The PGA Tour is headed to the Tar Heel State of North Carolina this week for the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow. The event is a signature event, going back-to-back weeks with such levels of competition. It is the prime lead-up to next week's PGA Championship. Participants include Rory McIlroy, Cam Young, Xander Schauffele, and Matthew Fitzpatrick, among others, most of whom are top-30 golfers in the world, but not Scottie Scheffler.

Key Course Metrics

Quail Hollow is the closest golf course on the PGA Tour to average. It plays fair in terms of off-the-tee statistics, with shorter rough, and being tee-lined, but not too penalizing, with room to work with if those fairways are missed. Quail Hollow does have some water, and a ton of green-surrounding bunkers where, if avoided, the green will play tough this weekend.

While driving accuracy will not be over-penalized, driving distance will be paramount.…