PGA Tour Brunch | The CJ Cup
PGA Tour Brunch's Preview of the 2026 Byron Nelson Classic
McKINNEY, TEXAS - TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the sixth time, honoring the legacy of the tournament namesake, the great Byron Nelson, the first PGA TOUR event to be named in honor of a professional golfer.
Nelson had 52 career PGA TOUR wins including a record 18 titles (11 straight) in 1945.
Following Scotties Scheffler’s win in 2025, TPC Craig Ranch underwent a $25 million overhaul, its first major redesign since opening in 2004. Led by renowned course designer and World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins, the project features completely redesigned bunkers, resurfaced greens for more pin options, new grass turf, lengthened holes and strategic bunker repositioning to curb low scoring
CJ Group ambassadors in the field include: Pierceson Coody, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, K.H. Lee
Five of the last six champions at THE CJ CUP Bryon Nelson have been international players (Sung Kang/South Korea/2019, K.H. Lee/South Korea/2021-22, Jason Day/Australia/2023, Taylor Pendrith/Canada/2024).
Forty players that competed at last week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, including top-10 finisher Matti Schmid (T4).
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 Thursday at 8:00am (ET) and go to 3:22pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday will have a high of 76 degrees, but thundershowers will be present and 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 | Byron Nelson - 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)
THE CJ CUP | Byron Nelson Classic | Odds
Source: CBS Sportsline
Scottie Scheffler +155
Si Woo Kim +1500
Jordan Spieth +1600
Brooks Koepka +2500
Ryo Hisatsune +3500
Taylor Pendrith +4000
Davis Thompson +4000
Michael Thorbjornsen +4000
Pierceson Coody +4000
Keith Mitchell +4500
Austin Eckroat +4500
Rasmus Højgaard +5000
Wyndham Clark +5000
Tom Kim +5500
Eric Cole +5500
Michael Brennan +6000
Sungjae Im +6000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6500
Blades Brown +6500
Mac Meissner +6500
Max Greyserman +7000
Stephan Jaeger +7000
Jordan Smith +7000
Richard Hoey +7000
Matti Schmid +8000
Beau Hossler +8000
Adrien Dumont de Chassart +8000
Max McGreevy +8000
Johnny Keefer +10000
Taylor Moore +10000
Zecheng Dou +10000
John Parry +10000
William Mouw +10000
Thorbjørn Olesen +10000
Patrick Rodgers +10000
Chris Kirk +10000
Kevin Yu +10000
Tony Finau +10000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +10000
Karl Vilips +10000
Haotong Li +10000
Kevin Roy +10000
Doug Ghim +10000
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On This Day in Golf History
May 20, 2001 - Sergio Garcia, then 21, won his first title on the PGA Tour, shooting a seven-under par (63) to win the Colonial National Invitational at Fort Worth. Garcia finished two strokes ahead of runner-up Brian Gay and defending champion PhilMickelson. Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
A look-back at Dallas native Jordan Spieth in 2015:
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