World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will tee-up in this week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson looking to end a run of eight PGA Tour events without a victory.
The Dallas resident will be making his sixth showing in the event since making his PGA Tour debut in the event in 2014 as a 17-year-old amateur, making the cut to share 22nd place.
“Home weeks are always nice,” he said ahead of the 2023 event.
“It’s good to get to sleep in my own bed and just spend some time at home. We’ve got a couple friends coming in this weekend, so get to hang out with everybody. Always good to be back here at the Nelson.
“I’ve got special memories playing this tournament. Definitely excited to be back”.
Schefffler is now a double Masters champion and has won 16 other pro career titles including his 18th at last Decemeber’s Hero World Challenge.
The World No. 1 will also be striving to capture just a second victory in the Lone Star State after winning the 2022 WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin.
Pre-Tournament Information – 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
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Tom Kim
- South Korea native and Dallas resident will make fourth consecutive CJ CUP Byron Nelson start (best: T17/2022)
- 11th start of the season and first since the Masters Tournament (T52); has one top-10 (T7/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)
- Most recent of his three PGA TOUR victories came at the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open; marks the last victory on TOUR by a player from South Korea
- There have been three South Korean winners at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (Sangmoon Bae/2013, Sung Kang/2019, K.H. Lee/2021, 2022)
Taylor Pendrith
- 2024 winner seeks to become the fifth back-to-back champion (Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, K.H. Lee)
- Became the first player to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in his tournament debut since Aaron Wise (2018)
- 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)
- First player from Canada to win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
- With his win at the 2024 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, advanced to the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career and finished in T14 in the 2024 FedExCup standings
Scottie Scheffler
- The Dallas resident will make his sixth start at the event and first since 2023; made his PGA TOUR debut in 2014 as a 17-year-old amateur and finished T22
- Third appearance at TPC Craig Ranch (T15/2022, T5/2023); opened with 64-64 in 2023 to hold the 36-hole lead
- Missed the 2024 event as he awaited the arrival of his son, Bennett
- World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup champion in search of first official victory since the 2024 TOUR Championship (won 2024 Hero World Challenge)
- 13-time PGA TOUR winner seeks second PGA TOUR victory in his home state of Texas (2022 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play)
- Eighth start of the 2025 season, with five top 10-finishes (T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T3/The Genesis Invitational, T2/Texas Children’s Houston Open, 4th/Masters Tournament, T8/RBC Heritage)
Kris Kim
- 17-year-old sponsor exemption returns to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for his second PGA TOUR start (65th/2024); at 16 years, 7 months, 3 days, became the youngest player to make a cut in tournament history (previous: Jordan Spieth/2010/16 years, 9 months, 24 days); Kim (2024), Spieth (2010, 2011) and Scheffler (2014) are the only players to make the cut at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at 17 years old or younger
- Surrey, England resident won the 2023 R&A Boys Amateur Championship.
- Went undefeated in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup, including a 5-and-4 victory in Singles against Miles Russell
- His mother, Ji-Hyun Suh, was one of the Korean pioneers who competed on the LPGA in the 1990s
Si Woo Kim
- Making fifth start at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson with T2 his best showing in 2023, where he carded a final-round 63
- Lone top-10 in 13 starts this season came at the RBC Heritage, where he held the 54-hole lead before finishing T8
- Four TOUR victories in 283 starts: 2016 Wyndham Championship, 2017 PLAYERS Championship, 2021 American Express, 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson notes:
- TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the fifth time, honoring the legacy of the tournament namesake, Byron Nelson, 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 titles (11 straight) in 1945.
- Native Texan Jordan Spieth will make his 13th career tournament appearance (best: 2nd/2022); made his PGA TOUR debut as a 16-year-old in 2010 and finished T16; 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.
- 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
PGA TOUR season notes
- Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner Ben Griffin (with partner Andrew Novak – not in the field) is one of 13 players in the field at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson who finished inside the top five last week:
- Nicolai Højgaard/Rasmus Højgaard (2nd)
- Jake Knapp/Frankie Capan III (3rd)
- David Lipsky/Dylan Wu (T4)
- Taylor Dickson/Trace Crowe (T4)
- Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen (T4)
- Luke List/Henrik Norlander (T4)
- Seven first-time winners in 2025: Thomas Detry (WM Phoenix Open), Brian Campbell (Mexico Open at VidantaWorld), Joe Highsmith (Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches), Karl Vilips (Puerto Rico Open), Min Woo Lee (Texas Children’s Houston Open), Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak (Zurich Classic of New Orleans)
