PGA Tour Brunch | The CJ Classic
First Round Coverage of the 2026 CJ Classic | Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, TEXAS - Texas native and 26-year-old Pierceson Coody will make his fifth start at the event (best: T25/2025) and has seven top-25 finishes in 14 starts this season, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Farmers Insurance Open; his grandfather, Charles Coody is a three-time PGA TOUR winner, including the 1971 Masters Tournament and 1964 Byron Nelson.
The field includes:
Two of the top 25 in the Official World Golf Ranking, led by No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 24 Si Woo Kim
Five past champions: Billy Horschel/2017, Aaron Wise/2018, K.H. Lee/2021-22, Taylor Pendrith/2024, Scottie Scheffler/2025
Three PLAYERS Championship winners (Matt Kuchar/2012, Si Woo Kim/2017, Scottie Scheffler/2023-24)
Five major champions, led by Brooks Koepka (5)
Sponsor exemptions: Yongjun Bae, Mason Howell, William Sides, Preston Stout
Aon Next 10 and Swing 5
The Aon Swing 5 is made up of the five players, not otherwise exempt, who earn the most FedExCup points in the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and the Charles Schwab Challenge to qualify for the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
Updates this weekend on the AON 5
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas
YARDS/PAR: 7,385 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $10,300,000/$1,184,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
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 20, 2026 - All Times Eastern
7:45am to 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm to 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio online and on Sirius XM Radio
3:00pm to 6:00pm - 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 today at 8:00am and go to 3:22pm (EDT).
Weather: Today’s high will be 76 degrees, but thundershowers will be present as there’s a 72% chance of rain during the day. Weekend should be better, but storms threatening Fri-Sat-Sunday.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:30am (EDT) on Thursday.
THE CJ CUP | Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Saturday, May 16
Nicolai Højgaard WD / Noah Goodwin IN
Marco Penge WD / Cameron Champ IN
Sunday, May 17
Michael Kim WD / Will Gordon IN
Webb Simpson WD / Trey Mullinax IN
Trey Mullinax WD / Luke List IN
Monday, May 18
Aldrich Potgieter WD/ Jonathan Byrd IN
Andrew Putnam WD / Austin Cook IN
Aaron Rai WD / S.Y. Noh IN
Field expanded from 145 players to 147 to round out threesomes:
Scott Piercy IN
Ryan Palmer IN
Mason Howell (Sponsor exemption)
Tuesday, May 19
David Ford WD / Fabian Gomez IN
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
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FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
President Cup Assistants (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
May 21, 2000 - Phil Mickelson made five birdies on the back nine and shot a final round (63) to win the Colonial Invitational Tournament by two shots over runner-ups Davis Love III and Stewart Cink. 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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