Ben Griffin listed in Charles Schwab

Ben Griffin is listed in the field for the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge, according to the PGA TOUR’s “Inside the Field” update published on May 22. The event is scheduled for May 28-31 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on the tour’s second straight stop in the state. The PGA TOUR’s field page also includes Griffin among players entered for the tournament. The listing is an entry update, not a results report. ### Where does Griffin appear in the tournament field? The PGA TOUR field page for the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge lists “Griffin, Ben” among the players entered at Colonial Country Club. The same page identifies his category as “Former Winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge.” The PGA TOUR’s May 22 “Inside the Field” article says the Charles Schwab Challenge is the tour’s second straight event in Texas and is contested at Colonial Country Club. (pgatour.com) That article does not frame Griffin’s inclusion as a late addition or special exemption; it presents the field as part of the standard pre-tournament entry process. (pgatour.com) ### Why is Griffin’s qualification category notable? Ben Griffin appears in the field under the exemption category reserved for former Charles Schwab Challenge winners. That detail matters because it shows his place in the field is tied to tournament eligibility status, not a Monday qualifier or sponsor invitation. The PGA TOUR’s field explainer says event fields are determined through a standardized system based on the current season’s Priority Ranking along with additional exemption and qualifying categories. (pgatour.com) That is the framework the tour says it uses for the Charles Schwab Challenge field. (pgatour.com) ### Why is he listed as a former winner? The PGA TOUR’s past-results page for the event shows Ben Griffin won the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge at 12-under par, one shot ahead of Matti Schmid. A separate PGA TOUR wrap-up from May 25, 2025, said Griffin closed with a 1-over 71 for his first individual PGA TOUR victory. The PGA TOUR overview page for the 2026 tournament also identifies Griffin as the 2025 past champion. (pgatour.com) That page lists the tournament purse at $9.9 million and FedExCup points at 500 for the winner. ### What does this update not say? The May 22 field update and current field page do not provide tournament scores because the 2026 event had not yet started when those pages were published. (pgatour.com) The tournament overview lists play dates of May 28-31 in Fort Worth. The available PGA TOUR material also does not describe Griffin’s form for this specific week or project where he might finish. (pgatour.com) It confirms only that he is in the field and shows the eligibility category under which he is entered. ### Which other details are already set for tournament week? Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth is the host venue for the Charles Schwab Challenge, according to the PGA TOUR tournament overview and field pages. (pgatour.com) The field page shows other named entrants including Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler and Emiliano Grillo. May 28 is the scheduled start date on the PGA TOUR overview page, and the tournament leaderboard and final field are tracked through the event pages for the Charles Schwab Challenge. (pgatour.com 1) (pgatour.com 2)