After an eight-shot “World No. 1 being the World No. 1” victory last year, Scottie Scheffler returns as the defending champion/leader-in-the-clubhouse for this week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The Texas event is back at TPC Craig Ranch after an offseason renovation led by former pro Lanny Wadkins. And many are hoping the course will have a bit more teeth to it after Scheffler tied the PGA Tour’s all-time 72-hole scoring record a year ago at 31 under par.
In addition to Scheffler, we’ll see a handful of other top-50-ranked pros, such as Si Woo Kim and Jordan Spieth, along with five-time major champ Brooks Koepka, still looking for his first win after returning to the PGA Tour. Last week’s major champ, Aaron Rai, was originally in the field, but he’s Tee Times (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First tee
8 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, S.Y. Noh, Doug Ghim
8:11 a.m. — Martin Laird, Keith Mitchell, Ben Silverman
8:22 a.m. — Seamus Power, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Kohles
8:33 a.m. — Michael Brennan, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
8:44 a.m. — Cam Davis, Aaron Wise, Charley Hoffman
8:55 a.m. — Adam Schenk, Steven Fisk, Karl Vilips
9:06 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Zac Blair, Chandler Phillips
9:17 a.m. — Scott Piercy, Justin Lower, Kevin Roy
9:28 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Henrik Norlander, Johnny Keefer
9:39 a.m. — Haotong Li, Chandler Blanchet, Mason Howell (a)
9:50 a.m. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Pontus Nyholm, Marcelo Rozo
10:01 a.m. — Jeremy Paul, Christo Lamprecht, Adam Headley
1:10 p.m. — Adam Svensson, Dylan Wu, Mac Meissner
1:21 p.m. — Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Harry Higgs
1:32 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid, Pierceson Coody
1:43 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
1:54 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel, Max Greyserman
2:05 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Max McGreevy, Thorbjørn Olesen
2:16 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Danny Willett, Sam Ryder
2:27 p.m. — Ryan Brehm, Beau Hossler, Danny Walker
2:38 p.m. — Zecheng Dou, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
2:49 p.m. — Trace Crowe, John Parry, Yongjun Bae
3 p.m. — David Skinns, Zach Bauchou, Ronin Banerjee (a)
3:11 p.m. — Kris Ventura, Keita Nakajima, Nathan Petronzio
10th tee
8 a.m. — Tom Kim, Cameron Champ, Mark Hubbard
8:11 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Mackenzie Hughes, Robert Streb
8:22 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Tom Hoge, Rasmus Højgaard
8:33 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Si Woo Kim
8:44 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Wyndham Clark, Blades Brown
8:55 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Tony Finau, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:06 a.m. — Chad Ramey, Fabián Gómez, Patrick Rodgers
9:17 a.m. — Eric Cole, Vince Whaley, Carson Young
9:28 a.m. — Joel Dahmen, Rico Hoey, Jordan Smith
9:39 a.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Noah Goodwin, Neal Shipley
9:50 a.m. — Jackson Suber, Jeffrey Kang, Jackson Buchanan
10:01 a.m. — Hayden Springer, Adrien Saddier, Alex Huang (a)
1:10 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Lee Hodges, Ben Martin
1:21 p.m. — Brice Garnett, James Hahn, Hank Lebioda
1:32 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Austin Cook, Will Gordon
1:43 p.m. — Garrick Higgo, Davis Thompson, Ryan Palmer
1:54 p.m. — William Mouw, Joe Highsmith, Matt Kuchar
2:05 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Tyler Duncan, Lanto Griffin
2:16 p.m. — Luke List, Taylor Moore, Takumi Kanaya
2:27 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Troy Merritt
2:38 p.m. — Dan Brown, Gordon Sargent, Preston Stout (a)
2:49 p.m. — Jesper Svensson, Paul Peterson, Davis Chatfield
3 p.m. — Taylor Montgomery, A.J. Ewart, William Sides (a)
3:11 p.m. — Patrick Fishburn, Chan Kim, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
3:22 p.m. — Jimmy Stanger, John VanDerLaan, Greg Gregory
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
8 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Lee Hodges, Ben Martin
8:11 a.m. — Brice Garnett, James Hahn, Hank Lebioda
8:22 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Austin Cook, Will Gordon
8:33 a.m. — Garrick Higgo, Davis Thompson, Ryan Palmer
8:44 a.m. — William Mouw, Joe Highsmith, Matt Kuchar
8:55 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Tyler Duncan, Lanto Griffin
9:06 a.m. — Luke List, Taylor Moore, Takumi Kanaya
9:17 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Troy Merritt
9:28 a.m. — Dan Brown, Gordon Sargent, Preston Stout (a)
9:39 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Paul Peterson, Davis Chatfield
9:50 a.m. — Taylor Montgomery, A.J. Ewart, William Sides (a)
10:01 a.m. — Patrick Fishburn, Chan Kim, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
10:12 a.m. — Jimmy Stanger, John VanDerLaan, Greg Gregory
1:10 p.m. — Tom Kim, Cameron Champ, Mark Hubbard
1:21 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Mackenzie Hughes, Robert Streb
1:32 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Tom Hoge, Rasmus Højgaard
1:43 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Si Woo Kim
1:54 p.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Wyndham Clark, Blades Brown
2:05 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Tony Finau, Michael Thorbjornsen
2:16 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Fabián Gómez, Patrick Rodgers
2:27 p.m. — Eric Cole, Vince Whaley, Carson Young
2:38 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Rico Hoey, Jordan Smith
2:49 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Noah Goodwin, Neal Shipley
3 p.m. — Jackson Suber, Jeffrey Kang, Jackson Buchanan
3:11 p.m. — Hayden Springer, Adrien Saddier, Alex Huang (a)
10th tee
8 a.m. — Adam Svensson, Dylan Wu, Mac Meissner
8:11 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Harry Higgs
8:22 a.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid, Pierceson Coody
8:33 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
8:44 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel, Max Greyserman
8:55 a.m. — Rafael Campos, Max McGreevy, Thorbjørn Olesen
9:06 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Danny Willett, Sam Ryder
9:17 a.m. — Ryan Brehm, Beau Hossler, Danny Walker
9:28 a.m. — Zecheng Dou, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
9:39 a.m. — Trace Crowe, John Parry, Yongjun Bae
9:50 a.m. — David Skinns, Zach Bauchou, Ronin Banerjee (a)
10:01 a.m. — Kris Ventura, Keita Nakajima, Nathan Petronzio
1:10 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, S.Y. Noh, Doug Ghim
1:21 p.m. — Martin Laird, Keith Mitchell, Ben Silverman
1:32 p.m. — Seamus Power, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Kohles
1:43 p.m. — Michael Brennan, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
1:54 p.m. — Cam Davis, Aaron Wise, Charley Hoffman
2:05 p.m. — Adam Schenk, Steven Fisk, Karl Vilips
2:16 p.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Zac Blair, Chandler Phillips
2:27 p.m. — Scott Piercy, Justin Lower, Kevin Roy
2:38 p.m. — Adam Hadwin, Henrik Norlander, Johnny Keefer
2:49 p.m. — Haotong Li, Chandler Blanchet, Mason Howell (a)
3 p.m. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Pontus Nyholm, Marcelo Rozo
3:11 p.m. — Jeremy Paul, Christo Lamprecht, Adam Headley