PGA Tour Brunch | CJ CUP | Byron Nelson
PGA Tour Brunch Previews the 2025 CJ Cup | McKinney, Texas
McKINNEY, TEXAS - THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is held in the northern suburbs of Dallas, not too far from the sports paradise of Frisco. The TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the fifth time, honoring the legacy of the tournament namesake, Byron Nelson. It was the first PGA TOUR event to be named in honor of a professional golfer. Nelson had 52 career PGA TOUR wins, and won a record - 18 titles with 11 straight - in 1945.
Native Texan Jordan Spieth of Dallas will make his 13th career tournament appearance. His best finish? Was 2nd/2022. He made his PGA TOUR debut as a 16-year-old at this event in 2010 and finished T16 that year. He has finished inside the Top 20 in each of his last three starts on TOUR (T12/Valero Texas Open, T14/Masters Tournament, T18/RBC Heritage)
CJ Group ambassadors in the field include: Byeong Hun An, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim and Kris Kim; Im (No. 20) and An (No. 37) are the two highest-ranked players from South Korea in the Official World Golf Ranking.
An interesting factoid: 11 of the last 16 champions at THE CJ CUP Bryon Nelson have been international players, including the last five (Sung Kang/South Korea/2019, K.H. Lee/South Korea/2021-22, Jason Day/Australia/2023, Taylor Pendrith/Canada/2024)
Sung Kang (2019) and Taylor Pendrith (2024) are the two past champions in the field
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas
YARDS/PAR: 7,569 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,900,000/$1,782,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Taylor Pendrith
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup
BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)
How to Watch | THE CJ CUP | Byron Nelson
Thursday, May 1, 2025 - All Times Eastern
7:45am to 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm to 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio online and on Sirius XM Radio
4:00pm to 7:00pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Network Streaming
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
CJ CUP Byron Nelson | The Basics
CJ Byron Nelson Tee Times start Thursday at 7:50am (ET) and go to 3:12pm (ET).
Weather: After thunder showers blanket the area today, Thursday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies in the morning but chance of rain increases to 23% by Noon. Temperatures 75-80 degrees and winds blowing a solid 10-11 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:30am (EDT) on Thursday.
THE CJ CUP | Byron Nelson - Field and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Saturday, April 26
Michael Kim (WD); Dylan Wu (IN)
Sunday, April 27
Nick Dunlap (WD); Kevin Tway (IN)
Dylan Wu (IN)
Trace Crowe (IN)
Monday, April 28
Blades Brown (WD) Martin Laird (IN)
Kevin Tway (IN)
Chez Reavie (IN)
Chesson Hadley (IN)
Zac Blair (OUT); Zach Johnson (IN)
S.H. Kim (OUT); Joseph Bramlett (IN)
Keith Mitchell (WD); Taylor Montgomery (IN)
Brandt Snedeker (WD); Zac Blair (IN)
Joe Highsmith (WD); Matt NeSmith (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
THE CJ CUP | Byron Nelson Classic | Odds
Source: CBS Sportsline
Scottie Scheffler +280
Jordan Spieth +1800
Sungjae Im +2200
Byeong Hun An +2500
Taylor Pendrith +2500
Si Woo Kim +3000
Sam Burns +3000
Ben Griffin +3500
Will Zalatoris +4500
Stephan Jaeger +4500
Mackenzie Hughes +5000
Rasmus Højgaard +5000
Jacob Bridgeman +6000
Tom Kim +6000
Jake Knapp +6000
Nicolai Højgaard +6500
Kevin Yu +7000
Harry Hall +7000
Eric Cole +7000
Thorbjørn Olesen +7000
Seamus Power +7000
Ryan Gerard +7000
Matt Wallace +7500
Taylor Moore +7500
Ryo Hisatsune +7500
Isaiah Salinda +7500
Kurt Kitayama +7500
Michael Thorbjornsen +7500
Alex Smalley +8000
Rico Hoey +8000
Austin Eckroat +8000
Sam Stevens +8000
Patrick Rodgers +9000
Lee Hodges +9000
Matt McCarty +10000
Doug Ghim +9000
Jesper Svensson +9000
Alejandro Tosti +9000
Matt Kuchar +11000
Gary Woodland +10000
Niklas Norgaard +9000
Cam Davis +11000
Davis Riley +11000
Chan Kim +11000
Joel Dahmen +11000
Ryan Fox +11000
Henrik Norlander +12000
Nico Echavarria +12000
Ricky Castillo +12000
Justin Lower +12000
Matti Schmid +12000
Beau Hossler +12000
Joe Highsmith +12000
Hayden Springer +12000
Aldrich Potgieter +12000
Karl Vilips +12000
Chris Gotterup +12000
Sam Ryder +12000
Vince Whaley +11000
Victor Perez +12000
Sami Valimaki +12000
Quade Cummins +15000
Charley Hoffman +15000
Patrick Fishburn +15000
Max McGreevy +15000
Takumi Kanaya +15000
Pierceson Coody +15000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Just who do you take at the CJ Byron Nelson? Jacob Bridgeman, Sam Burns, Byeong Hun An and Sungai Im. Two reserves: Seamus Power and Will Zalatoris.
For my PGA Tour One and Done at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, the pick .
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On This Day in Golf History
April 30, 1989 - Just two weeks after losing a heartbreaking playoff to Nick Faldo at the Masters, Scott Hoch won the Las Vegas Invitational in a playoff, defeating Robert Wrenn - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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