Byron Nelson Classic

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – Jason Day won the AT&T Byron Nelson, earning his 13th career PGA TOUR title and first since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. It was a slump-breaker, for sure, as the victory came in Day’s 106th start since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship (5 years, 8 days ago).

Day, who also won the AT&T Byron Nelson in 2010, became the seventh player in tournament history with multiple titles. Day’s final-round 62 is the low finish by a winner on Tour since Tom Kim at the 2022 Wyndham Championship (61).

World No. 2 and Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler finished T-5, his 12th consecutive result of T-12 or better.

Two-time defending champion K.H. Lee finished T-50.

AT&T Byron Nelson Final Leaderboard

Jason Day 64 69 66 62 261 (-23)

Si Woo Kim 65 66 68 63 262 (-22)

Austin Eckroat 69 65 63 65 262 (-22)

C.T. Pan 67 66 68 62 263 (-21)

Scottie Scheffler 64 64 71 65 264 (-20)

Tyrrell Hatton 68 67 65 64 264 (-20)

Zecheng Dou 63 70 64 67 264 (-20)

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AT&T Byron Nelson | Final Round

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – In the 30th of 44 events in the 2022-23 PGA Tour regular season, Austin Eckroat, Zecheng Dou and Texan Ryan Palmershare the 54-hole lead at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Three players tied for the 54-hole lead is the most on Tour since the 2022 Valero Texas Open (four).

Note the 54-hole leads in individual stroke-play events on Tour: Eckroat (participating in first), Dou (participating in first) and Palmer (1-for-5 to date)

All three 54-hole leaders currently stand outside No. 135 in the FedExCup standings

Three players T-4 or better seek their first PGA Tour victory (Eckroat, Dou, Vincent Norrman).

Texas native Palmer seeks his fifth Tour victory and first since the 2019 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with partner Jon Rahm).

Following an even-par 71, second-round leader and Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler trails by two. With a win, Scheffler would return to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

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AT&T Byron Nelson Leaderboard | After 54 Holes

Austin Eckroat 69 65 63 197 (-16)

Zecheng Dou 63 70 64 197 (-16)

Ryan Palmer 64 65 68 197 (-16)

Vincent Norrman 68 66 65 199 (-14)

Jason Day 64 69 66 199 (-14)

Si Woo Kim 65 66 68 199 (-14)

Scottie Scheffler 64 64 71 199 (-14)

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS – S.Y. Noh tied the AT&T Byron Nelson 18-hole scoring record with a personal-best 11-under (60). Noh tied Patrick Cantlay (Shriners Children’s Open/R3) for low round of the 2023 season.

World No. 2 and Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler sits T4 following a 7-under (64).

Seeking to join Tom Watson as the only players to win the AT&T Byron Nelson three straight times, defending champion K.H. Lee opened with a 1-under (70), ten back going into Round 2.

Since 2000, there have only been three opening round leaders/co-leaders to go on to win the AT&T Byron Nelson, the last being Sergio Garcia in 2016.

AT&T Byron Nelson Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

S.Y. Noh 60 (-11)

Adam Scott 63 (-8)

Zecheng Dou 63 (-8)

Luke List 64 (-7)

Richy Werenski 64 (-7)

Scott Piercy 64 (-7)

Ryan Palmer 64 (-7)

Scottie Scheffler 64 (-7)

Jason Day 64 (-7)

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS – Defending champion K.H. Lee became the AT&T Byron Nelson’s first repeat winner since 1980 (Tom Watson), closing with a final round and career low (63) to defeat hometown hero Jordan Spieth by one stroke.

Spieth heads to this week’s PGA Championship and his bid to complete the Career Grand Slam following a win and runner-up in last two starts.

Hideki Matsuyama posted his second-lowest round on Tour, one stroke shy of (61) at Firestone Country Club.

Xander Schauffele played his last 49 holes in 26-under to finish T-5 after making the 36-hole cut on the number (-5).

FedEx Cup leader and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished T-15 at 19-under.

The field made 2,228 birdies this week, the most on record (since 1983) at any single-course event on Tour while 104 eagles were made, the second-most on record (since 1983) at an event on Tour. The record for most eagles was 114 at the 2019 Barbasol Championship.

Byron Nelson Final Leaderboard

K.H. Lee 64-68-67-63—262 (-26)

Jordan Spieth 67-65-64-67—263 (-25)

Hideki Matsuyama 67-66-69-62—264 (-24)

Sebastian Munoz 60-69-66-69—264 (-24)

Final Full Leaderboard (link)

AT&T Byron Nelson | After 36 Holes

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – First-round leader Sebastian Munoz follows opening-round (60) with a (69) and retains a share of the lead at (-15) as Amarillo, Texas native Ryan Palmer shot his lowest score (62) in 54 rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson and 40-year-old PGA Tour rookie David Skinns posted his career-low score on Tour with a (63).

Defending champion K.H. Lee sits three strokes back in attempt to become event’s first repeat winner since 1980 while FedEx Cup leader and the World’s No. 1 ranked player, Scottie Scheffler, sits T-20 at 9-under, despite a triple bogey.

After 36 holes, players within four strokes of the lead represent nine different countries (USA, England, Colombia, South Africa, Chile, Korea, Japan, Ireland, Sweden).

The 5-under cut-line matched the lowest this season in relation to par (for the fourth time).

Jonas Blixt withdrew with illness during the second round.

Byron Nelson Leaderboard | After 36 Holes

Ryan Palmer 67-62—129 (-15)

David Skinns 66-63—129 (-15)

Sebastian Munoz 60-69—129 (-15)

Justin Lower 64-66—130 (-14)

Charl Schwartzel 66-65—131 (-13)

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AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

YARDS/PAR: 7,468 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,100,000/$1,638,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: K.H. Lee

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @attbyronnelson

BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)

TV COVERAGE: Saturday and Sunday coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Weekend ESPN+ streaming from 8:00am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 1:00 to 6:00pm (ET) or completion of event. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Preview

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – The AT&T Byron Nelson is one of the premier events on the PGA Tour since 1968. The TPC Craig Ranch, just north of Dallas/Fort Worth, hosts the biggest golf attraction of the year and the most anticipated social event of the spring because of its yearly financial charity commitment to the community.

Three of the world’s Top 10 professional golfers and six of the Top 20 are scheduled to play with Brooks Koepka having to withdraw this week. Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler claimed his first Green Jacket at The Masters, then kept winning and winning to rocket to the top spot in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Fellow Texans Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris and Ryan Palmer are set to return to TPC Craig Ranch, as well.

AT&T Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

YARDS/PAR: 7,468 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,100,000/$1,638,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: K.H. Lee

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @attbyronnelson

BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)

McKINNEY, TEXAS – In the final round, K.H. Lee birdied four of first six holes and 71st and 72nd holes to claim his first PGA Tour victory. Lee became the second consecutive Korean-born player to win the AT&T Byron Nelson joining Sung Kang in 2019. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the coronavirus global pandemic.

The tournament’s 54-hole leader, Sam Burns (2nd place/-22), closed with a 2-under (70) in his bid to become the first player since Camilo Villegas in 2008 to have his first two Tour victories come in back-to-back starts. Burns won the Valspar Championship in his last start two weeks ago.

With the runner-up finish at TPC Craig Ranch, Burns moved to No. 5 in the FedExCup points standings.

Patton Kizzire (T-3/-21) posted the low round of the day with a 9-under (63), resulting in his best finish on Tour since winning the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii.

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THIS WEEK on the PGA TOUR: AT&T Byron Nelson Classic

COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch (McKinney, Texas)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @attbyronnelson

OFFICIAL SITE: (AT&T Byron Nelson) – (Official Tournament Site)

TV COVERAGE: Sunday, May 16 – Golf Channel’s TV coverage will air from 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT), then CBS takes over coverage from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

STREAMING: PGA Tour Live will offer streaming coverage today, with Featured Groups running from 8:00am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes streaming from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Streaming Radio coverage Today, 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.

How to Watch: (PGATourCom)

PGA Tour Brunch – AT&T Byron Nelson Classic Notes – R-4

Sam Burns holds his PGA Tour-leading fourth 54-hole lead/co-lead of the season. Burns looks to become the third player with multiple victories this season, joining Bryson DeChambeau and Stewart Cink.

K.H. Lee is seeking his first Tour win in his 80th career start. He shot a bogey-free 5-under (67) on Saturday and is only a stroke off the lead.

First-round co-leader Jordan Spieth sits T-3 with Matt Kuchar, Charl Schwartzel and Alex Noren.

Due to the expectation of inclement weather, today’s final round will feature threesomes off tee Nos. 1 and 10 and tee-times moved up to 7:00am-9:01am (local).

Weather: Showers and Thunderstorms expected throughout the day with temperatures in the 68-77-degree range. There’s a 30% chance of rain at 8am and an 80% chance of rain at Noon, diminishing to 20% and mostly cloudy by 6pm. Winds 8-14 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Lightening in forecast, too, 10-70% throughout the day.

PGATourBrunch will be posting before 12:00pm Noon (EDT) on Monday with a tournament recap and a look at the PGA Championship.

This Week: PGA Championship (Kiawah Island, South Carolina)

Leaderboard After Third Round at AT&T Byron Nelson

Sam Burns 65-62-69—196 (-20)

K.H. Lee 65-65-67—197 (-19)

Charl Schwartzel 65-68-66—199 (-17)

Matt Kuchar 67-66-66—199 (-17)

Jordan Spieth 63-70-66—199 (-17)

Alex Noren 65-64-70—199 (-17)

Full Leaderboard (link)

What They’re Saying:

Burns Leads at AT&T Byron Nelson (ESPN/Associated Press)

Burns Seeks Second Tour Win of Season (PGATourCom)

Spieth Late Surge Puts Him in Contention (CBS Sports HQ)

Early Tee Times and How to Watch Today (Golf Week/USA Today)

On This Day in Golf History:

May 16, 1976 – Lee Trevino won in his home state of Texas for the first time in his illustrious career when he won the Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth. Trevino, born in Dallas, made birdie on the 200-yard 16th to gain a stroke over runner-up Mike Morley. – Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE