CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025: How to watch, prize money, field and everything you need to know

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The PGA Tour season continues… The Golfing Gazette has everything you need to know about the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

The last three weeks on the Tour have been highly entertaining, with Rory McIlroy winning The Masters, Justin Thomas ending his drought at the RBC Heritage, and Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin making names for themselves at the Zurich Classic.

Now, some more exciting storylines could happen this weekend as Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth hope to win for the first time in a while.

Here is all the important information about the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, from how to watch to prize money.

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson dates

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson starts on Thursday, May 1, and ends on Sunday, May 4. It’s two weeks before the PGA Championship.

Where is the CJ Cup Byron Nelson?

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson is played at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas, Texas. That’s why many of the best Texan PGA Tour players take part in the event.

TPC Craig Ranch

• Location: McKinney, Texas
• Established: 2004
• Architect: Tom Weiskopf
• Par: 71
• Yardage: 7,569

How to watch the CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Golf Channel will provide live TV coverage of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson to fans in the United States from Thursday to Sunday. CBS will broadcast the leading groups on the weekend.

Which players are in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson field?

With the Truist Championship next week and the PGA Championship in a fortnight, many top players have skipped the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

But the good news is that Texan-born Scheffler and Spieth, and Texas resident Will Zalatoris are competing this week.

Si Woo Kim, Sam Burns, and last year’s winner, Taylor Pendrith, add some decent depth to the tournament.

What is the CJ Cup Byron Nelson prize money?

The prize money at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson is $9.9 million in total, much less than the $20m on offer at the PGA Tour’s eight Signature Events this season.

Here is what the top five in the leaderboard will earn:

• Winner: $1.78m
• Runner-up: $1.08m
• 3rd: $683k
• 4th: $485k
• 5th: $406k

CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks

The Golfing Gazette writers have predicted which player will win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week:

Jordan Harris: Mackenzie Hughes has not played his best golf in 2025, but his two top 10s for the year have come in his last two starts, including a third-place finish at the RBC Heritage. If his best iron play turns up this week, he could be a surprise package.

James Shearman: Stephan Jaeger is having an impressive 2025 season on the PGA Tour, with two top-10 finishes already. The German won his only Tour event at the Houston Open last March and could win his second in Texas this week.

Peter Lynch: Scottie Scheffler should be the man to beat this week, but I think Europeans can continue their dominance of the PGA Tour this season via a Rasmus Hojgaard victory.