Sam Burns won a car at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge. Tom Pennington

After an injury kept him out of the AT&T Byron Nelson two weeks ago, Jordan Spieth returns to his home state of Texas and one of his favourite PGA Tour events at the Charles Schwab Challenge. A winner, three-time runner-up and eight-time top-10 finisher at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Spieth has certainly made his mark at this tournament. But this go-around will feature a loaded field also looking to snag a win with the US Open just a few weeks away.

Joining Spieth is fellow Texan Scottie Scheffler along with fellow PGA Championship runner-up Viktor Hovland, as well as Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Collin Morikawa. Also competing is new golf royalty, club professional Michael Block, who received a sponsor’s exemption after his out-of-nowhere T-15 finish at Oak Hill.

Sam Burns will be looking to repeat as champion. A year ago he came from seven shots off the lead to get into a playoff with Scheffler, then rolled in a 38-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to claim victory. If Burns can pull the repeat victory off, he’ll be the only the second golfer to win at Colonial in back-to-back years, joining Ben Hogan.

This year’s winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.566 million share of the $8.7 million purse.

Tee Times (all times EDT)
FIRST ROUND
First tee
8.20am (5.20pm UAE) David Lipsky, Matthias Schwab, Justin Lower
8.31am Michael Kim, Russell Knox, Callum Tarren
8.42am Alex Noren, Kramer Hickok, Alex Smalley
8.53am Russell Henley, Chad Ramey, Erik van Rooyen
9.04am JJ Spaun, Brendon Todd, Brian Harman
9.15am Chez Reavie, KH Lee, Cameron Champ
9.26am Sepp Straka, Lucas Herbert, Richy Werenski
9.37am Aaron Baddeley, Will Gordon, Erik Compton
9.48am Nate Lashley, Thomas Detry, Ben Taylor
9.59am Dylan Wu, Harry Hall, MJ Daffue
1pm Troy Merritt, Mark Hubbard, Greyson Sigg
1.11pm Denny McCarthy, Adam Schenk, Ben Griffin
1.22pm Patton Kizzire, Jimmy Walker, Justin Suh
1.33pm Taylor Moore, JT Poston, Joel Dahmen
1.44pm Kurt Kitayama, Viktor Hovland, Cam Davis
1.55pm Tony Finau, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa
2.06pm Max Homa, Kevin Kisner, Zach Johnson
2.17pm Kevin Tway, Peter Malnati, David Lingmerth
2.28pm Michael Block, Min Woo Lee, Pierceson Coody
2.39pm Austin Eckroat, Carson Young, Paul Haley II
10th tee
8.20am Sam Ryder, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Stephan Jaeger
8.31am Ryan Palmer, Harry Higgs, Austin Smotherman
8.42am Zac Blair, Tyson Alexander, Ryan Fox
8.53am Nick Hardy, Si Woo Kim, Billy Horschel
9.04am Davis Riley, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler
9.15am Chris Kirk, Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth
9.26am Tom Hoge, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood
9.37am Danny Willett, Patrick Rodgers, Maverick McNealy
9.48am Eric Cole, Sam Stevens, SH Kim
9.59am Vincent Norrman, Kyle Westmoreland, Cole Hammer
1pm Dylan Frittelli, Cody Gribble, Emiliano Grillo
1.11pm Ben Martin, Hayden Buckley, Aaron Rai
1.22pm Henrik Norlander, Robby Shelton, Andrew Novak
1.33pm Luke List, Garrick Higgo, Andrew Putnam
1.44pm Matt Wallace, Tyler Duncan, Scott Stallings
1.55pm Harris English, Nick Taylor, Luke Donald
2.06pm Adam Long, Beau Hossler, Lee Hodges
2.17pm Scott Piercy, Kevin Streelman, Rory Sabbatini
2.28pm Byeong Hun An, Matt NeSmith, Joseph Bramlett
2.39pm Marty Dou, Harrison Endycott, Akshay Bhatia