PGA: 2026 Truist Championship Preview, Odds and Predictions
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is in the 2026 Truist Championship field.
The PGA Tour’s highly competitive stretch continues this week with the 2026 Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, kicking off on Thursday. It carries Signature Event status, the same as last week’s Cadillac Championship, and arrives a week ahead of the PGA Championship, the year’s second major. Scottie Scheffler is taking the week off.
Four-Time Winner McIlroy favored to Win at +600
The last time we saw Rory McIlroy, he was wearing the green jacket on Sunday at Augusta National after winning the 2026 Masters. McIlroy then took some time off following his second Masters victory, but now that break is over. McIlroy returns to the Truist Championship this week, an event he has dominated in his career. McIlroy has four career wins at the Quail Hollow event, though the tournament was then known as the Wells Fargo Championship. He comes into the week as the betting favorite with +600 odds-to-win.
However, no golfer is hotter than the player in second in the pre-tournament Truist odds: Cameron Young (+900). Young is fresh off a Signature Event win at the Cadillac Championship, which followed his breakthrough victory at the 2026 Players Championship.
Filling out the top 5 in the Trust Championship betting odds are Xander Schauffele (+1000), Matt Fitzpatrick (+1400) and Ludvig Aberg (+1600).
Rory McIlroy (+600)
Cameron Young (+900)
Xander Schauffele (+1000)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+1400)
Ludvig Aberg (+1600)
Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)
Si Woo Kim (+2500)
Nicolai Hojgaard (+2800)
Patrick Cantlay (+3250)
Rickie Fowler (+3250)
Robert MacIntyre (+3250)
Sam Burns (+3250)
Adam Scott (+3500)
Hideki Matsuyama (+3500)
Min Woo Lee (+3500)
Viktor Hovland (+3500)
Ben Griffin (+4000)
Chris Gotterup (+4500)
Harris English (+4500)
J.J. Spaun (+4500)
Jake Knapp (+4500)
Jordan Spieth (+4500)
Maverick McNealy (+4500)
Sepp Straka (+4500)
Model Projections and Predictions
Before locking in any 2026 Truist Championship picks, or any PGA DFS selections or One and Done choices, be sure to see the 2026 Truist Championship predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine. SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulates every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and highlights golf betting picks with a history of profitability. The model has nailed 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters—its fifth straight Masters—along with last year’s PGA Championship and Open Championship. Those who have followed its picks could have seen substantial returns on betting sites.
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Truist Championship: It is fading Si Woo Kim, who sits seventh on the odds board at +2700 but barely cracks the top 20 in McClure’s projected leaderboard. He’s a golfer to avoid this week. Kim arrives with three top-10 finishes in his past four events, including a T4 at Cadillac. He finished solo eighth at the PGA Championship at this course last year, but that performance was driven by a sizzling second-round 64, while the other rounds were 71 or higher, and the model does not project him as a top contender for this week. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: The model is high on Adam Scott at +3300. He’s a golfer to target in both outright and finishing-position bets, such as top 5 or top 10. The 14-time PGA winner tied Kim for fourth at Cadillac last week, marking his second top-five finish of the year. While his putting has been inconsistent, his other metrics are strong, including ranking first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: approaching the green.
