How to bet the Truist Championship: Schauffele's s...
Key takeaways
- The scoring opportunities are limited, the par 4s are brutally long and the bunkers will collect on anyone who gets loose with the irons.
- The players who contend here are precision iron players who can find fast greens from 200 yards out and keep the ball below the hole.
- This week that profile points to some of the best approach players in the field at a course that makes iron play the only thing that really matters.
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Xander Schauffele's stellar approach game gives him a big advantage at Quail Hollow. James Gilbert/Getty Images Pamela Maldonado May 6, 2026, 06:49 AM ETClose Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions. This week's PGA Tour event takes us to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC for the Truist Championship. This course can be a grinder as a par 71 with over 7,500 yards and a closing three-hole stretch called the Green Mile that ended more tournament runs than any finishing stretch on tour.
The scoring opportunities are limited, the par 4s are brutally long and the bunkers will collect on anyone who gets loose with the irons.
The players who contend here are precision iron players who can find fast greens from 200 yards out and keep the ball below the hole.