Rory McIlroy has won the Wells Fargo Championship three times. Can he do it a fourth time this week, at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.? The odds say he can definitely do it. Here are some other golfers to watch as well.
THE EVENT
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mexico Open at Vidanta (Tony Finau)
THIS WEEK: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, N.C., May 4-7
Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,538 yards)
Purse: $20 million ($3.6 million)
Defending Champion: Max Homa
FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming on ESPN+: Thursday-Friday, 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Twitter: @WellsFargoGolf
BEST BETS
Rory McIlroy (+750 at BetMGM) is a three-time winner of the Wells Fargo (2010, 2015, 2021) and is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3. He set the tournament scoring record of 267 in '15.
Patrick Cantlay (+1200) missed the cut in his event debut. However, the world's No. 4-ranked player has six top-10s in 11 starts this season.
Tony Finau (+1600) is coming off a victory in Mexico and is tied with Jon Rahm with four victories since last year's Wells Fargo.
Jordan Spieth (+1800) lost in a playoff at the RBC Heritage in his most recent start. He'll be making his first start at the Wells Fargo since 2013.
Max Homa (+2500), who won the event at TPC Potomac at Avenel last year, also won it at Quail Hollow in 2019.
Matt Fitzpatrick (+2500) is coming off a win at the RBC Heritage and finished T2 at last year's Wells Fargo at Avenel.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: AT&T Byron Nelson, McKinney, Texas, May 11-14
NOTES: This is the seventh designated event of the 2022-23 season and features six of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. ... Homa is seeking to successfully defend a title for the second time this season (Fortinet Championship). No player has successfully defended at the Wells Fargo. ... There are 18 players in the field who competed in the 2022 Presidents Cup held at Quail Hollow. ... Finau called the three-hole stretch from No. 16-18 the most difficult stretch on the PGA Tour. Dubbed "The Green Mile," it ranks as the toughest finishing three holes on tour outside of the majors since 2003 among courses that have hosted at least five events. ... Justin Thomas won his first career major at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017. ... This is the second of four Open Qualifying Series events, with 12 spots available into The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. The top three players who are not otherwise exempt and who make the cut at the Wells Fargo will earn an exemption.
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