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Blue Monster Hosts $3.6 M Cadillac Championship, Stars Absent

5/1/2026

Summary

Scheffler Leads

The Cadillac Championship, a $20 million event, is at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster with a $3.6 million prize.
No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a field that includes ten top-15 players, while No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 9 Xander Schauffele, No. 12 Robert MacIntyre and No. 14 Ludvig Aberg skip tournament.
The tournament follows the Masters, RBC Heritage and Zurich Classic, precedes next week’s Truist Championship at Quail Hollow and forces players to say the six-week stretch demands rest.

Summary

Trump Returns

The 2026 Cadillac Championship returns to Trump National Doral as course remains viable and LIV Golf is absent from the schedule.
A May 1-2 flight restriction in Palm Beach, signaling President Donald Trump’s return to Mar-a-Lago, was noted alongside start while a 15-foot golden statue of him stands off first tee.
In August 2016 PGA Tour moved WGC event from Doral to Mexico City after Trump’s disparaging remarks, citing an inclusive-environment conflict.

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Morikawa Leads

A SportsLine simulation of 10,000 runs predicts Cameron Young will miss the top-5 despite +1200 odds.
The same model projects Russell Henley, listed at +2700, to finish among the top-3.
Collin Morikawa, despite carrying an injury, is ranked the field’s leading contender with odds around +2127.
Forecasts call for 80-degree temperatures, 12-15 mph breezes and a chance of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday, conditions that could affect scoring.

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Scheffler Leads

The Cadillac Championship, a $20 million event, is at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster with a $3.6 million prize.
No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a field that includes ten top-15 players, while No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick, No. 9 Xander Schauffele, No. 12 Robert MacIntyre and No. 14 Ludvig Aberg skip tournament.
The tournament follows the Masters, RBC Heritage and Zurich Classic, precedes next week’s Truist Championship at Quail Hollow and forces players to say the six-week stretch demands rest.

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