Overview
- The 80th Charles Schwab Challenge is set to run May 28–31 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth with tee times and pairings published and live coverage on Golf Channel and CBS.
- Organizers released a full 132-player field, but high-profile names including Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth opted out and Brooks Koepka and Wyndham Clark withdrew, changing the field's top end.
- Major sportsbooks and multiple previews list Ludvig Åberg as the outright favorite based on strong recent form and strokes-gained metrics, though he has not won since the 2025 Genesis Invitational.
- A Gil Hanse restoration that lowered most greens and restored Perry Maxwell angles has made Colonial more receptive and rewards precise approach play and short-game execution.
- The $9.9 million purse and defending champion Ben Griffin's return combine with the weakened top tier to create a wider path for contenders to gain momentum before the Memorial and the U.S. Open.