Bob Weeks

This week: The Truist Championship is another Signature event being played at Quail Hollow and coming a week before the PGA Championship. Seven of the top 10 world-ranked players are in the field this week, including Rory McIlroy, who makes his first start since slipping on his second Green Jacket. Not playing this week is the world's top-ranked player, Scottie Scheffler, who will not only play next week at the year's second major, but also likely play the two stops following the PGA which are both in his home state of Texas.

The two best golfers in the world have a natural rivalry that is built on respect, Bob Weeks writes.

This week: The PGA Championship, the year's second major, is set to go at Aronomink Golf Club just outside of Philadelphia. The course is an old-school, Donald Ross design which is notable for its massive greens that average 8,200 square feet. So, hitting greens is one thing but proximity is more important. The rough is also up and can be a factor with some nasty lies possible.

Canadian PGA Tour rookie seems very much at ease as he prepares for his first major, Bob Weeks writes.

This week – A regular tournament slammed between a stretch of signature events and major championships doesn't draw a very deep field, but there are still enough names and a challenging layout to get some interest. There is just one in the top 10 in the world ranking (J.J. Spaun) but seven of the top 20. The Colonial Country Club is a par-70, 7,289-yard layout that has proven popular with players, especially after a makeover three years ago. There's plenty of teeth around the course and it comes early with a stretch of three, four and five known as the Horrible Horseshoe. The winning score over the renewed layout was 12 and 14 under the last two editions and it may not change from that area this time around. However, the Fort Worth area has had a lot of rain, and the course is still a bit soggy which may play a factor.

Last Week: Winner, winner. One of our selections to win the Charles Schwab Challenge was Russell Henley, and he took a playoff over Eric Cole for his sixth career victory. We cashed a ticket at +2000.

CALEDON, ONT. — A year ago, Sudarshan Yellamaraju teed it up in the RBC Canadian Open, playing in front of a small gathering of family and friends.

After a busy week, here are a few items from my notebook and a few observations from the conclusion of the 115th RBC Canadian Open. The Course

Southampton, N.Y. – The U.S. Open has never been known as an easy test of golf and when the wind blows, it can be even more treacherous.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – On Saturday, after two days of easy going, the U.S. Open finally became the tournament most expected it to be.