This week on the PGA Tour, we head on over to the legendary Quail Hollow for the 2026 Truist Championship. As the final event before the PGA Championship, we see one of the strongest fields of the year. Can one of the three defending champions take home the win? Can we buck the trend of a bomber winning at Quail Hollow?

Let’s dive in!

 

Truist Championship 2026: Daily Fantasy Golf Picks & Projections

Founded in 2003 as the Wachovia Championship, this has been a mainstay event on the venue since, even as we've seen a handful of sponsorship changes throughout the years. Quail Hollow has been the host venue of this event for most of the iterations, with the only changes being when Quail Hollow was hosting either the Presidents Cup or PGA Championship. This course has traditionally favored longer hitters, and with the change in venue of this event, we technically feature defending champions. Sepp Straka won this event last season, but it was hosted at the Philadelphia Country Club, Rory McIlroy was the last winner of this event at Quail Hollow, and Scottie Scheffler (who is not in the field this week) won here in 2025 at the PGA Championship. Let's take a peak at why this course can be so tough for players. 

 

Quail Hollow: Course Breakdown This Week

Playing at a Par 71 at just under 7,600 yards, it is clear that distance is going to come into play this week. The par 3s at this venue play between 184 and a staggering 249 yards. The par 4s offer similar disparity, with 2 coming in under 350 yards and the other 9 measuring over 450 yards. The par 5s all play over 545 yards. As a result, carry distance and driving distance will certainly come into play this week. Additionally, every winner since 2014 minus James Hahn has ranked in the top 15 in driving distance, further showing the importance of being able to bomb it off the tee. 

While distance is extremely important, this is a major venue. Players will be tested on all facets of their game. The fairways are narrow, meaning distance from edge of fairway will come into play as well. 61 bunkers are in play, as well as water on 6 of the holes, meaning there is no shortage of trouble that players can get into. The greens are on the larger side, but these bermuda greens can test players. The greens feature a SubAir system that allows the course to be able to get the greens dialed in to the exact difficulty they desire. The greens will play firm as a result, meaning shot making and shaping will be critical for players to hold them.

The three closing holes, referred to as the Green Mile, are some of the hardest on tour. Since 2003, there have been over 1,900 balls that have ended up in the water on these three holes alone. Multiple players have spoken on how daunting these holes can be, and these holes alone play nearly a stroke over par, which is notable considering the entire course typically hovers around that number (save for Major's where it plays nearly 2 strokes over). 

For the model this week, we'll be focusing on distance, both total and carry off the tee, approach from 150 yards and out, as well as 3-putt-avoidances and scrambling around the greens. This should give us a clear look at players who are in full form. Additionally, Par 4 scoring will be paramount this week with the length on these holes, so this will be factored into the equation as well. As always, scoring is key in DFS, so Birdie or Better Percentage and Bogey Avoidance round out our key stats.

 

 

Truist Championship 2026 Field: Golf DFS

As a signature event, the 72 qualified players in the field feature many of the world's current best. While the field will be without world no. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has never played this event, though many thought he would after his win at this venue last year. Alongside Scottie, Russell Henly (World No. 8) and Collin Morikawa (World No. 6) are the only others from the top 10 not in this field. The two most recent previous winners in the field this week are Max Home and Rory McIlroy, who won at the last Truist hosted at Quail Hollow. They are joined by Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Lucas Glover, and Brian Harman who have previously taken home this event. Rory opens as the betting favorite, just ahead of last weeks winner Cameron Young.

 

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PGA Best Bets & Predictions: 2026 Truist Championship (15-20 Overall, +3.68 Units)

  • Akshay Bhatia Top 20: +205
  • Rickie Fowler Top 20: +130
  • One and Done Picks
    • Xander Schauffele
    • Rickie Fowler
 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: Top Tier

Rory McIlroy ($11,700 DraftKings/$12,800 FanDuel)

This is Rory's week to lose. He's comfortably the best player in the field, and has one of the best histories here as well, as he's recorded 4 wins at this venue in his career, to go along with 5 other top 10's. His most recent event was his win at Augusta, but we're talking about a player who's been elite off the tee, on approach, and has been hot with the putter this year. That's a recipe for success.

Xander Schauffele ($10,000 DraftKings/$12,100 FanDuel)

Xander does not have the elite history that Rory has here, but he's been plenty strong here, with multiple runner up finishes here. Xander has been having an elite approach year, and has been great off the tee. He's struggled on and around the greens of late, but he's recorded 7 straight top 25 finishes and 4 straight top 12 finishes. There's no reason he can't breakthrough here.

Ludvig Aberg ($9,600 DraftKings/$11,600 FanDuel)

On paper, Ludvig is the best player for this venue. He's top 25 in this field in Driving Distance, Carry Distance, and Putting, and is top 10 in 3 putt avoidance, comp course history, bogey avoidance, birdies or better gained, and long iron approach. What's holding him back slightly is his scrambling and driving accuracy, but if he can keep it in the fairway he can be deadly here.

Adam Scott ($8,900 DraftKings/$10,400 FanDuel)

Scott is having the best season off the tee and on approach that we've seen him have in quite some time. The dude just can't putt to save his life right now. He leads this field on approach, and I'm going to trust that he can at least putt at a neutral rate this week, given his success here in his career (including a T19 here last season at the PGA Championship). 

 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: MID-TIER

Jordan Spieth ($8,000 DraftKings/$9,500 FanDuel)

Spieth is close. He may never win again, but there's no reason he can't if he gets out of his own head. He's top 20 off the tee and in birdies or better and bogey avoidance, 19th around the green and on approach, and 8th in putting. His long iron play has been rough. That's a staple of this course, so he'll need that to level out, but he's got a strong profile for this venue otherwise.

Kurt Kitayama ($7,800 DraftKings/$8,800 FanDuel)

I'll say it if no one else will. I think Kitayama will win a tournament this year. He's recorded back to back top 10 finishes, and has a runner up finish at the Genesis this year on the heels of strong approach play and solid game off the tee. He's struggled on and around the green, which has been the issue for most of his career, but if he can reign that in, he's got elite upside.

Nicolai Hojgaard ($7,800 DraftKings/$8,900 FanDuel)

He's one of the longest players in the field off the tee, and he's a top 20 player in the field on approach this season. He absolutely has to be better around the greens, and he needs to keep his driver in play, but he's a guy who can compete at the highest level if those parts of his game are cooperating. 

Akshay Bhatia ($7,700 DraftKings/$8,700 FanDuel)

Bhatia might be the most underrated ball-striker on tour this year. He's bounced back from his poor performance at the Masters with back to back top 25 finishes, and his putting has been an absolute weapon this year. He's not played Quail Hollow well thus far in his career, but this year's Akshay is the best version we've seen on tour.

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: VALUE TIER

Harry Hall ($7,200 DraftKings/$8,000 FanDuel)

It's easier to tell you the warts in Hall's profile than it is to focus on the upside. He's been spraying his driver off the planet, and his long iron approach has been poor (as has his approach in general). However, his driver is a weapon, and he's the best putter in the field right now. I'll take a shot at that upside at this price.

Webb Simpson ($6,100 DraftKings/$7,100 FanDuel)

Simpson has a sneaky good profile this week. He's above field average off the tee (distance wise), is a great putter on this surface, and is an elite bogey avoider. He's been field average or slightly worse in the other stats, but this profile is still enough to give me some hope.

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