Rain affected Truist Championship 2025 activate preferred lies for Round 2

On Thursday, golf fans witnessed Round 1 of the 2025 Truist Championship. After four rounds of golf at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Golf Course, it was Keith Mitchell who took the solo lead with a score of 9-under par. Mitchell is closely followed by Denny McCarthy who finished the round 8-under par.

While fans expect a head-to-head battle in Round 2, PGA Tour have dropped an important update about the same. On the official X (fka Twitter) handle of PGA Tour Communications, the tour informed fans that preferred lies would be in affect during Round 2 of the Truist Championship.

The statement read:

"Preferred lies will be in effect for round two of the Truist Championship."

You can check the PGA Tour's statement below:

For those unaware, preferred lies in golf is usually active when the conditions to play aren't the best. When preferred lies are active, a golfer is allowed to pick up the ball, clean it, and then play a shot, which otherwise would result in a penalty when preferred lies aren't active.

While Round 1 of the 2025 Truist Championship concluded without any interruptions, rain is expected to hamper Round 2. However, as of this writing, the Tour hasn't dropped any update about the round other than it being adjusted to approximately 8 - 10:01 a.m.(ET) in threesomes off Nos. 1 and 10.

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Who all are playing in the 2025 Truist Championship?

The 2025 Truist Championship consists of some of the most talented golfers on the PGA Tour. However, the field is headlined by defending champion Rory McIlroy, and golfers like Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, and Hideki Matsuyama to name a few.

Here is a detailed look at the field for the 2025 Truist Championship:

Top 50 on the FedEx Cup 2024:

1. Collin Morikawa
2. Sahith Theegala
3. Xander Schauffele
4. Russell Henley
5. Adam Scott
6. Sungjae Im
7. Wyndham Clark
8. Rory McIlroy
9. Hideki Matsuyama
10. Shane Lowry
11. Sam Burns
12. Viktor Hovland
13. Justin Thomas
14. Taylor Pendrith
15. Ludvig Aberg
16. Patrick Cantlay
17. Robert MacIntyre
18. Matthieu Pavon
19. Tommy Fleetwood
20. Keegan Bradley
21. Byeong Hun An
22. Tony Finau
23. Aaron Rai
24. Akshay Bhatia
25. Chris Kirk
26. Sepp Straka
27. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
28. Tom Hoge
29. Brian Harman
30. Si Woo Kim
31. Jason Day
32. Davis Thompson
33. Denny McCarthy
34. Cam Davis
35. Alex Noren
36. Will Zalatoris
37. Corey Conners
38. Matt Fitzpatrick
39. J.T. Poston
40. Thomas Detry
41. Stephan Jaeger
42. Cameron Young
43. Austin Eckroat
44. Max Homa
45. Adam Hadwin
46. Max Greyserman
47. Nick Dunlap
48. Eric Cole

Current-Year Tournament Winners (Not Including Additional Events)

1. Brian Campbell
2. Harris English
3. Joe Highsmith

Sponsor Exemptions

1. Rickie Fowler
2. Jordan Spieth
3. Gary Woodland
4. Keith Mitchell

Aon Next 10 (Projected Through THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson)

• Daniel Berger
• Lucas Glover
• Ben Griffin
• Michael Kim
• Min Woo Lee
• Maverick McNealy
• Andrew Novak
• Justin Rose
• J.J. Spaun
• Nick Taylor

1. Garrick Higgo
2. Rasmus Højgaard
3. Sam Stevens
4. Michael Thorbjornsen
5. Erik van Rooyen