The 2nd Major Championship is in the books, and the PGA Tour moves on to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Established in 1946 as the Colonial National Invitational, this will be the 76th playing of the Fort Worth based event.
Charles Schwab Challenge Naming History
| Charles Schwab Challenge | 2019 – Present |
| Fort Worth Invitational | 2018 |
| Dean & DeLuca Invitational | 2016 & 2017 |
| Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | 2007 – 2015 |
| Bank of America Colonial | 2003 – 2006 |
| MasterCard Colonial | 1996 – 2002 |
| Southwestern Bell Colonial | 1989 – 1994 |
| Colonial National Invitational | 1995; 1946 – 1988 |
Colonial Country Club has hosted the event for the entirety of its history. In addition to annually hosting the Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial also hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, the 1975 Tournament Players Championship, and the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open.
Despite the rich history of this event it was not chosen by the PGA Tour to be elevated to designated event status.
However the purse for this year’s event did receive a slight bump. In 2022, the field played for a total purse of $8.4 million with $1.512 million going to the champion, Sam Burn. This year the field will compete for a total purse of $8.7 million with $1.566 million heading to the eventual winner.
The Charles Schwab Challenge is sandwiched between last week’s PGA Championship, and next week’s designated event, The Memorial Tournament. The reduced top players in this week’s event reflects the absence of some of the best players taking this week off to get ready for next week’s designated event.
Notables in the Field
| Scottie Scheffler | Tony Finau |
| Max Homa | Sam Burns |
| Viktor Hovland | Jordan Spieth |
| Collin Morikawa | Kurt Kitiyama |
| Si Woo Kim | Billy Horschel |
Four previous winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge have departed the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. Phil Mickelson (2000, 2008), Sergio Garcia (2001), Kevin Na (2019), and Jason Kokrak (2021) were suspended by the PGA Tour in 2022 for teeing it up in LIV Golf events.
Another of the few events where Tiger Woods has not won. His only appearance at Colonial Country Club came in 1997 when the tournament was known as the MasterCard Colonial. He finished the tournament at twelve-under-par which was good enough for fourth place.
Players to Watch
Tony Finau
This will be Tony’s eighth trip to Colonial Country Club. In seven previous trips Finau has two top-5 finishes. In 2021 he finished fourth, and in 2019 he finished runner up.
In fifteen events so far on the PGA Tour this season, Tony have 11 top-25 finishes which include four top-10s, and two wins. His first win of the season came at the Cadence Bank Houston Open in November, and his second was at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in April.
His most recent event was last week’s PGA Championship. Tony finished the second major championship of the year tied for 72nd.
Tony is currently ranked fourth in the FedEx Cup and 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
JJ Spaun
This will be JJ’s fourth trip to Colonial Country Club. In three previous trip he has failed to make the weekend.
In 19 events so far this season on the PGA Tour JJ has eight top-25 finishes, which include two top-20 finishes. His best finish of the season came back in January when he finished fifth at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
JJ missed the cut at last week’s PGA Championship.
Spaun is currently ranked 62 in the FedEx Cup, and 75th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Joseph Bramlett
This will be Joseph’s second trip to Fort Worth for the Charles Schwab Challenge. His appearance in 2021 resulted in a missed cut.
In 20 events so far this season Joseph has six top-25 finishes which include three top-10s. His best finish came back in February when he finished tied for seventh at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
His most recent event was the AT&T Byron Nelson in May where he finished tied for 19th.
Bramlett is currently ranked 73rd in the FedEx Cup and 153rd in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Cam Champ
This will be Cam’s fourth trip to Colonial Country Club for the Charles Schwab Challenge. His best finished came in 202 when he finished in 14th place.
In 16 events so far this season Cam has two top-25 finishes which include two top-10s. Both top-10 finishes were eighth place. First was solo eighth at the ZOZO Championship back in October, and the second was a tie for eighth at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in April.
Champ is currently ranked 134th in the FedEx Cup and 208th in the Official World Golf Ranking
Tee Times
Finau: Thursday – 1:55 PM ; Friday – 9:15 AM
Spaun: Thursday – 9:04 AM; Friday – 1:44 PM
Bramlett: Thursday – 2:38 PM; Friday – 9:48 PM
Champ: Thursday – 9:15 AM; Friday – 1:55 PM
How to Watch
Thursday (5/26) & Friday (5/27): 4 – 7 PM (Golf Channel & ESPN+)
Saturday (5/28): 2 – 5:30 PM (Golf Channel & ESPN+); 5:30 – 7 PM (CBS & Paramount+)
Sunday (5/29): 1 – 2 PM (Golf Channel & ESPN+); 2 – 6:30 PM (CBS & Paramount+)