Things are off to a slow start at the Truist Championship as the PGA Tour announced a weather delay for today’s opening round. The PGA Tour had already revised the tee times for Thursday, May 7, 2026, and now golfers will not hit the course until even later.
“Due to heavy rain, the first round of the Truist Championship is delayed one hour and is now scheduled to run from Noon – 2:01 p.m. ET in groups of three off Nos. 1 and 10,” the PGA Tour announced on May 7, at 8:47 a.m. Eastern.
Typically tournaments begin several hours earlier, and the first round of the Truist Championship is not scheduled to tee off until 12 p.m. Eastern. This assumes that the weather at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, cooperates and allows the tournament to begin at the new start time.
Here’s what you need to know about the latest golf news.
Truist Championship: When Will PGA Tournament Start Today?
On Wednesday, May 6, the PGA Tour previously announced that the tee times had initially been pushed back to an 11 a.m. Eastern start time. Now, the Truist Championship will start even later.
“Due to impending inclement weather in Thursday’s forecast, tee times for the first and second round of the Truist Championship will be adjusted to approximately 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET in groups of three off Nos. 1 and 10,” the PGA Tour detailed in a May 6, message on X.
Truist Championship Weather Forecast Predicts a ‘Soaking Wet Day’ at Quail Hollow
The Truist Championship is now expected to start on Thursday at 12 p.m. Eastern with groups of three instead of the normal pairs. All this contingent on the weather clearing up at Quail Hollow.
What can fans expect of the weather for the first round of the Truist Championship? The weather forecast warns of a “soaking wet day” which leads to “delays” on the golf course.
“Cloudy with rain and a thunderstorm, then a leftover shower; a soaking wet day for golf can lead to delays,” the AccuWeather forecast detailed for Thursday, May 7.
There is a 74% chance of rain at 10 a.m. Eastern, per The Weather Channel. This number drops to 47% at 11 a.m. Eastern but jumps back up to 52% at 12 p.m.
The good news is that the chance of rain drops to 19% at 1 p.m. Eastern at Quail Hollow. Now for the bad news, there is a 64% chance of rain beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern.
All this calls into question whether there could be another weather delay once the Truist Championship eventually starts.
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