Charles Schwab Challenge
May 25th – 28th, 2023
Colonial C.C.
Fort Worth, TX
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,209
Purse: $8.7 Million
with $1,566,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Sam Burns

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 46 of the top 100 and 24 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with three players from the top-ten #1 Scottie Scheffler, #6 Viktor Hovland, #7 Max Homa, #11 Jordan Spieth, #12 Tony Finau, #14 Sam Burns, #17 Collin Morikawa, #19 Sungjae Im, #20 Kurt Kitayama, #23 Tommy Fleetwood, #29 Justin Rose, #31 Russell Henley, #32 Tom Hoge, #34 Sepp Straka, #35 Billy Horschel, #36 Chris Kirk, #37 Brian Harman, #38 Si Woo Kim, #39 Harris English, #41 Ryan Fox, #43 K.H. Lee, #45 Taylor Moore, #48 Lucas Herbert, #49 Cam Davis, #52 Rickie Fowler, #54 Denny McCarthy, #56 J.T. Poston, #60 Alex Noren, #61 Min Woo Lee, #65 Kevin Kisner, #66 Nick Taylor, #68 Scott Stallings, #71 Hayden Buckley, #72 Brendon Todd, #73 Andrew Putnam, #74 Davis Riley, #75 J.J. Spaun, #76 Justin Suh, #78 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #80 Emiliano Grillo, #86 Thomas Detry, #87 Ben Griffin, #91 Adam Schenk, #92 Maverick McNealy, #93 Alex Smalley, #99 Matthew Nesmith.
Last year there were 26 top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 13 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2023. 2 Scottie Scheffler, #3 Max Homa, #4 Tony Finau, #10 Kurt Kitayama, #11 Si Woo Kim, #13 Sam Burns, #14 Chris Kirk, #16 Taylor Moore, #18 Viktor Hovland, #21 Jordan Spieth, #22 Justin Rose, #24 Sungjae Im, and #25 Nick Taylor.
The field includes 7 past champions: Sam Burns (2022), Justin Rose (2018), Kevin Kisner (2017), Jordan Spieth (2016), Chris Kirk (2015), Zach Johnson (2010, ’12), and Rory Sabbatini (2007).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Charles Schwab field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Charles Schwab in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Charles Schwab.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the Field for the Charles Schwab Challenge
Player | PGA Champ. | Byron Nelson | Wells Fargo | Mexico Open | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacana | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottie Scheffler (455.33 pts) |
T2 (200) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | 4 (40) |
DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
T4 (26.67) |
Viktor Hovland (311.5 pts) |
T2 (200) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (45) |
T10 (13.33) |
Cam Davis (236.5 pts) |
T4 (160) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jordan Spieth (233.67 pts) |
T29 (42) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
T19 (15.5) |
T4 (26.67) |
Kurt Kitayama (231.33 pts) |
T4 (160) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
Win (44) |
Tommy Fleetwood (210.17 pts) |
T18 (64) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
33 (11.33) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
T27 (11.5) |
T61 (0) |
Sungjae Im (185.5 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | 6 (40) |
T7 (36.67) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
T21 (9.67) |
Tony Finau (184.33 pts) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
Win (88) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
T24 (8.67) |
Si Woo Kim (166.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
T2 (100) |
T43 (7) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T29 (14) |
T39 (3.67) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
T39 (3.67) |
Taylor Moore (164.83 pts) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T11 (26) |
T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T35 (7.5) |
T39 (3.67) |
Denny McCarthy (163.5 pts) |
T29 (42) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
Justin Rose (160.67 pts) |
T9 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
T6 (30) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Harris English (137.17 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T63 (0) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T2 (33.33) |
Eric Cole (135.5 pts) |
T15 (70) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-10) |
T5 (46.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T27 (11.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sam Burns (123.5 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T15 (23.33) |
T29 (14) |
DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
T35 (7.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Hayden Buckley (122.67 pts) |
T26 (48) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
K.H. Lee (122.33 pts) |
T29 (42) |
T50 (1) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (6) |
T23 (18) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
CUT (-5) |
T53 (0) |
Beau Hossler (112 pts) |
T40 (20) |
DNP | T47 (3) |
T10 (26.67) |
3 (60) |
T31 (12.67) |
DNP | T46 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Austin Eckroat (110.67 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
T64 (0) |
T49 (0.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 5 (23.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Vincent Norrman (106 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Max Homa (105.83 pts) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
T14 (12) |
Justin Suh (105.83 pts) |
T26 (48) |
CUT (-10) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | T45 (1.67) |
T6 (30) |
T24 (8.67) |
Ryan Fox (103.33 pts) |
T23 (54) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
T26 (16) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
T14 (12) |
Sepp Straka (102 pts) |
T7 (110) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T46 (2.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Collin Morikawa (96.83 pts) |
T26 (48) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T31 (12.67) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the Field for the Charles Schwab Challenge
Player | PGA Champ. | Byron Nelson | Wells Fargo | Mexico Open | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Valero Texas | WGC Dell Match Play | Corales Puntacana | Valspar Champ. | The Players | Arnold Palmer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Knox (-45 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Alex Noren (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T15 (11.67) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T61 (0) |
Paul Haley II (-35 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Tyson Alexander (-33.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Maverick McNealy (-32 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
T60 (0) |
DNP |
Kevin Kisner (-27.17 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
75 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kyle Westmoreland (-26 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T50 (0.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Dylan Frittelli (-25.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T26 (16) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Justin Lower (-24.67 pts) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
71 (0) |
DNP | 70 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Harrison Endycott (-20.67 pts) |
DNP | T50 (1) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Charles Schwab Challenge
Best Bets:
Scottie Scheffler
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT | T55 |
As I wrote above, he is a really great player, and no matter what his price, most of the time he gets the job done and racks up a lot of points. Last year he was 2nd, and all year has played great, I don’t see any reason not to pick him other than the high price.
Viktor Hovland
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T21 | T23 |
He came close at the PGA Championship and was T-7th at the Masters and T-3rd at the Players. Think he is close to winning. Just don’t think it will be this week.
Max Homa
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T23 | CUT | T27 | CUT |
The course is up his alley, and he has played well of late. He can surprise all of us.
Best of the rest:
Justin Rose
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T20 | T3 | T58 | Win |
Think he comes to a course he can do well on and show us at Oak Hill he still has the game on a tough course.
Chris Kirk
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | T69 | T60 | T11 | T67 | T15 | Win | T14 | T35 | T5 | T16 |
Plays well on this course, and his game is solid.
Tommy Fleetwood
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T35 |
He could also work out, his game is getting better, and the course is up his alley.
Billy Horschel
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T40 | T38 | T19 | T34 |
Is another of those off-and-on players that you have to take a chance on this week.
Harris English
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T20 | T29 | 2 | T30 | CUT | T5 |
He is good because he has been up and down this year but plays well at Colonial
Solid contenders
Jordan Spieth
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | 2 | T10 | T8 | T32 | T2 | Win | T2 | T14 | T7 |
He has a great record in this event, and normally would be a good pick, but I think he is tired and could be a bit in need of a rest
Kurt Kitayama
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T40 |
He is a must-use pick, is playing well, was T-4th at the PGA, and the course fits his game.
Cam Davis
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T45 | CUT |
He has played well at Colonial and had a good week at Oak Hill.
Byeong Hun An
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T50 | T60 | 68 |
He is also a good pick because the course is good for his game, and he is playing well now.
Long shots that could come through:
Ryan Palmer
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T40 | T32 | CUT | T6 | CUT | T70 | T3 | CUT | T5 | T14 | T5 | T31 |
Makes a lot of cuts. Think his game will be good this week.
Eric Cole
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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HE is another gamble that is worth taking, he played well at the PGA Championship.
Ben Martin
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | T57 | T29 | T10 | T21 |
He is five for five in making cuts at Colonial, yes he missed the cut at Wells Fargo but played well in the events before that.
Not a good pick for this week:
Tony Finau
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T20 | T23 | 2 | T29 | T34 | T19 |
Since winning in Mexico has struggled, he shot 77 on Sunday at the PGA. His record is good at Colonial, and other than the high price don’t see why you shouldn’t pick him.
Collin Morikawa
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
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T40 | T14 | 2 |
I can’t fathom anyone picking. He hasn’t played well since the west coast swing, and he has decreased at Colonial after finishing 2nd in 2000.
Sam Burns
2023 | ’22 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T31 | CUT |
He is our defending champion, and since winning the match play has struggled. Just think he will be a very bad pick for this week.
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