Truist Championship Final Round Preview: 54-Hole Leaderboard and Tips | May 2026

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Cameron Young's Runaway Lead Sets Up Final Round Coronation

Cameron Young has seized absolute control of the Truist Championship after 36 holes, standing at 15-under par with a six-shot cushion over the chasing pack. The American's back-to-back rounds of 64 and 67 have left the field in his wake at Quail Hollow Club, and barring a spectacular collapse, he will be extremely hard to stop in Sunday's finale.

Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim, and Kristoffer Reitan share second place at 9-under, each carding identical rounds of 70-68 over the first two days. The gap to Young, however, is a chasm: nobody has closed within striking distance, and the leaderboard beyond the top four has thinned considerably in terms of genuine title contention.

Our Pre-Tournament Pick

Jordan Spieth's bid has stalled. Our pre-event selection sits at 5-under par, level with four other players and now 10 shots adrift of Young. The 2015 Masters champion stumbled in Round 2, posting a 3-over 75 after an encouraging opening 65. That puts Spieth at 14th on the leaderboard, very much in the mix for a top-10 finish but with zero realistic path to victory. A strong final round would salvage the week, but realistically his winning chances have evaporated.

Who's in Contention

Young is the story. At 0.15/1, he is a prohibitive favorite, and rightly so: a six-shot lead with 18 holes remaining is often decisive. If he posts a level-par round on Sunday, he wins the tournament. Scheffler at 6.5/1 is the only player with a mathematical chance, and even he would need Young to implode while the World No. 1 cards something special.

Si Woo Kim and Kristoffer Reitan are tournament insurance plays at 28/1 and 40/1 respectively. Both are tied second, but both would need to shoot 65 or better while praying Young shoots 75 plus. Ben Griffin and Matt McCarty, both at 8-under, sit even further back at 70/1 and 90/1. Nick Taylor rounded out the top seven at 8-under but is priced at 100/1: dead money unless something extraordinary happens.

Round 3 Betting Angles

The narrative heading into Sunday is simple: can anyone rattle Young? He's played the best golf of the week, momentum is entirely his, and the course setup at Quail Hollow should reward his ball-striking. Back Young as a straight winner at anything shorter than 0.20/1. It's disrespectful to ignore six shots in professional golf, but Young has earned his market price.

For place betting, Scheffler represents decent value at 6.5/1. He's a better player than his position suggests, he's proven he can chase on Sundays, and the World No. 1 tag matters. If Young falters even slightly, Scheffler's class could shine through. Si Woo Kim and Reitan are true lottery tickets: capable of 65s, but needing perfect conditions and Young's collapse simultaneously.

Spieth, for the record, has no realistic win probability at 14th and 10 shots back. Settle for a top-10 finish if backing him for the weekend.

Our Updated Pick