (2018), Brian Harman (2017), Rickie Fowler (2012), and Lucas Glover (2011).

Other marquee names include Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa, among others.

As we do each week, what follows is a round-up of information and historical data to get you prepped for a weekend of golf in Philly.

2025 Truist Championship

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PGA Tour: At-a-Glance

Name: Truist Championship
Title Sponsor: Truist Bank
Tour Debut: 2003
Original Name: Wachovia Championship
Dates: May 8-11, 2025
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Course: Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon)
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
Distance: Par 70, 7119 yards
Format: 72-holes, Stroke play
Field: 72 Players (no cut)
Purse: $20,000,000
Winning Share: $3,600,000
FedExCup/OWGR Pts: 700/63
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy

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Truist Championship History

The Truist Championship is a relatively young tournament, with the inaugural tournament (then called the Wachovia Championship) teeing off in 2003 at Quail Hollow Club. Decades earlier, Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Tour’s Kemper Open eleven times, from 1969 through 1979.

Traditionally held in early May as part of the Tour’s swing through the southeastern states that are contested between the Masters and the U.S. Open, the first event winner was David Toms, who at 10-under par, won by two shots. Each of the next three editions were decided in overtime.

Notable champions include Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Jason Day and Max Homa.

In 2017, the tournament was held on the coast in Wilmington at Eagle Point Golf Club, as Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Championship in mid-August. In 2022, the tournament was held near Washington, D.C. at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland, as Quail Hollow hosted the Presidents Cup in late September.

The 2025 PGA Tour moved the event to Philadelphia Cricket Club due to the PGA Championship once again being hosted at Quail Hollow.

McIlroy owns the most wins with four – taking the 2010, 2015, 2021 and 2024 titles. In that 2010 victory, McIlroy made the cut on the number and then exploded on the weekend, shooting 66-62 to win by four strokes over Phil Mickelson (watch).

The event is sponsored by Truist, a Charlotte-based bank. From 2003 until 2008 it was titled by Wachovia, but in 2009, Wells Fargo was concerned about the image of a bank sponsoring a sporting event that had received Federal funding under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). After two editions as the Quail Hollow Championship, Wells Fargo attached its name to the event in 2011.

On December 8, 2023, Wells Fargo announced it would no longer sponsor the tournament, starting with 2025. On August 6, 2024, Truist was announced as the new title sponsor.

History: Tournament Names

• Truist Championship (2025-)
• Wells Fargo Championship (2011-24)
• Quail Hollow Championship (2009-10)
• Wachovia Championship (2003-08)

History: Recent Winners

2024: Rory McIlroy (-17)
2023: Wyndham Clark (-19)
2022: Max Homa (-8)
2021: Rory McIlroy (-10)
2020: Canceled COVID (-19)
2019: Max Homa (-15)
2018: Jason Day (-12)
2017: Brian Harman (-10)
2016: James Hahn (-9)
2015: Rory McIlroy (-21)
2014: J.B. Holmes (-14)
2013: Derek Ernst (-8)
2012: Rickie Fowler (-14)

History: Tournament Records

Wins:
4 – Rory McIlroy (2024, 2021, 2015, 2010)

Scoring:
265 – Wyndham Clark (2023)
-21 – Rory McIlroy (2015)

Truist Championship Field

Excluding world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the PGA Tour’s sixth Signature event of the season will feature all of tour’s top stars, headlined by four-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy, who sits No. 2 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Good Form

• Rory McIlroy — The 36-year-old superstar, enters in peak form with three wins in 2025, highlighted by a win at last month’s Masters to complete the career Slam The Wissahickon’s shorter layout plays to his strengths.

• Justin Thomas — The world No. 5 enters Philadelphia off a win at the RBC Heritage, his long-awaited 16th career PGA Tour title. In his 12 most recent starts, Thomas owns seven top-10s, including five top-3 finishes. The Wissahickon Course’s lack of length should reduce risks with JT’s Achilles heel (wildness off the tee), allowing the two-time PGA champ to keep the big club in the bag on many holes.
• Jordan Spieth — The fan favorite, who only needs a win at next week’s PGA to complete the career Grand Slam, enters as a real sleeper this week. The 31-year-old Texan enters off four straight under-the-radar top-20 finishes including a solo fourth last weekend at the Byron Nelson, highlighted by a low-round 62 on Sunday.
• Xander Schauffele — The San Diego native appears close to his 2024 form after returning from an injury. Schauffele, the reigning PGA and Open champion, enters off three straight top-18 finishes, including a T8 at Augusta National. Wissahickon’s bentgrass greens could unlock his short game if he finds rhythm.

Solid Form

• Viktor Hovland — After four missed-cuts in a five-start span, seems to be back in decent form. The Norway native chased down Justin Thomas to win the Valspar, then followed it up with two solid results (T21, T13). The course’s emphasis on accuracy aligns with his improved iron play.

• Collin Morikawa — The world No. 4’s elite iron play is tailor-made for the Wissahickon’s tight fairways and small greens. But the two-time major winner, who was enjoying a quietly good season, enters as something of a question mark after posting a T54 in Hilton Head and firing his longtime caddie J.J. Jakovac. He will have Max Homa’s former looper, Joe Greiner, on the bag this week. FWIW: Greiner won as fill-in bag carrier for Thomas at Hilton Head.

• Tommy Fleetwood — The Englishman’s reliable ball-striking and strong approach play from inside 150 yards makes him a dark horse on this short track. While bentgrass greens aren’t his forte, his recent form indicates a breakthrough is near. In 2025, Fleetwood has finished inside the top 25 in eight of the nine events he’s entered, including solo seventh in his most recent start (RBC Heritage).

• More Solids — Other marquee names in solid form include Russell Henley, Corey Conners, Shane Lowry, and Daniel Berger.

Suspect Form

• Ludvig Aberg — The young Swede is another big name in questionable form: after winning the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in mid-February, Aberg has failed to finish in the top 20 in four of his last five starts, including a T54 at Harbour Town and two missed-cuts. However, the course’s demand for precision suits his game.

• Hideki Matsuyama — The Japanese superstar got the 2025 season off to a hot start with a win at Kapalua but has been mediocre to poor in nine starts since. The 2021 Masters champion has failed to produce a single top-10 finish beyond the early win at The Sentry. The glass half full POV: five of the results, though, were top-25 finishes.
• Patrick Cantlay — Another player running mostly cold is Cantlay, who’s posted just two top-10s in 2025. The UCLA product enters off five straight finishes outside the top 10, including three outside the top 30 (T31, T12, T33, T36, T13).

Poor Form

• Wyndham Clark — The 2023 Truist champion is another marquee name who will tee it up on Thursday in shaky form. In 10 starts in 2025, the tournament’s 2023 edition champion owns just one top-10 finish (T5 Houston Open). A strong showing, though, could flip the notoriously hot/cold Clark to warm ahead of the PGA Championship.

• Max Homa — From bad to worse is two-time tournament champion Homa, who will tee it up on Thursday amid a career freefall. The 34-year-old southern California native’s last top-10 finish on Tour came at this very tournament… (gulp!) last year, some 23 starts ago.
• Rickie Fowler — This year’s field also includes 2012 Wells Fargo winner, who busted out of his career-changing slump in 2023 but immediately returned to poor form. Since that win at the Rocket Classic, Fowler has entered 40 tournaments and produced just a one top-10 finish. Just mind-blowing!

Top-10 Betting Favorites

1. Rory McIlroy (4-1)
2. Collin Morikawa (12-1)
3. Justin Thomas (16-1)
3. Ludvig Aberg (16-1)
3. Xander Schauffele (16-1)
6. Patrick Cantlay (20-1)
7. Russell Henley (22-1)
8. Hideki Matsuyama (25-1)
8. Jordan Spieth (25-1)
8. Viktor Hovland (25-1)

Full Field & Odds

Joel Cook and Carey Hoffman contributed to this report.