On Friday, the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship saw a midway suspension for an hour due to the weather. Fortunately, gameplay resumed the same day, and the remaining seven groups concluded their rounds late in the evening. Breaking tradition, this year it’s likely that a veteran will grab the win.

Currently in the lead is 7X PGA Tour Champion Xander Schauffele, who has maintained his No. 1 position through the first two rounds. He has the solo lead with 11-under, 131. A bogey from Schauffele on the final hole on Friday caused the runner-ups, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day, to inch closer to him. Notably, they are still 4 strokes away. The third round on Saturday will, no doubt, be a close call as to who takes home the win!

Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will tee off together

The Well Fargo Championship’s Saturday round has the best saved for last! At 1:35 pm ET (the last pairing of the day), Rory McIlroy will be teeing off with Xander Schauffele. Additionally, runner-up Jason Day (T2) will pair up with Taylor Moore (T4), starting their round at 1:25 p.m. The first on the field during round three, however, will be Emiliano Grillo and Matthieu Pavon. They will start the round at 7:45.

Interestingly, unlike normal, this week, all the pros will play the front nine first, starting from Tee 1. Here is what the pairings and tee timings for the penultimate round of the Wells Fargo Championship 2024 look like:

Tee No. 1 (all times in ET)

7:45 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Matthieu Pavon
7:55 a.m. – Billy Horschel, J.T. Poston
8:05 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Austin Eckroat
8:15 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler
8:25 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Shane Lowry
8:35 a.m. – Eric Cole, Jake Knapp
8:45 a.m. – Adam Schenk, Kurt Kitayama
9:00 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati
9:10 a.m. – Tony Finau, Brian Harman
9:20 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Chris Kirk
9:30 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Kevin Tway
9:40 a.m. – Harris English, Viktor Hovland
9:50 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Seamus Power
10:00 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Webb Simpson
10:15 a.m. – Justin Rose, Brendon Todd
10:25 a.m. – Tom Kim, Adam Svensson
10:35 a.m. – Alex Noren, Adam Hadwin
10:45 a.m. – Adam Scott, Ben Kohles
10:55 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Russell Henley
11:05 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Denny McCarthy
11:15 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Kuchar
11:30 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Lucas Glover
11:40 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Cameron Young
11:50 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Jordan Spieth
12:00 p.m. – Grayson Murray, Will Zalatoris
12:10 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Sepp Straka
12:20 p.m. – Max Homa, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:30 p.m. – Cam Davis, Sam Burns
12:45 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Byeong Hun An
12:55 p.m. – Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith
1:05 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Stephan Jaeger
1:15 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa
1:25 p.m. – Jason Day, Taylor Moore
1:35 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy

The sixth signature event of the PGA Tour, the Wells Fargo Championship, which is the PGA Tour’s sixth signature event, just like its predecessors, will offer an elevated purse. A whopping $20 million is at stake for the winner in North Carolina this week.

How much could Schauffele bag at the Wells Fargo Championship?

If Xander Schauffele maintains his lead through the final round, he stands to win a hefty $3.6 million check. In addition to that, of course, he/whoever does go on to win will take home the stunning Wells Fargo Championship trophy—a beautiful handmade cast bronze cup. The rhodium-plated trophy also has a hand-carved crystal in the center, which features the championship logo.

Notably, the invite-only championship has no 36-hole cut. This means all 68 golfers at Quail Hollow stand to take home a part of the purse, as long as they finish their Sunday round, with the last-placed player still heading home with $41,400.

Who’s your favorite to grab the win this week? Will it be Schauffele or Irish great Rory McIlroy? Tell us in the comments below.