Just under 40 days remain until the Truist Championship reconvenes at Quail Hollow Club, May 6-10. The Truist Championship sets the stage for the 2026 event by showcasing defending champion Sepp Straka, 16-time PGA TOUR winner Justin Thomas and fan-favorite Rickie Fowler among the first to commit to the field.

Sepp Straka

Defending champion Sepp Straka has committed to defend his title at the 2026 Truist Championship, which will return to its annual home at Quail Hollow Club. A four-time PGA TOUR winner, Straka captured the 2025 title during the tournament’s one-year stop in Philadelphia and continues to cement his place among the TOUR’s elite, with additional victories at The American Express (2025), the John Deere Classic (2023) and the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (2022). The Austrian has carried that momentum into the current season, notching early success with two top-10 finishes, including a runner-up showing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship. The 2026 edition marks Straka’s seventh Truist Championship start and his return to Quail Hollow Club—where he posted a best finish of T8 in 2024—as he looks to defend his title on familiar and formidable ground.

Justin Thomas

Sixteen-time PGA TOUR winner Justin Thomas has committed to compete in the 2026 Truist Championship, adding one of the game’s most accomplished and recognizable stars back to the field. A two-time major champion and winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in 2021, Thomas captured his first major title at the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club, where he famously closed with a final-round 3-under-par 68 to secure a two-stroke victory. The 32-year-old will be making his eighth appearance in the Truist Championship. His tournament resume includes a runner-up finish (T2) at the 2025 event at The Philadelphia Cricket Club, along with a T7 in his tournament debut at Quail Hollow Club in 2015. Thomas is in the process of returning to peak competitive form as he continues to recover from back surgery in November. In three starts this season, his strongest performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his T8 finish served as an encouraging sign for the remainder of his 2026 season.

Rickie Fowler

Six-time PGA TOUR winner and 2012 Truist Championship champion Rickie Fowler has committed to return to Quail Hollow Club for his 14th start in the long-standing event. The 10th anniversary of the Truist Championship produced the same drama and caliber of champion in its previous nine years. And once again Sunday was a special day. Rickie Fowler, seeking his first win on the PGA TOUR, discovered something within himself and earned a victory that became instantly popular among his peers. Since then, Fowler has continued to return annually to take on The Green Mile in style.