Rory McIlroy: Who is playing in the Truist Championship 2025? Complete field and categories explored

The PGA Tour travels to Charlotte, North Carolina, next week for the Truist Championship 2025, the next Signature Event of the season. The tournament will run from Thursday, May 8, to Sunday, May 11, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Formerly known as the Wells Fargo Championship, the revamped Truist Championship boasts a $20 million purse and will feature most of the world’s top-ranked players. It also serves as the final tune-up before the 2025 PGA Championship, and will be a crucial chance to build momentum ahead of the season’s second major.

The 2025 Truist Championship field includes Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, and most of the PGA Tour's elite names. However, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has decided to skip the Philadelphia Cricket Club event and take a week off before the PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy returns as the defending champion this week. With three wins already this season, McIlroy is in dominant form in 2025. Notably, he has four victories at this event, which is the most by any player in the tournament’s history.

Here's a look at the field for the Truist Championship 2025:

Top 50 on the 2024 FedExCup

Collin Morikawa
Sahith Theegala
Xander Schauffele
Russell Henley
Adam Scott
Sungjae Im
Wyndham Clark
Rory McIlroy
Hideki Matsuyama
Shane Lowry
Sam Burns
Viktor Hovland
Justin Thomas
Taylor Pendrith
Ludvig Aberg
Patrick Cantlay
Robert MacIntyre
Matthieu Pavon
Tommy Fleetwood
Keegan Bradley
Byeong Hun An
Tony Finau
Aaron Rai
Akshay Bhatia
Chris Kirk
Sepp Straka
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Tom Hoge
Brian Harman
Si Woo Kim
Jason Day
Davis Thompson
Denny McCarthy
Cam Davis
Alex Noren
Will Zalatoris
Corey Conners
Matt Fitzpatrick
J.T. Poston
Thomas Detry
Stephan Jaeger
Cameron Young
Austin Eckroat
Max Homa
Adam Hadwin
Max Greyserman
Nick Dunlap
Eric Cole

Current-Year Tournament Winners (Not Including Additional Events)

Brian Campbell
Harris English
Joe Highsmith

Sponsor Exemptions

Rickie Fowler
Jordan Spieth
Gary Woodland
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

Aon Swing 5 (Projected Through THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson)

Garrick Higgo
Rasmus Højgaard
Sam Stevens
Michael Thorbjornsen
Erik van Rooyen

Past winners at the Truist Championship explored

Here's a look at the past winners of the Truist Championship:

2024: Rory McIlroy
2023: Wyndham Clark
2022: Max Homa
2021: Rory McIlroy
2020: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Max Homa
2018: Jason Day
2017: Brian Harman
2016: James Hahn
2015: Rory McIlroy
2014: J. B. Holmes
2013: Derek Ernst
2012: Rickie Fowler
2011: Lucas Glover
2010: Rory McIlroy
2009: Sean O'Hair
2008: Anthony Kim
2007: Tiger Woods
2006: Jim Furyk
2005: Vijay Singh
2004: Joey Sindelar
2003: David Toms

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