In the Charles Schwab Challenge, the three best players in the world will be side by side off the tee of 1, as the PGA Tour returns to competition this week for the first time after a three-month hiatus. Some of the players will be equipped with microphones that will broadcast their comments live.

Charles Schwab Challenge: McIlroy grouped with Rahm and Koepka

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka

The Charles Schwab Challenge is the first official event since The Players was canceled after the first round in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World number one Rory McIlroy is headlining the all-star field in Fort Worth, where the top five players in the world will be off the tee.

McIlroy will closely monitor the players closest to him in the rankings, joined by # 2 Jon Rahm and # 3 Brooks Koepka for the first two rounds. Here is an overview of some of the other groups presented at the start of the tournament, which you can follow on Canal + and via the PGA Tour Live or during Golf Channel coverage from Fort Worth (actual tee times will be announced later in the week ):

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka

McIlroy will enter the tour, hoping to extend his five-game winning streak, the last of which was in October at the WGC in Shanghai. Rahm and Koepka have both finished second at the Colonial in recent years. Rahm just one stroke away from victory over Kevin Kisner in 2017 and Koepka couldn't keep pace with Justin Rose the following year. Rahm has been a top 10 machine since last year's US Open, while Koepka is still chasing his first top 10 since the Tour Championship.

Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose

DeChambeau has spent his 2009s strengthening and lengthening his shot, and he'll put his remarkable performance to the test on the course where he missed the cut in three of his last four appearances. Johnson is making his third tournament appearance, his second since XNUMX, while Rose smashed course records here two years ago, but will now take his first steps since announcing his departure from OEM Honma.

Phil Mickelson, Kevin Na, Gary Woodland

Mickelson won this event in 2000 and 2008, but this is only his second appearance since a missed cut in 2010. Na returns as the defending champion, having passed Tony Finau last year and finished fourth. the previous year. Woodland's title defense at the US Open will wait until September, and this week he will make his second Colonial appearance after missing the second cut in 2012.

No fans, but some players will be equipped with a microphone

There is no denying that the Charles Schwab Challenge is losing some of its magic without fans on site at the Colonial Country Club, but some new elements will be introduced to make the broadcast a little sexier.

The most exciting addition: some players will be equipped with a microphone.

Following his success during the game: Champions for Charity, CBS Sports President Sean McManus said on a conference call Monday that the Charles Schwab Challenge will be the next event where microphones worn by some players will be streaming their commentary live .

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