Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from this week’s Charles Schwab Problem, which means he will not be capable to qualify for subsequent week’s Signature Occasion on the Memorial Match.
Wyndham Clark, who carded a final-round 60 to beat Si Woo Kim by three photographs on Sunday on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, additionally withdrew from this week’s occasion in Fort Price, Texas.
No official cause has been given for Koepka’s resolution to tug out after the five-time main champion ended his week on 18 beneath and tied for 14th place at TPC Craig Ranch.
Koepka, who re-joined the PGA Tour firstly of the yr from LIV Golf, wanted to interrupt into the AON Subsequent 10 or the AON Swing 5 leaderboards with a powerful end on the Charles Schwab Problem to safe a berth at The Memorial Match.
This occasion was first performed again in 1946, making it one of many oldest tournaments on the PGA Tour circuit.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the Charles Schwab Problem on the Colonial Nation Membership.
Many hyperlink the match to profession Grand Slam winner and {golfing} nice Ben Hogan, who gained this occasion 5 occasions – essentially the most of any participant.
Hogan additionally lived in Fort Price, close to the Colonial Nation Membership – the host course of the match – and a statue in tribute to the nine-time main winner was erected right here in 1994.
The place is the Charles Schwab Problem being performed?
Ben Griffin is the defending champion on the Charles Schwab Problem this week
This yr marks the eightieth time the Colonial Nation Membership will host the Charles Schwab Problem.
That makes this course the longest-running host venue for a regular-season PGA Tour occasion, outdoors of the majors.
Colonial has additionally been the location of historic {golfing} moments, with Annika Sörenstam changing into the primary feminine golfer to compete in a PGA Tour occasion on the 2003 Charles Schwab Problem.
This week, the golf course will play to 7,289 yards with a par rating of 70. Seven professionals presently maintain the course file of 61, with Kevin Na being the final in 2018 to shoot the nine-under-par rating. Former USA Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson shot the bottom 72-hole rating of 21-under par when he gained the Charles Schwab Problem in 2010.
When many gamers consider Colonial, they consider the course’s hardest stretch of holes, the third to the fifth, that are dubbed the ‘Horrible Horseshoe’. Many have credited it as the toughest stretch of holes, outdoors of the majors, on the PGA Tour circuit.
Gamers are pressured to navigate sharp doglegs, swirling winds and tight fairways which can be bordered by the course’s Trinity River. Precision is essential.
Who can impress on the Charles Schwab Problem?
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Paul McGinley displays on Ludvig Åberg’s efficiency at The Gamers Championship and believes he must work on enjoying beneath stress.
Ben Griffin gained this occasion in 2025 and can look to defend the second of his three PGA Tour titles this week at Colonial. He’ll be one participant to regulate after his T14 end on the PGA Championship and has been probably the greatest putters on tour in 2026, along with his flat stick guiding him to a third-place end on the Cadillac Championship.
Ludvig Åberg is again within the area and desperate to lastly declare a victory on the PGA Tour this season, having posted top-five finishes in 5 of the final seven occasions – together with The Gamers and the PGA Championship.
A win at Colonial this week – on his match debut – would do wonders for his confidence heading into subsequent month’s US Open, stay from June 18-21 on Sky Sports activities Golf.
Like Åberg, Justin Thomas has discovered a great vein of type of late with out reaching the winner’s circle. The 16-time PGA Tour winner impressed with a tied-fourth end on the PGA Championship and never seems for his first win since April 2025.
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Within the Audi Efficiency Zone, Sky Sports activities’ Nick Dougherty delved into Justin Thomas’ swing.
Alex Smalley loved an excellent week at Aronimink, ending his match tied-second with Jon Rahm. He enters this week excessive in confidence, ending contained in the top-25 in his final six begins.
It has been a blended season for final yr’s US Open Champion JJ Spaun, however he’ll tee up because the highest-ranked participant on this week’s competitors, sitting at ninth within the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
Spaun has missed six cuts on the PGA Tour this season, however has blended these in with a win on the Valero Texas Open and a tied-fifht putting on the Truist Championship. He could have missed the reduce at Aronimink, however his victory in Texas earlier this yr additionally got here after he didn’t make it to the weekend on the Valspar Championship.
After final week’s birdie fest at TPC Craig Ranch, Sungjae Im is one other to be careful for. Regardless of ending tied-ninth final week, he posted an unbelievable card of 10-under par for his second spherical, which included two eagles on his closing three holes.
How a lot does the winner get?
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The Audi Efficiency Zone analyses Sungjae Im’s swing
A complete purse of $9.9m (£7.33m) is up for grabs this week.
From that fund, the winner will pocket a whopping $1.78m (£1.32m), whereas second place will financial institution $1.07m (£800,000).
On high of that, the champion will obtain 500 FedExCup factors and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
How can I watch the Charles Schwab Problem on Sky Sports activities?
Early protection of rounds one and two of the Charles Schwab Problem will start on Thursday and Friday at 1pm on Sky Sports activities+. Full protection begins afterward Sky Sports activities Golf at 5pm.
Early spherical three protection begins on Saturday at 1.30pm on Sky Sports activities+, with the complete broadcast starting at 4.30pm on Sky Sports activities Golf.
Remaining spherical protection begins on Sunday at 1pm on Sky Sports activities+, with full protection commencing on Sky Sports activities Golf at 4.30pm.
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