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Who is playing in the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship? Field, top players, and predictions

The 2023 Wells Fargo Championship is set to take place at the Quail Hollow Club on the PGA Tour this week, marking its return to the traditional venue.

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The Wells Fargo Championship for 2023 is scheduled to take place at the Quail Hollow Club on the PGA Tour this week. This marks its return to the traditional venue after being held at TPC Potomac in Maryland in the previous year because of the President’s Cup. Max Homa emerged victorious at TPC Potomac. This tournament is the last sanctioned event before the PGA Championship.

Quail Hollow Club is significant for golf lovers as it witnessed Justin Thomas’ first major victory in 2017. This PGA Tour destination is highly prestigious, designed by George Cobb, and opened for play in the 1960s. In 2017, Tom Fazio upgraded the course to challenge modern players better. Its most notable feature is the “Green Mile,” a set of closing holes that’s notoriously difficult. Quail Hollow is consistently ranked among the top five most challenging courses on the tour.

The PGA Championship is just two weeks away, and golf’s top players are gearing up for the major tournament by practicing and competing at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship for a prize pool of $20 million. Nearly all of the world’s best-ranked golfers, except Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler, will participate.

2023 Wells Fargo Championship field

This week’s Wells Fargo Championship will feature 16 top 20 players, including Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, and Matt Fitzpatrick. The tournament has also attracted past champions such as Jason Day, Brian Harman, James Hahn, J.B. Holmes, Rickie Fowler, and Max Homa (who has won twice), hoping to add another trophy to their impressive collections.

Presented below are the highest-ranked players participating in the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship:

PGA RankingGolfer
3Rory McIlroy
4Patrick Cantlay
5Xander Schauffele
6Matt Fitzpatrick
7Max Homa
10Jordan Spieth
11Tony Finau
12Viktor Hovland
13Sam Burns
14Collin Morikawa
15Justin Thomas
16Cameron Young
17Sungjae Im
18Tyrrell Hatton
19Tom Kim
20Kurt Kitayama
22Keegan Bradley
23Shane Lowry
24Sahith Theegala
25Tommy Fleetwood
26Joaquin Niemann
30Corey Conners
32Brian Harman
33Chris Kirk
34Jason Day
35Sepp Straka
37Seamus Power
40Si Woo Kim
41Adam Scott
43Taylor Moore
44Kyoung-Hoon Lee
45Harris English
47Matt Kuchar

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