The 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson concludes in a few hours on Sunday at the TPC Craig Ranch in Texas. After three successful rounds, Taylor Pendrith, with his back-to-back eagle chip-ins on his front nine, is leading by one stroke ahead of solo runner-up Jake Knapp.
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The competition is neck-to-neck, and the tables can turn at any moment, as it has been for the past three rounds, with a different lead every time. The air around Texas is filled with competition and anticipation as to who will finally take the trophy home this year. Here’s how the field for the final round will look.
Trios all around at the CJ Cup by Byron Nelson
The final round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson is scheduled to begin on May 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Leading the field on the first tee will be three of the players among the seven tied for the 28th position: Maverick McNealy, Adam Scott, and Jorge Campillo. At the same time, at tee 10 Taiga Semikawa, Mark Hubbard, and Dylan Wu will kick off.
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As stated by the PGA Tour communications official page, the tee times were moved up, and the players at the TPC Craig Ranch are divided into groups of three instead of two to ensure no disruption in between. Here’s the full list of tee timings and groupings.
Tee 1:
| TEE TIMINGS | TEE PAIRINGS |
| 10:00 am | Maverick McNealy, Adam Scott, Jorge Campillo |
| 10:12 am | Luke List, Aaron Baddeley, Nico Echavarria |
| 10:24 am | Daniel Berger, Alex Smalley, Adam Schenk |
| 10:36 am | Patton Kizzire,Justin Lower, Andrew Novak |
| 10:48 am | S.H. Kim, Keith Mitchell, Chris Gotterup |
| 11:00 am | Zach Johnson, Nick Dunlap, Aaron Rai |
| 11:12 am | Stephan Jaeger, Ben Griffin, Si Woo Kim |
| 11:24 am | Troy Merritt, Sung Kang, Min Woo Lee |
| 11:36 am | Kevin Tway, Vince Whaley, Byeong Hun An |
| 11:48 am | Matt Wallace, Alex Noren, Kelly Kraft |
| 12:00 pm | Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp, Ben Kohles |
Tee 10:
| TEE TIMINGS | TEE PAIRINGS |
| 10:00 am | Taiga Semikawa, Mark Hubbard, Dylan Wu |
| 10:12 am | Ryo Hisatsune, Rafael Campos, Kevin Dougherty |
| 10:24 am | Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Davis Riley, Ryan McCormick |
| 10:36 am | Henrik Norlander, Carson Young, Tom Hoge |
| 10:48 am | David Skinns, Austin Cook, Max McGreevy |
| 11:00 am | Harrison Endycott, K.H. Lee, Tom Kim |
| 11:12 am | Kris Kim, Tyson Alexander, Martin Laird |
| 11:24 am | Sam Stevens, Joel Dahmen, Scott Piercy |
| 11:36 am | Ben Martin, Jason Day, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 11:48 am | Kevin Chappell, Hayden Buckley, S.Y. Noh |
| 12:00 pm | Brandt Snedeker, Beau Hossler, Tom Whitney |
The entire golf community is eagerly awaiting to witness the grand final round of the CJ Cup by Byron Nelson. With a purse of $9.5 million and $1.7 million, plus an additional 500 FedEx Cup points, the players are in full gear to grab the win!
Tee-off trios to watch for on Sunday
Teeing off at Tee 1 at 11:48 a.m., the penultimate team will be Matt Wallace tied for T3, and Alex Noren and Kelly Kraft tied for T5. Wallace is just two strokes behind the latter two, who are stuck at a score of 15 under 198 after the third round. The CJ Cup Byron Nelson’s last round has indeed kept the best scoop for the last.
The final grouping at Tee 1 will be between Jake Knapp and Taylor Pendrith, joined by last year’s Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year, Ben Kohle. Jake Knapp could not sustain his 36-hole lead because of the unbeatable Taylor Pendrith. Nonetheless, he is not far behind. Going bogey-free with a 4-under 67 still puts him in the Top-3. And to sweeten the pot further, Kohles is just a stroke away from Jake Knapp at T3.
Will it be Jake Knapp taking back his lead from red-hot Taylor Pendrith, or will Ben Kohle rise above them both and grab the victory? With the versatile leaderboard that the CJ Cup has enjoyed in the past three days, any of the players from below the Top-10 may as well be up for the win! Stay tuned to find out what the final round holds for the players.