Overview
- The 72-player, no-cut Cadillac Championship tees off Thursday at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster with a $20 million purse, a $3.6 million winner’s check, and 700 FedExCup points at stake.
- Several stars are sitting out, with Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg, and Robert MacIntyre among the top‑15 players not in the field, which marks the largest set of such absences at a signature event this season.
- Players cite a crowded stretch before the Truist Championship next week and the PGA Championship the week after, and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the betting favorite this week, has calibrated his schedule with majors as the priority.
- Tee times feature Jordan Spieth paired with Justin Thomas for the first two rounds and Scheffler alongside Players champion Cameron Young, underscoring a field that still includes many marquee names.
- The Tour’s return to the Trump-owned venue, which hosted LIV Golf from 2022 to 2025, has drawn added attention, including reports of new on-site promotion such as a golden statue of President Trump.