The 2026 Kolon Korea Open purse is set for KRW 1,400,000,000 (approximately $920,000), with the winner's share coming in at $165,600 -- the standard 18 percent payout according to the Asian Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The Kolon Korea Open field is headed by Abraham Ancer, Sangmoon Bae, Jeunghun Wang and more of the world's best players.

The 144-player field is an event on the 2026 Asian Tour schedule, which is now on to its 7th event of the campaign.

A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties for the final two rounds of the tournament. All players who finish four rounds of the tournament will earn money.

The event is played this year at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in South Korea.

What else is on the line: points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of this event will get add to their Order of Merit tally, which is crucial for access to tournaments and bonuses.

The winner gets 9.3 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength.

Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-plus season exemption on the Asian Tour.

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The 2026 Trophy Hassan II final leaderboard is headed by winner Boo Hend, who topped the PGA Tour Champions leaderboard this week with a win at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.

Hend won this PGA Tour Champions event to pick up his first win on the 50-plus circuit, beating Steve Alker and Tommy Gainey by 5 shots in the 54-hole event on 15-under 204.

Ernie Els and Alex Cejka finished in a share of fourth place on 8-under total.

Hend won the $400,000 winner's share of the $2,500,000 purse.

Trophy Hassan II recap notes

Hend wins the latest PGA Tour Champions title of the year, getting into the winner's circle on the 50-plus tour for the first time.

The money Hend -- and every PGA Tour Champions player in the field -- earned is converted into Charles Schwab Cup points, with every dollar converted into one point during the regular season.

There is no cut on PGA Tour Champions-run events, including the major championships they run.

The 2026 PGA Tour Champions schedule continues in two weeks with the team-based American Family Insurance Championship in Wisconsin.

2026 Trophy Hassan II final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts

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The 2026 Lalla Meryem Cup purse is set for €450,000, with the winner's share coming in at €67,500 -- the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The Lalla Meryem Cup field is headed by Casandra Alexander, Anna Huang, Shannon Tan, Pia Babnik and more.

This is the 11th event of the 2026 Ladies European Tour season. This is a 54-hole event with a cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes for the 132-player field.

The event is played this year at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.

What else is on the line: Race to Costa del Sol points, WWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of this tournament earns points toward the season-long points race.

Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-year exemption on the Ladies European Tour, as well berths into other big tournaments.

2026 Lalla Meryem Cup purse, winner's share, prize money payout

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The 2026 Trophy Hassan II prize money payout is from the $2.5 million purse, with 66 professional players who complete three rounds at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco, earning PGA Tour Champions prize money and an official-money paycheck this week.

The winner's share of Trophy Hassan II prize pool is at $400,000, with the second-place finisher taking home $220,000. The Trophy Hassan II prize money payout breakdown shows a payout of 15 percent of the purse to the winner, and how much each PGA Tour Champions player earns is guaranteed down to the last-place player.

For 2026 Trophy Hassan II results and payout, see our final leaderboard

The Trophy Hassan II field is headed by Steve Alker, Chris DiMarco, Ernie Els, Jason Caron and more.

This tournament started with 66 players, and a cut was not made this week after two rounds. Every professional player in the field is paid for completing the event, but how much each player is paid at the 2026 Trophy Hassan II from the correct 2026 Trophy Hassan II full-field payout is based on their finish.

Every player still in the field can improve their position in the final round of this 54-hole event on the PGA Tour Champions schedule.

What else is on the line

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of this event will get 400,000 Charles Schwab Cup points, as this is considered an official event on the PGA Tour Champions schedule with dollars equally converted to points.

At end of the season, the top five players in the final Charles Schwab Cup standings are paid part of the $2.1 million bonus pool (all as annuities), based on the points standings.

There are no Official World Golf Ranking points on the line in PGA Tour Champions events.

While this event offers a significant payday, a win comes with the benefits that come with winning on the PGA Tour Champions. Winners of these events get better status and access on tour.

2026 Trophy Hassan II prize money, winner's share, first-place payout

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The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is 147 players.

The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is made up of a variety of players, namely nearly Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka and a few other top-50 players in the world.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format

The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with morning and afternoon windows, starting off the 1st and 10th tees.

A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the cut are eligible to finish the event.

For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.

The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson winner's share of the purse.

The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner earns 500 FedEx Cup points and 38.9 Official World Golf Ranking points.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson playoff format

A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole by hole, and the player with the lowest score wins. In the event of a tie, the players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players. The pin will be changed every two times the hole is played.

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In the history of professional golf, there have been eight par-4 holes-in-one during competition on major golf tours.

The first came on the PGA Tour in 2001, when Andrew Magee made the only par-4 ace to date in PGA Tour history on the 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale in the first round of the Phoenix Open.

Since then, seven more par-4 aces have been made, with four on the Web.com Tour, two on the LPGA Tour, one on the European Tour. Others have been recorded in pro-ams on major tours (Richard Green at 2015 Oates Vic Open, Jason Kokrak at 2013 RSM Classic) but aren't on this list.

Not every ace has been recorded on video, but most have.

Par-4 holes-in-one on major golf tours

• Andrew Magee, PGA Tour, 2001 Phoenix Open, 332 yards, 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz. in first round, driver
• Chip Beck, Web.com Tour, 2003 Omaha Classic, 315 yards, 9th hole at Champions Run in Omaha, Neb. in first round, driver
• Richard Johnson, Web.com Tour, 2009 Michael Hill New Zealand Open, 347 yards, 15th hole at The Hills Golf Club in Queenstown, New Zealand, in final round, driver
• Rahil Gangjee, Web.com Tour, 2011 Mylan Classic, 316 yards, 15th hole at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, Penn., in final round, driver
• Rob Oppenheim, Web.com Tour, 2012 Web.com Tour Championship, 330 yards, 14th hole at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, in final round, driver
• Javier Colomo, European Tour, 2015 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, 334 yards, 9th hole at Heritage Golf Club in second round, driver
• Hana Jang, LPGA Tour, 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 217 yards, 8th hole at Ocean Club Golf Course, Bahamas in third round, 3-wood
• Minjee Lee, LPGA Tour, 2016 Kia Classic, 234 yards, 16th hole at Aviara Golf Club, City of Industry, Calif. in third round, 3-wood

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The 2026 The CJ Cup at Byron Nelson purse is set for $10.3 million, with the winner's share coming in at $1,854,000 -- more than the standard 18 percent payout according to the PGA Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The 2026 The CJ Cup at Byron Nelson field is headed by Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim, Brooks Koepak and more of the world's best players.

The 147-player field competes in the latest Texas event, with the PGA Tour coming back to the Dallas area and TPC Craig Ranch after a $25 million, Lanny Wadkins-led renovation.

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A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who finish four rounds of the tournament will earn money.

The prize-money payout is typically based on exactly 65 players making the cut and finishing the tournament. When more than 65 pros make the cut, the purse is increased to make sure every player is paid.

The event is played this year at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

This is the 18th PGA Tour event of the 2026 PGA Tour schedule.

What else is on the line: FedEx Cup points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner of The CJ Cup at Byron Nelson event earns 500 FedEx Cup points, as will be the case for standard events. The winner gets 38.9 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength.

The champion will enjoy the benefits of winning PGA Tour event, including a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and an exemption into the Masters, the PGA Championship and The Players.

2026 The CJ Cup at Byron Nelson purse, winner's share, prize money payout

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The 2026 Trophy Hassan II purse is set for $2.5 million, with the winner's share coming in at $400,000 -- not the standard 15 percent payout according to the PGA Tour Champions' prize money distribution chart.

The Trophy Hassan II field is headed by Steven Alker, Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Tim O'Neal and more.

For 2026 Trophy Hassan II results and payout, see our final leaderboard

It's the latest event of the season, with 66 players taking on the Morocco host course. There is no cut. There is a concurrent Ladies European Tour event played at the same time at the same venue.

This tournament is played at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.

The Trophy Hassan II will be played over three days from Thursday through Saturday.

What else is on the line: Charles Schwab Cup points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The money earned this week counts toward the Charles Schwab Cup points list. Each dollar earned translates into a regular season point to qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs in 2026.

At the end of the season in 2026, the top five players in the final standings are paid part of the $2.1 million bonus pool (all as annuities), based on the points standings.

The PGA Tour Champions does not offer Official World Golf Ranking points in its events.

2026 Trophy Hassan II purse, winner's share, prize money payout

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The 2026 Soudal Open purse is $2.75 million, with the winner's share at $467,500 -- the standard 17 percent payout according to the DP World Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The 2026 Soudal Open field is headed by Paul Waring, Eugenio Chacarra, Freddy Schott and Thomas Pieters, as well as more of the world's best players.

The Soudal Open is the 20th event of the year on the 2026 European Tour schedule.

The event is played at Rinkven International Golf Club in Antwerp, Belgium.

What else is on the line: Race to Dubai points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

The winner gets approximately 21.3 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength.

Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour, as well berths into other key events.

There are a total of 3,500 Race to Dubai points on offer to the full field.

The points on offer are related to the purse of the tournament as quoted in United States dollars (USD).

The winner gets 585 DP World Tour points, with the player holding the most season-long Race to Dubai points at the end of the season winning the Race to Dubai and its first-place prize.

The top eight players in the Race to Dubai standings after the season will be paid from the Race to Dubai bonus pool of $6 million.

2026 Soudal Open purse, winner's share, prize money payout

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The 2026 Visit Knoxville Open purse is set for $1,000,000, with the winner's share coming in at $180,000 -- the standard 18 percent payout according to the Korn Ferry Tour's prize money distribution chart.

The Visit Knoxville Open field is headed by the likes of Cole Hammer, Jeremy Gandon, Taylor Dickson, Alistair Docherty, Doc Redman, Ian Holt and more.

The event is played this year at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee.

This event runs from Thursday through Sunday and offers 500 Korn Ferry Tour points to the winner.

What else is on the line: Korn Ferry Tour points, OWGR points, exemptions

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.

This is the 11th event of the year on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour schedule, with a winner earning 500 Korn Ferry Tour points.

The top 20 players at the end of the 2026 season earn a PGA Tour card for the following season.

The winner of Visit Knoxville Open will also earn approximately 13.4 Official World Golf Ranking points, boosting their world ranking.

2026 Visit Knoxville Open purse, winner's share, prize money payout

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Welcome to my weekly fantasy golf model for the 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson!

Since March 2020, I've shared a weekly model which offers a clear-cut ranking system based on data points weighted in a formula. It's been a tremendous success. Winners typically rank inside the top 15 of our model, though, like any model, sometimes there are outlier champions.

Let me walk you through this week's results and how I get to them. You'll see our top 10 for free, and the rest of the model, including potential sleepers and value picks, is available for GNN members.

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How the rubric works

The biggest chunk of my rubric relies on strokes gained, as well our derivative, Quality Strokes Gained, which weights a player's strokes gained against the depth of field they face. The rubric looks at this data over the longer term and medium term to derive a player's quality across the tour and across different fields. I include specific weighting of strokes gained and Quality Strokes Gained against the field strength that week, creating a range of comparison to see how players do against particular competition.

Next, the rubric accounts for two factors I look at every week: current form in the last 10 PGA Tour events played and their average strokes gained on the host course in the last three years.

All told, the model is designed to point out quality players and boost those middling players who have good current form or good course history.

While I think a long-term view of a player's performance is the best way to measure their potential, there's no doubt that short-term heaters happen. To that end, for GNN members, I also have a short-term model that compares a player's performance to his peers over the last 10 PGA Tour events.

2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson rankings: Top 10

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Each week, including this week's 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Golf News Net offers PGA Tour betting picks and daily fantasy sports (DFS) lineups using our proprietary model, which is weighted toward longer-term performance.

Let's look at the top 10 players in this week's PGA Tour model.

2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson rankings: Top 10

You can find this week's model right here, with full access for GNN members.

However, we don't just use our model when making these picks. We also need to look at current form, course fits and horses for courses. This data can and should help inform our decision making, including validating things we see in the model. If everything lines up, then a player can become an auto-play. If only some parts of the equation suggest a player will perform well this week, then we may look more tepidly at investing in a player.

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2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson history and current PGA Tour finish trends

Finish Trends

Recent PGA Tour Trends

We start by looking at the recent past, back at players who have finished inside the top 15 in the last five individual PGA Tour events. This week, we're including players in the PGA Tour fields this week.

• Cole, Eric - 2 - T-14 Valero Texas Open, T-6 Myrtle Beach Classic
• Kim, Si Woo - 3 - T-10 Valero Texas Open, 3rd RBC Heritage, T-4 Cadillac Championship
• Koepka, Brooks - 2 - T-12 The Masters, T-11 Myrtle Beach Classic
• Scheffler, Scottie - 3 - 2nd Masters, P-2 RBC Heritage, 2nd Cadillac Championship
• Thompson, Davis - 2 - T-14 Valero Texas Open, T-13 Myrtle Beach Classic

Event Finish History

We like to look for potential horses for courses with most PGA Tour events, particularly those with regular host courses. We're typically looking at players who finished in the top 15 at the The CJ Cup Byron Nelson in the last five years.

• Kim, Si Woo - 3
• Lee, K.H. - 2
• Merritt, Troy - 2
• Palmer, Ryan - 2
• Scheffler, Scottie - 3
• Schenk, Adam - 2
• Spieth, Jordan - 3
• Vegas, Jhonattan - 2

Course Fits

A player is a course fit -- or a potential course fit, at least -- if their Strokes Gained breakout when they finish in the top 25 is similar to the average for top-25 finishers at this week's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Here's the breakdown:

Putting: 33%
Tee to Green: 67%
Off the Tee: 23%
Approach: 31%
Around the Green: 13%

Here are our fits:

Stephan Jaeger
Mac Meissner
Beau Hossler
Adam Svensson
Lee Hodges

Find course fits using our member-only tool which shows this week's course numbers relative to the field.

I've also created a new listing which helps you find correlated courses by looking at the course fit breakdown for each recurring host course on the PGA Tour.

Good luck this week!

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Each week, including this week's 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Golf News Net offers daily fantasy golf (DFS) advice, picks, lineups and tips for DraftKings PGA Tour games, scrutinizing the pricing model and looking for players who will perform best in both guaranteed prize pool (GPP) events and cash games.

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As with each and every tournament, we're trying to set a six-player lineup with a salary of $50,000 against the salaries set by DraftKings. FanDuel offers a similar game, and the recommendations can apply just the same to their contests and tournaments.

PGA Tour DFS strategy relies on three tenets:

1. Creating lineups that have low duplication rates, making it less likely that others will have the exact same players as you
2. Finding players that will finish highly in the tournament, earning bonuses based on their finish
3. Identifying players that make plenty of birdies and eagles while dropping as few shots as possible, which obviously plays into a player's finish

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On this episode, Ryan Ballengee and Brendan Sweeney are in Cincinnati at Maketewah Country Club for the Kroger Queen City Championship, the LPGA Tour stop where Lottie Woad just won. We're joined by Golf Channel commentator and major champion Karen Stupples to talk LPGA, as well as drone pilot and creator Dave Evenson, who shows off the glamour shots from The Dye Course and Maketewah.

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Aaron Rai is the PGA champion on the back of the best round of his life, when others were struggling to figure out Aronimink.

Nice guys do finish 1st sometimes

Aaron Rai was the guy to crack the code at Aronimink on Sunday afternoon, winning his first major championship by three shots over Jon Rahm and 54-hole leader Alex Smalley on 9-under 271. Had you told me going into Sunday that Aaron Rai would have won, I wouldn’t have believed you. Had you told me he, or anyone else, were going to with by three shots, I’d have laughed at you.

And, yet, here we are.

Rai is almost universally beloved on the PGA Tour. He’s a fairly quiet guy who puts in more than the requisite work to keep the spot he worked so hard and so long to get in the first place. He hadn’t been playing particularly well this season — he was 108th in FedEx Cup points coming into the week — but had finished fifth in Myrtle Beach the week prior. Still, his brand of golf, which prioritizes accuracy over distance through the bag, was the right mix for this major championship.

After his round on Friday, Rai was out on the short-game range with his caddie, hitting different flighted shots for what felt like an hour. Even as a storm looked to roll in, Rai was undeterred, trying to simulate the shots he needed to hit to forge ahead at Aronimink. Clearly that worked. He improved his score every round — he’s just the 8th major winner to ever have done that — and saved his best for the last 10 holes of the tournament. That putt on No. 17 will live in PGA Championship lore, and now he has officially scaled the mountain.

It was so refreshing to hear him talk so powerfully about the sacrifices his family made to make his dream possible (and he didn’t even get into the iron covers). They didn’t come from much, and they worked hard — including his sister — to create this opportunity. He gave his wife, a professional golfer herself, her flowers for helping talk him through what was going to happen on Sunday, as well as beating him in their friendly games at TPC Sawgrass.

A good guy won, and he did it the way he’s done everything to get this far: humbly and with intention. I love that.

For my thoughts on how Aronimink did as host, scroll down!

2 Off the 1st: PGA Championship recap - Aaron Rai wins as Aronimink holds up

On this Monday's episode, Ryan Ballengee recaps the 2026 PGA Championship. Aaron Rai shoots the round of his life to win the Wanamaker by three shots, while Aronimink holds up well thanks to a smart PGA of America setup. Also, Ryan recaps playing in the LPGA pro-am in Cincinnati.

Aronimink did a great job

There were a lot of people who figured that Aronimink was going to roll over for best in the world, who would light up the PGA Championship to the tune of a winning score in the mid-teens under par. Don’t listen to those people ever again.

Aronimink was always going to be a challenge for the players, despite its sub-7,400-yard scorecard length and the relatively generous fairways from Gil Hanse’s restoration of Donald Ross. Turns out, these Ross greens are particularly vexxing, which is saying something. The surfaces had small pinnable areas, stitched together with completely unplayable areas. The PGA of America leaned into the course’s unique feature, putting pins in hard-to-access locations that required a patient approach.

Forcing the players to make mid-range putts to take advantage of great (or lucky) approach shots created a bunched-up leaderboard. With a 20-degree temperature change for the weekend, the PGA of America made some of the hole locations more accessible so as to not make the course setup veer into the absurd.

Then, one guy figured out how to play the Sunday setup at just the right time. Rai made eagle on 9 and then blitzed the final nine holes in 31 to run away with the Wanamaker. I had no concept that someone could win by three shots given how the spread among the players who made the weekend cut — all 82 of them — was eight shots.

In the end, Aronimink revealed itself to be a place where separation was possible. It didn’t require brute force or distance. It required accuracy and patience. We need major tests like Aronimink, so I hope to see it again a decade or so from now.

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On this Monday's episode, Ryan Ballengee recaps the 2026 PGA Championship. Aaron Rai shoots the round of his life to win the Wanamaker by three shots, while Aronimink holds up well thanks to a smart PGA of America setup. Also, Ryan recaps playing in the LPGA pro-am in Cincinnati.

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The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson continues the PGA Tour season with the event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, welcoming 144 world-class players to the PGA Tour event.

The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson betting odds indicate this week's favorite is Scottie Scheffler, who comes in at +175 betting odds.

Si Woo Kim is 14-to-1 as he looks to continue a years-long run of strong performances at this tournament.

Jordan Spieth is 20-to-1, as the Texan tends to perform well in home-state events.

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2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson betting picks

The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson is the 21st event of the season, and the PGA Tour heads back to Texas in the interlude between the PGA Championship and the US Open.

This is a tournament where you have to go very low to have even a sniff of winning. It's pretty much brute-force golf.

Don't bet Scottie Scheffler. The odds are horrible.

Wyndham Clark seems like an interesting pick this week because of the capability to kind of hit it anywhere on this course and still score.

Stephan Jaeger interests me for the same reason, given that he showed up, for at least a little while, at the PGA last week.

I'm gonna keep firing on Blades Brown, especially in a weak event like this and having played most of his golf this year on the Korn Ferry Tour, where going low is typically a must.

2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson betting odds: Outright winner

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The PGA Tour this week features the 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson starting on Thursday at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

My PGA Tour field ranking for The CJ Cup Byron Nelson looks at the top 10 players in this 144-player field that brings together the best in the world in the Lone Star State.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson marks the return of the PGA Tour to the Dallas area, with TPC Craig Ranch getting toughened up a bit by Lanny Wadkins in some renovation work.

Scottie Scheffler defends after blistering this place last year. But he is looking for answers with the putter at the moment.

Si Woo Kim makes a ton of sense here this week, and now we have the new PGA champion in the field, too.

Just a reminder that I make my expert picks looking at all fantasy leagues and formats. Whether you're playing in a fantasy golf leagues, betting on golf, or competing in a DFS (DraftKings, FanDuel) event, our picks highlight the top PGA Tour golfers to watch this week from our 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson rankings.

2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson expert picks and rankings

1. Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler is the clear top pick here, both as defending champion and as the guy who keeps getting close in tournaments without his best stuff.

2. Aaron Rai: Rai could well wind up withdrawing from this event after winning the PGA, but he's on top of the world at the moment.

3. Si Woo Kim: Si Woo comes here year after year and plays exceptionally well. No reason to believe that won't continue after a good week at Aronimink.

4. Jordan Spieth: Spieth has played well enough this year to warrant the ranking, and he seems to often level up in the Texas events.

5. Ryo Hisatsune: Ryo found himself in contention at the PGA for a little while, and he's been fabulous throughout the year.

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6. Matti Schmid: Schmid hung in there quite well in the pressure cooker of the final group at the PGA, and I think that'll mean good things for him in the long haul.

7. Michael Brennan: Assuming the course and setup changes here aren't drastic, Brennan should be able to plow down this course with his length.

8. Wyndham Clark: Clark is on the top 10 this week for the very same reason, that he can probably hit the ball almost anywhere and be fine.

9. Haotong Li: Li could enjoy a great week in Texas, hoping that the T-35 in the PGA Championship could be the sign of a turnaround.

10. Rasmus Hojgaard: It's been a decent year for Rasmus, though he has just one top-10 finish.

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PGA Tour one-and-done is perhaps the best fantasy golf game, with season-long leagues that give players a chance to pick one player for each tournament in the league season.

Once again in 2026, we offer weekly PGA Tour one-and-done golf picks for leagues of all kinds, including survivor leagues where the selected player must make the cut for the entry to continue to the next tournament.

We continue our 2026 PGA Tour one-and-done picks with the 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, concluding at the 2026 Tour Championship, keeping track of our picks all along the way.

Before we begin, if you're not familiar with game, read this primer on the one-and-done fantasy golf format, and welcome to the game. It really is as easy as it sounds, but you have to take a long-term view of the season to figure out how best to use players.

This week, we have the The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, with the PGA Tour heading back to TPC Craig Ranch, which has been touched up and toughened up (supposedly) by Lanny Wadkins. You can kinda bang the ball anywhere here, and you have to make a ton of birdies to win.

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It's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson week, and the 156-player field this week is taking on a test that will ask the player to fire away and then drain a ton of putts.

Scottie Scheffler could have very easily won the PGA Championship, if he could have made a putt inside of 5 feet. But, that didn't happen, and Aaron Rai was nails down the stretch.

This week, it's worth taking a gamble on a player you probably wouldn't otherwise consider for a bigger event. I like a borderline top-50 player this week.

2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson One and Done picks

• Si Woo Kim: SWK is one of the few top players in the field to come back to this event year after year, and he's the absolute right pick.
• Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler shouldn't be used in a tournament like this -- well, probably -- but he's definitely the favorite to win.
• Michael Thorbjornsen: Thor should eat up a place like this, as he can use his length to his advantage and play an aggressive brand of golf.
• Jordan Spieth: Do you go chase Spieth this week in a Texas event? He's been pretty decent this year.

My pick this week is Michael Thorbjornsen.

2026 PGA Tour One-and Done Picks

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The CJ Cup Byron Nelson is the PGA Tour's Dallas-area event, with the tournament having been played at different points in the schedule though now it's currently played in May as a wrapper around the PGA Championship.

The event, which was first played in 1944 as the Texas Victory Open, originally started out as city championship. The tournament was played for three years before a decade-long break. The event returned, played in back to back months in 1956, and bounced around the Dallas and Irving areas.

In 1968, the tournament was renamed in honor of Nelson, the man with the most consecutive PGA Tour wins.

Tom Watson has the most victories in the event's history, including over Nelson himself, with four wins, including three in a row from 1978-1980.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format

The AT&T Byron Nelson is played over four days, and there is a cut for the qualifying field.

The open field of 156 players is reduced to the top 65 and ties for the final two rounds of the event. At the end of the 72-hole event, the lowest score wins.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson host courses

• 1944: Lakewood Country Club
• 1945: Dallas Country Club
• 1946: Brook Hollow Golf Club
• 1956 (twice): Preston Hollow Country Club
• 1957: Glen Lake Country Club
• 1958-1967: Oak Cliff Country Club
• 1968-1982: Preston Trail Golf Club
• 1983-1985: Las Colinas Sports Club
• 1986-1993: TPC Las Colinas
• 1994-2008: TPC Four Seasons (Cottonwood Valley Course)
• 1994-2017: TPC Four Seasons (Tournament Players Course)
• 2018-2019: Trinity Forest Golf Club
• 2021-present: TPC Craig Ranch

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson past sponsors

AT&T Byron Nelson has had a variety of sponsors and tournament names over the years:

• 1944: Texas Victory Open
• 1945: Dallas Open
• 1946: Dallas Invitational
• May 1956: Dallas Centennial Open
• June 1956: Texas International Open
• 1957-1967: Dallas Open Invitational
• 1968-1987: Byron Nelson Golf Classic
• 1988-2000: GTE Byron Nelson (Golf) Classic
• 2001-2002: Verizon Byron Nelson Classic
• 2003-2009: EDS Byron Nelson Championship
• 2009-2014: HP Byron Nelson Championship
• 2015-2023: AT&T Byron Nelson
• 2024-present: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson history & results

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