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The \u201cTexas Swing\u201d comes to an end with the Charles Schwab Challenge played at the legendary Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. This year the course is celebrating its 80th anniversary and marking eight decades as the PGA Tour\u2019s longest running host venue for a non-major event.<\/p>\n

Though the event\u2019s name has changed numerous times, Colonial CC has hosted this tournament since 1946, making it the longest-running event on the PGA Tour held at the same location. From its beginning, the tournament has seen the most illustrious names in golf among its champions, including\u00a0Ben Hogan<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Jack Nicklaus<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Arnold Palmer<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Lee Trevino<\/a><\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0Tom Watson<\/a><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Colonial is one of those rare gems that has stood the test of time, challenging the world\u2019s best golfers year after year. Colonial is a challenging, tree-lined shot-makers course with tight fairways, numerous doglegs, and small greens. It is perhaps the PGA Tour\u2019s quintessential positional course that places a premium on accuracy off the tee and mid-iron play on approach. Ball-strikers with past success on strategic courses, who can be creative and shape their shots, and spike with their putter on the bentgrass greens will have an edge.<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth<\/a><\/a><\/span>, perhaps, summed up Colonial best by saying, \u201cFit it into tight windows, hit fairways, and control the ball on the green.\u201d With an average winning score of 12-under over the last 15 years, the list of recent past champions here is full of quality ball-strikers who can get hot with the flatstick, including players like\u00a0Ben Griffin<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Sam Burns<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Daniel Berger<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Kevin Na<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Justin Rose<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Jordan Spieth<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Chris Kirk<\/a><\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0Zach Johnson<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Field<\/h2>\n

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The 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge field looks noticeably different this year as the PGA TOUR\u2019s Signature Event schedule continues to reshape participation at several longtime stops. For the first time in his career, Texas native and past champion\u00a0Jordan Spieth<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0will not tee it up at Colonial Country Club, while fellow Dallas-area star\u00a0Scottie Scheffler<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0is also absent from the field. Spieth acknowledged the difficult scheduling situation earlier this season, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s just a rock and a hard place for myself and Scottie and guys who are local, who grew up here. There is just such a premium on the elevated events.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even without those two headliners, the field still features strong depth at the top with seven of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking scheduled to compete. J. J. Spaun enters the week as the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 9 in the world, followed by\u00a0Russell Henley<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0at No. 11 and\u00a0Ludvig Aberg<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0at No. 13.\u00a0Justin Thomas<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Hideki Matsuyama<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Robert MacIntyre<\/a><\/a><\/span>, and defending champion\u00a0Ben Griffin<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0also headline a field that still brings plenty of high-end ball-striking talent to one of the TOUR\u2019s most demanding positional courses.<\/p>\n

Several former champions also return this week, including\u00a0Davis Riley<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Emiliano Grillo<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Kevin Kisner<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Chris Kirk<\/a><\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0Zach Johnson<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/span>, while other notables including\u00a0Akshay Bhatia<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Rickie Fowler<\/a><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Keegan Bradley<\/a><\/a><\/span>, and Harry Hall<\/a><\/a><\/span>\u00a0will look to add their names to the tournament\u2019s historic list of winners and earn Colonial\u2019s iconic tartan jacket.<\/p>\n

Most Important Stats For Success at the Charles Schwab Challenge<\/h2>\n

*In order of importance<\/em><\/p>\n