PGA Tour Brunch | The CJ CUP
PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of Round 2 of CJ CUP | Byron Nelson
McKINNEY, TEXAS - On preferred lies in effect for the first round after TPC Craig Ranch received 2.22 inches of rain overnight on Wednesday, Dallas native Scottie Scheffler carded his second-lowest 18-hole score on TOUR with a (61). His low? A (59) at the 2020 FedEx St. Jude Championship/R2.
Scheffler’s (61) matched the second-lowest 18-hole score by any player on TOUR this season with the low, a (59) by Jake Knapp/Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches/R1. Previous rounds of (61): Justin Thomas (RBC Heritage/R1); Aldrich Potgieter (Mexico Open at Vidanta World/R2).
This is Scheffler’s sixth appearance at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson with his best finish a T5 (2023). Yesterday, he shot 7-under (29) on the front nine to match the low front-nine score at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson since it moved to TPC Craig Ranch in 2021 and it matched the second-lowest 9-hole score by any player on TOUR in 2025. The lowest? A (28) by Jesper Svensson/Texas Children’s Houston Open.
This is Scheffler’s fifth time leading/co-leading after the first round, but he’s only 1-for-4 in converting to a victory.
Rico Hoey (T2/-8) matched his low 18-hole score on TOUR with a (63). His previous best instances: 2025 American Express (R2), 2024 American Express (R1).
Hoey hit all 14 fairways, the second time he has hit 100% of fairways in a round on TOUR. The previous effort was at the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship (R1).
Leaderboard CJ CUP | Byron Nelson After 18 Holes
1 Scottie Scheffler 61 (-10)
T2 Rico Hoey 63 (-8)
T2 Jhonattan Vegas 63 (-8)
T4 Seven players tied 64 (-7)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
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
Friday, May 2, 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: Today’s forecast calls for clouds and storms developing by 10:00am (local) with an 85% chance of rain by Noon. Winds 7-9 mph. Temperatures 67-72 degrees, then cooler in the afternoon (70-degrees by Noon).
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (EDT) on Saturday.
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)
What They’re Saying
Scheffler Leads Hometown CJ Cup (Golf Week)
CBS Sports HQ - Golf - (CBS Sports)
How to Watch R-2 (Golf Week)
FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
May 2, 2010 - A 20-year oild Rory McIlroy sunk a 40-foot birdie putt to cap a final round 10-under (62) to win his first PGA Tour title at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC. McIlroy’s course record gave him a four shot victory over runner-up Phil Mickelson. - 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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