We haven't yet reached the second major of the season, but we're deep into the PGA Tour's signature events schedule, as this week'sTruist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., marks the sixth of eight tournaments.
Who have been the winners of the first five?
Here's a quick rundown:
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Collin Morikawa
Tied for the lead after a bogey at 17,Morikawa capped off his weekend stripe showwith a beauty that ended up just right of the green and he was able to putt it to tap-in range.
His birdie at the 72nd hole secured the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by one stroke over Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka. Morikawa shot a 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach Golf Links and finished with a 72-hole aggregate of 22-under 266 to win for the seventh time on the PGA Tour.
“I’m older and have more scar tissue but deep down I believe I can still do this,” Morikawa said.
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Genesis Invitational: Jacob Bridgeman
Sleeping on a six-stroke lead going into the final round of the Genesis Invitational,Bridgemancouldn't resist thinking about what it would be like to win his first PGA Tour event. Nor could he ignore the fact that he would be congratulated by the tournament host, none other than Tiger Woods.
"Knowing he was the one to be waiting to shake the winner's hand made it definitely a little bit more nerve-racking just because when I was growing up, my youngest golf memory was watching him on TV. When he was in his prime, I was learning to talk and walk and play golf," Bridgeman said. "I'm still kind of in awe of him."
Bridgeman finally can check the box in his journal next to winning in his list of goals. While the 26-year-old former Clemson star has a long way to go to match Woods in the victory department, he's 1 up on him at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, the course Woods played the most on Tour without winning, after shooting a final-round 1-over 72 on Sunday to hold on to a one-stroke triumph over Rory McIlroy and Kurt Kitayama.
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Arnold Palmer Invitational: Akshay Bhatia
Akshay Bhatia made a Sunday chargethat would have made Arnold Palmer proud. Five strokes back after missing a short putt at nine, he reeled off four straight birdies and then delivered the signature shot of the tournament, a cut 6-iron from 191 yards to a tucked flag at the par-5 16th to set up eagle. His caddie, Joe Greiner, gave him one simple instruction: "Try to hit the best 6-iron of your life."
Bhatia nearly jarred it and tapped in for eagle. Time and again over the closing stretch, Bhatia played boldly and fired at flags, making it only appropriate that the winner of the2026 Arnold Palmer Invitationalis the golfer who went for broke just as Palmer, who died 10 years ago, did in his heyday. Bhatia, 24, rallied to shoot 3-under 69 at Bay Hill Club and Lodge and beat Daniel Berger in a playoff for his third victory, and (for the moment) the biggest of his promising career.
"Everyone knows when you show up to this tournament how hard it is, an elite field, obviously, and just very honored to win his event," Bhatia said. "I know he was up there watching and probably pretty proud of how that finish was for this week."
RBC Heritage: Matt Fitzpatrick
For the second time,Fitzpatrick celebrated at Harbour Town Golf Linksin the famous tartan jacket, this time after shooting 1-under 70 and outdueling the world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Fitzpatrick, who won the tournament in 2023, became the 11th player to win the event multiple times, and joins Chris Gotterup as the second player this season to win multiple events on the PGA Tour.
Fitzpatrick, the 2022 U.S. Open champion, did most of his damage before the weekend, storming in front with rounds of 65-63 and stood seven strokes ahead of Scheffler. But he stumbled early in the third round and for a brief moment Scheffler, who birdied five of his first six holes on Saturday and posted 64, had caught him. But Fitzpatrick answered with a birdie at 14 and eagle at 15 on Saturday to claim a three-stroke lead.
Cadillac Championship: Cameron Young
Young closed in 4-under 68 on Sundayto blitz the field by six shots at the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla., a suburb of Miami, and win for the second time on the PGA Tour this season.
"When the golf course is difficult, when the conditions are difficult, that tends to make it easier for me mentally," Young said.
Young had rounds of 67 and 70 to open a six-stroke lead going into the final round. But he had to play in the final group with Scottie Scheffler. Young was unfazed. Not even calling a penalty stroke on himself at the second hole, where he couldn’t be sure if he made his ball move, could sabotage his momentum. It was a breach of Rule 9.4 (player caused their ball at rest to move), but he stuck the landing on an 8-iron and rolled in a 14-foot putt for par."Your heart sinks when you see it move," Young said. "But it moved. There was no one that was going to give me a penalty there but myself."
Remaining PGA Tour signature events
Truist Championship
May 7–10, 2026
Quail Hollow Club: Charlotte, North Carolina
Memorial Tournament
June 4–7, 2026
Muirfield Village Golf Club: Dublin, Ohio
Travelers Championship
June 25–28, 2026
TPC River Highlands — Cromwell, Connecticut
This article originally appeared on Golfweek:PGA Tour 2026 signature event winners before Truist
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