Charles Schwab Challenge
Davis Riley, right, and Joe Trahan.
Davis Riley was in town for breakfast on Thursday.
The conqueror of the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial returned to the site of his second PGA Tour victory to reminisce about winning on Hogan’s Alley during the Welcome Back Champion breakfast with tournament committee members and WFAA/Ch. 8 sports director Joe Trahan, who conducted a Q&A with the defending champion.
“Colonial will forever be a special place to me,” said Davis, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but who currently lives in Dallas. “After winning on this tough golf course and winning a tournament that has such tremendous prestige, it gave me new confidence that I can win anywhere.”
Davis, 28, who first won on tour in 2023 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, will be back to defend his title during this year’s tournament, scheduled for May 19-25. Get your tickets here.
Riley held steady against the gusting wind on the final day last year on Colonial’s refurbished track, an initial four-stroke cushion to start the day all he needed to get through the potholes he stepped in. He faced down three major winners, including the world’s No. 1 ranked player, Scottie Scheffler.
Riley looked nothing like a greenhorn in comparison, with little experience closing on Sunday, shooting an even-par 70 and a 14-under-par 72-hole total in winning the $1.6 million top prize, as well as the plaid jacket presented to all champions.
He also won the hottest of hot rods, a fully restored, modernized, and blinged-out 1975 Schwab Corvette Stingray.