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Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (Scottie Scheffler)
THIS WEEK: Truist Championship, Philadelphia, May 8-11
Course: The Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon (Par 70, 7,119 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
FedEx Cup leader: McIlroy
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC); 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @TruistChamp
NOTES: Formerly known as the Wells Fargo Championship, this is the sixth of eight signature events in the 2025 season. It features a $20 million purse, increased FedExCup points and no 36-hole cut. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not in the field as he prepares for next week’s PGA Championship. … The Truist Championship is making a one-time stop at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the oldest private club in the United States, having been founded in 1854. Wissahickon was designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened for play in 1922. This is the first PGA Tour event to be held in the Philadelphia area since the 2018 BMW Championship. The event will return in 2026 to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., which is playing host to next week’s PGA Championship. … Garrick Higgo, Erik van Rooyen, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjornsen and Rasmus Hojgaard are in the field via the Aon Swing 5, while the sponsor exemptions are Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell, Jordan Spieth and Gary Woodland. … World No. 37 Alex Noren makes his 2025 debut after recovering from neck and hamstring injuries.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+450 at DraftKings) is a three-time winner already in 2025 and has won this event four times, although those victories came at Quail Hollow. … Collin Morikawa (+1400) is still seeking his first win since 2023, but had a recent string of six consecutive top-17 finishes snapped with a T54 at the RBC Heritage. … Xander Schauffele (+1600) has three consecutive top-20 finishes ahead of his title defense at the PGA Championship. … Ludvig Aberg (+1600) has missed a pair of cuts in five starts since winning the Genesis, but also finished solo seventh at the Masters. … Justin Thomas (+1800) is making his first start since winning the RBC Heritage and has climbed to No. 5 in the world. … Viktor Hovland (+2800) is regaining his form, following a win at the Valspar with a T21 at Augusta and a T13 at the RBC. … Andrew Novak (+6000) has yet to win on tour but is the only player this season with four top-three finishes.

THIS WEEK: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 8-11
Course: Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 Yards)
Purse: $4 million (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Chris Gotterup
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-noon ET; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)
X: @MyrtleBeachCl
NOTES: The winner will receive 300 FedExCup points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in next week’s PGA Championship if not otherwise qualified. … World No. 41 Tom Kim is the highest-ranked player in the field. … Blades Brown, 17, made his tour debut at this event last year, tying for 26th as a sponsor exemption. He turned professional in January and has made one of four cuts (T34 at the Mexico Open). … Thorbjorn Olesen set the course record with a final-round 61 in tying for 16th last year. … Aaron Wise, the 2018 PGA Tour rookie of the year, will make the first of his 26 allotted starts on his Major Medical Extension. He stepped away form the game in 2023 to focus on his mental health.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: PGA Championship, Charlotte, N.C., May 15-18

LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Black Desert Championship (Haeran Ryu)
THIS WEEK: Mizuho Americas Open, Jersey City, N.J., May 8-11
Course: Liberty National Golf Club (Par 72, 6,690 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Nelly Korda
Race to the CME Globe leader: Hyo Joo Kim
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday 11 a.m.-Noon ET (NBC Sports Digital), Noon-2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 4:30-5 p.m. (NBC Digital/GC), 5-7:30 p.m. (GC): Sunday, Noon-1 p.m. (NBC Sports Digital/GC), 1-3 p.m. (CBS)
X: @MizuhoLPGA
NOTES: The tournament is hosted by former major champion Michelle Wie West and features 24 elite junior players competing in a Stableford format along with the 120 professionals in the field. … Korda recovered from a 2-over opening nine to rally for her sixth consecutive win on tour here last year. The 14-time winner on the LPGA Tour is still seeking her first victory of 2025. … 2023 event winner Rose Zhang is in the field as she returns from a neck injury that forced her to skip the first major of the year. … Ryu, who won wire-to-wire by five strokes last week, finished third in this event in 2023. … Jeeno Thitikul has posted top-10 finishes each of the past two years at Liberty National.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, May 22-25

LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Korea (Individual: Bryson DeChambeau; Team: Crushers GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Leaders: Individual: Juaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf DC, Virginia, June 6-7

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Insperity Invitational (Stewart Cink)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Ala., May 15-18

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