{"id":1182461,"date":"2020-06-05T20:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T00:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1182461"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:12:39","slug":"rory-mcilroy-headlines-a-stacked-field-at-the-charles-schwab-challenge-when-the-pga-tour-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/rory-mcilroy-headlines-a-stacked-field-at-the-charles-schwab-challenge-when-the-pga-tour-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Headlines a Stacked Field at the Charles Schwab Challenge When the PGA Tour Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, world number one Rory McIlroy<\/a> headlines a star-studded field at the Charles Schwab Challenge when the PGA Tour<\/a> returns next Thursday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's get one thing out of the way now. No, Tiger Woods <\/a>will not be in the field at Colonial. But that doesn't mean that the PGA Tour's first tournament back isn't loaded with star power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rory McIlroy will certainly be the favorite at the Charles Schwab Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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RELATED: Why Rory McIlroy Believes Playing The Masters in November Will Help Him Complete the Career Grand Slam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top-ranked Rory McIlroy, who has held the No. 1 spot since early February, will be the clear favorite at Colonial. When the PGA Tour shut down following the first round of The Players Championship, McIlroy was playing some of the best golf of his career, which is certainly saying something given his track record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his last 11 tournaments, beginning with his victory at the Tour Championship last year, McIlroy had finished outside the top 10 just once and outside the top five only twice. And if there were any thoughts that he might be a little rusty, one only needs to go back and watch his performance in the Seminole Skins Match a few weeks back to see that he's swinging the club quite well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 of the top 20 players in the world will tee it up at Colonial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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