2026 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson

After making his CJ CUP Byron Nelson debut as a 17-year-old in 2014 local Dallas-born Scottie Scheffle not only is seeking a 21st PGA Tour but also become only the fifth player, since the inaugural event in 1944, to capture the tournament back-to-back.

Former back-to-back champions include some of the greats of the game in fellow Texan and tournament namesake Byron Nelson along with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.

More recently Lee Kyoung-hoon won in 2021 and 2022.

HOME TOWN HERO LOOKS TO RETAIN

As @scottscheffler seeks to also become a fifth back-to-back champion since 1944 at this week’s @cjbyronnelson

Scottie made his event debut as a 17-year-old back in 2014

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Player Interviews (all times local – CT)

Tuesday, May 19

2:00 p.m. – Sungjae Im, K.H. Lee, Si Woo Kim

Wednesday, May 20

After 9:15 a.m. 9-hole pro-am – Scottie Scheffler

10 a.m. – Brooks Koepka

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     Scottie Scheffler

• 2025 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson winner and Dallas resident will make his seventh start at the event
• Made his PGA TOUR debut at the event in 2014 as a 17-year-old amateur and finished T22
• Won by eight last year, the second-largest margin of victory in THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson history (10/Sam Snead/1957)
• With a winning score of 253, tied the low 72-hole score in PGA TOUR history on record (Ludvig Åberg/2023 RSM Classic, Justin Thomas/2017 Sony Open in Hawaii)
• Became the third wire-to-wire winner in THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson history (Mark Hayes/1976, Tom Watson/1980)
• Has two victories in his home state of Texas (other: 2022 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play)
• Has successfully defended his tittle three times on TOUR: 2023 WM Phoenix Open, 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship, 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
• 20-time PGA TOUR winner has one win (The American Express) and three runner-up finishes in 10 starts this season
• World No. 1 enters the week coming off a T14 at last week’s PGA Championship
• Has 31 straight top-25 finishes on TOUR; last finish outside the top 25: 2024 BMW Championship (T33)
• Leads the TOUR in SG: Total (2.034), Birdie Average (4.88) and consecutive cuts made (74)
• Ranks No. 2 in the FedExCup standings, 21 points behind FedExCup leader Cameron Young (2,541 points)

Sungjae Im

• Making his third start at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and second at TPC Craig Ranch (83^rd/2019, T33/2025)
• Has two top-five finishes in nine starts this season (T4/Valspar Championship, T5/Truist Championship)
• Two-time PGA TOUR winner: 2020 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, 2021 Shriners Children’s Open

Si Woo Kim

• South Korea native and Dallas resident will make sixth start at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson with T2 his best showing in 2023
• Has six top-10 finishes in 14 starts this season, the most top-10s in a season of his TOUR career (previous: 5)
• Four victories in 314 starts: 2016 Wyndham Championship, 2017 PLAYERS Championship, 2021 American Express, 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii
• Leads the TOUR this season in Total Birdies with 244 (next: Ryo Hisatsune/230)

 K.H. Lee

• Earned his first career victory at the 2021 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, then defeated Jordan Speith by one stroke in 2022 to successfully defend his title
• Became the fourth player to win the event back-to-back, joining Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson
• Marks the most recent player to collect his first two PGA TOUR victories at the same event (back-to-back)
• One of three South Korean winners at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (Sangmoon Bae/2013, Sung Kang/2019)
• Making fourth start of the season and first since the Valero Texas Open (MC); playing this season on a Major Medical Extension

Jordan Spieth

• Dallas resident is making his 14^th career start at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (best: 2^nd/2022)
• Made his PGA TOUR debut in 2010 as a 16-year-old amateur, finishing T16
• Has three top-10s in four starts since the event moved to TPC Craig Ranch in 2021, including a runner-up finish in 2022 and solo fourth in 2025
• Seeking his first top-10 on TOUR since the 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (T7)

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson notes:

• TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the sixth 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
• 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)
• 40 players that competed at last week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, including top-10 finisher Matti Schmid (T4)
• 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 CJ CUP 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