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Scheffler Leads $20M No-Cut Doral Championship

5/2/2026

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Scheffler Leads Cadillac

The Cadillac Championship will take place at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster on April 19, 2026.
The tournament has a $20 million purse, a 72-player field with no cut, and a redesigned 7,739-yard layout 141 yards longer than 2016, including a 667-yard par-5 12th.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a field with ten of the top-15 players, while Adam Scott and Justin Rose say the wind-filled, narrow fairways make the course tough.

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Champion Takes $3.6M

The champion will receive a $3,600,000 winner’s share, which exceeds the usual 18 percent of a $20 million purse.
All 72 participants will earn prize money because the tournament does not have a 36-hole cut.
The winner also gains 700 FedEx Cup points, 61 Official World Golf Ranking points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption, and entry into the Masters, PGA Championship and The Players.

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Cantlay Withdraws

Patrick Cantlay withdrew from the Cadillac Championship on April 29, 2026, citing illness.
Cantlay, a PGA Tour Policy Board member, declined comment on the scheduling controversy, joining skips by Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Åberg.
Michael Thorbjornsen, a 24-year-old PGA Tour University graduate, filled Cantlay’s spot and will start Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET with Corey Conners.
Analysts attribute the recent top-player drop-outs to the tight spring window between The Masters and the PGA Championship.

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Scheffler Chases Grand

Scottie Scheffler hopes to win the U.S. Open in June, completing a Grand Slam.
Rory McIlroy skipped the Cadillac Championship his Masters win, receiving praise from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick won the Zurich Classic, giving Alex a PGA Tour card and 2026 event entry.
Cameron Bridgeman leads in putting while Akshay Bhatia won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a playoff for his third tour victory.

History

Historical Context

The PGA Tour’s experiment with alternative formats began with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team-event that in 2021 awarded all 78 participants 500 FedEx Cup points and a shared purse. That model spurred the tour to consider larger, no-cut tournaments, prompting organizers to schedule high-profile events that attract stars such as Scheffler and McIlroy.

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Scheffler Leads Cadillac

The Cadillac Championship will take place at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster on April 19, 2026.
The tournament has a $20 million purse, a 72-player field with no cut, and a redesigned 7,739-yard layout 141 yards longer than 2016, including a 667-yard par-5 12th.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a field with ten of the top-15 players, while Adam Scott and Justin Rose say the wind-filled, narrow fairways make the course tough.

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