PGA Tour Brunch | The CJ Cup
PGA Tour Brunch | R-1 Coverage of the 2025 CJ CUP | Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, TEXAS - Defending CJ CUP champion Taylor Pendrith, the 2024 winner, is attempting to become the fifth back-to-back champion (Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, K.H. Lee) at this event.
Pendrith became the first player to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in his tournament debut since Aaron Wise (2018). He has three Top-10s finishes in 11 starts this season (T7/Farmers Insurance Open, T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T5/Texas Children's Houston Open).
Scottie Scheffler, a Dallas resident, will make his sixth start at the event and first at McKinney since 2023. He made his PGA TOUR debut here in 2014 as a 17-year-old amateur and finished T22. It is his third appearance at TPC Craig Ranch (T15/2022, T5/2023); opened with 64-64 in 2023 to hold the 36-hole lead.
On Wednesday, Will Zalatoris (WD) and was replaced by James Hahn, and Gary Woodland (WD) to be replaced by Cameron Champ.
TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the fifth time, honoring the legacy of the tournament namesake, Byron Nelson. This was the first PGA TOUR event to be named in honor of a professional golfer. Byron Nelson had 52 career PGA TOUR wins including a record 18 event titles (11 straight) in 1945.
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 today at 7:50am (ET) and go to 3:12pm (ET).
Weather: 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 Friday.
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)
Wednesday, April 30
Will Zalatoris (WD); James Hahn (IN)
Gary Woodland (WD); Cameron Champ (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
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On This Day in Golf History
May 1, 2011 - Bubba Watson overcame a three-stroke deficit 0ver the final right holes to come from behind to defeat Webb Simpson in a second playoff hole at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. It was Watson’s third PGA Tour title. - 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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